Illinois's GDL cellphone ban, including hands-free devices, applies to drivers under what age?
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A.
Any driver under age 19. Correct
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B.
Permit holders in their first nine months.
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C.
Any driver still in Initial Licensing.
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D.
Every driver under 21.
The answer is "Any driver under age 19."
The ban covers any driver under age 19, hands-free devices included, except for emergency calls. 'Every driver under 21' is the trap because so many under-21 rules govern young drivers (alcohol, court supervision, transportation caps) that readers default to 21 for anything teen-related.
The traps in the wrong answers
B. Permit holders in their first nine months.
The ban is not limited to permit holders; it applies to any driver under 19 regardless of phase. This answer ties the cellphone rule to permit status, blending it with the permit-only supervision rules on the same manual page.
C. Any driver still in Initial Licensing.
The ban follows age, not phase; it continues after Initial Licensing ends and until the driver turns 19. This answer assumes phase-based restrictions lift together, an oversimplification for readers who miss that this one uses age instead.
D. Every driver under 21.
The under-21 threshold governs alcohol and court supervision rules; the GDL cellphone ban stops at 19. This answer defaults to under-21 for any young-driver restriction, a pattern picked up from the alcohol and supervision sections.
This question tests your knowledge of Graduated Licensing in Illinois. Source: Illinois Rules of the Road, "Graduated Driver Licensing Program," p.18..
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