Illinois's vulnerable road user law is in need of repair.

The purpose of the statute is to provide extra legal protection to people who legally use roadways without the protection of a rolling cage made of metal and glass. Vulnerable road users generally include people on bicycles, motorcycles, animal-drawn vehicles and farm tractors, to name a few. "VRU laws operate on the principal of general deterrence…

With a significant increase in the number of people riding their bikes the need for laws that adequately serve and protect cyclists increases as well.