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State of Illinois
2013 and 2014
SB2996 Introduced 2/4/2014, by Sen. David Koehler SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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625 ILCS 5/11-1506 | from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 11-1506 |
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Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that a person riding a bicycle is not required to have at least one hand on the handlebars at all times if the bicycle is stopped and at rest.
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| | SB2996 | | LRB098 17807 MLW 52930 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,
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| 3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
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| 4 | | Section 5. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by changing |
| 5 | | Section 11-1506 as follows:
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| 6 | | (625 ILCS 5/11-1506) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 11-1506)
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| 7 | | Sec. 11-1506. Carrying articles. No person operating a |
| 8 | | bicycle shall
carry any package,
bundle or article which |
| 9 | | prevents the use of both hands in the control
and operation of |
| 10 | | the bicycle. A person operating a bicycle shall keep at
least |
| 11 | | one hand on the handlebars at all times, unless the bicycle is |
| 12 | | at a stopped and at rest position.
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| 13 | | (Source: P.A. 82-132.)
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