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92_HB5610sam002
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1 AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 5610
2 AMENDMENT NO. . Amend House Bill 5610 as follows:
3 by replacing everything after the enacting clause with the
4 following:
5 "Section 5. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by
6 adding Sections 1-117.7, 11-1005.1, and 11-1412.2 and
7 changing Section 11-1412.1 as follows:
8 (625 ILCS 5/1-117.7 new)
9 Sec. 1-117.7. Electric personal assistive mobility
10 device. A self-balancing 2 non-tandem wheeled device
11 designed to transport only one person with an electric
12 propulsion system that limits the maximum speed of the device
13 to 15 miles per hour or less.
14 (625 ILCS 5/11-1005.1 new)
15 Sec. 11-1005.1. Electric personal assistive mobility
16 devices. Every person operating an electric personal
17 assistive mobility device upon a sidewalk or roadway has all
18 the rights and is subject to all the duties applicable to a
19 pedestrian.
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1 (625 ILCS 5/11-1412.1) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 11-1412.1)
2 Sec. 11-1412.1. Driving upon sidewalk. No person shall
3 drive any vehicle upon a sidewalk or sidewalk area except
4 upon a permanent or duly authorized temporary driveway. This
5 Section does not apply to any vehicle moved exclusively by
6 human power, to any electric personal assistive mobility
7 device, nor to any motorized wheelchair.
8 (Source: P.A. 84-672.)
9 (625 ILCS 5/11-1412.2 new)
10 Sec. 11-1412.2. Operating an electric personal assistive
11 mobility device on a public sidewalk. A person may not
12 operate an electric personal assistive mobility upon a public
13 sidewalk at a speed greater than 8 miles per hour.".
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