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HB2390 Engrossed |
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| AN ACT in relation to bicycles.
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| Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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| represented in the General Assembly:
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| Section 5. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by changing |
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| Section 11-1502 as follows:
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| (625 ILCS 5/11-1502) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 11-1502)
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| Sec. 11-1502. Traffic laws apply to persons riding
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| bicycles. |
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| (a) Every person riding a bicycle upon a highway shall be
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| granted all of the rights and shall be subject to all of
the |
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| duties applicable to the driver of a vehicle by this
Code, |
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| except as to special regulations in this Article XV
and except |
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| as to those provisions of this Code which by their
nature can |
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| have no application.
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| (b)(1) A person riding a bicycle is an intended and |
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| permitted user of any street or highway in Illinois except for |
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| a street or highway on which bicycle use has been specifically |
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| prohibited by a local public entity and the prohibition is |
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| indicated by appropriate signage.
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| (2) No public entity shall be liable under this subsection |
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| (b) for failure to remedy any surface condition of a highway |
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| that caused injury to a person riding a bicycle if that surface |
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| condition is not hazardous to a passenger car. The following |
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| surface conditions shall not create liability for a public |
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| entity unless the condition would be hazardous to a passenger |
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| car: (A) irregular surfaces; (B) pavement stress cracks; (C) |
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| speed bumps and curbs; (D) expansion joints; (E) accumulations |
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| of gravel, dirt, ice, snow, and water on road and shoulder |
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| surfaces; (F) existing sewer grates, manholes, and drain covers |
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| unless missing; (G) inadequate artificial lighting of the |
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| roadway.
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| (3) Except as expressly provided by law, this subsection |