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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 adding Sections 1-117.7, 11-1005.1, and 11-1412.2 and
6 changing Section 11-1412.1 as follows:
7 (625 ILCS 5/1-117.7 new)
8 Sec. 1-117.7. Electric personal assistive mobility
9 device. A self-balancing 2 non-tandem wheeled device
10 designed to transport only one person with an electric
11 propulsion system that limits the maximum speed of the device
12 to 15 miles per hour or less.
13 (625 ILCS 5/11-1005.1 new)
14 Sec. 11-1005.1. Electric personal assistive mobility
15 devices. Every person operating an electric personal
16 assistive mobility device upon a sidewalk or roadway has all
17 the rights and is subject to all the duties applicable to a
18 pedestrian.
19 (625 ILCS 5/11-1412.1) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 11-1412.1)
20 Sec. 11-1412.1. Driving upon sidewalk. No person shall
21 drive any vehicle upon a sidewalk or sidewalk area except
22 upon a permanent or duly authorized temporary driveway. This
23 Section does not apply to any vehicle moved exclusively by
24 human power, to any electric personal assistive mobility
25 device, nor to any motorized wheelchair.
26 (Source: P.A. 84-672.)
27 (625 ILCS 5/11-1412.2 new)
28 Sec. 11-1412.2. Operating an electric personal assistive
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1 mobility device on a public sidewalk. A person may not
2 operate an electric personal assistive mobility upon a public
3 sidewalk at a speed greater than 8 miles per hour.
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