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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 members of the Task Force shall include:
15 (1) the Secretary of Transportation, or the
16 Secretary's designee, who shall serve as Chair of the Task
17 Force;
18 (2) the Director of State Police, or the Director's
19 designee;
20 (3) the Secretary of State, or the Secretary's
21 designee;
22 (4) the Director of Public Health, or the Director's
23 designee;
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1 (5) a member from 3 different public universities in
2 this State, appointed by the Governor;
3 (6) a representative of a statewide motorcycle safety
4 organization, appointed by the Governor;
5 (7) a representative of a statewide motorist service
6 membership organization, appointed by the Governor;
7 (8) a representative of a statewide transportation
8 advocacy organization, appointed by the Governor;
9 (9) a representative of a bicycle safety organization,
10 appointed by the Governor;
11 (10) a representative of a statewide organization
12 representing municipalities, appointed by the Governor;
13 and
14 (11) a representative of a statewide labor
15 organization, appointed by the Governor.
16 (c) The Secretary of Transportation shall prepare and
17 submit a report of findings based on the Zero Traffic
18 Fatalities Task Force's efforts to the General Assembly on or
19 before January 1, 2025. The report shall include, but is not
20 limited to, a detailed analysis of the following issues:
21 (1) The existing process for establishing speed
22 limits, including a detailed discussion on where speed
23 limits are allowed to deviate from the 85th percentile.
24 (2) Existing policies on how to reduce speeds on local
25 streets and roads.
26 (3) A recommendation as to whether an alternative to
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1 the use of the 85th percentile as a method for determining
2 speed limits should be considered, and if so, what
3 alternatives should be looked at.
4 (4) Engineering recommendations on how to increase
5 vehicular, pedestrian, and bicycle safety.
6 (5) Additional steps that can be taken to eliminate
7 vehicular, pedestrian, and bicycle fatalities on the road.
8 (6) Existing reports and analyses on calculating the
9 85th percentile at the local, State, national, and
10 international levels.
11 (7) Usage of the 85th percentile in urban and rural
12 settings.
13 (8) How local bicycle and pedestrian plans affect the
14 85th percentile.
15 (d) This Section is repealed on January 1, 2026.
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