Full Text of HR0369 97th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, Motorcyclists across the country and in Illinois | 3 | | provide numerous benefits to communities across the State and | 4 | | participate in various activities including parades, memorial | 5 | | services, and demonstrations; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Motorcyclists often know and abide by the rules of | 7 | | the road for operating a motorcycle and would have an advantage | 8 | | in helping mediate traffic patterns between motorcycles and | 9 | | other vehicles; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, Often at events with a heavy motorcycle presence | 11 | | there are issues involving the directing of traffic of all | 12 | | vehicles, including the motorcycles themselves, and often | 13 | | motorcyclists volunteer to direct traffic to ensure there are | 14 | | no accidents or injuries; and
| 15 | | WHEREAS, A special motorcycle crossing guard program would | 16 | | allow the State Police to officially train and certify | 17 | | motorcyclists on the Rules of the Road, traffic safety, | 18 | | directing traffic, and in the duties involved with being a | 19 | | crossing guard; and
| 20 | | WHEREAS, Motorcyclists, if trained under a special | 21 | | motorcycle crossing guard program, may be allowed to perform |
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| 1 | | the duties of a crossing guard during special events that have | 2 | | a motorcycle presence; and
| 3 | | WHEREAS, A special motorcycle crossing guard program would | 4 | | benefit both the police authority and motorist by providing | 5 | | safety in directing traffic during special events that have a | 6 | | motorcycle presence; therefore, be it
| 7 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 8 | | NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 9 | | the Illinois State Police shall conduct a study on the | 10 | | feasibility of creating and implementing a special motorcycle | 11 | | crossing guard program and shall issue a report with its | 12 | | recommendations to the General Assembly by July 15, 2012; and | 13 | | be it further
| 14 | | RESOLVED, That the study must include, but not be limited | 15 | | to, the following: | 16 | | (1) an examination of current, related law, including, | 17 | | but not limited to, laws regarding funeral processions and | 18 | | funeral crossing guards; | 19 | | (2) how to make the training program cost neutral to | 20 | | the State of Illinois; | 21 | | (3) a proper definition of "special event"; | 22 | | (4) consideration of a zero tolerance drug and alcohol | 23 | | use policy; |
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| 1 | | (5) the necessity of liability insurance; and | 2 | | (6) the need for a uniform or visible, physical | 3 | | indicator that shows a motorcycle crossing guard is trained | 4 | | and qualified; and be it further | 5 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 6 | | presented to the Director of the Illinois State Police and the | 7 | | State Coordinator of A.B.A.T.E. Illinois.
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