Semis going 65? It's up to Gov. Quinn
Rocky
Monday, May 18, 2009 5:15 PM CDT
SPRINGFIELD -- Three times, former Gov. Rod Blagojevich vetoed legislation
to let semi trucks go 65 mph on Illinois rural interstates.
Now, Gov. Pat Quinn will get a crack at it.
On Monday, the Illinois Senate approved a plan to allow big rigs to legally
travel the same speed as cars on interstates outside of Chicago and the St.
Louis metropolitan area. Now, the speed limit for semis is 55 mph.
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http://www.pantagraph.com/articles/2009/05/18/news/doc4a1188e26c46f277916418.txt
Rocky
Rocky
"Rocky" <woo...@att.net> wrote in message
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> Semis going 65? It's up to Gov. Quinn
It is House Bill 3956 and you can check on the status of it here:
http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=3956&GAID=10&DocTypeID=HB&SessionID=76&GA=96
The rumor I hear is Gov. Quinn is holding up things waiting for a budget to
get passed.
Rocky
Rocky
"Still waiting for it...." - Jeff 6/6/9
Rocky
> "Rocky" <wook...@att.net> wrote in message
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> > "Rocky" <wook...@att.net> wrote in message
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> > > Semis going 65? It's up to Gov. Quinn
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> > It is House Bill 3956 and you can check on the status of it here:
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> > The rumor I hear is Gov. Quinn is holding up things waiting for a budget
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> > Rocky
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> "Still waiting for it...." - Jeff 6/6/9
http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=3956&GAID=10&DocTypeID=HB&SessionID=76&GA=96
Now has a new status. It states:
Last Action
Date Chamber Action
6/16/2009 House Sent to the Governor
Rocky - Still waiting for it
Rocky
http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=3956&GAID=10&DocTypeID=HB&SessionID=76&GA=96
There were a few of us on the CB radio the other day and I said it goes into
effect in January and someone else said July. Then someone claimed to have
looked it up with Google and said it goes into effect in July.
Here is the text itself from the very bottom of:
http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/96/HB/PDF/09600HB3956lv.pdf
" 4 Section 99. Effective date. This Act
takes effect January 1, 2010."
That means truck drivers are liars just like realitytrasher, Dave Ruff,
tscottme and Barry Helveston just to name a few but I already knew that.
Rocky
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http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=3956&GAID=10&DocTypeID=HB&SessionID=76&GA=96
Still waiting for any change on the above link and in the process I heard
that California might to something about their 70/55 split speed limit but
they are too far in debt.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Speed_limits_in_the_United_States
Rocky
It was signed on the 14th.
Rocky
> http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=3956&GAID=10&DocTypeID=HB&SessionID=76&GA=96
The Bill was signed on the 14th.