You are pulling out of a private driveway onto a city street. What must you do before entering the roadway?
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A.
Slow down and merge with traffic when a gap appears
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B.
Signal and continue without stopping if the sidewalk is clear
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C.
Come to a complete stop, then yield to drivers, bicyclists, and pedestrians Correct
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D.
Yield only to vehicles already using turn signals
The answer is "Come to a complete stop, then yield to drivers, bicyclists, and pedestrians"
The manual requires a complete stop before emerging from a driveway, then yielding to other drivers, bicyclists, and pedestrians. Choice A is the freeway on-ramp habit misapplied to a driveway; drivers used to rolling into a gap skip the stop the manual demands first.
The traps in the wrong answers
A. Slow down and merge with traffic when a gap appears
A driveway is not a freeway on-ramp; the manual requires a full stop before pulling out, not a rolling merge. This answer applies the on-ramp rolling-entry habit to a residential driveway and skips the stop the manual demands first.
B. Signal and continue without stopping if the sidewalk is clear
A turn signal does not replace the stop; the manual requires a complete stop before emerging from a driveway. This answer swaps signaling for stopping, treating a communication of intent as permission to enter the roadway.
D. Yield only to vehicles already using turn signals
The yield covers every driver, bicyclist, and pedestrian, not just those flashing turn signals. This answer narrows the yield to signaled traffic only, borrowing a rule of thumb that only announced moves count.
This question tests your knowledge of Right of Way in Illinois. Source: Illinois Rules of the Road, "Right of Way," p.26..
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