Passing
Safe passing, no-passing zones, and lane-change rules.
Passing rules in Illinois follow the federal framework with state-specific limits, distances, and exceptions. The practice questions below are drawn from the Illinois driver handbook, so they track the state's own rules.
Passing questions, Illinois edition.
Each question links through to a full explanation, the rule it tests, and a citation back to the manual.
- 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? →
- Under Illinois law, flashing your turn signals as a 'do pass' courtesy to other drivers is: →
- 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? →
- The vehicle ahead of you on a two-lane road is about to turn left. Under what condition does the manual let you pass on the right? →
- According to the manual, what is not allowed when passing another vehicle on the right or the left? →
- Another driver has started to pass you on a two-lane highway. What does the manual say you must not do while they pass? →
- The manual bars passing on a two-lane, two-way road within 100 feet of which structure when the view is blocked? →
- The manual forbids passing near an intersection or railroad crossing on a two-lane, two-way road. How far from that point does the ban start? →
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