 Re: Illinois
Just an update. I found out that I am legal here in Springfield. A friend at work was talking to a friend of his who is an officer in one of the small townships I was worried about. The subject came up about my bike and the cop said that he sees me every morning. It isn't me he is seeing, it is another guy who has one. I seen the other rider this past Thursday and he had a Springfield cop driving right alongside him. Was inside the ATM at the time and he was out of sight by the time I was finished. I hope to see him out so I can see if he has any problems with other agencies.
I'm not going to say that every cop is going to have the same viewpoint but since then I have road without worries and no longer try to disguise myself by pedalling. Said that I do have to have a valid drivers license but no plates are required. Said it would be a different story if I were to be riding a motorized skateboard or something of the like, but I was perfectly fine. Although it was not me who talked to him I am 100% certain the conversation took place, and this is from one of the more ticket happy jurisdictions.
As far as I know there are 3 different riders here, including myself. Just haven't been able to catch them at the right time. If I do get stopped or learn anything further I will update again, but I'm no longer riding nervous.  | 
