Illinois permit test: distracted & drowsy driving
Phone and texting laws, other distractions and fatigue. 6 questions.
Under Illinois law, which drivers may use a hands-free or Bluetooth phone while driving?
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Sample distracted & drowsy driving questions
Under Illinois law, which drivers may use a hands-free or Bluetooth phone while driving?
- A No driver at any age
- B Drivers age 16 and older
- C Drivers age 21 and older
- D Drivers age 19 and older
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D. Drivers age 19 and older
Illinois bans hand-held phone use for all drivers. Hands-free or Bluetooth calling is allowed from age 19; drivers under 19 who hold an instruction permit or graduated license may not use a phone at all, even hands-free, except in an emergency.
You drive past a crash where a stopped ambulance has its lights flashing. Illinois law bans taking photos and using a phone, except in certain circumstances, within how many feet of an emergency scene like this?
- A 500 feet
- B 100 feet
- C 1,000 feet
- D 200 feet
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A. 500 feet
Illinois prohibits photography and phone use within 500 feet of an emergency scene, except in certain circumstances. An emergency scene is a place where a stopped authorized vehicle has its flashing lights on. Looking at the scene or your phone instead of the road puts responders working near traffic at risk.
You are 30 and holding your phone in your hand with the speaker on during a call. Under Illinois law, this is:
- A Legal, because using the speakerphone counts as hands-free
- B A violation only inside a school zone
- C Legal, as long as you keep it below the window
- D A violation, because holding the phone is not hands-free
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D. A violation, because holding the phone is not hands-free
Using a phone while holding it, even on speaker, is not hands-free and violates Illinois law. Video calls, live video and social media while driving are also illegal.
Under Illinois law, when may a driver use a phone that is not hands-free?
- A While on a straight, empty rural highway
- B While stopped at any red light
- C While parked on the shoulder of a roadway
- D While driving under 15 mph in a parking lot
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C. While parked on the shoulder of a roadway
You may use a handheld phone only to report an emergency, while parked on the shoulder, or while stopped because traffic is obstructed with the car in neutral or park.