Sen. Don Harmon
Filed: 3/21/2012
 
 

 

 

 
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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 3336 




2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 3336, AS AMENDED, 
3by replacing everything after the enacting clause with the 
4following:

 
5    "Section 5. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended  by 
6changing Sections 1-158 and 11-1007 and  by adding Section 
71-131.5 as follows:
 
8    (625 ILCS 5/1-131.5 new)
9    Sec. 1-131.5. In-line speed skates. A manufactured or 
10assembled device consisting of an upper portion that is 
11intended to be secured to a human foot, with a frame or chassis 
12attached along the length of the bottom of the upper portion, 
13with the frame or chassis holding 2 or more wheels that are 
14longitudinally aligned and used to skate or glide by means of 
15human foot and leg power while having the device attached to 
16each foot or leg. The upper portion may not extend more than 2 
 
 
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1inches above the wearer's ankle joint.
 



2    (625 ILCS 5/1-158)  (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 1-158)



3    Sec. 1-158. Pedestrian. Any person afoot or wearing in-line 
4speed skates, including a person with a
physical, hearing, or 
5visual disability.

6(Source: P.A. 88-685, eff. 1-24-95.)

 



7    (625 ILCS 5/11-1007)  (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 11-1007)



8    Sec. 11-1007. Pedestrians walking on highways. (a)  Except 
9as provided in subsection (e), where Where a sidewalk is

10provided and its use is practicable, it shall be unlawful for 
11any pedestrian to walk
along and upon an adjacent roadway.

12    (b) Except as provided in subsection (e), where Where a 
13sidewalk is not available, any pedestrian walking along and 
14upon
a highway shall walk only on a shoulder, as far as 
15practicable from the edge of
the roadway.

16    (c) Except as provided in subsection (e), where Where 
17neither a sidewalk nor a shoulder is available, any pedestrian

18walking along and upon a highway shall walk as near as 
19practicable to an outside
edge of a roadway, and, if on a 
20two-way roadway, shall walk only on the left side
of the 
21roadway.

22    (d) Except as otherwise provided in this Chapter, any 
23pedestrian upon
a roadway shall yield the right-of-way to all 
24vehicles upon the roadway.
 
 
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1    (e) In municipalities with a population of under 2,000,000 
2inhabitants, upon highways where the maximum posted speed limit 
3is 45 miles per hour or less,  and during the period from 
4sunrise to sunset, a pedestrian who is 18 years of age or older 
5and wearing in-line speed skates may travel upon the roadway as 
6near as practicable to an outside edge of the roadway. 
7Pedestrians wearing in-line speed skates upon a roadway may not 
8impede or obstruct other vehicular traffic. Pedestrians 
9wearing in-line speed skates shall be subject to all other 
10rights and duties under this Article X. Nothing in this Code 
11shall be construed to prevent a pedestrian wearing in-line 
12speed skates from using a lane designated for bicycles.

13(Source: P.A. 79-857.)".