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92_HB3084
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1 AN ACT regarding vehicles.
2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3 represented in the General Assembly:
4 Section 5. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by
5 changing Section 11-1404 as follows:
6 (625 ILCS 5/11-1404) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 11-1404)
7 Sec. 11-1404. Special equipment for persons riding
8 motorcycles, motor driven cycles, or motorized pedalcycles.
9 (a) The operator of a motorcycle, motor driven cycle, or
10 motorized pedalcycle and every passenger thereon shall be
11 protected by glasses, goggles, or a transparent shield. In
12 addition, every operator and passenger younger than 18 years
13 of age must wear a helmet.
14 (b) For the purposes of this Section, glasses, goggles,
15 and transparent shields are defined as follows:
16 "Glasses" means ordinary eye pieces such as spectacles or
17 sunglasses worn before the eye, made of shatter-resistant
18 material. Shatter-resistant material, as used in this
19 Section, means material so manufactured, fabricated, or
20 created that it substantially prevents shattering or flying
21 when struck or broken.
22 "Goggles" means a device worn before the eyes, the
23 predominant function of which is protecting the eyes without
24 obstructing peripheral vision. Goggles shall provide
25 protection from the front and sides, and may or may not form
26 a complete seal with the face.
27 "Transparent shield" means a windshield attached to the
28 front of a motorcycle that extends above the eyes when an
29 operator is seated in the normal, upright riding position,
30 made of shatter-resistant material, or a shatter-resistant
31 protective face shield that covers the wearer's eyes and face
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1 at least to a point approximately to the tip of the nose.
2 (c) Contact lenses are not acceptable eye protection
3 devices.
4 (Source: P.A. 89-271, eff. 1-1-96.)