Illinois FREE Permit Practice Test – 1

You must obey directions from law enforcement, highway personnel, or school crossing guards.

Flashing yellow lights mean that the bus is about to stop. Slow down and look for children.

Following a vehicle too closely or tailgating is the cause of most rear-end collisions. Use the three-second rule to determine a safe following distance. The three-second rule also applies to your speed on a good road and during good weather.

Avoid aggressive drivers and potentially dangerous situations. If you encounter an angry or aggressive motorist:

• Do not retaliate or in any way engage the other driver. Get out of the way.
• Do not make eye contact.
• Keep your doors locked and your windows up.
• Keep enough space between you and the vehicle in front of you to pull out from behind.
• Do not underestimate a driver's potential for aggression.

Unless posted otherwise, the speed limit is 20 mph during opening or closing hours or when flashing lights are active.

Motorists must not drive between vehicles in an organized funeral procession unless directed to do so by a law enforcement officer.

A stop sign is ahead. Slow down and be ready to stop.

Give pedestrians using a guide dog or other service animal or carrying a white cane the right-of-way. Do not use your horn.

Never back a vehicle in a travel lane. It is illegal and unsafe. Proceed to a place where you can turn around.

You must send a written report to the Illinois Department of Transportation ten days after the crash.

Parking is not allowed within 15 feet of a fire hydrant.

To keep from becoming tired on a long trip:

• Get a normal night's sleep before you start on your trip.
• Do not take any drugs that can make you drowsy.
• Do not drive long hours.
• Try not to drive late at night.
• Take regular rest stops even if you are not tired.
• Keep shifting your eyes from one part of the road to another.
• Try chewing gum or singing along with the radio/CD.
• Open your window for fresh air.
• Alternate drivers.

Never drive if sleepy.

Unsafe speed is the most common cause of skidding accidents.

Solid double white lines separate lanes of traffic moving in the same direction. Crossing a double solid white line is prohibited.

Vehicles in the roundabout have the right-of-way.

Following a vehicle too closely or tailgating is the cause of most rear-end collisions.

Divided Highway / Divided Highway Begins. Each roadway is one-way.

Pay close attention to turn signals, and give large vehicles plenty of room to maneuver and make turns. Large vehicles make wide right turns and sometimes leave an open space to the right just before the turn.

A red flashing signal has the same meaning as a stop sign. A stop sign will also be posted where this signal is located.

You must always bring your vehicle to a complete stop and yield to approaching traffic before proceeding.