HB4251 Enrolled LRB095 15428 DRH 41420 b

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 changing
5 Section 11-709.1 as follows:
 
6     (625 ILCS 5/11-709.1)  (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 11-709.1)
7     Sec. 11-709.1. Driving on the shoulder.     
8     (a) Vehicles shall be driven on a roadway, and shall only
9 be driven on the shoulder for the purpose of stopping or
10 accelerating from a stop while merging into traffic. It shall
11 be a violation of this Section if while merging into traffic
12 and while on the shoulder, the vehicle passes any other vehicle
13 on the roadway adjacent to it.
14     (b) This Section shall not apply to any authorized
15 emergency vehicle, to any farm tractor or implement of
16 husbandry, or to any service vehicle while engaged in
17 maintenance of the highway or related work, or to any
18 authorized vehicle within a designated construction zone.
19 (Source: P.A. 86-664.)
 
20     Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
21 becoming law.