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When marijuana sales become legal in Illinois next year, it will remain illegal to drive while high. But police say they still won’t have the tools to enforce laws against stoned driving the way they’d like. Law enforcement officials expect a significant increase in the number of people driving after smoking pot. While patrol officers can use Breathalyzers to help check whether people are driving while drunk, they have no approved roadside test to see whether drivers are stoned.
Starting in July the use of a cell phone while driving will be a moving offense.The phone cannot be used in your hands at all unless one of the following exceptions applies:Using the cell phone to call for emergency assistance;Using the cell phone in “hands-free” mode or with the use of a headset;Using the cell phone while parked on the shoulder of a roadway;Using the cell phone on the roadway if the normal flow of traffic has stopped or obstructed and you have your vehicle in park or neutral;A driver using a cell phone which has a single button to start or stop a call.