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League of Illinois Bicyclists continues the fight

The League of Illinois Bicyclists today has posted information about HB4907, the Illinois House bill that would remove the barriers created by the Illinois Supreme Court in the Boub v. Township of Wayne case.

Groups such as the Illinois Municipal League and the Southwestern Illinois Council of Mayors contend the bill would increase highway construction and liability issues for community, but LIB and the Chicagoland Bicycle Federation disagreed. LIB says: "HB4907 does NOT burden local governments with new expenses or maintenance requirements. Restoring a fair 'duty of care' to bicyclists does not force local governments to maintain roads to a higher standard than they already do. It merely makes them equally responsible to bicyclists for poor road conditions that are dangerous to motor vehicle drivers. And history in Illinois and the country has shown this to be a minimal liability risk."

The Federation says the House Local Government Committee may vote on the bill as early as Wednesday and is urging cyclists to contact lawmakers on the committee. Lawmakers from the metro-east counties of the St. Louis metropolitan area on the committee are Reps. Wyvetter Younge, D-East St. Louis, and Daniel Beiser, D-Alton.

Roger 0 comments 2:38 PM