Bill Text: IL SB2565 | 2019-2020 | 101st General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Changes the maximum speed limit to 75 miles per hour (from 70 miles per hour) on any interstate highway outside of an urban area.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Failed) 2021-01-13 - Session Sine Die [SB2565 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2019-SB2565-Introduced.html
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1 | AN ACT concerning transportation.
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2 | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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3 | represented in the General Assembly:
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4 | Section 5. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by changing | |||||||||||||||||||
5 | Section 11-601 as follows:
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6 | (625 ILCS 5/11-601) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 11-601)
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7 | Sec. 11-601. General speed restrictions.
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8 | (a) No vehicle may be driven upon any highway of this State | |||||||||||||||||||
9 | at a speed
which is greater than is reasonable and proper with | |||||||||||||||||||
10 | regard to traffic
conditions and the use of the highway, or | |||||||||||||||||||
11 | endangers the safety of any
person or property. The fact that | |||||||||||||||||||
12 | the speed of a vehicle does not exceed
the applicable maximum | |||||||||||||||||||
13 | speed limit does not relieve the driver from the
duty to | |||||||||||||||||||
14 | decrease speed when approaching and crossing an intersection,
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15 | approaching and going around a curve, when approaching a hill | |||||||||||||||||||
16 | crest, when
traveling upon any narrow or winding roadway, or | |||||||||||||||||||
17 | when special hazard exists
with respect to pedestrians or other | |||||||||||||||||||
18 | traffic or by reason of weather or
highway conditions. Speed | |||||||||||||||||||
19 | must be decreased as may be necessary to avoid
colliding with | |||||||||||||||||||
20 | any person or vehicle on or entering the highway in
compliance | |||||||||||||||||||
21 | with legal requirements and the duty of all persons to use due
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22 | care.
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23 | (a-5) For purposes of this Section, "urban district" does |
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1 | not include any interstate highway as defined by Section | ||||||
2 | 1-133.1 of this Code which includes all highways under the | ||||||
3 | jurisdiction of the Illinois State Toll Highway Authority. | ||||||
4 | (b) No person may drive a vehicle upon any highway of this | ||||||
5 | State at a
speed which is greater than the applicable statutory | ||||||
6 | maximum speed limit
established by paragraphs (c), (d), (e), | ||||||
7 | (f) or (g) of this Section, by
Section 11-605 or by a | ||||||
8 | regulation or ordinance made under this Chapter.
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9 | (c) Unless some other speed restriction is established | ||||||
10 | under this
Chapter, the maximum speed limit in an urban | ||||||
11 | district for all vehicles is:
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12 | 1. 30 miles per hour; and
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13 | 2. 15 miles per hour in an alley.
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14 | (d) Unless some other speed restriction is established | ||||||
15 | under this Chapter,
the maximum speed limit outside an urban | ||||||
16 | district for any vehicle is (1) 65 miles per hour for all or | ||||||
17 | part of highways that are designated by
the Department, have at | ||||||
18 | least 4 lanes of traffic, and have a separation between
the | ||||||
19 | roadways moving in opposite directions and (2) 55 miles per | ||||||
20 | hour for all
other highways, roads, and streets.
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21 | (d-1) Unless some other speed restriction is established | ||||||
22 | under this Chapter,
the maximum speed limit outside an urban | ||||||
23 | district for any vehicle is (1) 75 70 miles per hour on any | ||||||
24 | interstate highway as defined by Section 1-133.1 of this Code | ||||||
25 | which includes all highways under the jurisdiction of the | ||||||
26 | Illinois State Toll Highway Authority; (2) 65 miles per hour |
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1 | for all or part of highways that are designated by the | ||||||
2 | Department, have at least 4 lanes of traffic, and have a | ||||||
3 | separation between the roadways moving in opposite directions; | ||||||
4 | and (3) 55 miles per hour for all other highways, roads, and | ||||||
5 | streets. The counties of Cook, DuPage, Kane, Lake, Madison, | ||||||
6 | McHenry, St. Clair, and Will may adopt ordinances setting a | ||||||
7 | maximum speed limit on highways, roads, and streets that is | ||||||
8 | lower than the limits established by this Section. | ||||||
9 | (e) In the counties of Cook, DuPage, Kane, Lake, McHenry, | ||||||
10 | and Will, unless some lesser speed restriction is established | ||||||
11 | under
this
Chapter, the maximum speed limit outside an urban | ||||||
12 | district for a second
division vehicle designed or used for the | ||||||
13 | carrying of a gross weight of
8,001 pounds or more (including | ||||||
14 | the weight of the vehicle and
maximum load) is 60 miles per | ||||||
15 | hour on any interstate highway as defined by Section 1-133.1 of | ||||||
16 | this Code and
55 miles per hour on all other highways, roads, | ||||||
17 | and streets.
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18 | (e-1) (Blank). | ||||||
19 | (f) Unless some other speed restriction is established | ||||||
20 | under this Chapter,
the maximum speed limit outside an urban | ||||||
21 | district for a bus is:
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22 | 1. 65 miles per hour upon any highway which has at | ||||||
23 | least 4 lanes of
traffic
and of which the roadways for | ||||||
24 | traffic moving in opposite directions are
separated by a | ||||||
25 | strip of ground which is not surfaced or suitable for | ||||||
26 | vehicular
traffic, except that the maximum speed limit for |
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1 | a bus on all highways,
roads, or streets not under the | ||||||
2 | jurisdiction of the Department or the Illinois
State Toll | ||||||
3 | Highway Authority
is 55 miles per hour;
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4 | 1.5. 70 miles per hour upon any interstate highway as | ||||||
5 | defined by Section 1-133.1 of this Code outside the | ||||||
6 | counties of Cook, DuPage, Kane, Lake, McHenry, and Will; | ||||||
7 | and | ||||||
8 | 2. 55 miles per hour on any other highway.
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9 | (g) (Blank).
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10 | (Source: P.A. 98-511, eff. 1-1-14; 98-1126, eff. 1-1-15; | ||||||
11 | 98-1128, eff. 1-1-15; 99-78, eff. 7-20-15.)
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