jester69

Well,

here is the IL law on bicycles:

http://www.legis.state.il.us/legisla...5act5Sub66.htm

in there it says:
"(a) A person may park a bicycle on
a sidewalk unless prohibited or restricted by an official
traffic-control device."

Now, I am not a lawyer, and this isn't legal advice.

The crux here, is the definition of that motor scooter. Is it a (motorized) bicycle, or a motorcycle?

If its a motor vehicle, parked on a sidewalk in the city of Chicago then this would apply:

09-64-110(d) Park or Stand on Sidewalk $50.00

which I found here:
http://www.ci.chi.il.us/Revenue/Park...iolations.html

"motorized bicycle" here in MO defined as anything under 50cc with under a certain top speed. the IL laws I looked at seemed to hint that to be a motorized bicycle there it has to have pedals.

I tried to find the IL law on what exactly the line is between a motor vehicle and a bicycle but couldn't find anything better than this:

http://moped2.org/plates.txt

So, hope that helped a tad? If it were me and the thing had plates, i'd try to get an officer to write a ticket for the above infraction and let the owner of the vehicle argue in court whats a vehicle and what isnt. If it didn't have plates, i'm not sure what i'd do.

take care,

Steve

EDIT: found this too http://moped2.org/mstates.htm#il which says they must have plates, insurance, etc. but must follow most bicycle laws? hmm, odd rules.