Your light turns green while a vehicle that entered lawfully is finishing its crossing. What is the correct response?
Correct answer: Let that vehicle clear before entering its path
A circular green is permission to proceed, not permission to collide with traffic already lawfully in the intersection. Yield to that traffic.
Source: Illinois Rules of the Road 2026, July 2026 DSD A112.47, Chapter 10 > Traffic Signals > Green Light; printed p. 77, physical PDF page 80. Current-law check: 625 ILCS 5/11-306(a)(1), reviewed 2026-09-12. Full primary URLs, access status, and retained clauses: illinois-car-rules-2026-09-12.md. ↗
You are leaving a driveway in an urban area. A sidewalk extends across its mouth. Where must you first stop?
Correct answer: Before driving into the sidewalk area
Stop before entering the sidewalk area, yield to pedestrians as needed to avoid a collision, and then yield to vehicles on the roadway before entering it.
Source: Illinois Rules of the Road 2026, July 2026 DSD A112.47, Chapter 4 > Special Stops > Alleys and Driveways; printed p. 34, physical PDF page 37. Current-law check: 625 ILCS 5/11-1205, reviewed 2026-09-12. Full primary URLs, access status, and retained clauses: illinois-car-rules-2026-09-12.md. ↗
A hillcrest prevents drivers in one direction from seeing your car until they are 400 feet away. May you make a U-turn there?
Correct answer: No; the required visibility is at least 500 feet in either direction
Illinois prohibits a U-turn on a curve or near a hillcrest when the vehicle cannot be seen within 500 feet by a driver approaching from either direction. A U-turn must also be safe and must not interfere with other traffic.
Source: Illinois Rules of the Road 2026, July 2026 DSD A112.47, Chapter 4 > Turning > U-Turns; printed p. 32, physical PDF page 35. Current-law check: 625 ILCS 5/11-802(a)-(b), reviewed 2026-09-12. Full primary URLs, access status, and retained clauses: illinois-car-rules-2026-09-12.md. ↗
On a two-way road, you would finish a left-side pass and return right when an oncoming car is only 150 feet away. Does that meet Illinois's minimum oncoming clearance rule?
Correct answer: No; return right before coming within 200 feet of an oncoming vehicle
Do not begin a pass unless there is enough clear roadway to complete it without interfering with traffic. Illinois also requires returning to the authorized lane before coming within 200 feet of an approaching vehicle.
Source: Illinois Rules of the Road 2026, July 2026 DSD A112.47, Chapter 4 > Passing; printed p. 28, physical PDF page 31. Current-law check: 625 ILCS 5/11-705, reviewed 2026-09-12. Full primary URLs, access status, and retained clauses: illinois-car-rules-2026-09-12.md. ↗
You are driving an ordinary passenger car outside an urban district on a two-lane highway that is not an interstate or tollway. No different speed restriction is established or posted. What is the default maximum?
Correct answer: 55 mph
The default for other highways, roads, and streets outside urban districts is 55 mph. The higher interstate or qualifying multi-lane limits are not a blanket rural-road limit.
Source: Illinois Rules of the Road 2026, July 2026 DSD A112.47, Chapter 4 > Speed Limits; printed p. 24, physical PDF page 27. Current-law check: 625 ILCS 5/11-601(b), (d-1)(3), reviewed 2026-09-12. Full primary URLs, access status, and retained clauses: illinois-car-rules-2026-09-12.md. ↗
You plan to leave a parked car 35 feet from the nearest rail of a railroad crossing. No exception or official instruction applies. Is the location permitted?
Correct answer: No; parking requires 50 feet from the nearest rail
The parking rule uses 50 feet from the nearest rail. Do not confuse it with the separate 15-to-50-foot range for a required railroad-crossing stop.
Source: Illinois Rules of the Road 2026, July 2026 DSD A112.47, Chapter 4 > Parking > No Parking; printed p. 36, physical PDF page 39. Current-law check: 625 ILCS 5/11-1303(a)(3)(a), reviewed 2026-09-12. Full primary URLs, access status, and retained clauses: illinois-car-rules-2026-09-12.md. ↗
On a four-lane highway with two lanes in your direction, an authorized emergency vehicle is stopped with warning lights flashing. A safe lane away from it is available. What must you do?
Correct answer: Move into a nonadjacent lane and also reduce to a reasonable, proper speed
Illinois requires both the feasible safe lane change and reduced speed. Leave a safe distance and keep the reduced, reasonable speed until safely past the stationary emergency vehicle.
Source: Illinois Rules of the Road 2026, July 2026 DSD A112.47, Chapter 4 > Emergency/Maintenance Vehicles; printed p. 25, physical PDF page 28. Current-law check: 625 ILCS 5/11-907(c)(1), version after P.A. 104-131, reviewed 2026-09-12. Full primary URLs, access status, and retained clauses: illinois-car-rules-2026-09-12.md. ↗
Which method lets you check your following time without estimating feet?
Correct answer: Time your arrival at a fixed roadside point after the vehicle ahead passes it
A fixed object provides a reference for measuring the time between vehicles.
Source: Illinois Rules of the Road 2026, July 2026, DSD A112.47; Following Distances; printed 83 (physical PDF page 86) ↗
Fog now prevents safe forward travel, and a safe parking area is available off the road. What should you do?
Correct answer: Leave the roadway safely and stop there
When visibility is inadequate, use a safe place off the roadway instead of pressing on.
Source: Illinois Rules of the Road 2026, July 2026, DSD A112.47; Weather Conditions — Fog; printed 84 (physical PDF page 87) ↗
Which items are useful preparations for a trip where winter stranding is possible?
Correct answer: A blanket, food and a shovel
Basic survival supplies can help if a winter trip is interrupted.
Source: Illinois Rules of the Road 2026, July 2026, DSD A112.47; Weather Conditions — Winter Driving; printed 85 (physical PDF page 88) ↗
Your dashboard is very bright during a dark-road drive. What adjustment supports visibility outside?
Correct answer: Dim the dashboard and avoid unnecessary interior lighting
Reducing interior brightness helps limit distracting reflections and glare.
Source: Illinois Rules of the Road 2026, July 2026, DSD A112.47; Night Driving; printed 87 (physical PDF page 90) ↗
Why should you not leave a fuel-burning car running in a garage attached to a house?
Correct answer: Exhaust can expose people to deadly carbon monoxide
Carbon monoxide is a serious exhaust hazard. Do not run the vehicle in an attached garage.
Source: Illinois Rules of the Road 2026, July 2026, DSD A112.47; Carbon Monoxide Poisoning; printed 88 (physical PDF page 91) ↗
You are about to back out of a driveway where children are playing nearby. What deserves particular attention?
Correct answer: Children who may move into the vehicle's path
The manual calls for exceptional watchfulness when backing near children.
Source: Illinois Rules of the Road 2026, July 2026, DSD A112.47; Children; printed 41 (physical PDF page 44) ↗
A truck signals right and leaves an opening between its right side and the curb. What should you do?
Correct answer: Stay out of the opening and give it turning room
A truck may need a wide approach to complete a right turn.
Source: Illinois Rules of the Road 2026, July 2026, DSD A112.47; Large Vehicles — Turns; printed 45 (physical PDF page 48) ↗
A wiper leaves a broad uncleared strip across your view. What should be done before a wet-weather trip?
Correct answer: Restore its proper clearing action
Wipers must clear moisture properly to support a usable view of the roadway.
Source: Illinois Rules of the Road 2026, July 2026, DSD A112.47; Required Equipment — Wipers; printed 92 (physical PDF page 95) ↗
An island lies ahead. Which path does this sign direct traffic to take?
Correct answer: Keep to the right of the island or divider
The sign directs traffic to pass to the right of the obstruction. It is not an instruction to make a right turn at an intersection.
Source: Illinois Rules of the Road 2026 (July 2026, DSD A 112.47), Chapter 9 > Keep Right; printed page 67 / physical PDF page 70 ↗
What do the two opposing arrows tell you about the road ahead?
Correct answer: Traffic traveling in both directions on the roadway
The opposing arrows warn that the roadway ahead carries traffic in both directions.
Source: Illinois Rules of the Road 2026 (July 2026, DSD A 112.47), Chapter 9 > Two-Way Roadway; printed page 72 / physical PDF page 75 ↗
A teen with an Illinois car instruction permit wants to practice with an aunt. Which arrangement meets the supervisor requirements?
Correct answer: An aunt age 21 or older, licensed and experienced in that vehicle class for at least a year, seated beside the teen.
The supervisor must meet the age, license-class, and experience requirements and sit beside the learner. A family relationship alone does not overcome an age, experience, or seating deficiency.
Source: 2026 Illinois Rules of the Road, printed 16, physical PDF 19: Obtaining an Instruction Permit, adult-supervision paragraph; current Instruction Permit Requirements service confirms age 21, correct class, and one-year experience. ↗
A 19-year-old first-time applicant completed approved high-school driver education in another state. What evidence can support applying in Illinois without repeating the Adult Driver Education Course?
Correct answer: A certified high-school transcript showing a passing grade in driver education.
The Illinois FAQ accepts proof of successful high-school driver education from another state, such as a certified transcript showing a passing grade. The applicant must still meet the other licensing requirements.
Source: Adult Driver Education FAQs > I took high school driver education but never obtained a driver's license and I was living in another state at the time... ↗
An Illinois driver moves to a new home within the state. By when must the driver notify the Secretary of State of the new address?
Correct answer: Within 10 days of the move.
An address change must be reported to the Secretary of State within 10 days. Updating the driving record and obtaining a replacement card displaying the new address are separate actions.
Source: Driver's License and State ID Card Information > Renewal of Driver's License or Commercial Driver's License > Permanent Card and Address Change; manual printed 6/PDF 9. ↗
