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Illinois Safe Driving and Conditions: five situations explained
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In this video
- 0:00Intro
- 0:17What must you do with your phone in a marked school zone when the school limit applies?
- 1:20Driving in fog, what should you do with cruise control?
- 2:21Within how many feet of a vehicle you are about to pass must you dim your bright lights?
- 3:14How far away may your car stereo be heard before it is illegal while driving on an Illinois highway?
- 4:10You cannot tell whether an unmarked car signaling you to stop is the police. What may you do?
- 5:27Recap
In short
You must discontinue wireless phone use (unless hands-free), reduce speed to 20 mph, and stop and yield to anyone in the crosswalk. In fog, turn off cruise control, increase following distance, use dim lights or fog lights, and do not overdrive your headlights. Dim bright lights 300 feet before passing a vehicle and 500 feet before meeting an oncoming one.
The five situations
Pick an answer first, the way the video pauses for you. Each one cites the Illinois Rules of the Road 2026 (dsd_a112).
Situation 1
What must you do with your phone in a marked school zone when the school limit applies?
Answer: A. Stop using it unless it is hands-free. You must discontinue wireless phone use (unless hands-free), reduce speed to 20 mph, and stop and yield to anyone in the crosswalk.
Illinois Rules of the Road 2026 (dsd_a112) › Chapter 4 › School Zones
Situation 2
Driving in fog, what should you do with cruise control?
Answer: C. Turn it off and increase following distance. In fog, turn off cruise control, increase following distance, use dim lights or fog lights, and do not overdrive your headlights.
Illinois Rules of the Road 2026 (dsd_a112) › Chapter 11 › Fog
Situation 3
Within how many feet of a vehicle you are about to pass must you dim your bright lights?
Answer: B. 300 feet. Dim bright lights 300 feet before passing a vehicle and 500 feet before meeting an oncoming one.
Illinois Rules of the Road 2026 (dsd_a112) › Chapter 11 › Night Driving
Situation 4
How far away may your car stereo be heard before it is illegal while driving on an Illinois highway?
Answer: C. 75 feet or more. You may not operate a sound system at a volume that can be heard 75 feet or more from a vehicle being driven on a highway.
Illinois Rules of the Road 2026 (dsd_a112) › Chapter 4 › Additional Laws
Situation 5
You cannot tell whether an unmarked car signaling you to stop is the police. What may you do?
Answer: B. Drive slowly with hazard lights to a well-lit, busy place or a police station, or call 911. Drive slowly below the limit and pull over at a well-lit, populated place, drive to a police station, or call 911. Turn on your hazard lights.
Illinois Rules of the Road 2026 (dsd_a112) › Chapter 4 › Proper Action When Stopped by Law Enforcement
Transcript
0:00Intro
Weather, darkness and other drivers can turn an easy drive into a hard one. Let's work through five situations from the Illinois Rules of the Road. For each one, pick your answer before I reveal it.
0:17Situation 1
You enter a marked school zone while the school speed limit applies. What must you do with your phone in a marked school zone when the school limit applies? The answer is A: Stop using it unless it is hands-free. You must discontinue wireless phone use (unless hands-free), reduce speed to 20 mph, and stop and yield to anyone in the crosswalk. Stop using your phone unless it's hands-free, slow to 20 miles per hour, and stop for anyone in the crosswalk.
1:20Situation 2
Fog rolls in while your cruise control is on. Driving in fog, what should you do with cruise control? The answer is C: Turn it off and increase following distance. In fog, turn off cruise control, increase following distance, use dim lights or fog lights, and do not overdrive your headlights. Turn off cruise control and increase your following distance. Use dim lights or fog lights, and don't overdrive your headlights.
2:21Situation 3
At night, you're coming up behind a car you plan to pass, with your bright lights on. Within how many feet of a vehicle you are about to pass must you dim your bright lights? The answer is B: 300 feet. Dim bright lights 300 feet before passing a vehicle and 500 feet before meeting an oncoming one. Dim your bright lights 300 feet before passing, and 500 feet before meeting an oncoming car.
3:14Situation 4
Your music is turned way up as you drive down the highway. How far away may your car stereo be heard before it is illegal while driving on an Illinois highway? The answer is C: 75 feet or more. You may not operate a sound system at a volume that can be heard 75 feet or more from a vehicle being driven on a highway. In Illinois, it's illegal if your sound system can be heard 75 feet or more from your vehicle.
4:10Situation 5
An unmarked car flashes lights behind you, and you're not sure it's really the police. You cannot tell whether an unmarked car signaling you to stop is the police. What may you do? The answer is B: Drive slowly with hazard lights to a well-lit, busy place or a police station, or call 911. Drive slowly below the limit and pull over at a well-lit, populated place, drive to a police station, or call 911. Turn on your hazard lights. Turn on your hazard lights and drive slowly to a well-lit, busy place or a police station, or call 911.
5:27Recap
You must discontinue wireless phone use (unless hands-free), reduce speed to 20 mph, and stop and yield to anyone in the crosswalk. In fog, turn off cruise control, increase following distance, use dim lights or fog lights, and do not overdrive your headlights. Dim bright lights 300 feet before passing a vehicle and 500 feet before meeting an oncoming one. You may not operate a sound system at a volume that can be heard 75 feet or more from a vehicle being driven on a highway. Drive slowly below the limit and pull over at a well-lit, populated place, drive to a police station, or call 911. Nice work. Try more safe driving questions in Practice by Topic, then test yourself with a full mock exam.
The rules in this lesson
- You must discontinue wireless phone use (unless hands-free), reduce speed to 20 mph, and stop and yield to anyone in the crosswalk.
- In fog, turn off cruise control, increase following distance, use dim lights or fog lights, and do not overdrive your headlights.
- Dim bright lights 300 feet before passing a vehicle and 500 feet before meeting an oncoming one.
- You may not operate a sound system at a volume that can be heard 75 feet or more from a vehicle being driven on a highway.
- Drive slowly below the limit and pull over at a well-lit, populated place, drive to a police station, or call 911.
Original practice lesson written from the Illinois Rules of the Road 2026 (dsd_a112). EstatePass is not affiliated with or endorsed by the Illinois SOS; these are not official test questions.