IL Motorcycle Permit Test study materials
IL Motorcycle Permit Test study resources

IL Motorcycle Permit Test case studies

IL Motorcycle Permit Test · Put your knowledge to work in context.

The Illinois motorcycle permit is the learner stage for riders in Illinois. It lets a new rider practice legally, under the restrictions that apply to instruction permits, before moving on to a full motorcycle classification. The IL Motorcycle Permit Test case studies are 5 cases and about 3,143 words.

1

Decreasing-Radius Curve with a Gravel Apex

You are riding a 600 cc cruiser on a damp two-lane county road at about 40 mph. The posted advisory speed for the curve ahead is 35 mph, and a yellow diamond sign shows a curve with a smaller arrow beneath it indicating the curve tightens.

653 words, about 3 min
2

Group Passing Decision on a Two-Lane Road

Three motorcycles are traveling north in staggered formation on a two-lane rural highway posted 55 mph. You are the lead rider; the second rider is offset to the left, and the third is offset to the right about one second behind.

651 words, about 3 min
3

Stale Green, Flashing Yellow Arrow, and a Left-Turner

It is dusk and you are riding in an unfamiliar suburb at 35 mph. You approach a signalized intersection where your light has been green since you first saw it about 12 seconds ago.

648 words, about 3 min
4

Right-Turning Semi and the Rider in Its Blind Spot

You are riding a standard motorcycle at 45 mph in the right lane of a four-lane arterial. Ahead, a 53-foot semitrailer has its right turn signal on and is beginning a wide right turn into a driveway.

601 words, about 3 min
5

Two-Up Crossing a Steel-Grate Bridge in Crosswind

You are riding a touring motorcycle with a passenger on a two-lane bridge posted 55 mph. The deck is steel grate with expansion joints every 50 feet, and a crosswind is gusting to about 25 mph from your left.

590 words, about 3 min