Gov. Pat Quinn has signed legislation into law that his office says will better protect bicyclists in the state.

Quinn signed the legislation Monday at Campbell Street Bicycle Shop in the Chicago suburb of Arlington Heights. League of Illinois Bicyclists executive director Ed Barsotti says the bills "will help both motorists and bicyclists do their parts in sharing our roadways safely."

According to the group one bill will establish new penalties for motorists that drive recklessly or unnecessarily close to bicyclists. A second piece of legislation will create "Share the Road" Illinois licenses plates. The money from the license plates will fund education campaigns.

Quinn says the new laws will keep bicyclists safe and remind drivers to be alert for bicyclists.

-- Associated Press

Are you serious? This has to be fake life right? I don't think I hate anything more in this world than douche bags who ride their bikes in the street. They weave in and out of traffic, disobey all street signs and lights, and are the smuggest pieces of shit walking (sorry, riding) this earth. If anything drivers should receive rewards for hitting bicyclists not stiffer punishments. My absolute dream job, aside from getting paid to throw sticks into the spokes of all bike riders, would be to sit at an intersection and hand out tickets to every biker who disobeyed traffic laws. I'd probably make the city an extra 20 grand a day.