Illinois permit test: night, weather & hazards
Headlights, rain, fog, ice, skids, glare and other hazards. 7 questions.
It starts to rain and you turn on your windshield wipers. What else does Illinois law require?
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Sample night, weather & hazards questions
It starts to rain and you turn on your windshield wipers. What else does Illinois law require?
- A Nothing else during daylight
- B Turn on your hazard flashers
- C Turn on your headlights
- D Turn on your high beams
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C. Turn on your headlights
Illinois law requires your headlights to be on whenever you use your windshield wipers. Headlights help other drivers see you in rain, snow or fog.
At night, how far from an oncoming vehicle must you dim your high beams in Illinois?
- A 500 feet
- B 1,000 feet
- C 200 feet
- D 300 feet
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A. 500 feet
Dim your bright lights 500 feet before meeting an oncoming vehicle and 300 feet before passing a vehicle ahead. High beams blind other drivers.
Besides sunset to sunrise and when wipers are needed, when do Illinois rules say headlights should be on?
- A When you cannot see objects 50 feet away
- B When you cannot see objects 1,000 feet away
- C When you cannot see objects 200 feet away
- D Only when the temperature is below freezing
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B. When you cannot see objects 1,000 feet away
Headlights must be on from sunset to sunrise and whenever rain, snow or fog require wipers. They should also be used when objects 1,000 feet away cannot be seen.
You are driving in fog. Which headlight setting does the Illinois handbook recommend?
- A High beams, to see farther ahead
- B Parking lights only
- C No lights, to reduce glare
- D Low beams (dim) or fog lights
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D. Low beams (dim) or fog lights
In fog, use low beams or fog lights, slow down and increase following distance. High beams bounce off the fog and blind you. If the fog is too dense, pull off the road and stop.