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625 ILCS 5/11-1502 (2026)

Traffic laws apply to persons riding bicycles

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(625 ILCS 5/11-1502) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 11-1502)
    Sec. 11-1502. Traffic laws apply to persons riding bicycles. Every person riding a bicycle upon a highway shall be granted all of the rights, including, but not limited to, rights under Article IX of this Chapter, and shall be subject to all of the duties applicable to the driver of a vehicle by this Code, except as to special regulations in this Article XV and those provisions of this Code which by their nature can have no application.
(Source: P.A. 99-785, eff. 1-1-17.)

    
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 11 cases (3 in the last 5 years), 1998–2024 · leading case: Cohen v. Chicago Park Dist., 2017 IL 121800 (Ill. 2017).
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Cohen v. Chicago Park Dist., 2017 IL 121800 (Ill. 2017). “1 Under Illinois law, a bicycle is not considered a vehicle (625 ILCS 5/1-217 (West 2012) ), but bicycle riders are given all the rights and are subject to all the duties applicable to the driver of a vehicle (625 ILCS 5/11-1502 (West 2012) ).”
Boub v. Twp. of Wayne, 702 N.E.2d 535 (Ill. 1998). · cites it 2× “" 625 ILCS 5/11-1502 (West 1996). The defendants do not concede that state statutes are applicable in determining Wayne Township's intent regarding the use of the road and bridge in this case.”
Alave v. City of Chicago, 2023 IL 128602 (Ill. 2023). “2d at 529 (quoting 625 ILCS 5/11-1502 (West 1996)). ¶ 69 In Boub, this court stressed that, under section 3-102(a) of the Tort Immunity Act, it is the intent of the local municipality that controls as opposed to that of the state or any other entity.”
Diefendorf v. City of Peoria, 720 N.E.2d 655 (Ill. App. Ct. 1999). “This provision is, for all intents and purposes, identical to the Illinois Vehicle Code provision providing that bicyclists upon highways "shall be granted all of the rights and shall be subject to all of the duties applicable to the driver of a vehicle by this Code.”
Cohen v. Chicago Park Dist., 2017 IL 121800 (Ill. 2018). “1 Under Illinois law, a bicycle is not considered a vehicle (625 ILCS 5/1-217 (West 2012)), but bicycle riders are given all the rights and are subject to all the duties applicable to the driver of a vehicle (625 ILCS 5/11-1502 (West 2012)). -5- ¶ 22 Care must be taken when…”
Babic v. Vill. of Lincolnwood, 2022 IL App (1st) 210929 (Ill. App. Ct. 2022). “2d at 529-30 (discussing 625 ILCS 5/11-1502 (West 1996)). Similarly, in Latimer, this court found that a provision of the Chicago Municipal Code directing bicyclists to ride as near as practicable to the righthand 8 No.”
Berz v. City of Evanston, 2013 IL App (1st) 123763 (Ill. App. Ct. 2013). “¶ 19 Section 10-9-4 of the Evanston Municipal Code has language nearly identical to section -6- 11-1502 of the Illinois Vehicle Code (625 ILCS 5/11-1502 (West 2010)) and defines “bicycle” in an almost identical manner (625 ILCS 5/1-106 (West 2010)).”
Berz v. City of Evanston, 2013 IL App (1st) 123763 (Ill. App. Ct. 2013). “¶ 19 Section 10-9-4 of the Evanston Municipal Code has language nearly identical to section 11-1502 of the Illinois Vehicle Code (625 ILCS 5/11-1502 (West 2010)) and defines "bicycle" in an almost identical manner (625 ILCS 5/1-106 (West 2010)).”
Cohen v. Chicago Park Dist., 2017 IL 121800 (Ill. 2018). “” This terminology mirrors the language found in the definitional provisions of the Highway Code (see 605 ILCS 5/2-205, 2-206 (West 1 Under Illinois law, a bicycle is not considered a vehicle (625 ILCS 5/1-217 (West 2012)), but bicycle riders are given all the rights and are…”
Mankame v. Bloomingdale Twp., 2024 IL App (3d) 230381-U (Ill. App. Ct. 2024). “, 625 ILCS 5/11-1502 (West 2020) (traffic laws apply to bicycle users); Id.”
Latimer v. Chicago Park Dist. (Ill. App. Ct. 2001). “625 ILCS 5/11-1502 (West 1998). According to the plaintiff, this section supports the conclusion that bicyclists are, like vehicle drivers, intended and permitted users of Illinois streets.”
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