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Public Act 098-1126 Public Act 1126 98TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY |
Public Act 098-1126 | SB0930 Enrolled | LRB098 05156 MLW 35187 b |
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| AN ACT concerning transportation.
| Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, | represented in the General Assembly:
| Section 5. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by changing | Section 11-601 as follows:
| (625 ILCS 5/11-601) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 11-601)
| Sec. 11-601. General speed restrictions.
| (a) No vehicle may be driven upon any highway of this State | at a speed
which is greater than is reasonable and proper with | regard to traffic
conditions and the use of the highway, or | endangers the safety of any
person or property. The fact that | the speed of a vehicle does not exceed
the applicable maximum | speed limit does not relieve the driver from the
duty to | decrease speed when approaching and crossing an intersection,
| approaching and going around a curve, when approaching a hill | crest, when
traveling upon any narrow or winding roadway, or | when special hazard exists
with respect to pedestrians or other | traffic or by reason of weather or
highway conditions. Speed | must be decreased as may be necessary to avoid
colliding with | any person or vehicle on or entering the highway in
compliance | with legal requirements and the duty of all persons to use due
| care.
| (b) No person may drive a vehicle upon any highway of this |
| State at a
speed which is greater than the applicable statutory | maximum speed limit
established by paragraphs (c), (d), (e), | (f) or (g) of this Section, by
Section 11-605 or by a | regulation or ordinance made under this Chapter.
| (c) Unless some other speed restriction is established | under this
Chapter, the maximum speed limit in an urban | district for all vehicles is:
| 1. 30 miles per hour; and
| 2. 15 miles per hour in an alley.
| (d) Unless some other speed restriction is established | under this Chapter,
the maximum speed limit outside an urban | district for any vehicle is (1) 65 miles per hour (i) for
all | highways under the jurisdiction of the Illinois State Toll
| Highway Authority, unless some other speed limit is designated, | and (ii) for all or part of highways that are designated by
the | Department, have at least 4 lanes of traffic, and have a | separation between
the roadways moving in opposite directions | and (2) 55 miles per hour for all
other highways, roads, and | streets.
| (d-1) Unless some other speed restriction is established | under this Chapter,
the maximum speed limit outside an urban | district for any vehicle is (1) 70 miles per hour on any | interstate highway as defined by Section 1-133.1 of this Code; | (2) 65 miles per hour for all or part of highways that are | designated by the Department, have at least 4 lanes of traffic, | and have a separation between the roadways moving in opposite |
| directions; and (3) 55 miles per hour for all other highways, | roads, and streets. The counties of Cook, DuPage, Kane, Lake, | Madison, McHenry, St. Clair, and Will may adopt ordinances | setting a maximum speed limit on highways, roads, and streets | that is lower than the limits established by this Section. | (e) In the counties of Cook, DuPage, Kane, Lake, McHenry, | and Will, unless some lesser speed restriction is established | under
this
Chapter, the maximum speed limit outside an urban | district for a second
division vehicle designed or used for the | carrying of a gross weight of
8,001 pounds or more (including | the weight of the vehicle and
maximum load) is
60 miles per | hour on any interstate highway as defined by Section 1-133.1 of | this Code and 55 miles per hour on all other highways, roads, | and streets .
| (e-1) (Blank). | (f) Unless some other speed restriction is established | under this Chapter,
the maximum speed limit outside an urban | district for a bus is:
| 1. 65 miles per hour upon any highway which has at | least 4 lanes of
traffic
and of which the roadways for | traffic moving in opposite directions are
separated by a | strip of ground which is not surfaced or suitable for | vehicular
traffic, except that the maximum speed limit for | a bus on all highways,
roads, or streets not under the | jurisdiction of the Department or the Illinois
State Toll | Highway Authority
is 55 miles per hour;
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| 1.5. 70 miles per hour upon any interstate highway as | defined by Section 1-133.1 of this Code outside the | counties of Cook, DuPage, Kane, Lake, McHenry, and Will; | and
| 2. 55 miles per hour on any other highway.
| (g) (Blank).
| (Source: P.A. 97-202, eff. 1-1-12; 98-511, eff. 1-1-14.)
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Effective Date: 1/1/2015
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