Bill Text: IL SB3806 | 2009-2010 | 96th General Assembly | Introduced

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

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2010-06-27 - Pursuant to Senate Rule 3-9(b) / Referred to Assignments [SB3806 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2009-SB3806-Introduced.html

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96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2009 and 2010 SB3806 Introduced 2/11/2010, by Sen. John J. Cullerton 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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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 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

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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 of the first division or a second
division vehicle designed or used for the carrying of a gross
weight of 8,000 pounds or less (including the weight of the
vehicle and maximum load) is (1) 65 miles per hour (i) for all
highways under the jurisdiction of the Illinois State Toll
Highway Authority 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.
(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

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the weight of the vehicle and maximum load) is 55 miles per
hour.
(e-1) Outside 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 (1)
65 miles per hour on any interstate highway as defined by
Section 1-133.1 of this Code, and (2) 55 miles per hour for all
other highways, roads, and streets.
(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; and
2. 55 miles per hour on any other highway.
(g) (Blank).
(Source: P.A. 96-524, eff. 1-1-10.)