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| | 97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2011 and 2012
HB0290 Introduced 01/28/11, by Rep. Mary E. Flowers SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
| | 625 ILCS 5/11-1404 | from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 11-1404 |
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Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code to require every operator and passenger
on a motorcycle, motor driven cycle, or motorized pedalcycle
to wear a helmet that meets federal safety standards. |
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| | A BILL FOR |
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| | HB0290 | | LRB097 06645 HEP 46731 b |
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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning transportation.
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| 2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, |
| 3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
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| 4 | | Section 5. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by changing
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| 5 | | Section 11-1404 as follows:
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| 6 | | (625 ILCS 5/11-1404) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 11-1404)
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| 7 | | Sec. 11-1404. Special equipment for persons riding |
| 8 | | motorcycles, motor
driven cycles or mopeds. |
| 9 | | (a) The operator and every passenger of a motorcycle, motor
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| 10 | | driven cycle, or moped must wear a helmet which meets the |
| 11 | | requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 218, |
| 12 | | and must and every passenger thereon shall be
protected by |
| 13 | | glasses, goggles, or a transparent shield.
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| 14 | | (b) For the purposes of this Section, glasses, goggles, and |
| 15 | | transparent
shields are defined as follows:
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| 16 | | "Glasses" means ordinary eye pieces such as spectacles or |
| 17 | | sunglasses worn
before the eye, made of shatter-resistant |
| 18 | | material.
Shatter-resistant material, as used in this Section, |
| 19 | | means material so
manufactured, fabricated, or
created that it |
| 20 | | substantially prevents shattering or flying when struck or
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| 21 | | broken.
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| 22 | | "Goggles" means a device worn before the eyes, the |
| 23 | | predominant function of
which is protecting the eyes without |