Illinois road-test checklist
Tick boxes for the Illinois driving test: what to bring, the vehicle check, what the examiner scores and what fails you on the spot. Free to print. The full guide with every quote is on the road-test page.
Study sheet for before your test. Notes aren’t allowed in the DMV test room. Every state bans notes, phones and printouts during the knowledge test, in person and online.
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Illinois · Road test Illinois road-test checklistDriving exam (road test) Tick each box during practice drives in the weeks before your test. The numbers in brackets are the sources listed at the bottom. How it’s scored: A point system: each error adds one or more points depending on how serious it is. Class C and D applicants are allowed 36 points. Disqualifying acts end the test immediately whatever the point total. [2] Bring to the test [1, 2]- Instruction permit
- Acceptable identification documents
- Affidavit/Consent for Minor to Drive (if applicable)
- Cooperative Driver Testing Certificate (if applicable)
- 50-hour driving log with the proper signature (applicants under 18)
- Proof of insurance for the test vehicle
- A licensed driver to drive the vehicle to the facility
- Someone to care for any children or pets you bring (they can't ride along or be left alone in the facility)
- Shoes: you must wear them during the road test
Vehicle check before you go [1, 2]- Properly licensed, with the required equipment listed in the handbook
- In the same weight class as stated on your license application
- Insured, with proof of insurance shown at the exam
- Valid front and rear Illinois plates and a valid registration sticker (out-of-state vehicles must meet their state's registration rules)
- Examiner safety-inspects the vehicle first; one not properly equipped or in safe operating order is rejected
- Working lamps, wipers and horn; no tinted or smoked light lenses
- No windshield or window obstructions; safe tires (no metal studded tires)
- Brakes that work with one movement, plus an operable emergency brake
- Seat belts worn by you and the examiner
- A rearview mirror showing at least 200 feet behind
- Steering wheel not broken, with no more than 5 to 10 degrees of free play
- Both front doors open from inside and outside with the normal latch; not wired or strapped shut
- A secure, clean seat for the examiner; no loose objects on seats or floors
- Only the examiner rides with you (a translator may be allowed when necessary)
Maneuvers the examiner scores [1, 2]- Checking the vehicle controls
- Backing about 50 feet
- Turnabout using an alley
- Parking and starting uphill and downhill
- Left turns
- Right turns
- Pulling into and away from the curb; final park
- Changing lanes
- Stop signs, other signs and traffic lights
Skills checked throughout [1, 2]- Start and posture
- Use of mirrors
- Steering and lane observance
- Right-of-way
- Attention
- Following distance
- Speed
- Signs, signals and lane markings
- Use of clutch or automatic transmission
Automatic failures: never do these [1, 2]- Any traffic violation (one you would get a ticket for)
- A dangerous action
- Lack of cooperation or refusing to perform
- Using a recording device (phone, camera) and refusing to stop and delete the recording
Sources- web.archive.org: dsd a112 (PDF)
- ilga.gov: EntirePart
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