Illinois § 11-1512 Bicycles on sidewalks

Illinois Statutes

§ 11-1512 — Bicycles on sidewalks

Illinois § 11-1512

JurisdictionIllinois

TopicTRANSPORTATION

Ch. 625VEHICLES

Act 625 ILCS 5/Illinois Vehicle Code.

Art.Chapter 11 - Rules Of The Road

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Bluebook

625 Ill. Comp. Stat. 11-1512 (2026).

Text

(a)A person propelling a bicycle upon and along a sidewalk, or across a roadway upon and along a crosswalk, shall yield the right of way to any pedestrian and shall give audible signal before overtaking and passing such pedestrian.

(b)A person shall not ride a bicycle upon and along a sidewalk, or across a roadway upon and along a crosswalk, where such use of bicycles is prohibited by official traffic-control devices.

(c)A person propelling a bicycle upon and along a sidewalk, or across a roadway upon and along a crosswalk, shall have all the rights and duties applicable to a pedestrian under the same circumstances.

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(a) A person propelling a bicycle upon and along a sidewalk, or across a roadway upon and along a crosswalk, shall yield the right of way to any pedestrian and shall give audible signal before overtaking and passing such pedestrian. (b) A person shall not ride a bicycle upon and along a sidewalk, or across a roadway upon and along a crosswalk, where such use of bicycles is prohibited by official traffic-control devices. (c) A person propelling a bicycle upon and along a sidewalk, or across a roadway upon and along a crosswalk, shall have all the rights and duties applicable to a pedestrian under the same circumstances.