OOIDA Call to Action - Illinois Members
April 22, 2004

Attention: Illinois truckers! You need to contact members of the House Transportation and Motor Vehicles Committee immediately about a proposal to eliminate the state's split speed limit.

SB2374, sponsored by Sen. George Shadid, D-Pekin, would eliminate provisions in Illinois law that set up a slower speed for vehicles over 8,000 pounds.

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

The bill, which cleared the Senate in early March, must beat an April 29 House deadline for bills to be passed from committee to the full House for consideration.

It is vital you contact the committee members and let them know the importance of uniform speeds to road safety.

For contact information, visit  http://www.legis.state.il.us/house/committees/members.asp?CommitteeID=48. You can also call OOIDA's Membership department at 1-800-444-5791 and they'll look it up.