The New Year Countdown – Amendments to the Illinois Vehicle Code
This year, Municipal Minute will be counting down to the New Year with updates on legislation that will be effective starting on January 1, 2026.
Public Act 104-0141 amends the Illinois Vehicle Code to update the definition of the word “bicycle” following the recent e-bike trend. Previously, a “bicycle,” for purposes of the Illinois Vehicle Code, was defined as: “Every device propelled by human power upon which any person may ride, having two tandem wheels except scooters and similar devices.”
Under this Act, the definition has been replaced with:
“Every human-powered device and every low-speed electric bicycle, as defined in
Section 1-40.10, with two or more pedals, and designated seats for the
transportation of one or more persons.”
This revision incorporates bicycles with more than two wheels (a ‘trike’) and low-speed e-bikes. Riders of these types of bicycles will now be required to follow the same rules of the road for regular bicycles.
Post authored by Alexis Carter, Ancel Glink
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