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1 AN ACT concerning transportation.
2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3 represented in the General Assembly:
4 Section 5. The Department of Transportation Law of the
5 Civil Administrative Code of Illinois is amended by adding
6 Section 2705-211 as follows:
7 (20 ILCS 2705/2705-211 new)
8 Sec. 2705-211. Zero Traffic Fatalities Task Force.
9 (a) On or before July 1, 2024, the Secretary of
10 Transportation shall establish and convene the Zero Traffic
11 Fatalities Task Force to develop a structured, coordinated
12 process for early engagement of all parties to develop
13 policies to reduce traffic fatalities to zero.
14 (b) The Task Force shall include, but is not limited to,
15 representatives from the Illinois State Police,
16 State-supported institutions of higher learning, the
17 Department of Transportation, the Department of Public Health,
18 the Secretary of State, motorcycle safety organizations, local
19 governments, bicycle safety organizations, statewide motorist
20 service membership organizations, transportation advocacy
21 organizations, and labor organizations.
22 (c) The Secretary of Transportation shall prepare and
23 submit a report of findings based on the Zero Traffic
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1 Fatalities Task Force's efforts to the General Assembly on or
2 before January 1, 2025. The report shall include, but is not
3 limited to, a detailed analysis of the following issues:
4 (1) The existing process for establishing speed
5 limits, including a detailed discussion on where speed
6 limits are allowed to deviate from the 85th percentile.
7 (2) Existing policies on how to reduce speeds on local
8 streets and roads.
9 (3) A recommendation as to whether an alternative to
10 the use of the 85th percentile as a method for determining
11 speed limits should be considered, and if so, what
12 alternatives should be looked at.
13 (4) Engineering recommendations on how to increase
14 vehicular, pedestrian, and bicycle safety.
15 (5) Additional steps that can be taken to eliminate
16 vehicular, pedestrian, and bicycle fatalities on the road.
17 (6) Existing reports and analyses on calculating the
18 85th percentile at the local, State, national, and
19 international levels.
20 (7) Usage of the 85th percentile in urban and rural
21 settings.
22 (8) How local bicycle and pedestrian plans affect the
23 85th percentile.
24 (d) This Section is repealed on January 1, 2026.
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