The manual bars passing on a two-lane, two-way road within 100 feet of which structure when the view is blocked?
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A.
A highway rest area entrance
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B.
A bridge, viaduct, or tunnel Correct
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C.
A traffic circle or roundabout
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D.
A parked commercial truck
The answer is "A bridge, viaduct, or tunnel"
Bridges, viaducts, and tunnels each carry a 100-foot no-passing buffer when they block your view. Drivers who pick the roundabout answer are pattern-matching on 'structures where sight lines close in' without checking which ones the manual actually names.
The traps in the wrong answers
A. A highway rest area entrance
Rest area entrances are not on the manual's no-passing list. This answer extends the intersection-buffer intuition to any highway feature that involves cross traffic.
C. A traffic circle or roundabout
Roundabouts are not on the manual's no-passing list for two-lane, two-way roads. This answer pattern-matches on 'places where sight lines close in' rather than checking the printed list.
D. A parked commercial truck
The manual does not put a passing buffer around parked commercial trucks. This answer assumes any large object counts as a view blocker under the same rule.
This question tests your knowledge of Passing in Illinois. Source: Illinois Rules of the Road, "Passing," p.29..
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