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RULES * USA - Illinois bill would bump rural interstate speeds to 70 mph
Only months removed from boosting speeds for large trucks, Illinois state lawmakers are looking at letting all drivers on many interstates go a little faster
Springfield,ILL,USA -Land Line Magazine -March 8, 2010: ... The Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association would prefer that lawmakers first focus on eliminating speed limit differentials on remaining interstates not affected by the 2009 law... The Senate Executive Committee has voted 7-5 to advance a bill to the full Senate that would raise the speed limit to 70 mph on rural interstate highways. Cook and the “collar” counties surrounding Chicago would be exempt from the rule change... The current 65 mph limit on rural stretches of interstate was signed into law by Gov. Pat Quinn last summer. It took effect Jan. 1. Up until then, large trucks were limited to 55 mph... (Photo from chicagocaraccidentlawyersblog: semi-truck)
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