Section
Speed Restrictions
71.001 Speed limits
71.002 Special speed limits while passing schools and while traveling through highway construction or maintenance zones
71.003 (Reserved)
71.004 Minimum speed regulation
71.005 Speed limits in alleys
Turning and Starting; Signals
71.020 Required position and method of turning at intersections
71.021 Limitations on U-turns
71.022 Starting parked vehicle
71.023 When signal required
71.024 Signal by hand and arm or signal device
71.025 Method of giving hand and arm signals
Overtaking and Passing
71.040 Driving on right side of roadway; exceptions
71.041 Passing vehicles proceeding in opposite directions
71.042 Overtaking vehicles on the left
71.043 When overtaking on the right is permitted
71.044 Limitations on overtaking on the left
71.045 Meeting or overtaking school bus
71.046 One-way roadways and rotary traffic islands
71.047 No-passing zones
71.048 Driving on roadways laned for traffic
Right-of-Way
71.060 Vehicles approaching or entering intersection
71.061 Vehicle turning left
71.062 Vehicles entering stop crosswalk
71.063 Vehicle entering stop or yield intersection
71.064 Merging traffic
71.065 Vehicle entering highway from private road or driveway
71.066 Operation of vehicles on approach of authorized emergency vehicles
71.067 Funeral processions
Special Stops Required
71.080 Obedience to signal indicating approach of train or railroad tract equipment
71.081 Certain vehicles must stop at all railroad grade crossings
71.082 Emerging from alley, building, private road, or driveway
71.083 Stop when traffic obstructed
Prohibitions
71.095 Backing
71.096 Following vehicle too closely
71.097 Obstruction of driver's view or driving mechanism
71.098 Opening vehicle doors
71.099 Coasting
71.100 Following fire apparatus; driving over fire hose
71.101 Driving upon sidewalk
71.102 Use of roller skates, coasters, or similar devices
71.103 Putting glass or other hazardous materials on highway prohibited
71.104 Obstructing person in highways
71.105 Farm tractor operation
71.106 Driving on controlled-access highway
Parades
71.120 Definitions
71.121 Permit required
71.122 Application for permit
71.123 Standards for issuance of permit
71.124 Notice of rejection of permit application
71.125 Appeal procedure when permit denied
71.126 Alternative permit
71.127 Notice to city and other officials when permit issued
71.128 Contents of permit
71.129 Duties of permittee
71.130 Public conduct during parades
71.131 Revocation of permit
Operation of Qualified Non-highway Vehicles on Streets
71.140 Non-highway vehicles
71.141 Definitions
71.142 Vehicle requirements
71.143 Restrictions
71.144 Operation of golf carts/ROHV/UTV
71.145 Annual registration of golf carts/ROHV/UTV
71.146 Inspection of vehicles
71.147 Mandatory insurance
71.148 Operation limited to licensed drivers
71.149 Other laws, regulations, and ordinances
71.150 Use under the influence
71.151 Revocation or denial of registration
71.152 Violations and penalty
SPEED RESTRICTIONS
(A) No vehicle may be driven upon any highway of this city at a speed which is greater than is reasonable and proper with regard to traffic conditions and the use of the highway, or which 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, when approaching and going around a curve, when approaching a hillcrest, when traveling upon any narrow or winding roadway, or when a 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.
(B) No person may drive a vehicle upon any street at a speed which is greater than the applicable statutory maximum speed limit established by divisions (C) and (D) below, by § 71.002, 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 (as defined in § 70.01) for all vehicles is:
(1) Thirty miles per hour; and
(2) Ten miles per hour in an alley.
(D) Unless some lesser speed restriction is established under this chapter, the maximum speed limit in a non-urban district is 55 miles per hour.
(E) A fine for this section shall be set forth as provided in Illinois Supreme Court Rule 528.
(Ord. 3475, passed 8-22-05; Am. Ord. 3482, passed 10-11-05)
Statutory reference:
Authority to regulate speed, see ILCS Ch. 65, Act 5, § 11-40-1 and ILCS Ch. 625, Act 5, § 11-604
Similar state statute, see ILCS Ch. 625, Act 5, § 11-601
(A) While passing schools.
(1) For the purpose of this division (A), SCHOOL means the following entities:
(a) A public or private primary or secondary school.
(b) A primary or secondary school operated by a religious institution.
(c) A public, private, or religious nursery school.
(2) On a school day when school children are present and so close thereto that a potential hazard exists because of the close proximity of the motorized traffic, no person shall drive a motor vehicle at a speed in excess of 20 miles per hour while passing a school zone or while traveling on a local, county, or state roadway on public school property or upon any public thoroughfare where children pass going to and from school.
(3) For the purpose of this division (A), a school day begins at 6:30 a.m. and concludes at 4:00 p.m.
(4) This division (A) shall not be applicable unless appropriate signs are posted upon streets and highways under their respective jurisdiction and maintained by the Department, township, county, park district, city, village or incorporated town wherein the school zone is located. With regard to the special speed limit while passing schools, such signs shall give proper due warning that a school zone is being approached and shall indicate the school zone and the maximum speed limit in effect during school days when school children are present.
(5) Nothing in this chapter shall prohibit the use of electronic speed-detecting devices within 500 feet of signs within a special school speed zone indicating such zone, as defined in this division (A), nor shall evidence obtained thereby be inadmissible in any prosecution for speeding provided the use of such device shall apply only to the enforcement of the speed limit in such special school speed zone.
(6) Except as provided in division (A)(7) of this section, a person who violates this division (A) is guilty of a petty offense. Violations of this division (A) are punishable with a minimum fine of $150 for the first violation and a minimum fine of $300 for the second or subsequent violation.
(7) A person committing a violation of this division (A) is guilty of aggravated special speed limit while passing schools when he or she drives a motor vehicle at a speed that is:
(a) Twenty-six miles per hour or more but less than 35 miles per hour in excess of the applicable special speed limit established under this division (A) or a similar provision of a local ordinance and is guilty of a Class B misdemeanor; or
(b) Thirty-five miles per hour or more in excess of the applicable special speed limit established under this division (A) or a similar provision of a local ordinance and is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor.
(ILCS Ch. 625, Act 5, § 11-605)
(B) While traveling through highway construction or maintenance zones.
(1) A person may not operate a motor vehicle in a construction or maintenance speed zone at a speed in excess of the posted speed limit when workers are present.
(2) A person may not operate a motor vehicle in a construction or maintenance speed zone at a speed in excess of the posted speed limit when workers are not present.
(3) Nothing in this chapter prohibits the use of electronic speed-detecting devices within 500 feet of signs within a construction or maintenance speed zone indicating the zone, as defined in this division (B), nor shall evidence obtained by use of those devices be inadmissible in any prosecution for speeding, provided the use of the device shall apply only to the enforcement of the speed limit in the construction or maintenance speed zone.
(4) As used in this division (B), a CONSTRUCTION OR MAINTENANCE SPEED ZONE is an area in which the Department, Toll Highway Authority, or local agency has posted signage advising drivers that a construction or maintenance speed zone is being approached, or in which the Department, Authority, or local agency has posted a lower speed limit with a highway construction or maintenance speed zone special speed limit sign after determining that the preexisting established speed limit through a highway construction or maintenance project is greater than is reasonable or safe with respect to the conditions expected to exist in the construction or maintenance speed zone.
(a) If it is determined that the preexisting established speed limit is safe with respect to the conditions expected to exist in the construction or maintenance speed zone, additional speed limit signs which conform to the requirements of this division (B)(4) shall be posted.
(b) Highway construction or maintenance speed zone special speed limit signs shall be of a design approved by the Department. The signs must give proper due warning that a construction or maintenance speed zone is being approached and must indicate the maximum speed limit in effect. The signs also must state the amount of the minimum fine for a violation.
(5) Except as provided under division (B)(6) of this section, a person who violates this division (B) is guilty of a petty offense. Violations of this division (B) are punishable with a minimum fine of $250 for the first violation and a minimum fine of $750 for the second or subsequent violation.
(6) A person committing a violation of this division (B) is guilty of aggravated special speed limit while traveling through a highway construction or maintenance speed zone when he or she drives a motor vehicle at a speed that is:
(a) Twenty-six miles per hour or more but less than 35 miles per hour in excess of the applicable special speed limit established under this division (B) or a similar provision of a local ordinance and is guilty of a Class B misdemeanor; or
(b) Thirty-five miles per hour or more in excess of the applicable special speed limit established under this division (B) or a similar provision of a local ordinance and is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor.
(7) The Illinois State Police and the local county police department have concurrent jurisdiction over any violation of this division (B) that occurs on an interstate highway.
(8) The Transportation Safety Highway Hire-back Fund, which was created by Public Act 92-619, shall continue to be a special fund in the state treasury. Subject to appropriation by the General Assembly and approval by the Secretary, the Secretary of Transportation shall use all moneys in the Transportation Safety Highway Hire-back Fund to hire off-duty Illinois State Police officers to monitor construction or maintenance zones.
(9) Each county shall create a Transportation Safety Highway Hire-back Fund. The county shall use the moneys in its Transportation Safety Highway Hire-back Fund to hire off-duty county police officers to monitor construction or maintenance zones in that county on highways other than interstate highways. The county, in its discretion, may also use a portion of the moneys in its Transportation Safety Highway Hire-back Fund to purchase equipment for county law enforcement and fund the production of materials to educate drivers on construction zone safe driving habits.
(10) For a second or subsequent violation of this division (B) within two years of the date of the previous violation, the Secretary of State shall suspend the driver's license of the violator for a period of 90 days. This suspension shall only be imposed if the current violation of this division (B) and at least one prior violation of this division (B) occurred during a period when workers were present in the construction or maintenance zone.
(ILCS Ch. 625, Act 5, § 11-605.1)
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