95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2007 and 2008
HB0875

 

Introduced 2/7/2007, by Rep. Edward J. Acevedo

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
625 ILCS 5/1-162.3 new
625 ILCS 5/11-1507   from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 11-1507

    Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that the prohibition against equipping a bicycle with a siren does not apply to a bicycle that is a police vehicle. Effective immediately.


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A BILL FOR

 

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1     AN ACT concerning transportation.
 
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 changing
5 Section 11-1507 and by adding Section 1-162.3 as follows:
 
6     (625 ILCS 5/1-162.3 new)
7     Sec. 1-162.3. Police vehicle. Any vehicle, bicycle, or
8 electric personal assistive mobility device that is designated
9 or authorized by proper local authorities for police use.
 
10     (625 ILCS 5/11-1507)  (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 11-1507)
11     Sec. 11-1507. Lamps and other equipment on bicycles. (a)
12 Every bicycle when in use at nighttime shall be equipped with a
13 lamp on the front which shall emit a white light visible from a
14 distance of at least 500 feet to the front and with a red
15 reflector on the rear of a type approved by the Department
16 which shall be visible from all distances from 100 feet to 600
17 feet to the rear when directly in front of lawful lower beams
18 of headlamps on a motor vehicle. A lamp emitting a red light
19 visible from a distance of 500 feet to the rear may be used in
20 addition to the red reflector.
21     (b) A bicycle shall not be equipped with nor shall any
22 person use upon a bicycle any siren. This subsection (b) does

 

 

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1 not apply to a bicycle that is a police vehicle.
2     (c) Every bicycle shall be equipped with a brake which will
3 adequately control movement of and stop and hold such bicycle.
4     (d) No person shall sell a new bicycle or pedal for use on
5 a bicycle that is not equipped with a reflex reflector
6 conforming to specifications prescribed by the Department, on
7 each pedal, visible from the front and rear of the bicycle
8 during darkness from a distance of 200 feet.
9     (e) No person shall sell or offer for sale a new bicycle
10 that is not equipped with side reflectors. Such reflectors
11 shall be visible from each side of the bicycle from a distance
12 of 500 feet and shall be essentially colorless or red to the
13 rear of the center of the bicycle and essentially colorless or
14 amber to the front of the center of the bicycle provided. The
15 requirements of this paragraph may be met by reflective
16 materials which shall be at least 3/16 of an inch wide on each
17 side of each tire or rim to indicate as clearly as possible the
18 continuous circular shape and size of the tires or rims of such
19 bicycle and which reflective materials may be of the same color
20 on both the front and rear tire or rim. Such reflectors shall
21 conform to specifications prescribed by the Department.
22     (f) No person shall sell or offer for sale a new bicycle
23 that is not equipped with an essentially colorless front-facing
24 reflector.
25 (Source: P.A. 82-132.)
 
26     Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon

 

 

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1 becoming law.