97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2011 and 2012
SB2287

 

Introduced 2/10/2011, by Sen. A. J. Wilhelmi

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
625 ILCS 5/11-601  from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 11-601

    Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning speed restrictions.


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A BILL FOR

 

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1    AN ACT concerning transportation.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by changing
5Section 11-601 as follows:
 
6    (625 ILCS 5/11-601)  (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 11-601)
7    Sec. 11-601. General speed restrictions.
8    (a) No vehicle may be driven upon any highway of this State
9at a speed which is greater than is reasonable and and proper
10with regard to traffic conditions and the use of the highway,
11or endangers the safety of any person or property. The fact
12that the speed of a vehicle does not exceed the applicable
13maximum speed limit does not relieve the driver from the duty
14to decrease speed when approaching and crossing an
15intersection, approaching and going around a curve, when
16approaching a hill crest, when traveling upon any narrow or
17winding roadway, or when special hazard exists with respect to
18pedestrians or other traffic or by reason of weather or highway
19conditions. Speed must be decreased as may be necessary to
20avoid colliding with any person or vehicle on or entering the
21highway in compliance with legal requirements and the duty of
22all persons to use due care.
23    (b) No person may drive a vehicle upon any highway of this

 

 

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1State at a speed which is greater than the applicable statutory
2maximum speed limit established by paragraphs (c), (d), (e),
3(f) or (g) of this Section, by Section 11-605 or by a
4regulation or ordinance made under this Chapter.
5    (c) Unless some other speed restriction is established
6under this Chapter, the maximum speed limit in an urban
7district for all vehicles is:
8        1. 30 miles per hour; and
9        2. 15 miles per hour in an alley.
10    (d) Unless some other speed restriction is established
11under this Chapter, the maximum speed limit outside an urban
12district for any vehicle of the first division or a second
13division vehicle designed or used for the carrying of a gross
14weight of 8,000 pounds or less (including the weight of the
15vehicle and maximum load) is (1) 65 miles per hour (i) for all
16highways under the jurisdiction of the Illinois State Toll
17Highway Authority and (ii) for all or part of highways that are
18designated by the Department, have at least 4 lanes of traffic,
19and have a separation between the roadways moving in opposite
20directions and (2) 55 miles per hour for all other highways,
21roads, and streets.
22    (e) In the counties of Cook, DuPage, Kane, Lake, McHenry,
23and Will, unless some lesser speed restriction is established
24under this Chapter, the maximum speed limit outside an urban
25district for a second division vehicle designed or used for the
26carrying of a gross weight of 8,001 pounds or more (including

 

 

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1the weight of the vehicle and maximum load) is 55 miles per
2hour.
3    (e-1) Outside the counties of Cook, DuPage, Kane, Lake,
4McHenry, and Will, unless some lesser speed restriction is
5established under this Chapter, the maximum speed limit outside
6an urban district for a second division vehicle designed or
7used for the carrying of a gross weight of 8,001 pounds or more
8(including the weight of the vehicle and maximum load) is (1)
965 miles per hour on any interstate highway as defined by
10Section 1-133.1 of this Code, and (2) 55 miles per hour for all
11other highways, roads, and streets.
12    (f) Unless some other speed restriction is established
13under this Chapter, the maximum speed limit outside an urban
14district for a bus is:
15        1. 65 miles per hour upon any highway which has at
16    least 4 lanes of traffic and of which the roadways for
17    traffic moving in opposite directions are separated by a
18    strip of ground which is not surfaced or suitable for
19    vehicular traffic, except that the maximum speed limit for
20    a bus on all highways, roads, or streets not under the
21    jurisdiction of the Department or the Illinois State Toll
22    Highway Authority is 55 miles per hour; and
23        2. 55 miles per hour on any other highway.
24    (g) (Blank).
25(Source: P.A. 96-524, eff. 1-1-10.)