(a) A motorcycle registered in this State may be equipped with, and a person operating the motorcycle may use, standard bulb running lights or light-emitting diode (L.E.D.) pods and strips as auxiliary lighting with the intent of protecting the driver.
     (b) Auxiliary lighting authorized under subsection (a) of this Section:

Terms Used In Illinois Compiled Statutes 625 ILCS 5/12-218

  • State: when applied to different parts of the United States, may be construed to include the District of Columbia and the several territories, and the words "United States" may be construed to include the said district and territories. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 5 ILCS 70/1.14

         (1) shall not project a beam of light of an
    
intensity greater than 25 candlepower or its equivalent from a single lamp or single light-emitting diode (L.E.D.);
        (2) shall not be directed horizontally;
         (3) shall be so directed that no part of the beam
    
will strike the level of the surface on which the motorcycle stands at a distance of more than 10 feet from the motorcycle;
        (4) shall be directed towards the ground;
         (5) shall not emit blue light, but may emit red
    
light only while the stop lamp on the motorcycle is illuminated and motorcycle is in the course of braking;
        (6) shall not be:
             (A) blinking;
             (B) flashing;
             (C) oscillating; or
             (D) rotating; and
         (7) shall not be attached to the wheels of the
    
motorcycle.
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