Comments on: Illinois: Cell phone & texting laws, legislation

By: Corey

Corey — Tue, 24 Apr 2012 21:19:49 +0000

DEVON: so true

By: DEVON Anderson

DEVON Anderson — Thu, 19 Apr 2012 06:53:11 +0000

Oh please,people you keep thinkin that every law is good until they catch you breaking it,then you will be upset.there taking away your rights dummies,its not about just safety its about controling your every move.

By: Vitaliy

Vitaliy — Thu, 05 Apr 2012 02:59:03 +0000

How about this. All we need is one law, car manufactures around the globe must add a sensors to the steering wheel that will make annoying sound (similar to seat belts) if you take one of your hands off the wheel for longer than 3-5 seconds. It will prevent you from doing many other distructive things besides texting and holding phone

Just imagine how much taxpayers money we will save.

By: don

don — Sun, 01 Apr 2012 16:10:11 +0000

this is just the latest craze…… come on people enforce the laws we have .. i am ham and gmrs radio licensed.. even if the state does outlaw two way radio it wont hold up in court.. i am federally licensed.. and i also use mine to report storm activity directly to National weather service in romeoville. now the idividual cities and such are passing laws ?? why?? enforce what is on the books and spend time [not money} on the laws we currently have……wasted time…… lets work on getting the thieves out of congress and get the state back to reality…..

By: Ruthann Baker

Ruthann Baker — Thu, 22 Mar 2012 17:01:22 +0000

My belief is if they outlaw hands free cell phone usage in cars, then they may as well outlaw having passengers riding in my/your car, because it is the same distraction your talking to them, right? My hands free is always worn while I am driving, it is my protection as a woman alone. All I have to do is press the button on my ear to connect with a call, or make a call verbally, i.e. call 911. No more distracting than drivers I see picking their noses, or scratching their head. Please don’t interpret this as my opinion on people using hand held or texting these should definitely be outlawed. Let’s stop government from ruling our lives completely. We need to have rights that they cannot take away.

By: Rodney

Rodney — Thu, 08 Mar 2012 03:37:34 +0000

Re: Evanston’s plan to ban all cell phone use, including hands-free: It’s about time. most drivers I see in Evanston are usually on their phones. I’m constantly on the alert. I dont have a vehicle, so I do a lot of walking. A day does not go by without a driver barely stopping at designated intersections while engaged with their cell phone.

By: Tamela Williford

Tamela Williford — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 04:58:47 +0000

I feel that we should stop the restrictions at the hands-free point. At some point the government is infringing on the rights of a citizen to just have a conversation. Making everyone abide to a hands-free law should be as far as they go. What is the difference between talking hands-free and having a conversation with someone, say your 7 year old, in the back seat? There is no difference. You have to occasionally look in the back seat just like you might at your phone. You may occasionally have to ask them to repeat themselves or listen more intently because the other person isn’t clear. What will be next for our legislature? No talking to anyone in your car while it is in motion? No transporting children without a second person riding with to address the children’s needs? At some point this gets ridiculous as the bottom line is driving is dangerous no matter what. We all need to do our share to be careful on our own without the government ruling that sucking on a tic tac is distracting. And if we screw up, then take responsibility for it and pay the consequences. More people die from bad nutrition choices or smoking than driving while talking on the phone. I don’t see that being banned yet…

By: AverageJoe

AverageJoe — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 23:32:26 +0000

It would be great for IL to pass a law that makes using a cell phone while driving illegal no matter what age. About 70 to 80% of cops that I see driving are talking on their cell phone. They should be setting an example.

By: Editor

Editor — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 02:01:32 +0000

Judy: In general, adult drivers are allowed to use cell phones in Illinois. See the various restrictions at the top of this post. Illinois officials recently put out a press release about enforcement of the new federal law banning handheld cell phone use by interstate truckers. That rule is the same in all states.

By: Judy Nelson

Judy Nelson — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 19:45:48 +0000

I’m trying to find out if regular (not texting) use of a cell phone in your vehicle is prohibited in Illinois in 2012? Also, is it prohibited or not for truck drivers?