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92_SB1326 LRB9205128DHmb 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 -2- LRB9205128DHmb 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.)