Who may serve as the supervising adult while an Illinois instruction permit holder practices driving on the road?
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A.
Only a certified driver education instructor.
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B.
Any licensed driver age 18 or older.
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C.
Any parent or guardian, regardless of driving experience.
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D.
A licensed adult 21 or older with one year of driving experience. Correct
The answer is "A licensed adult 21 or older with one year of driving experience."
The manual requires the supervising adult to be age 21 or older, hold a valid license, and have at least one year of driving experience. Choice C tempts readers who treat parental permission as legal qualification, forgetting that the age, license, and experience requirements apply to every supervising adult, parent or not.
The traps in the wrong answers
A. Only a certified driver education instructor.
A certified driver ed instructor covers the classroom and behind-the-wheel course, but private practice hours may be supervised by any qualifying adult. Narrows a broad rule to the driver-ed-only scenario, forgetting the 50-hour supervised-practice log any qualifying adult may sign.
B. Any licensed driver age 18 or older.
The minimum supervisor age is 21, not 18; a licensed 19- or 20-year-old cannot legally supervise permit driving in Illinois. Substitutes the general adult-driving age of 18 for the higher supervisor threshold, because 18 is the age most other adult driving privileges attach to.
C. Any parent or guardian, regardless of driving experience.
Parental status alone does not waive the age, license, or experience requirements; a parent without a valid license, or one licensed for under a year, still fails to qualify. Treats household permission as automatic legal qualification, a shortcut that feels natural when the parent is the one teaching the driver.
This question tests your knowledge of Graduated Licensing in Illinois. Source: Illinois Rules of the Road, "Obtaining an Instruction Permit," p.16..
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