Rules of the Road
Chapters 5-12
Chapter 5- Sharing the Road
• I. Trucks and Busses
– A. stay out of the blind spot when following other vehicles.
– B. Give large vehicles plenty of room to turn.
– C. Be ready to make steering adjustments when meeting large vehicles
on two-way highways.
• II. Slow-Moving Vehicles
– A. Farm vehicles, construction equipments & vehicles drawn by
animals.
• III. Pedestrians
– A. Crossing a road- When crossing any place other than a marked or
unmarked x-walk, pedestrians must yield
– B. Jogging and Walking- Face oncoming traffic. At night wear light
colored clothing.
– C. Hitchhiking- illegal $2500 fine and 1 year in jail
Chapter 5- Sharing the Road
• IV. Children
– A. Be watchful and ready to reduce speed
• 1. Residential areas
• 2. School Zones
• 3. When backing up
Chapter 5- Sharing the Road
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V. Motorcycles
– A. Motorcycle riders have the same rights and responsibilities as other roadway users.
– B. Drivers should never share the same lane with a motorcycle.
– C. Do not pass the motorcycle in the same lane, change lanes and pass the way you
would pass another vehicle.
– D. Have the same right-of-way privileges as other vehicles. Special observance should be
given to motorcyclists when they approach an intersection, a railroad crossing, bridge or
when bad weather occurs.
VI.Bicycles
– A. have the same rights and responsibilities as other roadway users
– B. They travel in the same direction as other vehicles
– C. Drivers should use caution when making a right turn when bicyclists are present.
VII. Be Prepared to share the road with:
– A. Moped-motorized bicycle
– B. Snow Mobile
– C. Joggers
– D. Horseback riders
– E. Animals
Chapter 6- Driving under the influence
• I. Alcohol Facts:
– A. Alcohol is the #1 killer on American Roads.
– B. Time is the only way to remove the effects of
alcohol.
• II. Blood alcohol concentration
– A. B.A.C is the amount of alcohol in your system
– B. It is illegal to drive if your BAC is .08 of greater.
Chapter 6- Driving under the influence
• III.DUI Laws:
– A. Implied consent Law: when driving on Illinois roadways,
you automatically give you consent to certain tests
following arrest for DUI.
– B. Lists three ways your license will be suspended
(statutory summary suspension law) after you have been
arrested for driving under the influence (DUI).
• 1. BAC over .08, 6 month suspension.
• 2. Any trace of a controlled substance, 6 month suspension.
• 3. Refuse to take a breath test, 1 year suspension.
– C. Zero Tolerance Suspension: will remove the driving
privilege of any person under the age of 21 who is caught
driving with any trace of alcohol or drugs in their system.
Chapter 6- Driving under the influence
• III.DUI Laws:
– D. What are the possible penalties for a DUI conviction?
• 1. 1 yr loss of license
• 2. 1 yr in jail
• 3. $2500 fine
– E. How can you get your driving privileges reinstated after a DUI
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1. rehab program
2. carry high risk insurance
3. $500.00 reinstatement fee
4. Wait 1 year.
– F. a first time offender may apply for the breath alcohol ignition
interlock device during statutory suspension period.
Chapter 7- Traffic Violations/Crashes
• I. In the event of a crash you must:
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A. stop your vehicle
B. help the injured.
C. warn other traffic
D. exchange information
E. Notify the police 911
• II. Filing an Accident Report;
– Regardless of fault, a report must be filed within 10
days if the crash involves: Death, bodily injury or
property damage over $1,500.00.
Chapter 7- Traffic Violations/Crashes
• III. Having and Accident with an unattended
vehicle:
– A. Leave your name, address, phone number and
license plate number on the vehicle or the property
you damaged if you can’t find the owner. Then notify
the police.
• IV. Leaving the scene of an accident in which
someone is killed or injured.
– A. You may be fined up to $25,000
– B. Jail sentence from 1 to 3 years
– C. your driving privilege will be taken away for 1 year.
Chapter 8- License revocation and
suspension
• I. Revocation-means that your driving privilege
has been taken away indefinitely.
– A. DUI conviction
– B. Drag racing/street racing
– C. Leaving the scene of an accident
– D. 3 counts of reckless driving in 1 year.
– E. auto theft
– F. Fleeing and eluding the police
Chapter 8- License revocation and
suspension
• II. Suspension- means that you have temporarily
lost your driving privilege
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A. Convicted of 3 traffic violations in 1 year
B. Pass a stopped bus-failure to stop
C. Illegal transportation of alcohol
D. Under 21- 2 tickets in 2 years.
• Failure to pass drug/alcohol
• Refusal to test
• III. Your driving record:
– A. Driving record on file with secretary of state.
Chapter 9- Roadway signs
• I. Sign Classifications:
– A. Regulatory- tell you what you must do first
– B. Warning- alerts you to conditions ahead
– C. Guide- Tells you where you are, what road you
are on & how to get where you want to go
Chapter 9- Roadway signs
• Open up Word Document
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A. Red: stop yield-do not enter-wrong way
B. Yellow: Warning
C. Orange: Construction-maintenance
D. Green: Guide Sign
E. Blue: Motorist services
F. Brown: Parks and recreation
G. Black and white: regulatory and route markers
H. yellow/green: School zones-pedestrian crossings
I. Pink: Unplanned traffic incidents.
Chapter 10- Traffic signals and
pavement markings
• A. A driver may never leave the roadway to
avoid a traffic signal.
• I. Traffic lights: must be obeyed unless a police
office directs otherwise.
• Read through book (pg.28)
Chapter 10- Traffic signals and
pavement markings
• II. Pavement Markings:
– A. Solid white lines: Used on the right edge of the
road.
– B. Solid Yellow lines: No passing if it is on your side. It
is also used on the left edge of divided streets or
highways.
– C. Broken yellow lines: separates traffic moving in
opposite directions.
– D. Broken White lines: separates traffic moving in the
same direction.
– E. Two-way left turn lanes: for left turns only.
Chapter 11- Safety Driving Tips
• I. Aggressive Driving operating a motor vehicle
in a manner that endangers others.
– A. speeding
– B. running red lights and stop signs
– C. Tailgating
– D. Passing on the shoulder
– E. cutting off another vehicle
– F. Slamming on the brakes in front of a tailgater.
Chapter 11- Safety Driving Tips
• II. Alert driving:
– A. Highway hypnosis: physically driving a vehicle but
“daydreaming” mentally
– B. Defensive driving: always be prepared to react to
other vehicles.
• III. Vehicle Following Distances: most rear end
collisions are cause by the vehicle in back
following to close
– A. Three second rule: (to avoid tailgating) when the
vehicle ahead passes a fixed object, count 1001, 1002,
1003. your vehicle should be a fixed object at 1003.
Chapter 11- Safety Driving Tips
• IV. Railroad crossings:
– A. A round sign means look, listen, slow down
– B. After one train has passed look for a 2nd.
– C. make sure there is enough room for your vehicle on the other side
of the tracks before crossing them.
• V. Weather Conditions:
– A. If you must drive in foggy weather, what should you do?
• 1. Slow down, turn headlights on dim, do not overdrive the headlights, stay
within limits of your vision, watch the edgeline of the road.
– B. when must you use your headlights when driving?
• 1. Adverse weather, 2 hours after sunset.
– C. In the winter , why is the road surface of a bridge dangerous?
• 1. Remains icy.
– D. Rain
• 1. If you skid while hydroplaning, try to regain control of the vehicle. Release
the accelerator and ride out the skid.
Chapter 11- Safety Driving Tips
• VI. Emergency Maneuvers:
– A. what should you do if you have a tire blowout?
• 1. do not brake, slow down and pull safely off the road.
– B. What should you do if your right front tire runs off the pavement?
• 1. grip wheel firmly, let up on the gas, ease back on
– C. What should you do if when driving on a slippery road your back
end of your vehicle starts to slide?
• 1. let up on the gas, turn in the direction of the skid.
– D. What should you do if your vehicle starts to hydroplane?
• 1. grip the wheel firmly, slow down.
– E. What should you do if your gas pedal sticks?
• 1. kick pedal up with foot, turn off the ignition, slow down and pull over.
– F. What should you do if your brakes wont work?
• 1. pump the brakes, shift to low, use the emergency brake
Chapter 11- Safety Driving Tips
• VII. Special Driving situations
– A. Expressway
• 1. what hsould you do if you miss your exit while driving on the interstate?
– 1. Go to the next exit
• 2. is it illegal or legal to back up on an interstate?
– 1. Illegal
– B. night driving
• 1. when must you dim your headlight when passing or overtaking another
vehicle?
– 1. 500’ meet when passing/300’ when overtaking
– C. Carbon Monoxide Poisoning-DEADLY!!
• Symptoms: sleepy, yawning, nausea, headache
• Never: run engine in a closed garage
• Always: leave window crack when parked with the engine running
– U-turns: legal on state highways if you can see 500 feet in either
direction. It is illegal to make a U-turn in many towns.