All persons wishing to operate a neighborhood or a utility terrain vehicle on city streets must ensure compliance with the following rules:
(A) Must obey all traffic laws of the State of Illinois and the City of Pinckneyville;
(B) Must be operated only on city streets, except where prohibited;
(C) May not be operated on Illinois Route 13, Illinois Route 127, and Illinois Route 154;
(D) May only be operated on streets/roadways that have a posted speed limit of 35 miles per hour or less;
(E) A person who is operating or who is in actual physical control of a neighborhood or utility terrain vehicle as described herein on a roadway while under the influence of alcohol or drugs is subject to ILCS Ch. 625, Act 5, §§ 11-500 - 11-502;
(F) Neighborhood and utility terrain vehicles shall not be operated on sidewalks or in city parks other than parking areas;
(G) Neighborhood and utility terrain vehicles may not be operated on streets, highways, and roads under the jurisdiction of the Illinois Department of Transportation (Main Street, Water Street, Illinois Route 13, Illinois Route 127, and Illinois Route 154) or the Perry County Highway Department, except to cross at designated streets:
(H) All operators of a neighborhood or utility terrain vehicle must adhere to the child restraint laws pursuant to the Illinois Compiled Statutes;
(I) Any operator or passenger of a neighborhood or utility terrain vehicle must be in a sitting position and wearing a seatbelt while the vehicle is in motion;
(J) A person is not eligible to operate a neighborhood or utility terrain vehicle upon any street, roadway, or highway within the corporate limits of the city unless he or she has a valid drivers license issued in his or her name by the Secretary of State;
(K) Except as otherwise provided in division (L), no person operating a neighborhood or utility terrain vehicle shall make a direct crossing upon or across any highway under state jurisdiction;
(L) A person may make a direct crossing at an intersection controlled by a traffic light or two-way stop sign across a highway under the jurisdiction of the state if the speed limit on the highway is 35 mile per hour or less at the place of crossing.
(Ord. O-09-05, passed 5-26-09)