Full Text of SB2747 094th General Assembly
SB2747 94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2005 and 2006 SB2747
Introduced 1/20/2006, by Sen. Frank C. Watson SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: |
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625 ILCS 5/11-1426 |
from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 11-1426 |
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Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that a person with a valid driver's license may operate an all-terrain vehicle or off-highway motorcycle on a county, township, or road district highway in an unincorporated area outside an urban district.
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A BILL FOR
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| AN ACT concerning vehicles.
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| Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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| represented in the General Assembly:
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| Section 5. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by changing | 5 |
| Sections 11-1426 as follows:
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| (625 ILCS 5/11-1426) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 11-1426)
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| Sec. 11-1426. Operation of all-terrain vehicles and | 8 |
| off-highway
motorcycles on streets, roads and highways.
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| (a) Except as provided under this Section, it shall be | 10 |
| unlawful for
any person to drive or operate any all-terrain | 11 |
| vehicle or off-highway
motorcycle upon any street, highway or | 12 |
| roadway in this State.
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| (b) Except as provided under subsection (c) of this | 14 |
| Section, all-terrain
vehicles and off-highway motorcycles may | 15 |
| make a direct crossing provided:
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| (1) The crossing is made at an angle of approximately | 17 |
| 90 degrees to the
direction of the street, road or highway | 18 |
| and at a place where no
obstruction prevents a quick and | 19 |
| safe crossing; and
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| (2) The all-terrain vehicle or off-highway motorcycle | 21 |
| is brought to a
complete stop before attempting a crossing; | 22 |
| and
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| (3) The operator of the all-terrain vehicle or | 24 |
| off-highway motorcycle
yields the right of way to all | 25 |
| pedestrian and vehicular traffic which
constitutes a | 26 |
| hazard; and
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| (4) That when crossing a divided highway, the crossing | 28 |
| is made only at
an intersection of the highway with another | 29 |
| public street, road, or
highway; and
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| (5) That when accessing township roadways in counties | 31 |
| which contain a
tract of the Shawnee National Forest, the | 32 |
| accessing complies with rules
promulgated by the |
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| Department of Natural Resources to
govern the accessing.
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| (c) No person operating an all-terrain vehicle or | 3 |
| off-highway motorcycle
shall make a direct crossing upon or | 4 |
| across any tollroad, interstate
highway, or controlled access | 5 |
| highway in this State.
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| (d) The corporate authorities of a county, road district, | 7 |
| township, city,
village, or incorporated town may adopt | 8 |
| ordinances or resolutions allowing
all-terrain vehicles and | 9 |
| off-highway motorcycles to be operated on roadways
under their | 10 |
| jurisdiction, designated by signs as may be prescribed by the
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| Department, when it is necessary to cross a bridge or culvert | 12 |
| or when it is
impracticable to gain immediate access to an area | 13 |
| adjacent to a highway where
an all-terrain vehicle or | 14 |
| off-highway motorcycle is to be operated. The
crossing shall be | 15 |
| made in the same direction as traffic.
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| (e) The corporate authorities of a county, road district, | 17 |
| township, city,
village, or incorporated town may adopt | 18 |
| ordinances or resolutions designating
one or more specific | 19 |
| public highways or streets under their jurisdiction as
egress | 20 |
| and ingress routes for the use of all-terrain vehicles and | 21 |
| off-highway
motorcycles. Operation of all-terrain vehicles and | 22 |
| off-highway motorcycles on
the routes shall be in the same | 23 |
| direction as traffic. Corporate authorities
acting under the | 24 |
| authority of this subsection (e) shall erect and maintain
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| signs, as may be prescribed by the Department, giving proper | 26 |
| notice of the
designation. | 27 |
| (f) A person holding a valid driver's license may operate | 28 |
| an all-terrain vehicle or off-highway motorcycle on a county, | 29 |
| township, or road district highway in an unincorporated area | 30 |
| outside an urban district.
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| (Source: P.A. 89-445, eff. 2-7-96; 90-287, eff. 1-1-98.)
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