Bill Text: IL HB0925 | 2009-2010 | 96th General Assembly | Introduced

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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: (Introduced - Dead) 2009-03-13 - Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee [HB0925 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2009-HB0925-Introduced.html

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96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2009 and 2010 HB0925 Introduced 2/10/2009, by Rep. Karen A. Yarbrough SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
625 ILCS 5/11-1404 from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 11-1404
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 meeter federal safety standards.
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A BILL FOR
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AN ACT concerning transportation.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 5. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by changing
Section 11-1404 as follows:
(625 ILCS 5/11-1404) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 11-1404)
Sec. 11-1404. Special equipment for persons riding
motorcycles, motor driven cycles, or motorized pedalcycles.
(a) The operator and every passenger of a motorcycle, motor
driven cycle, or motorized pedalcycle must wear a helmet, which
meets the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard
No. 218, and must and every passenger thereon shall be
protected by glasses, goggles, or a transparent shield.
(b) For the purposes of this Section, glasses, goggles, and
transparent shields are defined as follows:
"Glasses" means ordinary eye pieces such as spectacles or
sunglasses worn before the eye, made of shatter-resistant
material. Shatter-resistant material, as used in this Section,
means material so manufactured, fabricated, or created that it
substantially prevents shattering or flying when struck or
broken.
"Goggles" means a device worn before the eyes, the
predominant function of which is protecting the eyes without

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obstructing peripheral vision. Goggles shall provide
protection from the front and sides, and may or may not form a
complete seal with the face.
"Transparent shield" means a windshield attached to the
front of a motorcycle that extends above the eyes when an
operator is seated in the normal, upright riding position, made
of shatter-resistant material, or a shatter-resistant
protective face shield that covers the wearer's eyes and face
at least to a point approximately to the tip of the nose.
(c) Contact lenses are not acceptable eye protection
devices.
(Source: P.A. 89-271, eff. 1-1-96.)