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• 625 ILCS 5/6-102 Operate Motor Driven Cycle without the required Driver's License​

• 625 ILCS 5/3-707 Operating uninsured vehicle​

• 625 ILCS 5/3-401 No valid registration​

• 625 ILCS 5/11-1008.5 Improper Sidewalk Operation​

• 625 ILCS 5/11-1403.4 Improper operation of motor driven cycles 

• Regulates where motor driven cycles may operate and prohibits them from areas such as:

• Bicycle paths

• Shared-use paths

• Sidewalks

• Trails

• Other prohibited areas

• This will become one of the primary citations for high-powered e-motos.​​

• 625 ILCS 5/11-1435 Operation of Electric Micromobility Devices​

• Entirely new statute. This is essentially the operating statute for:

  • electric scooters

  • electric skateboards

  • electric unicycles

  • similar devices

• Contains:

  • operating rules

  • equipment requirements

  • location restrictions

  • age restrictions

  • local authority​

• 625 ILCS 5/11-1435.5 Operation of Low-Speed Electric and Gas Bicycles​​

  • New section.

    • Governs:

      • Class 1

      • Class 2

      • Class 3 e-bikes

      • Low-speed gas bicycles

      • Contains:

        • age requirements

        • passenger restrictions

        • roadway use

        • path use

    • Example citation:

    • A 14-year-old riding a Class 3 e-bike.​

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• 625 ILCS 5/11-1501 through 11-1517 Bicycle Rules still apply​​

  • Possible citations include:

  • Failure to obey traffic control devices

  • Riding against traffic

  • Failure to yield

  • Improper lane position

  • Required lighting after dark

  • Required signaling

  • Improper passengers​​