Under Illinois law, flashing your turn signals as a 'do pass' courtesy to other drivers is:
-
A.
Allowed only during daylight hours
-
B.
Allowed only outside city limits
-
C.
Allowed on any two-lane roadway
-
D.
Against the law at all times Correct
The answer is "Against the law at all times"
The 'do pass' signal is banned outright in Illinois, at every hour and on every road. Drivers who pick the 'any two-lane road' answer learned the practice from friends or family and assumed the law lets a helpful gesture stand.
The traps in the wrong answers
A. Allowed only during daylight hours
The prohibition applies at all hours; the manual gives no daylight-only exception. This answer assumes signaling rules relax at night the way some parking and headlight rules seem to.
B. Allowed only outside city limits
The prohibition applies statewide; the manual gives no rural or out-of-town carve-out. This answer applies the intuition that stricter rules only bite in city traffic and loosen on rural roads.
C. Allowed on any two-lane roadway
The manual bans this signaling outright; it never permits it on any category of road. This answer treats the practice as a driving courtesy the law tolerates, the way many drivers learned it from other drivers.
This question tests your knowledge of Passing in Illinois. Source: Illinois Rules of the Road, "Passing," p.28..
Related Illinois questions
- Traffic ahead of you inside a construction zone is moving slowly. May you pass? →
- You are passing a pedestrian who is walking on the shoulder of the roadway. What is the minimum distance you must keep between your vehicle and the pedestrian? →
- The manual describes where passing is prohibited on Illinois roads. Which of the following is always a no passing zone? →
- You are finishing a pass on a two-lane highway. Before how many feet from an oncoming vehicle must you return to your lane? →
- After passing a vehicle on a two-lane highway, when may you turn back into the right-hand lane? →
You just took one Illinois question apart. The book does it for the whole test.
The Illinois book unlocks a free companion: an adaptive study plan, progress synced across your devices, a denser laminate cheat sheet, and a test-day walkthrough. Verify your copy once, usually in seconds; there's nothing extra to buy.
$18.99 paperback, free companion included.