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Illinois Secretary of State Safe Driving Tips - see full update

AVOID DISTRACTED DRIVING
Illinois law prohibits the use of hand-held cellphones, texting or using other electronic communication devices while operating a motor vehicle. Handsfree devices or Bluetooth technology is allowed for persons age 19 and over. Using a cellphone while holding the device and utilizing the speaker phone is not considered hands free and is a violation of Illinois Law.

CHILD PASSENGER SAFETY
The Child Passenger Protection Act requires all children under age 8 be properly secured in an appropriate child safety restraint system. This includes the use of booster seats, which must only be used with a lap/shoulder safety belt. If the back seat of the vehicle is not equipped with lap/shoulder type safety belts, a child weighing more than 40 pounds may be transported in the back seat without a booster seat and secured with a lap belt only. All persons over age 8 are required by law to wear safety belts. For their ultimate safety, it is recommended that all children ride in the back seat.

For more information on child passenger safety, visit: ilsos.gov or call 866-247-0213.

DO NOT DRIVE IMPAIRED

Drinking and driving -- Alcohol affects a person’s vision and slows reaction time so it takes longer to act in an emergency. Alcohol affects a person’s driving even if they are below the level of illegal intoxication. Drinking even a small amount of alcohol increases the chances of causing a crash.

Medical cannabis (marijuana) and other drugs -- Medical cannabis as well as many prescription and nonprescription drugs can impair safe driving. These include but are not limited to antihistamines, cold remedies, pain relievers, mood-altering drugs, hashish, LSD, heroin, cocaine, morphine, amphetamines (pep pills) and methamphetamines. Mixing even small amounts of alcohol with other drugs is extremely dangerous. It is illegal to operate a motor vehicle in Illinois if a person’s BAC is .08 or more or if a cannabis THC level of five nanograms or more per milliliter of whole blood or 10 nanograms per milliliter of other bodily substance or any trace of a controlled drug, substance or intoxicating compounds is in the driver’s blood.

AVOID AGGRESSIVE DRIVING
Aggressive driving is the operation of a motor vehicle in a manner that endangers or is likely to endanger persons or property.

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