A new year is upon us and there are dozens of new Illinois laws that took effect on January 1. I thought it would be helpful to drivers to list all the transportation related bills that take effect this year:
House Bill 2751 – Prohibits the sale of cars by car dealers in locations other than their dealership.
Senate Bill 1507 – Requires UIC to conduct a safety review of traffic on DuSable Lake Shore Drive, including crash data and potential AI camera implementation.
Senate Bill 1883 – Prohibits obstructing vehicle-registration plates with tape or other devices.
House Bill 1120 – Eliminates the requirement for the Secretary of State to include a space on driver’s licenses for indicating blood type.
Senate Bill 2285 – Updates the definition of bicycle to also include low-speed electric bikes.
I will be interested to see the results of UIC’s traffic study on Lake Shore Drive and the effects AI cameras could add. Hopefully this leads to less congestion. Also, it’s interesting to see electric bikes be included within the definition of a “bicycle.” This would require electric bike users to obey the same rules of the road as bicyclists.
If you or a loved one have been seriously injured in a Chicago traffic accident or a Chicago bicycle accident, then please call the Illinois personal injury lawyers at The Bryant Law Group, LLC., for a freel legal consultation at 312-614-1076 or you can go directly to the firm’s website at www.blgchicago.com.