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IL SB0070
Bill
Status
1/28/2015
Primary Sponsor
William McCann
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AI Summary
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Requires every low-speed electric bicycle to be equipped with a front-facing lamp emitting white light visible from at least 500 feet at all times, not just during nighttime.
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Removes the "when in use at nighttime" requirement for mopeds and instead mandates all mopeds be equipped with front lamps at all times.
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Expands lamp requirements in Section 12-201 to include motorcycles, motor-driven cycles, mopeds, and low-speed electric bicycles, which must exhibit at least one lighted lamp when operated on any Illinois highway.
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Maintains existing specifications for lamp visibility (500 feet front, 100-600 feet rear) and allows alternative modulating headlamp technology as an option for motorcycles and mopeds.
Legislative Description
VEH CD-BIKE LIGHTED LAMPS
Last Action
Pursuant to Senate Rule 3-9(b) / Referred to Assignments
10/10/2015