Illinois generally bans tinted windows on the front windshield. Which exception does state law allow?
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A.
Any factory-installed tint
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B.
A tinted band across the whole windshield
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C.
Tint below the wiper line
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D.
A 6-inch strip along the top Correct
The answer is "A 6-inch strip along the top"
Front-windshield tinting is banned in Illinois, with one narrow exception: a 6-inch strip of tinting along the top edge. A driver who picks tint below the wiper line is inverting the top-of-windshield allowance and applying sun-visor logic to the wrong edge of the glass.
The traps in the wrong answers
A. Any factory-installed tint
Reads the source of the tint as the deciding factor when the law focuses on location and size. This answer reads the tint's source as the deciding factor, perhaps from the habit of treating factory options as automatically legal.
B. A tinted band across the whole windshield
Expands a narrow strip allowance into full-glass coverage. This answer expands the narrow strip allowance into full coverage, perhaps from seeing wraparound tint on other vehicles.
C. Tint below the wiper line
Locates the allowance at the wrong edge of the windshield. This answer locates the tint allowance at the bottom edge, flipping the top-of-windshield rule.
This question tests your knowledge of Vehicle Equipment in Illinois. Source: Illinois Rules of the Road, "Chapter 12: Equipment For Safe Driving - Required Equipment - Windows," p.92..
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