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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 | (b) No person may drive a vehicle upon any highway of this | |||||||||||||||||||
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| 1 | State at a
speed which is greater than the applicable statutory | ||||||
| 2 | maximum speed limit
established by paragraphs (c), (d), (e), | ||||||
| 3 | (f) or (g) of this Section, by
Section 11-605 or by a | ||||||
| 4 | regulation or ordinance made under this Chapter.
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| 5 | (c) Unless some other speed restriction is established | ||||||
| 6 | under this
Chapter, the maximum speed limit in an urban | ||||||
| 7 | district for all vehicles is:
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| 8 | 1. 30 miles per hour; and
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| 9 | 2. 15 miles per hour in an alley.
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| 10 | (d) Unless some other speed restriction is established | ||||||
| 11 | under this Chapter,
the maximum speed limit outside an urban | ||||||
| 12 | district for any vehicle is (1) 65 miles per hour (i) for
all | ||||||
| 13 | highways under the jurisdiction of the Illinois State Toll
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| 14 | Highway Authority, unless some other speed limit is designated, | ||||||
| 15 | and (ii) for all or part of highways that are designated by
the | ||||||
| 16 | Department, have at least 4 lanes of traffic, and have a | ||||||
| 17 | separation between
the roadways moving in opposite directions | ||||||
| 18 | and (2) 55 miles per hour for all
other highways, roads, and | ||||||
| 19 | streets.
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| 20 | (d-1) Unless some other speed restriction is established | ||||||
| 21 | under this Chapter,
the maximum speed limit outside an urban | ||||||
| 22 | district for any vehicle is (1) 70 miles per hour on any | ||||||
| 23 | interstate highway as defined by Section 1-133.1 of this Code; | ||||||
| 24 | (2) 65 miles per hour for all or part of highways that are | ||||||
| 25 | designated by the Department, have at least 4 lanes of traffic, | ||||||
| 26 | and have a separation between the roadways moving in opposite | ||||||
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| 1 | directions; and (3) 55 miles per hour for all other highways, | ||||||
| 2 | roads, and streets. The counties of Cook, DuPage, Kane, Lake, | ||||||
| 3 | Madison, McHenry, St. Clair, and Will may adopt ordinances | ||||||
| 4 | setting a maximum speed limit on highways, roads, and streets | ||||||
| 5 | that is lower than the limits established by this Section. | ||||||
| 6 | (e) In the counties of Cook, DuPage, Kane, Lake, McHenry, | ||||||
| 7 | and Will, unless some lesser speed restriction is established | ||||||
| 8 | under
this
Chapter, the maximum speed limit outside an urban | ||||||
| 9 | district for a second
division vehicle designed or used for the | ||||||
| 10 | carrying of a gross weight of
8,001 pounds or more (including | ||||||
| 11 | the weight of the vehicle and
maximum load) is
55 miles per | ||||||
| 12 | hour.
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| 13 | (e-1) (Blank). | ||||||
| 14 | (f) Unless some other speed restriction is established | ||||||
| 15 | under this Chapter,
the maximum speed limit outside an urban | ||||||
| 16 | district for a bus is:
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| 17 | 1. 65 miles per hour upon any highway which has at | ||||||
| 18 | least 4 lanes of
traffic
and of which the roadways for | ||||||
| 19 | traffic moving in opposite directions are
separated by a | ||||||
| 20 | strip of ground which is not surfaced or suitable for | ||||||
| 21 | vehicular
traffic, except that the maximum speed limit for | ||||||
| 22 | a bus on all highways,
roads, or streets not under the | ||||||
| 23 | jurisdiction of the Department or the Illinois
State Toll | ||||||
| 24 | Highway Authority
is 55 miles per hour;
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| 25 | 1.5. 70 miles per hour upon any interstate highway as | ||||||
| 26 | defined by Section 1-133.1 of this Code outside the | ||||||
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| 1 | counties of Cook, DuPage, Kane, Lake, McHenry, and Will; | ||||||
| 2 | and
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| 3 | 2. 55 miles per hour on any other highway.
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| 4 | (g) (Blank).
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| 5 | (Source: P.A. 97-202, eff. 1-1-12; 98-511, eff. 1-1-14.)
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| 6 | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||||||
| 7 | becoming law.
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