You approach a highway construction zone. What does Illinois law require for cellphone use?
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A.
End the call only when workers become visible.
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B.
Discontinue use unless the device is hands-free. Correct
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C.
Continue using it so long as you also reduce speed.
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D.
Switch the phone to speaker mode while holding it.
The answer is "Discontinue use unless the device is hands-free."
Illinois requires you to put a handheld phone down in a work zone; only hands-free operation is allowed. Choice D pulls readers who rely on speakerphone while driving on the open road, but holding the phone at all violates the work-zone rule.
The traps in the wrong answers
A. End the call only when workers become visible.
The rule is triggered by the zone itself, not by whether workers are visible. Confused the cellphone rule with the enhanced-penalty rule that keys on workers being on-site.
C. Continue using it so long as you also reduce speed.
Reducing speed is required in addition to hands-free operation, not instead of it. Read the work-zone rules as a menu to pick from instead of a stacked set of duties.
D. Switch the phone to speaker mode while holding it.
Holding the phone violates the rule; hands-free means your hand is off the device. Carried the general speakerphone habit into the work zone, treating held speakerphone as hands-free enough.
This question tests your knowledge of Construction Signs in Illinois. Source: Illinois Rules of the Road, "Construction Zones," p.25..
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