Top Cats – Illinois Safety Gram
As of 8/26/2011 the motorcycle duties at a red light statute is sitting in “Governor Amendatory Veto Message” status. In other words it has not been signed and is being reviewed for rewrite. No further information is available as to when it may/may not take effect. Here is the original proposed wording:
3.5. In municipalities with less than 2,000,000 inhabitants, after stopping as required by paragraph 1 or 2 of this subsection, the driver of a motorcycle or bicycle, facing a steady red signal which fails to change (proposed and rewritten ‘after 2 minutes’) to a green signal within a reasonable period of time because of a signal malfunction or because the signal has failed to detect the arrival of the motorcycle or bicycle due to the vehicle’s size or weight, shall have the right to proceed, after yielding the right of way to oncoming traffic facing a green signal, subject to the rules applicable after making a stop at a stop sign as required by Section 11‑1204 of this Code.
Taken from ILCS 625 5/11-306 (3.5)