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Police brief council committee on rules, limits and enforcement options for e-bikes, ATVs and golf carts
Summary
The Public Safety Committee heard a legal and operational briefing on electric bicycles, mopeds, ATVs and other non‑highway vehicles under Illinois law (including 11‑14‑26.1), enforcement limits for use on city streets and the need for local ordinances, signs, insurance and towing authority.
The Waukegan Police Department presented a legal and operational overview of “low speed” and non‑highway vehicles — including electric bicycles, gas‑powered low‑speed bikes, mopeds, ATVs, off‑highway vehicles and golf carts — and how Illinois law restricts or allows their use on streets.
Sergeant Alex Rasmussen told the Public Safety Committee that state law (cited during the presentation as section 11‑14‑26.1 of the Illinois administrative provisions) generally prohibits non‑highway vehicles on public roadways unless a local ordinance or resolution…
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