VEHICLE CD-BICYCLE RIDE EVENTS

Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that bicycle riding events, whether for charitable, fundraising, or tourism purposes, that are held fully or partially on a highway shall not be unlawful when a riding event has been approved by the State or local authorities on a highway under their respective jurisdictions. Provides that approval of bicycle highway riding events shall be granted only under conditions that assure reasonable safety for all participants, spectators, and other highway users. Exempts, by agreement with the approving authority, participants in an approved bicycle highway riding event from compliance with any traffic laws that would otherwise be applicable, provided that traffic control is adequate to assure the safety of all highway users.