Full Text of SB2028 103rd General Assembly
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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 | 5 | | changing Section 2-112 as follows:
| 6 | | (625 ILCS 5/2-112) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 2-112)
| 7 | | Sec. 2-112. Distribution of synopsis laws.
| 8 | | (a) The Secretary of State may publish a synopsis or | 9 | | summary of the laws of
this State regulating the operation of | 10 | | vehicles and may deliver a copy
thereof without charge with | 11 | | each original vehicle registration and with
each original | 12 | | driver's license.
| 13 | | (b) The Secretary of State shall make any necessary | 14 | | revisions in its publications including, but not limited to, | 15 | | the Illinois Rules of the Road, to accurately conform its | 16 | | publications to the provisions of the Pedestrians with | 17 | | Disabilities Safety Act. | 18 | | (c) The Secretary of State shall include, in the Illinois | 19 | | Rules of the Road publication, information advising drivers to | 20 | | use the Dutch Reach method when opening a vehicle door after | 21 | | parallel parking on a street (checking the rear-view mirror, | 22 | | checking the side-view mirror, then opening the door with the | 23 | | right hand, thereby reducing the risk of injuring a bicyclist |
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| 1 | | or opening the door in the path a vehicle approaching from | 2 | | behind). | 3 | | (d) The Secretary of State shall include, in the Illinois
| 4 | | Rules of the Road publication, information advising drivers to
| 5 | | use the zipper merge method when merging into a reduced number
| 6 | | of lanes (drivers in merging lanes are expected to use both
| 7 | | lanes to advance to the lane reduction point and merge at that
| 8 | | location, alternating turns). | 9 | | (e) The Secretary of State, in consultation with the | 10 | | Illinois State Police, shall include in the Illinois
Rules of | 11 | | the Road publication a description of law enforcement | 12 | | procedures during traffic stops and the actions that a | 13 | | motorist should take during a traffic stop, including | 14 | | appropriate interactions with law enforcement officers. | 15 | | (f) The Secretary of State shall include, in the Illinois | 16 | | Rules of Road publication, information advising drivers on | 17 | | best practices related to stranded motorists. This may | 18 | | include, but is not limited to, how to safely pull the vehicle | 19 | | out of traffic, activating hazard lights, when to remain in a | 20 | | vehicle, how to safely exit a stranded vehicle, where to find a | 21 | | safe place outside the stranded vehicle, and emergency numbers | 22 | | to call for assistance. | 23 | | (Source: P.A. 101-174, eff. 1-1-20; 102-455, eff. 1-1-22 .)
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