OT:Illinois helmet bill.

[86fxwg]

karen yarbrough a legislature from chicago has introduced hemet bill HBO925 Call your rep and let them know we apose this bill.
Lets keep riding free!

[j79phan]

96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2009 and 2010HB0925


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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1      AN ACT concerning transportation.
 
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 changing 
5  Section 11-1404 as follows:
 
6      (625 ILCS 5/11-1404)  (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 11-1404) 
7      Sec. 11-1404. Special equipment for persons riding 
8  motorcycles, motor driven cycles, or motorized pedalcycles. 
9      (a) The operator and every passenger of a motorcycle, motor 
10  driven cycle, or motorized pedalcycle must wear a helmet, which 
11  meets the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard 
12  No. 218, and must and every passenger thereon shall be 
13  protected by glasses, goggles, or a transparent shield. 
14      (b) For the purposes of this Section, glasses, goggles, and 
15  transparent shields are defined as follows: 
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 
21  broken. 
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 
3  complete seal with the face. 
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 
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. 
10      (c) Contact lenses are not acceptable eye protection 
11  devices. 
12  (Source: P.A. 89-271, eff. 1-1-96.) 

[ultrakoz]

Any ABATE of Illinois officers here?

I am sure they are all over it, but you never know.

Koz

[86fxwg]

Ya when she was grade by abate she aposed the helmet law.Now she fliped.

[Black Diamond]

Ya when she was grade by abate she aposed the helmet law.Now she fliped.

What??? An Illinois politician lying??? Must be getting ready to run for govenor!

JW