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SB2111 - 104th 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 adding | ||||||
| 5 | Section 11-1511.5 as follows: | ||||||
| 6 | (625 ILCS 5/11-1511.5 new) | ||||||
| 7 | Sec. 11-1511.5. Operation of bicycle approaching a stop | ||||||
| 8 | sign. | ||||||
| 9 | (a) As used in this Section, "immediate hazard" means a | ||||||
| 10 | vehicle approaching an intersection at a proximity and rate of | ||||||
| 11 | speed sufficient to indicate to a reasonable person that there | ||||||
| 12 | is a danger of collision or accident. | ||||||
| 13 | (b) Except as provided in subsection (c), an individual | ||||||
| 14 | operating a bicycle approaching a stop sign may proceed | ||||||
| 15 | through the intersection without stopping at the stop sign if: | ||||||
| 16 | (1) the individual slows to a reasonable speed; and | ||||||
| 17 | (2) the individual yields the right-of-way to: | ||||||
| 18 | (A) any pedestrian within the intersection or an | ||||||
| 19 | adjacent crosswalk; | ||||||
| 20 | (B) other traffic within the intersection; and | ||||||
| 21 | (C) oncoming traffic that poses an immediate | ||||||
| 22 | hazard during the time the individual is traveling | ||||||
| 23 | through the intersection. | ||||||
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| 1 | (c) Subsection (b) does not apply to an intersection with | ||||||
| 2 | an active railroad grade crossing. | ||||||
| 3 | (d) This Section does not apply to individuals under 18 | ||||||
| 4 | years of age solely operating a bicycle. | ||||||
| 5 | (e) This Section does not apply to an individual operating | ||||||
| 6 | a bicycle: | ||||||
| 7 | (1) when exiting an alleyway; or | ||||||
| 8 | (2) at a 4-way intersection with only 2 stop signs | ||||||
| 9 | present. | ||||||