Illinois Permit Test (SOS Written Test) — All Questions

Illinois' Scott's Law (the Move Over law) requires you to do what when approaching a stopped emergency vehicle with flashing lights?

• a.Slow down and change lanes away from it if you can do so safely✓
• b.Stop in your lane and wait
• c.Speed up past the scene
• d.Flash your headlights and continue

Scott's Law requires drivers to reduce speed, proceed with caution, and change to a lane away from a stopped emergency or maintenance vehicle displaying flashing lights when it is safe to do so.

The best way to share the road with a motorcycle is to:

• a.Follow closely so they know you are there
• b.Treat the motorcycle's lane as available to you
• c.Allow a full lane and keep extra following distance✓
• d.Pass with only a few inches of clearance

Motorcycles are entitled to a full lane; give them the whole lane, increase your following distance, and check carefully for them before changing lanes or turning.

The large blind-spot areas around a semi-truck where the driver cannot see you are called:

• a.Merge zones
• b.Comfort zones
• c.Safety zones
• d.No-zones✓

Trucks have wide no-zones at the front, rear and sides; avoid lingering in them, and remember that if you cannot see the truck driver's mirrors, they cannot see you.

Illinois seat belt law requires that:

• a.Only the driver must buckle up
• b.The driver and all passengers must wear a seat belt, with children properly restrained✓
• c.Seat belts are optional in the back seat
• d.Belts are required only on highways

Illinois requires the driver and every passenger, front and back, to wear a seat belt, and young children must be secured in appropriate child-restraint or booster seats.

Before changing lanes, you should:

• a.Signal, check mirrors, and glance over your shoulder to check the blind spot✓
• b.Rely only on your rearview mirror
• c.Change quickly without signaling
• d.Assume the lane is clear if traffic is light

Signal your intention, check your mirrors, and turn your head to check the blind spot before moving over, because mirrors alone do not show everything beside you.