When does Illinois allow you to use a cellphone that is not hands-free while behind the wheel?
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A.
When parked on the shoulder of a roadway Correct
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B.
When your call will last under one minute
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C.
When you are stopped at a red light briefly
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D.
When traffic ahead is moving slowly
The answer is "When parked on the shoulder of a roadway"
The manual permits non-hands-free cellphone use only when parked on the shoulder, reporting an emergency, or stopped in obstructed traffic with the vehicle in neutral or park. The red-light choice pulls drivers who lump every temporary stop together and forget that only a shoulder, an emergency, or gear-shifted stopped traffic counts.
The traps in the wrong answers
B. When your call will last under one minute
Call length is not the test; the manual controls when you may use a handheld phone, not for how long. This answer falls back on a short-call rule of thumb the manual never sets.
C. When you are stopped at a red light briefly
A red-light stop is not among the manual's three exceptions. This answer lumps every temporary stop together, when only the shoulder, an emergency, or neutral-or-park stopped traffic is exempt.
D. When traffic ahead is moving slowly
Slow-moving traffic does not qualify; the exception requires the vehicle to be stopped and in neutral or park. This answer reads 'slow' as 'stopped', dropping the requirement that traffic be obstructed and the vehicle shifted out of drive.
This question tests your knowledge of Distracted Driving in Illinois. Source: Illinois Rules of the Road, "Distracted Driving," p.22..
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