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The test other apps skip
The Illinois driving test grades 6 skill areas, based on official ILSOS requirements. Here's the checklist — and the moves that end the test on the spot.
Road-Test Readiness Checklist
0/6 ready6 skill areas based on official ILSOS road-test requirements. Tap what you've practiced with a licensed adult:
Skill-by-skill guides
What the examiner watches for, the steps in order, and the mistakes that cost points — one guide per graded skill.
🔄The alley turnaboutBack into the alley on your left, head turned, traffic checked🔙Straight-line backingAbout 50 feet, slow and smooth — 'turn your head to the right'⛰️Uphill & downhill parkingWheels turned the right way, brake set, smooth start🎛️Controls & paperwork checkInsurance proof, both plates, equipment — before you roll↩️Intersections & turnsComplete stops, correct lanes, left-on-red knowledge📏Following & lane controlThe three-second rule and steady lane discipline
🅿️ Turnabout Coach
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Turnabout Coach
Illinois's drive exam grades the maneuver drivers dread: the turnabout — backing into an alley on your left — plus a 50-foot straight-line back-up. Part of the full unlock.
Unlock everything — $14.99🚫 Your test may not begin if…
The examiner inspects your vehicle and paperwork first. Any of these gets the vehicle rejected before you drive a foot:
- !No proof of insurance for the test vehicle
- !Missing front or rear Illinois license plate, or invalid registration
- !A vehicle outside the weight class of the license you're testing for
- !Required equipment not working — lights, signals, horn, brakes, mirrors
- !Passengers other than the examiner — only the examiner rides
⚠️ You may be disqualified during the test for…
- ✗Any traffic violation during the drive — the manual's automatic-failure rule
- ✗Any dangerous action — the examiner ends the test on the spot
- ✗An uninsured or improperly equipped vehicle means no test at all
- ✗Refusing to belt up — seat belts are mandatory for you AND the examiner
✋ Hand signals — yes, IL still asks
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Left turn
Arm straight out
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Right turn
Arm bent up
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Stop / slow
Arm down