OOIDA Call to Action - Illinois Members
April 23, 2003

Attention: Illinois truckers! Legislation in the state Senate needs your support.

A bill to eliminate the state’s split speed limit is scheduled for discussion at a Senate Transportation Committee hearing April 29; if the committee votes to approve the bill, it will then go before the full Senate.

HB1186 would cut provisions in Illinois law that set up a slower speed for vehicles with a gross weight of more than 8,000 pounds.

Currently, those vehicles are required to travel 10 mph below the 65 mph limit for other vehicles. Under the new bill, all vehicles would have a 65 mph speed limit.

Last year, a similar bill appeared to have support from legislators until the Illinois State Police stepped in and convinced lawmakers to derail the issue.

We cannot allow that to happen again.

It is vital you contact Senate Transportation Committee members, full Senate members and the governor’s office and let them know the importance of uniform speeds to road safety.

For committee members’ contact information and a full list of senators, visit www.ilga.gov. Send correspondence for Gov. Rod Blagojevich to governor@state.il.us or to the Office of the Governor, 207 State House, Springfield, IL, 62706; (217) 782-0244 or 1-888-261-3336. You can also call OOIDA’s membership department at 1-800-444-5791 and they’ll look up all contact information.