Practice phone rules and other distractions: 17 questions based on the Illinois Rules of the Road, 8 of them on Illinois's own rules.
No, except to contact emergency help
Illinois bars all phone use by drivers under 19, including hands-free, apart from emergency calls.
Joining a video call
The law names video conferencing, live video and social media. Reporting an emergency is one of the allowed uses.
Source: Illinois Rules of the Road (2026), Chapter 4, Traffic Laws: Distracted Driving (p. 22)
False
Illinois bans TVs and video screens within the driver's view while the vehicle moves.
Stop using it unless it is hands-free
Drivers must stop phone use on entering these zones unless using a hands-free device. The same applies in marked school zones.
While parked on a road shoulder
Being parked on a shoulder is one of three exceptions, along with reporting an emergency and being stopped in neutral or park in obstructed traffic.
Source: Illinois Rules of the Road (2026), Chapter 4, Traffic Laws: Distracted Driving (p. 22)
Age 19
Hands-free technology is allowed from age 19. The handbook still advises pulling off the road before making a call.
Source: Illinois Rules of the Road (2026), Chapter 4, Traffic Laws: Distracted Driving (p. 22)
False
Holding the device while using the speaker is not hands-free, and it violates Illinois law.
Source: Illinois Rules of the Road (2026), Chapter 4, Traffic Laws: Distracted Driving (p. 22)
With the vehicle in neutral or park
The stopped-traffic exception requires neutral or park. The other exceptions are reporting an emergency and being parked on a shoulder.
Source: Illinois Rules of the Road (2026), Chapter 4, Traffic Laws: Distracted Driving (p. 22)
No, a video should never be in the driver's view
Watching a video takes the driver's eyes and mind off the road. Screens in view of the driver may only show things like maps.
Source: California Driver's Handbook, Section 7, Laws and Rules of the Road (continued): Things You Must Not Do; Official Florida Driver License Handbook, Before You Drive: Equipment Not Permitted, PDF p. 47; New Jersey Driver Manual, Chapter 5, Distractions, PDF p. 94; North Carolina Driver Handbook, Distracted Driving: Distractions, PDF p. 43; Illinois Rules of the Road, Chapter 12, Equipment For Safe Driving: Restricted Equipment (p. 93); Senate Bill 24-065, signed act (C.R.S. 42-4-239, use of a mobile electronic device), Section 1, C.R.S. 42-4-239 (1)(f)(II) and (2); NRS 484D.490, NRS 484D.490; Nebraska Driver's Manual, Section 5E-1, In Nebraska it is illegal, PDF p. 73; Montana Driver Manual (Form 25-0100, revised April 2024), Chapter 5, Don't Be a Distracted Driver, PDF p. 59
Pull safely off the road first
Find a safe spot off the road before you phone anyone back.
Source: California Driver's Handbook, Section 8, Safe Driving (continued); Texas Driver Handbook, Chapter 9, Texting While Driving, p. 54; Illinois Rules of the Road, Chapter 4, Traffic Laws: Distracted Driving (p. 22); Pennsylvania Driver's Manual (PUB 95), PennDOT Distracted Driving page, Pennsylvania's Distracted Driving Law; North Carolina Driver Handbook, Chapter 4, Your Driving: Distracted Driving (pp. 41-42); What Every Driver Must Know (SOS-133), Chapter 4, Distracted driving, pp. 23-24; New Jersey Driver Manual, Chapter 5, Aggressive Driving/Road Rage (note), p. 91; Virginia Driver's Manual (DMV 39), Section 3, Safe Driving: Distracted Driving (p. 24); Massachusetts Driver's Manual, Chapter 2, p. 40; Maryland Driver's Manual, Section 6.C, p. 35; Wisconsin Motorists' Handbook 2026, Section 9.B Distracted Driving, p. 49; Arizona Driver License Manual and Customer Service Guide, Section 2, Safe Driving Practices: Distractions (p. 24); Tennessee Comprehensive Driver License Manual, Distracted Driving (p. iv); Kentucky Driver Manual, Section Three, Driver Distractions, PDF p. 31; South Carolina Driver's Manual, Section 3, Be in Shape to Drive, Driver Distractions, p. 3-4 (PDF p. 35); Colorado Driver Handbook (DR 2337), Careless/Reckless Driving, Distracted Driving, printed p. 24 (PDF p. 27); Oklahoma Driver Manual, Chapter 11, Car Phone Safety, p. 61; Connecticut Driver's Manual, Chapter 2, Before You Get Behind the Wheel, Connecticut Cell Phone Laws, p. 13; Utah Driver Handbook, Section 11, Distractions and Driving Challenges, PDF p. 66; Iowa Code 2026, §321.276, §321.276(2); Idaho Driver's Handbook, Cell Phones, PDF p. 93; Hawaii Driver's Manual, Chapter X, Distracted Driving, PDF p. 59; Delaware Driver Manual (July 2026), Section Five, Seeing Well, PDF p. 116; Montana Driver Manual (Form 25-0100, revised April 2024), Chapter 5, Don't Be a Distracted Driver, PDF p. 59; Maine Driver's License Manual (Rev 4/24), Section 3, Using a Cellular Telephone in Your Vehicle (pull off the road), PDF p. 27; Rhode Island Driver's Manual (April 2024), Safe Driving on the Highway, PDF p. 36
We wrote these practice questions from the facts in the Illinois Rules of the Road (2026 (DSD A 112.47, printed July 2026) edition) and from official sources on road signs. Every answer links to its source, so you can check it and read more.
DMV Decoded is an independent guide, not a government agency. This practice test is not connected to the Illinois Secretary of State, and your actual test will have different questions. Study the handbook, and check the agency's website for current rules.