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Sen. Antonio Muņoz
Filed: 5/29/2018
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| 1 | | AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 513
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| 2 | | AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 513 by replacing |
| 3 | | everything after the enacting clause with the following:
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| 4 | | "Section 5. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by |
| 5 | | changing Section 1-146 and by adding Sections 1-194.5 and |
| 6 | | 11-1518 as follows:
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| 7 | | (625 ILCS 5/1-146) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 1-146)
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| 8 | | Sec. 1-146. Motor vehicle. Every vehicle which is |
| 9 | | self-propelled and
every vehicle which is
propelled by electric |
| 10 | | power obtained from overhead trolley wires, but not
operated |
| 11 | | upon rails, except for vehicles moved solely by human power,
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| 12 | | motorized wheelchairs, low-speed electric bicycles, stand-up |
| 13 | | foot scooters, and low-speed gas bicycles. For this Act, motor |
| 14 | | vehicles are divided into two
divisions:
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| 15 | | First Division: Those motor vehicles which are designed for |
| 16 | | the carrying
of not more than 10 persons.
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| 1 | | Second Division: Those motor vehicles which are designed |
| 2 | | for carrying
more than 10 persons, those motor vehicles |
| 3 | | designed or used for living
quarters, those
motor vehicles |
| 4 | | which are designed for pulling or carrying freight, cargo
or |
| 5 | | implements of husbandry, and those motor vehicles of
the First |
| 6 | | Division remodelled for use and used
as motor vehicles of the |
| 7 | | Second Division.
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| 8 | | (Source: P.A. 96-125, eff. 1-1-10.)
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| 9 | | (625 ILCS 5/1-194.5 new) |
| 10 | | Sec. 1-194.5. Stand-up foot scooter. A device with no more |
| 11 | | than 2 10-inch or smaller diameter wheels that has handlebars, |
| 12 | | is designed to be stood upon by the operator, and is powered by |
| 13 | | an electric motor that is capable of propelling the device with |
| 14 | | or without human propulsion at a speed no more than 15 miles |
| 15 | | per hour on a paved level surface.
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| 16 | | (625 ILCS 5/11-1518 new) |
| 17 | | Sec. 11-1518. Stand-up foot scooters. |
| 18 | | (a) Except as otherwise provided in this Section, the |
| 19 | | provisions of this Chapter that apply to bicycles also apply to |
| 20 | | stand-up foot scooters. |
| 21 | | (b) A person may operate a stand-up foot scooter upon any |
| 22 | | street or roadway with a maximum speed limit of 30 miles per |
| 23 | | hour or less authorized for use by bicycles, including, but not |
| 24 | | limited to, bicycle lanes or bicycle paths. An operator does |
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| 1 | | not require a driver's license or instruction permit to operate |
| 2 | | a stand-up foot scooter. |
| 3 | | (c) A person may operate a stand-up foot scooter upon any |
| 4 | | bicycle lane or bicycle path unless the municipality, county, |
| 5 | | or local authority with jurisdiction prohibits the use of |
| 6 | | stand-up foot scooters on that bicycle lane or bicycle path. A |
| 7 | | stand-up foot scooter may be parked in the same manner and at |
| 8 | | the same locations as a bicycle may be parked. |
| 9 | | (d) A person may operate a stand-up foot scooter only if he |
| 10 | | or she is 16 years of age or older. |
| 11 | | (e) No person may operate a stand-up foot scooter on any |
| 12 | | street, roadway, bicycle lane, or bicycle path while under the |
| 13 | | influence of an alcoholic beverage or any drug, or under the |
| 14 | | combined influence of an alcoholic beverage and any drug.".
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