Automobile Club Criticizes Vote to Raise Truck Speed

AAA Chicago said Wednesday that state senators have jeopardized the safety of all drivers and passengers with a vote to override a veto of a truck speed limit bill. The AAA said the override of SB 540, which allows large tractor-trailer trucks to travel on rural, four-lane highways at the same speed limits as passenger vehicles, was a "significant step backward." The AAA urged the Illinois House to sustain Gov. Rod Blagoveich's veto when the bill comes up for a vote. "The number of fatal crashes involving large trucks is already on the rise in Illinois, and I'm afraid the risk for e...