HB0290 97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY



 

 
97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2011 and 2012
HB0290
 
Introduced 01/28/11, by Rep. Mary E. Flowers
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
  
625 ILCS 5/11-1404  from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 11-1404

    Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code to require every operator and passenger
on a motorcycle, motor driven cycle, or motorized pedalcycle
to wear a helmet that meets federal safety standards.


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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, 
3represented in the General Assembly: 


 
4    Section 5. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by changing

5Section 11-1404 as follows:


 



6    (625 ILCS 5/11-1404)  (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 11-1404)


7    Sec. 11-1404. Special equipment for persons riding 
8motorcycles, motor
driven cycles or mopeds.
9    (a) The operator and every passenger of a motorcycle, motor

10driven cycle, or moped must wear a helmet which meets the 
11requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 218, 
12and must and every passenger thereon shall be
protected by 
13glasses, goggles, or a transparent shield.

14    (b) For the purposes of this Section, glasses, goggles, and 
15transparent
shields are defined as follows:

16    "Glasses" means ordinary eye pieces such as spectacles or 
17sunglasses worn
before the eye, made of shatter-resistant 
18material.
Shatter-resistant material, as used in this Section, 
19means material so
manufactured, fabricated, or
created that it 
20substantially prevents shattering or flying when struck or

21broken.

22    "Goggles" means a device worn before the eyes, the 
23predominant function of
which is protecting the eyes without 
 
 
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1obstructing peripheral vision.  Goggles
shall provide 
2protection from the front and sides, and may or may not form a

3complete seal with the face.

4    "Transparent shield" means a windshield attached to the 
5front of a motorcycle
that extends above the eyes when an 
6operator is seated in the normal, upright
riding position, made 
7of shatter-resistant material, or a shatter-resistant

8protective face shield that covers the wearer's eyes and face 
9at least to a
point approximately to the tip of the nose.

10    (c) Contact lenses are not acceptable eye protection 
11devices.

12(Source: P.A. 96-554, eff. 1-1-10.)