It shall be unlawful for any person, corporation, partnership, or other legal entity to operate or cause to be operated a motorcycle or motor-driven cycle upon any street within the corporate limits of the village except in compliance with the following:
(A) The operator of such vehicle shall have in his or her possession a valid driver's license issued by the State of Illinois (or if such operator is a nonresident, such operator shall have in his or her possession evidence of a nonresident's operating privilege) which has not been suspended, limited, or cancelled.
(B) The vehicle shall at such time of operation be capable of performing in accordance with the standards then fixed by the motor vehicle laws of the state and by the ordinances of the village.
(C) The operator shall operate the vehicle in accordance with the motor vehicle laws of the state and ordinances of the village.
(D) The vehicle shall be equipped with an exhaust system in good working order, sufficient to prevent excessive or unusual noises; and no such vehicle shall be equipped with any muffler cut-out, removable exhaust pipe cover, or any by-pass in a muffler, or any muffler from which the baffle plates, screens, or other original internal parts have been removed or altered, nor shall any such vehicle be equipped with an exhaust system which has been modified in a manner which will amplify or increase the noise emitted by the motor of such vehicle above that emitted by the exhaust system originally installed on the vehicle, nor shall such vehicle be equipped with an exhaust system which has been modified or altered in any way from that furnished by the vehicle manufacturer; provided, however, that equipment equivalent to that originally installed may be substituted when parts are replaced.
(E) Before operating a motorcycle or motor-driven cycle upon a public street the operator thereof shall have first become sufficiently proficient in the operation thereof to control the vehicle without unreasonable danger to others; and if the vehicle is rented, leased, or borrowed from another, the operator shall first have demonstrated to the lessor, renter, or lender of the equipment that he or she is sufficiently proficient to operate the vehicle upon a public street without unreasonable danger to others.
(F) No person under 16 years of age shall purchase, rent, lease, or borrow a motorcycle or motor-driven cycle unless he or she has first obtained written consent from either of his or her parents, or his or her legal guardian; and no such person under 18 years of age shall take possession of and operate any motorcycle or motor-driven cycle unless on the occasion of such purchasing, or on the first occasion of such renting, leasing, or borrowing of such motorcycle or motor-driven cycle such person under 18 years of age obtains and files with such seller, renter, lessor, or lender an acknowledgment in writing, signed by either parent of the minor or the minor's legal guardian, in the presence of and witnessed by the lessor, renter, or lender, or his or her duly authorized agent, to the effect that permission is granted for such child to purchase a vehicle, or to rent, lease, or borrow a motorcycle or motor-driven cycle from the renter, lessor, or lender, and that the parent or guardian consents to such sale, or consents to the renting, leasing, or lending of a motorcycle or motor-driven cycle to the child, and assumes full legal responsibility for acts or actions of the child in the operation of any such motorcycle or motor-driven cycle then or thereafter sold, rented, leased, or lent to the child; and the responsibility and commitment of the parent or guardian shall continue until it is revoked in writing by either parent or by the guardian by written instrument delivered to the seller, lessor, renter, or lender.
(G) No motorcycle or motor-driven cycle shall be operated in such a manner that it carries more than one passenger in addition to the operator; nor shall it be operated in any manner that places a passenger in front of the operator.
(H) Not more than two motorcycles or motor-driven cycles shall be operated side by side in any one lane of traffic upon any street.
(I) No operator of a motorcycle or motor-driven cycle shall engage in maneuvers, stunting, or other operations dangerous to himself or herself or his or her passenger or to the persons or property of others; and except, when done for the better control of a vehicle, in emergencies or to maneuver rough passages of a street, an operator must at all times keep body contact with the saddle or seat of the vehicle.
(J) No person shall operate a motorcycle or motor-driven cycle having handlegrips more than 15 inches higher than the saddle.
(K) No person shall operate a motor-driven scooter upon any public street, sidewalk, parking lot, bike path, park or on any other public property unless said motor-driven scooter is licensed and in compliance with all relevant sections of the motor vehicle laws of the state and ordinances of the village.
(L) The following shall be exempt from the prohibitions restricting the operation of motor-driven scooters:
(1) Any police vehicle, fire vehicle, municipal vehicle, special district vehicle, county vehicle, park district vehicle, or Forest Preserve district vehicle operated by an employee in the course of his or her duties.
(2) Motorized wheelchairs.
(3) Electric personal assistive mobility devices, as defined in Section 5/1-117.7 of the Illinois Vehicle Code (ILCS Ch. 625, Act 5, §§ 1-100 et seq.).
(M) Any person 18 years of age or older who is found to be in violation of division (K) of this section shall be subject to a fine of not less than $200 nor more than $1,000 for each offense. An offense committed by a minor under the direct control or with the consent of a parent or guardian may subject the parent or guardian to the penalties provided in this division.
('77 Code, § 72.002) (Ord. 67-0-005, passed 2-27-67; Am. Ord. 2000-O-046, passed 7-18-00; Am. Ord. 2004-O-062, passed 9-28-04) Penalty, see § 70.99
Statutory reference:
Lamps on motorized pedecycles, see ILCS Ch. 625, Act 5 § 11-1507.1
Operating motorcycles on one wheel, see ILCS Ch. 625, Act 5 § 11-1403.2
Required equipment on motorcycles, see ILCS Ch. 625, Act 5 § 11-1405
Riding on motorcycles, see ILCS Ch. 625, Act 5 § 11-1403
Riding on motorized pedecycles, see ILCS Ch. 625, Act 5 § 11-1403.1
Special equipment for persons riding motorcycles, see ILCS Ch. 625, Act 5 § 11-1404
Traffic rules for motorized pedecycles, see ILCS Ch. 625, Act 5 § 11-1501 et seq.