In an emergency, when may you stop on a paved highway outside a business or residential district?
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A.
Only if you park within 12 inches of the shoulder
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B.
Only if you turn off the engine and open the hood
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C.
Any time, as long as no signs prohibit stopping
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D.
Only if you can see at least 200 feet in each direction Correct
The answer is "Only if you can see at least 200 feet in each direction"
The manual permits an emergency stop on a paved highway outside a business or residential district only when the driver has a clear view of 200 feet in each direction. Choice C skips the visibility requirement and treats posted signs as the only limit, which is how drivers used to city parking read the rule.
The traps in the wrong answers
A. Only if you park within 12 inches of the shoulder
Curb clearance is a parallel-parking rule, not an emergency stop rule. This answer applies the 12-inch parallel-parking distance to open shoulders, likely from bundling every parking rule under one number.
B. Only if you turn off the engine and open the hood
The manual sets a sight-distance test, not a signal-with-the-hood requirement. This answer substitutes a general breakdown routine for the visibility standard the manual actually prints.
C. Any time, as long as no signs prohibit stopping
Sight distance controls out-of-town stops even where signs say nothing. This answer ports a city-parking mindset onto rural highways, where posted signs are treated as the only limit.
This question tests your knowledge of Parking in Illinois. Source: Illinois Rules of the Road, "Prohibited Stopping, Standing, or Parking," p.35..
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