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| Public Act 097-1023 | ||||
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AN ACT concerning transportation.
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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represented in the General Assembly:
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Section 5. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by changing | ||||
Sections 1-158 and 11-1007 and by adding Section 1-131.5 as | ||||
follows: | ||||
(625 ILCS 5/1-131.5 new) | ||||
Sec. 1-131.5. In-line speed skates. A manufactured or | ||||
assembled device consisting of an upper portion that is | ||||
intended to be secured to a human foot, with a frame or chassis | ||||
attached along the length of the bottom of the upper portion, | ||||
with the frame or chassis holding 2 or more wheels that are | ||||
longitudinally aligned and used to skate or glide by means of | ||||
human foot and leg power while having the device attached to | ||||
each foot or leg. The upper portion may not extend more than 2 | ||||
inches above the wearer's ankle joint.
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(625 ILCS 5/1-158) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 1-158)
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Sec. 1-158. Pedestrian. Any person afoot or wearing in-line | ||||
speed skates, including a person with a
physical, hearing, or | ||||
visual disability.
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(Source: P.A. 88-685, eff. 1-24-95.)
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(625 ILCS 5/11-1007) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 11-1007)
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Sec. 11-1007. Pedestrians walking on highways. (a) Except | ||
as provided in subsection (e), where Where a sidewalk is
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provided and its use is practicable, it shall be unlawful for | ||
any pedestrian to walk
along and upon an adjacent roadway.
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(b) Except as provided in subsection (e), where Where a | ||
sidewalk is not available, any pedestrian walking along and | ||
upon
a highway shall walk only on a shoulder, as far as | ||
practicable from the edge of
the roadway.
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(c) Except as provided in subsection (e), where Where | ||
neither a sidewalk nor a shoulder is available, any pedestrian
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walking along and upon a highway shall walk as near as | ||
practicable to an outside
edge of a roadway, and, if on a | ||
two-way roadway, shall walk only on the left side
of the | ||
roadway.
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(d) Except as otherwise provided in this Chapter, any | ||
pedestrian upon
a roadway shall yield the right-of-way to all | ||
vehicles upon the roadway. | ||
(e) In municipalities with a population of under 2,000,000 | ||
inhabitants, upon highways where the maximum posted speed limit | ||
is 45 miles per hour or less, and during the period from | ||
sunrise to sunset, a pedestrian who is 18 years of age or older | ||
and wearing in-line speed skates may travel upon the roadway as | ||
near as practicable to an outside edge of the roadway. | ||
Pedestrians wearing in-line speed skates upon a roadway may not | ||
impede or obstruct other vehicular traffic. Pedestrians | ||
wearing in-line speed skates shall be subject to all other | ||
rights and duties under this Article X. Nothing in this Code | ||
shall be construed to prevent a pedestrian wearing in-line | ||
speed skates from using a lane designated for bicycles.
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(Source: P.A. 79-857.)
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