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State of Illinois
2023 and 2024 HB2131 Introduced 2/7/2023, by Rep. Hoan Huynh SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: |
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625 ILCS 5/11-601 | from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 11-601 |
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Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that, unless some other speed restriction is established under the Code,
the maximum speed limit on a highway with a designated bicycle lane is 25 miles per hour.
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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 |
5 | | changing 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 |
18 | | other traffic or by reason of weather or
highway conditions. |
19 | | Speed must be decreased as may be necessary to avoid
colliding |
20 | | with any person or vehicle on or entering the highway in
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21 | | compliance with legal requirements and the duty of all persons |
22 | | to use due
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 |
6 | | statutory maximum speed limit
established by paragraphs (c), |
7 | | (d), (e), (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 |
18 | | at 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) 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 |
13 | | the carrying of a gross weight of
8,001 pounds or more |
14 | | (including the weight of the vehicle and
maximum load) is 60 |
15 | | miles per hour on any interstate highway as defined by Section |
16 | | 1-133.1 of this Code and
55 miles per hour on all other |
17 | | highways, roads, 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 | | (h) Unless some other speed restriction is established |
11 | | under this Chapter,
the maximum speed limit on a highway with a |
12 | | designated bicycle lane is 25 miles per hour. |
13 | | (Source: P.A. 98-511, eff. 1-1-14; 98-1126, eff. 1-1-15; |
14 | | 98-1128, eff. 1-1-15; 99-78, eff. 7-20-15.)
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