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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, |
3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
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4 | | Section 5. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by changing |
5 | | 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 other |
18 | | traffic or by reason of weather or
highway conditions. Speed |
19 | | must be decreased as may be necessary to avoid
colliding with |
20 | | any person or vehicle on or entering the highway in
compliance |
21 | | with legal requirements and the duty of all persons to use due
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22 | | care.
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23 | | (b) No person may drive a vehicle upon any highway of this |
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1 | | State at a
speed which is greater than the applicable statutory |
2 | | maximum speed limit
established by paragraphs (c), (d), (e), |
3 | | (f) or (g) of this Section, by
Section 11-605 or by a |
4 | | regulation or ordinance made under this Chapter.
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5 | | (c) Unless some other speed restriction is established |
6 | | under this
Chapter, the maximum speed limit in an urban |
7 | | district for all vehicles is:
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8 | | 1. 30 miles per hour; and
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9 | | 2. 15 miles per hour in an alley.
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10 | | (d) Unless some other speed restriction is established |
11 | | under this Chapter,
the maximum speed limit outside an urban |
12 | | district for any vehicle is (1) 65 miles per hour (i) for
all |
13 | | highways under the jurisdiction of the Illinois State Toll
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14 | | Highway Authority, unless some other speed limit is designated, |
15 | | and (ii) for all or part of highways that are designated by
the |
16 | | Department, have at least 4 lanes of traffic, and have a |
17 | | separation between
the roadways moving in opposite directions |
18 | | and (2) 55 miles per hour for all
other highways, roads, and |
19 | | streets.
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20 | | (d-1) Unless some other speed restriction is established |
21 | | under this Chapter,
the maximum speed limit outside an urban |
22 | | district for any vehicle is (1) 70 miles per hour on any |
23 | | interstate highway as defined by Section 1-133.1 of this Code; |
24 | | (2) 65 miles per hour for all or part of highways that are |
25 | | designated by the Department, have at least 4 lanes of traffic, |
26 | | and have a separation between the roadways moving in opposite |
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1 | | directions; and (3) 55 miles per hour for all other highways, |
2 | | roads, and streets. The counties of Cook, DuPage, Kane, Lake, |
3 | | Madison, McHenry, St. Clair, and Will may adopt ordinances |
4 | | setting a maximum speed limit on highways, roads, and streets |
5 | | that is lower than the limits established by this Section. |
6 | | (e) In the counties of Cook, DuPage, Kane, Lake, McHenry, |
7 | | and Will, unless some lesser speed restriction is established |
8 | | under
this
Chapter, the maximum speed limit outside an urban |
9 | | district for a second
division vehicle designed or used for the |
10 | | carrying of a gross weight of
8,001 pounds or more (including |
11 | | the weight of the vehicle and
maximum load) is
60 miles per |
12 | | hour on any interstate highway as defined by Section 1-133.1 of |
13 | | this Code and 55 miles per hour on all other highways, roads, |
14 | | and streets .
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15 | | (e-1) (Blank). |
16 | | (f) Unless some other speed restriction is established |
17 | | under this Chapter,
the maximum speed limit outside an urban |
18 | | district for a bus is:
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19 | | 1. 65 miles per hour upon any highway which has at |
20 | | least 4 lanes of
traffic
and of which the roadways for |
21 | | traffic moving in opposite directions are
separated by a |
22 | | strip of ground which is not surfaced or suitable for |
23 | | vehicular
traffic, except that the maximum speed limit for |
24 | | a bus on all highways,
roads, or streets not under the |
25 | | jurisdiction of the Department or the Illinois
State Toll |
26 | | Highway Authority
is 55 miles per hour;
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1 | | 1.5. 70 miles per hour upon any interstate highway as |
2 | | defined by Section 1-133.1 of this Code outside the |
3 | | counties of Cook, DuPage, Kane, Lake, McHenry, and Will; |
4 | | and
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5 | | 2. 55 miles per hour on any other highway.
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6 | | (g) (Blank).
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7 | | (Source: P.A. 97-202, eff. 1-1-12; 98-511, eff. 1-1-14.)
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