IL Permit Practice Test 22

All 20 questions in test 22

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1. 1. Which parking conduct appears on the Illinois license suspension list?

   1. Parking once at an expired meter
   2. Unauthorized parking in a space designated for persons with disabilities
   3. Parking overnight on a residential street
   4. Standing briefly in a marked loading zone
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   Unauthorized parking in a space designated for persons with disabilities. Unauthorized parking in a space designated for persons with disabilities is listed as a reason a driver’s license may be suspended. The suspension list also includes failure to pay five or more automated traffic violations and five or more camera-recorded violations of yielding to a stopped school bus. The option "Parking once at an expired meter" should be set aside: The parking offense expressly listed here as a suspension ground is unauthorized parking in a space designated for persons with disabilities.

2. 2. What should motorists do when entering an Illinois construction or maintenance work zone?

   1. Maintain normal speed until a worker enters the lane
   2. Slow down, yield to authorized workers or vehicles, and proceed with caution
   3. Use a handheld cellphone to coordinate a lane change
   4. Pass through the work zone on the shoulder
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   Slow down, yield to authorized workers or vehicles, and proceed with caution. Illinois work-zone rules require a slower, more deliberate approach. Drivers must reduce speed, yield to authorized vehicles or workers, change away from workers when possible, and continue carefully. Waiting for a worker to step into the lane ignores equipment, lane shifts, drop-offs, and other hazards. Handheld cellphone use is discontinued in the zone unless a permitted hands-free arrangement applies. The shoulder is not a shortcut around traffic controls. Watch the signs and pavement markings, and keep the reduced speed until safely past workers and authorized vehicles.

   Study this in the handbook: Speed limits, school zones and work zones

3. 3. How far ahead may you renew an Illinois one-year driver's license before it expires?

   1. Up to one year before expiration
   2. Up to 30 days before expiration
   3. Up to six months before expiration
   4. Only on or after the expiration date
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   Up to six months before expiration. Renewal lead time depends on the license term. A one year license may be renewed up to six months early, while two and four year licenses allow a full year of lead time. Grabbing the one year figure for every license type overstates access for short term credentials, which are often tied to annual review for older drivers. Waiting for expiration is wrong in the other direction and can leave a gap in legal driving. Sort it by term length: short license, half year head start; longer licenses, whole year.

4. 4. What happens to a medical cannabis registry card after driving impaired by cannabis or illegal cannabis transportation?

   1. Nothing
   2. The card may be revoked for two years, alongside possible loss of driving privileges
   3. The card becomes permanent
   4. Only a warning letter is sent
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   The card may be revoked for two years, alongside possible loss of driving privileges. Driving while impaired by cannabis or illegally transporting cannabis in a motor vehicle may result in loss of driving privileges. For a medical cannabis registry card holder, it may also result in revocation of the medical cannabis card for two years. The option "Nothing" should be set aside: Both driving privileges and the card are at risk. "The card becomes permanent" loses out as well: The manual describes possible revocation of the medical cannabis card for two years, not permanent card status.

   Study this in the handbook: DUI, implied consent and summary suspension

5. 5. Which situation is an exception allowing left lane use on an Illinois interstate or controlled freeway?

   1. The driver prefers the smoother pavement
   2. No other vehicle is directly behind the vehicle in the left lane
   3. The driver is exceeding the speed limit
   4. The trip will last more than one hour
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   No other vehicle is directly behind the vehicle in the left lane. On an interstate or full access controlled freeway, one exception to the restriction on driving in the left lane is that no other vehicle is directly behind the vehicle in that lane. Other exceptions include traffic congestion, weather, a right-lane obstruction or hazard, and changing lanes to yield to emergency or construction vehicles. "The driver prefers the smoother pavement" is a distractor here: Comfort plays no role in the listed left lane exceptions.

   Study this in the handbook: Passing, turning, roundabouts and parking

6. 6. Which vehicles may use flashing or moving lights other than turn signals and hazard indicators?

   1. Police or designated emergency vehicles
   2. Any vehicle on a rural highway at night
   3. Delivery vehicles making a stop
   4. Any vehicle that has its hazard lights on
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   Police or designated emergency vehicles. Illinois prohibits flashing or moving lights other than turn signals or hazard indicators, except for police or designated emergency vehicles, which includes fire protection district vehicles. Private drivers cannot add such lights for convenience or decoration. The same equipment section prohibits red lights visible from the front except on police or designated emergency vehicles. Drivers who want extra visibility should rely on headlights and hazard lights.

   Study this in the handbook: Required vehicle equipment

7. 7. What does the sign below a railroad crossbuck show when a crossing has more than one track?

   1. The speed limit for trains
   2. The width of the crossing
   3. The number of tracks
   4. The phone number of the railroad
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   The number of tracks. If a railroad crossing has more than one track, the number of tracks is shown on the sign below the crossbuck. The manual treats the crossbuck as a yield sign, so you must yield the right of way to any oncoming trains and railroad equipment. The sign below does not display train speed, crossing width, or contact numbers. Always slow down at a crossing, look both ways, and be ready to stop for a train.

8. 8. What should a driver do when exiting an Illinois roundabout?

   1. Use the right turn signal to show the exit intent
   2. Use the left turn signal while circulating
   3. Stop inside the circle before exiting
   4. Change lanes without signaling at the exit
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   Use the right turn signal to show the exit intent. Use your right turn signal to let other drivers know you are exiting the roundabout. Vehicles entering or exiting must yield to all traffic, including pedestrians and bicycles. Stay in your lane and check for vehicles continuing through the roundabout before changing lanes or taking an exit. Against "Use the left turn signal while circulating", note this: A left signal misstates the exit movement.

   Study this in the handbook: Passing, turning, roundabouts and parking

9. 9. A traffic light turns green but vehicles are still in the intersection. What does Illinois require?

   1. Yield the right of way to the vehicles still in the intersection
   2. Enter at once, since a green light gives you priority
   3. Sound your horn and drive around them
   4. Accelerate so you can clear the intersection first
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   Yield the right of way to the vehicles still in the intersection. The manual lists yielding even after the light turns green when there are vehicles in the intersection. A green light does not give you the right to enter while others are still clearing it. A green light only means you may proceed when it is safe. Wait until the intersection is clear, then go, so that you avoid blocking cross traffic or causing a crash with vehicles that entered before the light changed.

   Study this in the handbook: Speed limits, school zones and work zones

10. 10. What may law enforcement do about a disabled, unattended, or abandoned vehicle left along an Illinois roadway?

    1. Leave it indefinitely with no action
    2. Request that it be towed at the owner's expense after it has been left for a certain period
    3. Sell it immediately at roadside
    4. Fine only passing drivers who slow down
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    Request that it be towed at the owner's expense after it has been left for a certain period. A disabled, unattended, or abandoned vehicle must be removed from the roadway as soon as possible. Law enforcement may request towing at the owner’s expense after it has been left along a roadway for the specified period: two hours on an interstate, expressway, or toll highway; 10 hours on a highway in an urban area; or 24 hours on a highway in a non-urban area.

11. 11. What does an Illinois PASS WITH CARE sign tell you?

    1. You have reached the end of the no passing zone and may pass only when it is safe
    2. A no passing zone is about to begin
    3. Passing is required for slower vehicles ahead
    4. You may pass on the right at any speed
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    You have reached the end of the no passing zone and may pass only when it is safe. A PASS WITH CARE sign informs you that you have reached the end of the no passing zone. You may pass now only when it is safe. It does not start a no passing zone and it does not require or allow unsafe passing. Even after the zone ends, check for oncoming traffic, solid yellow lines on your side, hills, curves, and intersections before moving out of your lane. The end of a restriction is not an order to pass.

12. 12. What happens to stopping distance when a driver doubles vehicle speed?

    1. It quadruples
    2. It doubles
    3. It triples
    4. It grows by half
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    It quadruples. The manual states that doubling speed quadruples a vehicle’s stopping distance. It also advises adjusting speed for weather, traffic, road conditions, tires, brakes, wind, and vehicle characteristics. Consider "It doubles": The manual states that doubling speed quadruples stopping distance, rather than merely doubling it. Its rival "It triples" fails for a separate reason: Tripling still understates the fourfold growth from doubled speed.

    Study this in the handbook: Speed limits, school zones and work zones

13. 13. On the terminating road of a T intersection with no signs or signals, what must a driver do about cross traffic?

    1. Cross traffic must yield to the terminating road
    2. Proceed first because the road ends
    3. Yield only to traffic from the left
    4. Yield the right of way to cross traffic
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    Yield the right of way to cross traffic. A driver on the terminating highway of a T intersection with no traffic control signs or signals must yield the right of way to cross traffic from either direction. Consider "Cross traffic must yield to the terminating road": Through traffic holds priority at the T. Its rival "Proceed first because the road ends" fails for a separate reason: A road ending confers no right of way.

    Study this in the handbook: Speed limits, school zones and work zones

14. 14. What should occupants do after a vehicle fire begins?

    1. Stay inside until the flames are visible through the windows
    2. Open the fuel door and pour water on the engine
    3. Move away from the vehicle and call 911
    4. Drive farther before turning off the engine
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    Move away from the vehicle and call 911. Vehicle fires can become dangerous quickly, so Illinois places distance and emergency notification ahead of attempting repairs. Pull off the road, turn off the engine, move everyone away from the vehicle, and call 911. Remaining inside or continuing to drive increases exposure to smoke, heat, and traffic. The manual also says not to fight the fire yourself. Once outside, keep people away from the vehicle and provide responders with a safe, unobstructed area to work.

    Study this in the handbook: Crashes, reports and insurance

15. 15. When may pedestrians age 18 or older skate on Illinois public roadways?

    1. On any roadway at any hour
    2. Only after sunset
    3. Only on interstates
    4. Where the posted speed limit is 45 mph or less, from sunrise to sunset, without impeding traffic
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    Where the posted speed limit is 45 mph or less, from sunrise to sunset, without impeding traffic. Pedestrians age 18 or older may skate on public roadways where the posted speed limit is 45 mph or less, from sunrise to sunset, provided vehicular traffic is not impeded or obstructed. Consider "On any roadway at any hour": The permission carries age, speed, daylight, and traffic conditions. Its rival "Only on interstates" fails for a separate reason: The stated permission depends on age, posted speed, daylight, and unobstructed traffic; it is not restricted to interstates.

16. 16. While your vehicle is being passed on an Illinois road, what speed duty applies to you?

    1. You must not increase speed until the passing maneuver is completed
    2. You should speed up to shorten the passing distance
    3. You must slow to half the posted limit
    4. You should move left to give the passer more room
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    You must not increase speed until the passing maneuver is completed. The driver being passed must not increase speed until the passing maneuver is complete. The passing driver should wait until the entire passed vehicle is visible in the rearview mirror before returning to the right lane and must return before getting within 200 feet of an oncoming vehicle. Against "You should speed up to shorten the passing distance", note this: The driver being passed must not increase speed until the maneuver is complete.

    Study this in the handbook: Passing, turning, roundabouts and parking

17. 17. What exam conduct causes an automatic failure of the Illinois driving exam?

    1. Asking the examiner to repeat a direction
    2. Committing any traffic violation or any dangerous action during the exam
    3. Taking extra time to parallel park
    4. Checking mirrors more often than usual
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    Committing any traffic violation or any dangerous action during the exam. You automatically fail the driving exam if you commit any traffic violation or any dangerous action during the exam. Consider "Asking the examiner to repeat a direction": The manual identifies traffic violations and dangerous actions as grounds for automatic failure. Its rival "Taking extra time to parallel park" fails for a separate reason: The manual identifies traffic violations and dangerous actions as grounds for automatic failure.

    Study this in the handbook: Vision screening, written exam and driving exam

18. 18. Illinois applies special rules for lamps, brakes, lights, and turn signals to which vehicles?

    1. Vehicles with a salvage title
    2. Vehicles weighing over 9,000 pounds
    3. Antique vehicles more than 25 years old
    4. Vehicles registered in another state
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    Antique vehicles more than 25 years old. The Illinois manual says special rules for lamps, brakes, lights (head, tail, and stop lights), and turn signals apply to vehicles more than 25 years old. Owners of such antique vehicles can call the Secretary of State or visit the website for the details. The age of the vehicle, not its title status, weight, or state of registration, triggers that special equipment treatment.

    Study this in the handbook: Required vehicle equipment

19. 19. Who must accompany a driver under age 18 who is required to appear in court in Illinois?

    1. A licensed driving instructor
    2. A parent or legal guardian
    3. Any passenger who witnessed the violation
    4. No one; minors appear alone
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    A parent or legal guardian. A driver under age 18 who is required to appear in court must have a parent or legal guardian present. For a minor traffic ticket, failure to pay or appear may result in a second court date at least 30 days later, with notice from the clerk. Consider "A licensed driving instructor": The required accompanying person is a parent or legal guardian; being a driving instructor alone does not satisfy that requirement.

    Study this in the handbook: Crashes, reports and insurance

20. 20. What does Illinois say about changing a vehicle's exhaust system to make it louder?

    1. It is legal if the muffler stays on the vehicle
    2. It is legal on weekends and outside city limits
    3. It is legal when the vehicle is used for off-street driving only
    4. Cutouts, bypasses, and changes that increase noise are illegal
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    Cutouts, bypasses, and changes that increase noise are illegal. Illinois requires a muffler on the exhaust system to prevent excessive noise and smoke. The manual adds that cutouts, bypasses, and changes to the system to increase noise are illegal. Keeping a muffler installed does not make a louder modified system lawful, and the rule does not depend on the day of the week or on the area where you drive. Keep the exhaust system in its original working condition.

    Study this in the handbook: Required vehicle equipment