HB4561 97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2011 and 2012
HB4561

Introduced 2/1/2012, by Rep. Deborah Mell

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

625 ILCS 5/1-218.3 new
625 ILCS 5/11-1101	from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 11-1101

Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Defines "vehicle used for public transportation purposes" as a vehicle owned and operated by an interstate transportation authority, municipality, or other public or private entity to provide local transportation service within an interstate transportation district, municipality, or county, and includes busses, trains, and any other means of conveyance by any type of power, operated for public use in the conveyance of persons. Provides that a Section concerning passing a street car on the left also concerns passing other vehicles used for public transportation purposes. Provides that bicycles are subject to the Section concerning passing a street car or other vehicle used for transportation purposes on the left. Effective immediately.

A BILL FOR

AN ACT concerning vehicles.

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly:

Section 5. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by changing Section 11-1101 and by adding Section 1-218.3 as follows:

(625 ILCS 5/1-218.3 new)

Sec. 1-218.3. Vehicle used for public transportation purposes. A vehicle owned and operated by an interstate transportation authority, municipality, or other public or private entity to provide local transportation service within an interstate transportation district, municipality, or county, and includes busses, trains, and any other means of conveyance by any type of power, operated for public use in the conveyance of persons.

(625 ILCS 5/11-1101) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 11-1101)

Sec. 11-1101. Passing street car or other vehicle used for public transportation purposes on left.

(a) The driver of a vehicle or bicycle shall not overtake and pass upon the left nor drive upon the left side of any street car or other vehicle used for public transportation purposes proceeding in the same direction, whether such street car or other vehicle used for public transportation purposes is actually in motion or temporarily at rest, except:

1. When so directed by a police officer;

2. When upon a one-way street; or

3. When upon a street where the tracks are so located as to prevent compliance with the section.

(b) The driver of any vehicle or bicycle when permitted to overtake and pass upon the left of a street car or other vehicle used for public transportation purposes which has stopped for the purpose of receiving or discharging any passenger shall reduce speed and may proceed only upon exercising due caution for pedestrians and shall accord pedestrians the right-of-way when required by other Sections of this Chapter.

(Source: P.A. 76-1586.)

Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon becoming law.