Governor Pat Quinn has signed legislation that will create safer roads in Illinois. Last week on Friday, Quinn signed a bill that ensures stronger punishment for drivers who are caught speeding. This week on Monday. the governor signed a bill that helps promote bike safety.
The speeding bill prohibits judges from granting a verdict of "court supervision" for drivers who are arrested for driving 40 miles an hour over the limit.
Those drivers caught going 40 miles an hour or more over the limit are often committing other crimes, such as driving under the influence, or driving without a valid license. When judges grant these offenders court supervision, their tickets are kept off the public driving record and the offenders' insurance rates are kept from rising. This new legislation prevents that from happening.
There is, however, a loophole in that prosecutors can simply reduce the speeding charges to somewhere below 40 miles an hour and still obtain court supervision.
On Monday, Governor Quinn signed legislation at the Campbell Street Bicycle Shop in the Chicago suburb of Arlington Heights that encompasses two bills.
In the first bill, new consequences are laid out for drivers who travel carelessly or too close to bicyclists on the street.
The second bill creates "Share the Road" license plates for Illinois drivers. Profits from these license plates will go toward education campaigns.
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It's nice to see the gov signed legislation to protect bikers in this state. I'm just left shaking my head now because enforcing it is another thing. Drivers won't begin to think twice about this legislation. I only wish he made the whole idea of using a hand held cell phone while driving illegal too. Actually since drivers will still try and get away with it, driving with a hand held cell phone in your car should become illegal too.
Now are they going to pass a law and imprison the people that drive 45 and 50 mph on the highways?? They also make the roads unsafe. And what happened about the goofy law that Quinn was considering regarding pedestrians and intersections. If a pedestrian decides they are going to step out into the street the motorist has to stop or get a ticket. Come on, that is what crossing signals are for!! We have too many politicians wasting the taxpayers money on stupid crap like this. Its time to vote these idiots out of office and hold them accountable for the money they waste.
The following statement is absolutely retarded:
Those drivers caught going 40 miles an hour or more over the limit are often committing other crimes, such as driving under the influence, or driving without a valid license. When judges grant these offenders court supervision, their tickets are kept off the public driving record and the offenders' insurance rates are kept from rising. This new legislation prevents that from happening.
Drunk and people with suspended licenses do NOT drive 40mph over the speed limit. They're usually trying NOT to draw attention to themselves. Follow the money...(insurance)
When judges grant these offenders court supervision, their tickets are kept off the public driving record and the offenders' insurance rates are kept from rising. This new legislation prevents that from happening.
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