Another driver strikes your car and leaves. What does Illinois State Police advise you to do?
Correct answer: Record details safely and report promptly; do not pursue
Do not pursue a fleeing driver. Gather useful details without creating another danger and report the incident as soon as possible.
Source: Crash Reports > hit-and-run paragraph ↗
A collision causes an injury but very little vehicle damage. Does the small repair bill eliminate the crash-reporting requirement?
Correct answer: No; bodily injury is itself a reporting trigger
The State Police identifies death or bodily injury as reporting triggers independently of the property-damage threshold.
Source: Crash Reports > opening reporting criteria ↗
A private motorist crashes a privately owned car. IDOT says the SR1B motorist form no longer needs to be mailed to it. What does that change mean?
Correct answer: It removes that IDOT form requirement, not applicable police-reporting duties
IDOT discontinued the general SR1B motorist submission requirement. Police reporting is separate; IDOT also retains a specific state-employee/state-vehicle exception.
Source: Motorists > discontinued SR1B and state-vehicle exception; ISP Crash Reports corroborates separate duties ↗
You damage a parked car, and no owner or occupant can be found. Which response follows the Illinois manual?
Correct answer: Stop safely, leave identifying contact information, and notify police
The manual calls for stopping away from traffic, leaving identifying information if the owner cannot be found, notifying police and completing required reports.
Source: 2026 Illinois Rules of the Road (July2026, DSD A112.47), Chapter7 > Unattended Vehicles; printed 55 / physical PDF 58 ↗
After a crash, everyone is in a safe location. Which information should you obtain from the other driver for the follow-up?
Correct answer: Driver contact and license details, vehicle registration, and insurance information
Useful crash documentation identifies the driver, vehicle and insurance. The manual and State Police both describe exchanging this information.
Source: Crash Reports > information exchange and desk-report documentation ↗
Your car's plates are suspended for an insurance violation. A friend offers to drive it because the friend's own license is valid. Is that a solution?
Correct answer: No; nobody may operate that vehicle while its plates remain suspended
The Secretary of State states that no one may operate a vehicle while its plates are suspended. A different driver does not remove the vehicle restriction.
Source: Suspension and Reinstatement > operation while plates suspended ↗
You receive an Illinois insurance-verification suspension letter even though the car was insured on the date being checked. What should you arrange with your insurance agent?
Correct answer: Proof of coverage on the initial verification date identified in the letter
The verification process asks the owner and insurer to establish coverage on the original date being checked, not merely show that a new policy now exists.
Source: Enforcement > second verification and proof through insurance agent ↗
Before driving an ordinary registered passenger car on Illinois roads, which insurance coverage is required?
Correct answer: Motor-vehicle liability coverage
Illinois requires liability insurance for cars being driven. Other kinds of coverage do not substitute for the required liability coverage.
Source: Vehicle Affected; opening mandatory-insurance requirement ↗
A driver has been directed to furnish an SR-22 to the Illinois Secretary of State. Who files that insurance certificate directly with the state?
Correct answer: The insurance company
An SR-22 is the insurer's direct filing of proof of financial responsibility, not a repair estimate or ordinary vehicle photograph.
Source: 2026 Illinois Rules of the Road (July2026, DSD A112.47), Chapter7 > Financial Responsibility Law > direct SR-22 filing; printed 56 / physical PDF 59 ↗
A one-year-old child is 28 inches tall and weighs 25 pounds. In an ordinary passenger car, which restraint direction does Illinois require for this child?
Correct answer: Rear-facing in an appropriate child restraint
This child is under two and well below both size exceptions, so the Illinois rear-facing requirement applies. Follow the seat manufacturer's installation and fit limits.
Source: 2026 Illinois Rules of the Road (July2026, DSD A112.47), Chapter4 > Child Passenger Protection Act > under-two rear-facing rule; printed 24 / physical PDF 27 ↗
A parent considers putting a rear-facing child seat in front of an active passenger airbag. What is the correct safety decision?
Correct answer: Do not place the rear-facing seat in front of the active airbag
A deploying airbag can seriously injure a rear-facing child. The Illinois guidance says never to place a rear-facing restraint in front of an active airbag.
Source: Child Safety Seat Guidelines > Newborn to2years > active-airbag prohibition ↗
A belt-positioning booster will be used for a child who fits its limits. Which vehicle belt must be available at that seating position?
Correct answer: A lap-and-shoulder belt
A belt-positioning booster must be used with both the lap and shoulder belt. A lap-only belt is not an acceptable way to secure the child in the booster.
Source: Child Safety Seat Guidelines > Ages4to8 > booster lap-and-shoulder requirement ↗
An adult passenger can safely wear a safety belt but cannot fasten or adjust it because of a disability. What responsibility does the driver have?
Correct answer: Secure and adjust the passenger's belt before driving
The manual assigns the driver responsibility for securing and adjusting a belt when a disability or medical condition prevents a passenger from doing so.
Source: 2026 Illinois Rules of the Road (July2026, DSD A112.47), Chapter4 > Safety Belt Law > passenger unable to secure belt; printed 23 / physical PDF 26 ↗
A caregiver installs a child restraint in a different car. Which instructions should guide the installation?
Correct answer: Both the vehicle manual and the child-restraint manufacturer's instructions
Illinois child-seat guidance says to follow both sets of instructions and the restraint's age, height and weight requirements. A previous vehicle's installation may not transfer.
Source: Child Safety Seat Guidelines > introductory instruction and fit requirements ↗
A 30-year-old driver holds a phone while using its speakerphone during ordinary moving traffic. No emergency exception applies. Is this hands-free use?
Correct answer: No; holding the device does not qualify as hands-free
The manual expressly distinguishes handheld speakerphone use from hands-free operation. Activating the speaker does not make holding the phone lawful in this situation.
Source: 2026 Illinois Rules of the Road (July2026, DSD A112.47), Chapter4 > Distracted Driving > handheld speakerphone; printed 22 / physical PDF 25 ↗
A driver plans to watch a video conference on a phone while driving through ordinary traffic. Does mounting the phone make that activity permissible?
Correct answer: No; participating in video conferencing while driving is prohibited
Illinois' current distracted-driving guidance expressly includes teleconferencing apps and watching videos among prohibited activities while driving.
Source: 2026 Illinois Rules of the Road (July 2026, DSD A112.47), Chapter 4 > Distracted Driving > video-conferencing prohibition; printed 22 / physical PDF 25 ↗
A driver says a hands-free call cannot distract them because both hands remain on the wheel. What does Illinois safety guidance say?
Correct answer: Calls can still distract; park safely before calling
Hands-free is not distraction-free. The state recommends pulling off safely before a call even when hands-free technology is available.
Source: 2026 Illinois Rules of the Road (July 2026, DSD A112.47), Chapter 4 > Distracted Driving > hands-free distraction and safe stopping recommendation; printed 22 / physical PDF 25 ↗
An adult driver's alcohol level is below 0.08%, but alcohol has impaired the driver's ability to drive. Does being below 0.08% guarantee that DUI law does not apply?
Correct answer: No; impaired driving can support a DUI conviction below that level
Illinois distinguishes the 0.08% threshold from actual impairment. A lower reading is not permission to drive while impaired.
Source: Blood-Alcohol Concentration > conviction below 0.08% when impaired ↗
A person is authorized to use medical cannabis but is currently impaired by it. Does that authorization permit driving?
Correct answer: No; medical authorization does not permit impaired driving
Medical authorization does not make impaired operation safe or lawful. Illinois guidance expressly prohibits driving impaired by medicinal cannabis.
Source: Medical Cannabis > prohibition on driving under influence of prescribed cannabis ↗
A newly prescribed medicine makes a driver drowsy and slows reactions. What should the driver conclude?
Correct answer: Do not drive while the medicine impairs you
Many prescription and nonprescription medicines impair driving. Legal availability is not proof that a driver can operate safely while affected.
Source: Other Drugs > prescription and nonprescription impairment; manual Chapter6 Other Drugs corroborates ↗
