Bill Amendment: IL SB0396 | 2017-2018 | 100th General Assembly

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Bill Title: VEH-LOW-SPEED ELECTRIC BICYCLE

Status: 2017-08-18 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 100-0209 [SB0396 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2017-SB0396-Senate_Amendment_001.html

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Sen. Heather A. Steans

Filed: 3/28/2017

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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 396
AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 396 by replacing
everything after the enacting clause with the following:
"Section 5. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by
changing Sections 1-140.10 and 11-1516 and by adding Section
11-1517 as follows:
(625 ILCS 5/1-140.10)
Sec. 1-140.10. Low-speed electric bicycle. A bicycle
equipped with fully operable pedals and an electric motor of
less than 750 watts that meets the requirements of one of the
following classes:
(a) "Class 1 low-speed electric bicycle" means a low-speed
electric bicycle equipped with a motor that provides assistance
only when the rider is pedaling and that ceases to provide
assistance when the bicycle reaches a speed of 20 miles per
hour.

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(b) "Class 2 low-speed electric bicycle" means a low-speed
electric bicycle equipped with a motor that may be used
exclusively to propel the bicycle and that is not capable of
providing assistance when the bicycle reaches a speed of 20
miles per hour.
(c) "Class 3 low-speed electric bicycle" means a low-speed
electric bicycle equipped with a motor that provides assistance
only when the rider is pedaling and that ceases to provide
assistance when the bicycle reaches a speed of 28 miles per
hour.
A "low-speed electric bicycle" is not a moped or a motor
driven cycle.
The term "low-speed electric bicycle" has the same meaning
ascribed to it by Section 38 of the Consumer Product Safety Act
(15 U.S.C. Sec. 2085).
(Source: P.A. 96-125, eff. 1-1-10.)
(625 ILCS 5/11-1516)
Sec. 11-1516. Low-speed gas bicycles.
(a) A person may operate a low-speed electric bicycle or
low-speed gas bicycle only if the person is at least 16 years
of age.
(b) A person may not operate a low-speed electric bicycle
or low-speed gas bicycle at a speed greater than 20 miles per
hour upon any highway, street, or roadway.
(c) A person may not operate a low-speed electric bicycle

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or low-speed gas bicycle on a sidewalk.
(d) Except as otherwise provided in this Section, the
provisions of this Article XV that apply to bicycles also apply
to low-speed electric bicycles and low-speed gas bicycles.
(Source: P.A. 96-125, eff. 1-1-10.)
(625 ILCS 5/11-1517 new)
Sec. 11-1517. Low-speed electric bicycles.
(a) Except as otherwise provided in this Section, the
provisions of this Chapter that apply to bicycles also apply to
low-speed electric bicycles.
(b) Each low-speed electric bicycle operating in this State
shall comply with equipment and manufacturing requirements
adopted by the United States Consumer Product Safety Commission
under 16 CFR 1512. Each Class 3 low-speed electric bicycle
shall be equipped with a speedometer that displays the speed
the bicycle is traveling in miles per hour.
(c) Beginning on or after January 1, 2018, every
manufacturer and distributor of low-speed electric bicycles
shall apply a label that is permanently affixed to the bicycle
in a prominent location. The label shall contain, in Arial font
in at least 9-point type:
(1) a classification number for the bicycle that
corresponds with a class under Section 1-140.10 of this
Code;
(2) the bicycle's top assisted speed; and

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(3) the bicycle's motor wattage.
No person shall knowingly tamper or modify the speed
capability or engagement of a low-speed electric bicycle
without replacing the label required under this subsection (c).
(d) A Class 2 low-speed electric bicycle shall operate in a
manner so that the electric motor is disengaged or ceases to
function when the brakes are applied. A Class 1 low-speed
electric bicycle and a Class 3 low-speed electric bicycle shall
operate in a manner so that the electric motor is disengaged or
ceases to function when the rider stops pedaling.
(e) A person may operate a low-speed electric bicycle upon
any highway, street, or roadway authorized for use by bicycles,
including, but not limited to, bicycle lanes.
(f) A person may operate a low-speed electric bicycle upon
any bicycle path unless the municipality, county, or local
authority with jurisdiction prohibits the use of low-speed
electric bicycles or a specific class of low-speed electric
bicycles on that path.
(g) A person may not operate a low-speed electric bicycle
on a sidewalk.
(h) A person may operate a Class 3 low-speed electric
bicycle only if he or she is 16 years of age or older. A person
who is less than 16 years of age may ride as a passenger on a
Class 3 low-speed electric bicycle that is designed to
accommodate passengers.".