SB2111 - 104th General Assembly
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| 1 | AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 2111 | ||||||
| 2 | AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 2111 by replacing | ||||||
| 3 | everything after the enacting clause with the following: | ||||||
| 4 | "Section 5. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by adding | ||||||
| 5 | Sections 11-1502.1 and 11-1511.5 as follows: | ||||||
| 6 | (625 ILCS 5/11-1502.1 new) | ||||||
| 7 | Sec. 11-1502.1. Bicycle stop-as-yield. | ||||||
| 8 | (a) When approaching a stop sign, if it is safe to proceed, | ||||||
| 9 | a person operating a bicycle, human powered vehicle, or | ||||||
| 10 | electric assisted bicycle may, after slowing down and yielding | ||||||
| 11 | the right-of-way to any traffic in or pedestrian in or | ||||||
| 12 | approaching the intersection, continue through the | ||||||
| 13 | intersection without coming to a complete stop. | ||||||
| 14 | (b) When approaching an illuminated red traffic-control | ||||||
| 15 | device, the person operating a bicycle, human powered vehicle, | ||||||
| 16 | or electric assisted bicycle must first stop at the | ||||||
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| 1 | intersection and yield to all other traffic and pedestrians | ||||||
| 2 | and then, when safe to do so, proceed straight or make a right | ||||||
| 3 | turn through the intersection or, subject to specified | ||||||
| 4 | conditions, make a left turn onto a one-way street only. | ||||||
| 5 | (c) The person operating a bicycle, human powered vehicle, | ||||||
| 6 | or electric assisted bicycle shall give a signal of intention | ||||||
| 7 | to turn while approaching the intersection before making the | ||||||
| 8 | turn. | ||||||
| 9 | (d) This Section does not apply to individuals under 18 | ||||||
| 10 | years of age solely operating a bicycle. | ||||||
| 11 | (625 ILCS 5/11-1511.5 new) | ||||||
| 12 | Sec. 11-1511.5. Operation of bicycle approaching a stop | ||||||
| 13 | sign. | ||||||
| 14 | (a) As used in this Section, "immediate hazard" means a | ||||||
| 15 | vehicle approaching an intersection at a proximity and rate of | ||||||
| 16 | speed sufficient to indicate to a reasonable person that there | ||||||
| 17 | is a danger of collision or accident. | ||||||
| 18 | (b) Except as provided in subsection (c), an individual | ||||||
| 19 | operating a bicycle approaching a stop sign may proceed | ||||||
| 20 | through the intersection without stopping at the stop sign if: | ||||||
| 21 | (1) the individual slows to a reasonable speed; and | ||||||
| 22 | (2) the individual yields the right-of-way to: | ||||||
| 23 | (A) any pedestrian within the intersection or an | ||||||
| 24 | adjacent crosswalk; | ||||||
| 25 | (B) other traffic within the intersection; and | ||||||
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| 1 | (C) oncoming traffic that poses an immediate | ||||||
| 2 | hazard during the time the individual is traveling | ||||||
| 3 | through the intersection. | ||||||
| 4 | (c) Subsection (b) does not apply to an intersection with | ||||||
| 5 | an active railroad grade crossing. | ||||||
| 6 | (d) This Section does not apply to individuals under 18 | ||||||
| 7 | years of age solely operating a bicycle. | ||||||
| 8 | (e) An individual operating a bicycle is not required to | ||||||
| 9 | treat a stop sign as a yield sign when there is a stop sign: | ||||||
| 10 | (1) when exiting an alleyway; or | ||||||
| 11 | (2) at a 4-way intersection with only 2 stop signs | ||||||
| 12 | present.". | ||||||
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