You approach an intersection on a green light, but traffic is backed up on the other side. What are you required to do?
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A.
Enter only if there is enough space to clear the intersection Correct
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B.
Follow the vehicle ahead as closely as possible to clear quickly
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C.
Enter as long as your light is green
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D.
Enter and stop in the crosswalk until traffic clears
The answer is "Enter only if there is enough space to clear the intersection"
You may not enter an intersection unless there is enough space on the other side for your vehicle. Choice C is the mistake test-takers make when they read a green light as unconditional permission; the light gives priority over cross traffic, not over gridlock ahead.
The traps in the wrong answers
B. Follow the vehicle ahead as closely as possible to clear quickly
The rule turns on whether the exit is open, not on how tightly you can pack in behind the car ahead. This answer treats tailgating as a workaround for gridlock, a habit that ignores the space-to-clear requirement entirely.
C. Enter as long as your light is green
A green light does not permit entering a blocked intersection; the space-to-clear rule applies regardless of your light color. This answer reads a green light as unconditional permission and misses that the manual bars entering when the exit is blocked.
D. Enter and stop in the crosswalk until traffic clears
The rule specifically prohibits driving within the marked crosswalk unless the exit is open; a crosswalk is not a waiting bay. This answer uses the crosswalk as a holding area, which the rule bans in the same sentence that bars blocking the intersection.
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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