![]() ![]() Hour or more over the posted limit is a Class A misdemeanor and requires 10% of $2,500 or $250 or in lieu of such amount, his/her current Illinois driver's license. This comes with a mandatory court appearance. (NHTSA, 1999)įor speeding 1- 25 miles per hour over the posted speed limit and other traffic offenses, as provided for under Supreme Court Rule #526, a person shall post bail in theĪmount of $164 in one of the following ways: (1) posting $164 cash bail or (2) by depositing, in lieu of such amount, an approved bond certificate or (3) will insteadĮxecute a promise to comply by signing the citation and receiving a “Promise To Comply”.īail for speeding more than 26 miles per hour over the posted limit, but not more than 34 miles per hour over the posted limit, is a Class B misdemeanor and requiresġ0% of$2,500 or $250 or in lieu of such amount, his/her current Illinois driver's license. In 1998, 43 percent of drivers with a 0.10 BAC or higher who were involved in fatal crashes were speeding,Ĭompared with 14 percent of the sober (0.00 BAC) drivers in fatal crashes. (NHTSA, 1999)Īlcohol involvement and speeding often go hand-in-hand. The relative proportion of speeding-related fatal crashes decreases with increasing driver age. Of all drivers involved in fatal crashes, young males are most likely to speed. Young drivers (under 30 years old) are more likely to speed than other drivers. greater risk of fatality resulting from higher crash impact speeds.increased chance of a collision due to increased speed variance.The number of vehicles operating at higher speeds on 65 mile per hour interstate highways has increased. Speed-related crashes most often involve only a single vehicle.Approximately 33 percent of all fatal crashes are speed-related.The laser devices use laser light beams that bounce off a moving vehicle. In the 1990's, laser speed measuring devices were introduced. In the 1980's, moving radar enabled troopers to clock the speed of vehicles approaching from the front In the 1970's, hand-held radar was made available to most troopers. The state police now operate a fleet of fixed-wing aircraft for speed enforcement. Of measuring vehicle speeds from airplanes. In 1959 the state police started using the stop watch method Radar uses radio waves that bounce off moving vehicles. The Illinois State Police started using radar in 1956. Using the speedometer and keeping pace with another vehicle has been utilized since 1916. ![]() As early as 1906 the courts accepted that the time it took a vehicle to travel between two pointsĬould be converted to vehicle speed. The first mechanical means to measure vehicle speed was the stop watch. The Illinois State Police utilizes hand-held radar, moving radar, pacing, laser speed measurement devices, photo speed enforcement and air speed measurement to determine Speed must be decreased as necessary to avoid colliding with any person or vehicle on or entering the highway. When traveling upon any narrow or winding roadway, or when special hazards exist with respect to pedestrians or other traffic or by reason of weather or highway conditions. The driver from the duty to decrease speed when approaching and crossing an intersection, when approaching and going around a curve, when approaching a hill crest, The fact that the speed of a vehicle does not exceed the applicable maximum speed limit does not relieve Highway, or endangers the safety of any person or property. No vehicle may be driven upon any highway of Illinois at a speed which is greater than is reasonable and proper with regard to traffic conditions and the use of the Of 8,001 pounds or more, is 60 miles per hour. Licensed as a recreational vehicle, any vehicle towing any other vehicle, and vehicles of the second division designed or used for the carrying of a gross weight The maximum speed limit outside an urban district for a house car, camper, private living coach, vehicle The maximum speed limit is 70 miles per hour on interstate highways outside urban areas,Ħ5 miles per hour on rural interstates, 55 miles per hour on interstate highways near or in major cities and on other highways, and 30 miles per hour in an urbanĪrea unless some other speed restriction is established. It is the driver's responsibility to be aware of the posted speed limit. ![]()
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