Bill Text: IL HB0290 | 2011-2012 | 97th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: 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.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Failed) 2013-01-08 - Session Sine Die [HB0290 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2011-HB0290-Introduced.html
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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 |
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1 | obstructing peripheral vision. Goggles
shall provide | ||||||
2 | protection from the front and sides, and may or may not form a
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3 | complete seal with the face.
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4 | "Transparent shield" means a windshield attached to the | ||||||
5 | front of a motorcycle
that extends above the eyes when an | ||||||
6 | operator is seated in the normal, upright
riding position, made | ||||||
7 | of shatter-resistant material, or a shatter-resistant
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8 | protective face shield that covers the wearer's eyes and face | ||||||
9 | at least to a
point approximately to the tip of the nose.
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10 | (c) Contact lenses are not acceptable eye protection | ||||||
11 | devices.
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12 | (Source: P.A. 96-554, eff. 1-1-10.)
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