Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that a person operating a bicycle on the roadways of this State shall not be prohibited from side-by-side riding, riding contraflow on one-way streets, and rolling through stop signs at clear intersections.
Senate Floor Amendment No. 2: Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that an individual operating a bicycle approaching a stop sign may proceed through the intersection without stopping at the stop sign if the individual slows to a reasonable speed and the individual yields the right-of-way to any pedestrian within the intersection or an adjacent crosswalk, other traffic within the intersection, and oncoming traffic that poses an immediate hazard during the time the individual is traveling through the intersection. Provides that the provisions regarding the operation of a bicycle at a stop sign do not apply to an individual operating a bicycle when there is a stop sign when exiting an alleyway or at a 4-way intersection with only 2 stop signs present. Makes other changes.

Statutes affected:
Introduced: 625 ILCS 5/11
Engrossed: 625 ILCS 5/11