NON CDL IL PRACTICE PREPARATION
TEST 2026 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS GRADED A+
● What is the maximum width for most vehicles? Answer: 8 feet.
● What is the proper method for braking on long downhill grades?
Answer: Apply the brakes just hard enough to feel a definite slowdown,
when your speed has been reduced to approximately 5 mph below your
safe speed, release the brakes. This brake application should last about 3
seconds. When your speed has increased to a safe speed, repeat both of
the prior proper braking techniques.
● What are the laws that apply to one vehicle towing another? Answer:
The drawbar or other connections must be strong enough to pull all the
weight of the vehicle being towed.
The drawbar or other connections may not exceed 15 feet from one
vehicle to the other. This does not include the connection between two
vehicles transporting poles, pipes, machinery or other objects that cannot
be taken apart easily.
A drawbar must be used to tow a vehicle on any controlled-access
highway or on a roadway outside a business, residential, or suburban
district.
Each towed vehicle must be coupled with two safety chains or cables to
the towing vehicle. Chains and cables must be large and strong enough
TEST 2026 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS GRADED A+
● What is the maximum width for most vehicles? Answer: 8 feet.
● What is the proper method for braking on long downhill grades?
Answer: Apply the brakes just hard enough to feel a definite slowdown,
when your speed has been reduced to approximately 5 mph below your
safe speed, release the brakes. This brake application should last about 3
seconds. When your speed has increased to a safe speed, repeat both of
the prior proper braking techniques.
● What are the laws that apply to one vehicle towing another? Answer:
The drawbar or other connections must be strong enough to pull all the
weight of the vehicle being towed.
The drawbar or other connections may not exceed 15 feet from one
vehicle to the other. This does not include the connection between two
vehicles transporting poles, pipes, machinery or other objects that cannot
be taken apart easily.
A drawbar must be used to tow a vehicle on any controlled-access
highway or on a roadway outside a business, residential, or suburban
district.
Each towed vehicle must be coupled with two safety chains or cables to
the towing vehicle. Chains and cables must be large and strong enough
