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92_SB1743
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1 AN ACT in relation to vehicles.
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
5 changing Section 11-1404 as follows:
6 (625 ILCS 5/11-1404) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 11-1404)
7 Sec. 11-1404. Special equipment for persons riding
8 motorcycles, motor driven cycles, or motorized pedalcycles.
9 (a) The operator and every passenger of a motorcycle,
10 motor driven cycle, or motorized pedalcycle must wear a
11 helmet and must and every passenger thereon shall be
12 protected by glasses, goggles, or a transparent shield.
13 (b) For the purposes of this Section, glasses, goggles,
14 and transparent shields are defined as follows:
15 "Glasses" means ordinary eye pieces such as spectacles or
16 sunglasses worn before the eye, made of shatter-resistant
17 material. Shatter-resistant material, as used in this
18 Section, means material so manufactured, fabricated, or
19 created that it substantially prevents shattering or flying
20 when struck or broken.
21 "Goggles" means a device worn before the eyes, the
22 predominant function of which is protecting the eyes without
23 obstructing peripheral vision. Goggles shall provide
24 protection from the front and sides, and may or may not form
25 a complete seal with the face.
26 "Transparent shield" means a windshield attached to the
27 front of a motorcycle that extends above the eyes when an
28 operator is seated in the normal, upright riding position,
29 made of shatter-resistant material, or a shatter-resistant
30 protective face shield that covers the wearer's eyes and face
31 at least to a point approximately to the tip of the nose.
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1 (c) Contact lenses are not acceptable eye protection
2 devices.
3 (Source: P.A. 89-271, eff. 1-1-96.)