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92_HB5610

 
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 1        AN ACT in relation to 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    adding Section 1-117.7  and  changing  Section  11-1412.1  as
 6    follows:

 7        (625 ILCS 5/1-117.7 new)
 8        Sec.   1-117.7.  Electric   personal  assistive  mobility
 9    device.   A  self-balancing  2  non-tandem   wheeled   device
10    designed  to  transport  only  one  person  with  an electric
11    propulsion system  with  average  power  of  750  watts  (one
12    horsepower),  whose  maximum  speed on a paved level surface,
13    when powered solely by a propulsion system of that type while
14    ridden by an operator weighing 170 pounds, is  less  than  20
15    miles per hour.

16        (625 ILCS 5/11-1412.1) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 11-1412.1)
17        Sec.  11-1412.1.  Driving upon sidewalk.  No person shall
18    drive any vehicle upon a sidewalk  or  sidewalk  area  except
19    upon a permanent or duly authorized temporary driveway.  This
20    Section  does  not  apply to any vehicle moved exclusively by
21    human power, to  any  electric  personal  assistive  mobility
22    device, nor to any motorized wheelchair.
23    (Source: P.A. 84-672.)

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