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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 Department of Transportation Law of the
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| 5 | | Civil Administrative Code of Illinois is amended by adding |
| 6 | | Section 2705-211 as follows:
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| 7 | | (20 ILCS 2705/2705-211 new) |
| 8 | | Sec. 2705-211. Zero Traffic Fatalities Task Force. |
| 9 | | (a) On or before July 1, 2024, the Secretary of |
| 10 | | Transportation shall establish and convene the Zero Traffic |
| 11 | | Fatalities Task Force to develop a structured, coordinated |
| 12 | | process for early engagement of all parties to develop |
| 13 | | policies to reduce traffic fatalities to zero. |
| 14 | | (b) The members of the Task Force shall include: |
| 15 | | (1) the Secretary of Transportation, or the |
| 16 | | Secretary's designee, who shall serve as Chair of the Task |
| 17 | | Force; |
| 18 | | (2) the Director of State Police, or the Director's |
| 19 | | designee; |
| 20 | | (3) the Secretary of State, or the Secretary's |
| 21 | | designee; |
| 22 | | (4) the Director of Public Health, or the Director's |
| 23 | | designee; |
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| 1 | | (5) a member from 3 different public universities in |
| 2 | | this State, appointed by the Governor; |
| 3 | | (6) a representative of a statewide motorcycle safety |
| 4 | | organization, appointed by the Governor; |
| 5 | | (7) a representative of a statewide motorist service |
| 6 | | membership organization, appointed by the Governor; |
| 7 | | (8) a representative of a statewide transportation |
| 8 | | advocacy organization, appointed by the Governor; |
| 9 | | (9) a representative of a bicycle safety organization, |
| 10 | | appointed by the Governor; |
| 11 | | (10) a representative of a statewide organization |
| 12 | | representing municipalities, appointed by the Governor; |
| 13 | | and |
| 14 | | (11) a representative of a statewide labor |
| 15 | | organization, appointed by the Governor. |
| 16 | | (c) The Secretary of Transportation shall prepare and |
| 17 | | submit a report of findings based on the Zero Traffic |
| 18 | | Fatalities Task Force's efforts to the General Assembly on or |
| 19 | | before January 1, 2025.
The report shall include, but is not |
| 20 | | limited to, a detailed analysis of the following issues: |
| 21 | | (1) The existing process for establishing speed |
| 22 | | limits, including a detailed discussion on where speed |
| 23 | | limits are allowed to deviate from the 85th percentile. |
| 24 | | (2) Existing policies on how to reduce speeds on local |
| 25 | | streets and roads. |
| 26 | | (3) A recommendation as to whether an alternative to |
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| 1 | | the use of the 85th percentile as a method for determining |
| 2 | | speed limits should be considered, and if so, what |
| 3 | | alternatives should be looked at. |
| 4 | | (4) Engineering recommendations on how to increase |
| 5 | | vehicular, pedestrian, and bicycle safety. |
| 6 | | (5) Additional steps that can be taken to eliminate |
| 7 | | vehicular, pedestrian, and bicycle fatalities on the road. |
| 8 | | (6) Existing reports and analyses on calculating the |
| 9 | | 85th percentile at the local, State, national, and |
| 10 | | international levels. |
| 11 | | (7) Usage of the 85th percentile in urban and rural |
| 12 | | settings. |
| 13 | | (8) How local bicycle and pedestrian plans affect the |
| 14 | | 85th percentile. |
| 15 | | (d) This Section is repealed on January 1, 2026.
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| 16 | | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon |
| 17 | | becoming law. |