Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to pass a bill that restricts e-bike and e-scooter usage and establishes regulations on their use in Illinois.

Highlights:

• Requires owners of a motor driven cycle and scooter purchased on or after January 1, 2027 to make an application for a certificate of title (Sec. 5). 

• Requires the State or local government to put up permanent signage notifying users of any highway, bike path, shared-use path, natural surface trail, or off-road bicycle trail, that motor driven cycles are prohibited (Sec. 5). 

• Prohibits individuals from operating a low-speed electric bicycle or low-speed gas bicycle if under the influence of alcohol or drugs (Sec. 5). 

• Requires toy vehicles to be operated on sidewalks and paths designed for bicycles (Sec. 5). 

• Authorizes the operation of a motor driven cycle on any highway, street, or roadway (Sec. 5).

• Restricts motor driven cycles from operating on interstate highways with speed limits of 55 miles per hour or with a grass or concrete median (Sec. 5).

• Requires a valid driver’s license to operate a motor driven cycle (Sec. 5).

• Requires motor driven cycles to have a speedometer and to display a vehicle identification number, conforming with all federal vehicle safety standards (Sec. 5).

• Authorizes electric micromobility devices to operate on a highway with a speed limit of 35 miles per hour or less, a street, roadway, bicycle lane, or bicycle path (Sec. 5).

• Requires electric micromobility devices to be equipped with a functioning brake, a front light, and a rear reflector (Sec. 5).

• Prohibits owners of electric micromobility devices from installing any siren or tampering with the speed of the device (Sec. 5).

• Specifies that this Act takes effect July 1, 2027 (Sec. 99).

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