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"Today, members of the Illinois
House of Representatives were asked to vote on a bill that would
have raised the speed limit for trucks from 55 miles per hour to 65
miles per hour. Raising the speed limit for trucks would have meant
more accidents, more injuries and more deaths on our roads. In fact,
if the speed limit for trucks were raised, an additional 111 people
in Illinois would die in traffic accidents each year. That's why I
vetoed the bill this past summer. This afternoon, the House of
Representatives voted to sustain my veto and keep the speed limit
for trucks at 55 miles per hour. Today's vote saved lives. I want to
congratulate the 68 men and women of the House of Representatives
who voted against raising the speed limit for trucks and for keeping
our highways safe. Public safety is the first responsibility of
government. That responsibility was certainly fulfilled today."
[News release from the
governor's office] |
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