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1 | AN ACT concerning vehicles.
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2 | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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3 | represented in the General Assembly:
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4 | Section 5. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by changing | |||||||||||||||||||
5 | Sections 11-1426 as follows:
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6 | (625 ILCS 5/11-1426) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 11-1426)
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7 | Sec. 11-1426. Operation of all-terrain vehicles and | |||||||||||||||||||
8 | off-highway
motorcycles on streets, roads and highways.
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9 | (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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13 | (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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16 | (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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20 | (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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23 | (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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27 | (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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30 | (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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1 | Department of Natural Resources to
govern the accessing.
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2 | (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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6 | (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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11 | 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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16 | (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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25 | 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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31 | (Source: P.A. 89-445, eff. 2-7-96; 90-287, eff. 1-1-98.)
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