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90_SB1364
625 ILCS 5/11-1428 from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 11-1428
Amends the Vehicle Code to permit the Department of
Transportation or a unit of local government to authorize the
operation of golf carts on roadways under their respective
jurisdictions.
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1 AN ACT to amend the Illinois Vehicle Code by changing
2 Section 11-1428.
3 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
4 represented in the General Assembly:
5 Section 5. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by
6 changing Section 11-1428 as follows:
7 (625 ILCS 5/11-1428) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 11-1428)
8 Sec. 11-1428. Operation of golf carts on streets, roads
9 and highways.
10 (a) Except as otherwise provided in this Section, it
11 shall be unlawful for any person to drive or operate any golf
12 cart upon any street, highway or roadway in this State.
13 (b) Except as provided under subsection (c) of this
14 Section, golf carts may make a direct crossing over a street,
15 highway or roadway that runs through a golf course provided:
16 (1) The crossing is made at an interchange approved
17 by the local unit of government and at a place where no
18 obstruction prevents a quick and safe crossing; and
19 (2) The golf cart is brought to a complete stop
20 before attempting a crossing; and
21 (3) The operator of the golf cart yields the right
22 of way to all pedestrian and vehicular traffic which
23 constitutes a hazard; and
24 (4) There is no tunnel or overpass ramp provided
25 for the golf cart to cross through the golf course.
26 (c) No person operating a golf cart shall make a direct
27 crossing upon or across any highway under the jurisdiction of
28 the State, tollroad, interstate highway, or controlled access
29 highway in this State.
30 (d) For purposes of this Section, "golf cart" means a
31 vehicle specifically designed and intended for the purposes
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1 of transporting one or more persons and their golf clubs or
2 maintenance equipment while engaged in the playing of golf,
3 supervising the play of golf, or maintaining the condition of
4 the grounds on a public or private golf course.
5 (e) Subject to subsection (b), a municipality, township,
6 county, or other unit of local government may authorize, by
7 ordinance or resolution, the operation of golf carts on
8 roadways under their respective jurisdictions. The
9 Department may authorize the operation of golf carts on the
10 roadways under its jurisdiction.
11 Before permitting the operation of golf carts on its
12 roadway, a municipality, township, county, other unit of
13 local government, or the Department must consider the volume,
14 speed, and character of traffic on the roadway and determine
15 whether golf carts may safely travel on or cross the roadway.
16 Upon determining that golf carts may safely operate on a
17 roadway and the adoption of an ordinance or resolution by a
18 municipality, township, county or other unit of local
19 government, or authorization by the Department, appropriate
20 signs shall be posted.
21 If a roadway is under the jurisdiction of more than one
22 unit of government, golf carts may not be operated on the
23 roadway unless each unit of government agrees and takes
24 action as provided in this subsection.
25 No golf cart may be operated on a roadway unless, at a
26 minimum, it has all of the following: efficient brakes,
27 reliable steering apparatus, safe tires, a rearview mirror,
28 and red reflectorized warning devices in the front and rear
29 of the golf cart.
30 No golf cart may be operated on a roadway after sunset
31 and before sunrise unless the governing authority determines
32 by ordinance or resolution, or authorization by the
33 Department, that such operation is permitted. A golf cart
34 operated after sunset and before sunrise shall have all of
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1 the following: a headlight that emits a white light visible
2 from a distance of 500 feet to the front, a tail lamp that
3 emits a red light visible from at least 100 feet from the
4 rear, brake lights, and turn signals.
5 (Source: P.A. 87-847.)