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| Public Act 097-0202 | ||||
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AN ACT concerning transportation.
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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represented in the General Assembly:
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Section 5. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by changing | ||||
the heading of Article Ch. 11 VI and Section 11-601 as follows:
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(625 ILCS 5/11-601) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 11-601)
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Sec. 11-601. General speed restrictions.
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(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,
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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
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care.
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(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.
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(c) Unless some other speed restriction is established | ||
under this
Chapter, the maximum speed limit in an urban | ||
district for all vehicles is:
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1. 30 miles per hour; and
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2. 15 miles per hour in an alley.
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(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
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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.
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(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
55 miles per | ||
hour.
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(e-1) (Blank) 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:
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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
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2. 55 miles per hour on any other highway.
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(g) (Blank).
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(Source: P.A. 96-524, eff. 1-1-10.)
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Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect January | ||
1, 2012.
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