Public Act 098-1128
 
SB2015 EnrolledLRB098 06498 JDS 36541 b



    AN ACT concerning government.

 
    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.

    (a-5) For purposes of this Section, "urban district" does 
not include any interstate highway as defined by Section 
1-133.1 of this Code which includes all highways under the 
jurisdiction of the Illinois State Toll Highway Authority. 
    (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 
which includes all highways under the jurisdiction of the 
Illinois State Toll Highway Authority; (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
55 miles per 
hour.

    (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;

        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.)