Ride Illinois ACTION ALERT: Help Us Pass New Bike Safety Legislation

ACTION ALERT: Help Us Pass New Bike Safety Legislation
Please take a couple minutes to help Ride Illinois pass our state bicycle bill to legalize three common practices and clarify one law. House Bill 1784 would:
  • Allow motorists to pass bikes in a no-passing zone under certain conditions to improve cyclist safety.
  • Officially legalize bicycling on road shoulders, but not require it.
  • Allow bicyclists to use a rear light without also using a rear reflector.
  • Clarify the bicyclist lane position law, when the lane is too narrow for a car to pass with 3+ feet clearance.

http://rideillinois.org/action-alert-hb1784/

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Permalink Reply by Brendan Kevenides on February 9, 2017 at 4:57am

This is good stuff. Our firm worked with Ride Illinois to draft the "passing zone" portion of the bill. This is good for Illinois bicyclists and good for Illinois drivers.

Permalink Reply by Yasmeen on March 10, 2017 at 4:25am

Bump!

Permalink Reply by Mike Keating on March 11, 2017 at 12:10pm

I wanted to report on a positive development with Ride Illinois' work on House Bill 1784. The bill has been assigned to the House Transportation Committee and is set for hearing on March 14th. Anyone who wants to attend is welcome to do so. If the bill passses out of committee, it will go to the house for a full vote. 

Last year we saw the great success of Dennis' Law which solidified the rights of all bicyclists in Illinois. It was a great honor to work on that legislation with our sponsor, Anna Moeller, who is also one of the sponsors of this bill. She is a great voice for bicyclists in Illinois. These seemingly minor changes are actually key to continuing to pursue safe bicycling in Illinois. Thanks to Ride Illinois for their work on this for all of us. 

Details: Transportation: Regulation, Roads & Bridges Committee Hearing Mar 14 2017 1:30PM Capitol Building Room 122B Springfield, IL

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