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Will County committee advances restrictions on low-speed vehicles on county roads
Summary
The Will County ad hoc ordinance review committee forwarded proposed revisions to Chapter 75 to the executive committee after members and township officials raised safety and liability concerns about allowing low-speed vehicles (LSVs) and registered 'low-speed' golf-cart–style vehicles on local roads.
At a special ad hoc ordinance review meeting, the Will County committee discussed proposed revisions to Chapter 75 governing motorcycles, bicycles and low-speed vehicles and voted to send the chapter to the executive committee for further review.
Member James Richmond raised safety concerns about allowing low-speed vehicles — vehicles that he described as “glorified golf carts” — on roadways where posted speeds reach 25, 30 or 35 mph, saying the county lacks many low-speed streets and the changes would…
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