101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2019 and 2020
HB5466

 

Introduced , by Rep. Tim Butler

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
625 ILCS 5/11-704  from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 11-704

    Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Deletes language allowing the driver of a vehicle with 3 or more wheels to overtake and pass upon the right of another vehicle upon a roadway with unobstructed pavement of sufficient width for 2 or more lines of vehicles moving lawfully in the directing being traveled by the overtaking vehicle. Effective January 1, 2021.


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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 11-704 as follows:
 
6    (625 ILCS 5/11-704)  (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 11-704)
7    Sec. 11-704. When overtaking on the right is permitted.
8    (a) The driver of a vehicle with 3 or more wheels may
9overtake and pass upon the right of another vehicle only under
10the following conditions:
11        1. When the vehicle overtaken is making or about to
12    make a left turn. ;
13        2. (Blank). Upon a roadway with unobstructed pavement
14    of sufficient width for two or more lines of vehicles
15    moving lawfully in the direction being traveled by the
16    overtaking vehicle.
17        3. Upon a one-way street, or upon any roadway on which
18    traffic is restricted to one direction of movement, where
19    the roadway is free from obstructions and of sufficient
20    width for 2 or more lines of moving vehicles.
21    (b) The driver of a 2 wheeled vehicle may not pass upon the
22right of any other vehicle proceeding in the same direction
23unless the unobstructed pavement to the right of the vehicle

 

 

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1being passed is of a width of not less than 8 feet. This
2subsection does not apply to devices propelled by human power.
3    (c) The driver of a vehicle may overtake and pass another
4vehicle upon the right only under conditions permitting such
5movement in safety. Such movement shall not be made by driving
6off the roadway.
7(Source: P.A. 98-485, eff. 1-1-14.)
 
8    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect January
91, 2021.