Additional traffic laws — Illinois Permit Test

A driver may not drive on a sidewalk except where it is part of a driveway.

A sidewalk is the one part of the street built for people rather than cars. Crossing it to a driveway is the only reason to be on it.

Drive on a sidewalk except when it is part of a driveway.

A driver may not overload a vehicle with passengers or freight so that their view is obstructed, and there should be no more people in the front and rear seats than there are seat belts.

Two rules in one sentence: you have to be able to see out, and everybody has to have a belt. A full car breaks both at once.

Overload a vehicle with passengers or freight so that the driver’s view is obstructed. There should be no more people in the front and rear seats than there are seat belts.

A person may not ride in a house trailer while it is being moved on a street or highway.

A trailer has no belts, no crash structure and no way to reach the driver. Riding in one is being cargo.

Ride in a house trailer while it is being moved on a street or highway.

A driver may not operate a sound system at a volume that can be heard 75 feet or more from a vehicle being driven on a highway.

Music that loud drowns out the siren and the horn meant for you. Seventy-five feet is roughly five car lengths.

Operate or permit to be operated any sound system (radio, tape player or disc player) at a volume that can be heard 75 feet or more from a vehicle being driven on a highway.

A person may not cause an object to fall from an overpass or other elevated place toward a moving vehicle with the intent of striking it.

An object dropped from a bridge arrives through a windshield at highway speed. Illinois names it here because it is a driving offense, not vandalism.

Cause an object to fall from an overpass or other elevated location in the direction of a moving vehicle with the intent to strike it.

Local laws may vary between Illinois municipalities, and drivers should learn the ones where they drive.

Parking, U-turns and speed limits are all things a town can set for itself. The statewide rule is the floor, not the whole answer.

Motorists should familiarize themselves with local laws, as they may vary between municipalities.

When may an Illinois driver drive on a sidewalk?

Where it is part of a driveway. A sidewalk is the one part of the street built for people rather than cars. Crossing it to a driveway is the only reason to be on it. Illinois Rules of the Road 2026, p.36: “Drive on a sidewalk except when it is part of a driveway.”