Ill. Admin. Code tit. 92, § 1030.85 - [Effective 2/23/2024] Driver's License Testing/Road Test
a)
Classification of licenses is established in Section 1030.30.
b) Persons applying for a Class C or Class D
(CDL or Non-CDL) driver's license, a religious organization restriction,
for-profit ride sharing arrangement restriction, or senior citizen
transportation restriction in a First Division vehicle who are required by IVC
Section 6-109 to complete a road test shall be evaluated on the following
driving skills: start, posture, use of mirrors, steering, lane observance,
right-of-way, left and right turns (signal, speed, lane, turn), attention
(distraction level), following (too closely), speed (too fast/too slow),
parking (up and/or down hill), starting (up and/or down hill), final park,
signal (pulling into and away from curb, changing lanes), stop signs, other
signs (yield, school, railroad, regulatory, warning, special), traffic lights,
backing, turn about, and use of clutch or automatic transmission.
c) In addition to those maneuvers listed in
subsection (b), persons applying for a Class A or B driver's license (CDL)
shall also be evaluated on the following:
1)
Pre-Trip Inspection - the applicant shall demonstrate skills necessary to
conduct a pre-trip inspection, which include the ability to:
A) locate and verbally identify air brake
operating controls and monitoring devices;
B) determine the motor vehicle's brake system
condition for proper adjustments and that the air system connections between
vehicles have been properly made and secured;
C) inspect low pressure warning devices to
ensure they will activate in emergency situations;
D) ascertain, with the engine running, that
the system contains an adequate supply of compressed air;
E) determine that the required minimum air
pressure build up at the time is within acceptable limits and that required
alarms and emergency devices automatically deactivate at the proper pressure
level; and
F) operationally check
the brake system for proper performance.
2) Vehicle skills test that shall include
dock parking, straight line backing, stopping at a marked line, and
predetermined right turn.
3)
Additional road test driving skills of use of gears, railroad crossing,
expressway, bridge, and underpass.
d) In addition to those maneuvers listed in
subsection (b), persons applying for a Class A or B driver's license (non-CDL)
shall also be evaluated on straight line backing.
e) In addition to those maneuvers listed in
subsection (c), persons applying for a school bus driver permit must complete a
road test in a representative vehicle, which shall consist of the following:
use of gears, railroad crossing (stop and observation), curb bus (simulate
loading/unloading passengers), use of stop arm, and use of flasher lights. This
paragraph does not apply to a person applying for a school bus driver permit
who holds a valid CDL or CDL expired 30 days or less issued by another state
with a passenger (P) and school bus (S) endorsement.
f) Applicants for a Class L or Class M
driver's license who are required to complete a road test shall be evaluated by
using of the following drive tests: ALMOST - Alternate Motorcycle Operator
Skill Test; 5-dot test; and Offstreet Illinois Department of Transportation
Motorcycle Operator Skill Test.
1) Test
exercises for the ALMOST and Offstreet Illinois Department of Transportation
Motorcycle Operation Skill Test, for both Class L and Class M, shall consist of
the following: stalling (improper shift, failure to shift), sharp turn (path,
foot down), normal stop (skid, position), cone weave (skips, hits, foot down),
U-Turn (path, foot down), quick stop (distance), obstacle turn (path), slow
drive (time, path, foot down).
2)
Test exercises for the 5-dot test, for both Class L and Class M, shall consist
of the following: knowledge of controls, figure U Walk (walk vehicle without
engine running), start from rest, slow drive, gear shifting skill, figure 8
ride, serpentine ride (balanced cone weave), posture,
mounting/dismounting.
g)
Test exercises and skills are evaluated on a point system. When the applicant
commits an error, a point or points are assessed based upon the severity of the
error. Applicants for a CDL or Non-CDL Class A, B, C, or D license or a
religious organization vehicle restriction, for-profit ridesharing arrangement
restriction or senior citizen transportation restriction are allowed 36 points.
Applicants for a Second Division school bus permit are allowed 40 points.
Applicants for a First Division school bus permit are allowed 36 points.
Applicants for a Class L or M license taking the ALMOST or Offstreet Illinois
Department of Transportation Motorcycle Operation Skill Test evaluation shall
be allowed 11 points. Applicants for an L or M license taking the 5-dot test
shall be allowed seven points.
h)
The following acts will result in immediate disqualification: a violation in
which an applicant receives a ticket; a dangerous action; lack of cooperation
or refusal to perform; or letting the cycle fall or falling off a
cycle.
i) A road test will be
considered incomplete for the following reasons: the applicant becomes ill or
disabled and is unable to continue the road test; the vehicle develops
mechanical problems after the road test has begun; weather conditions make the
continuation of the road test hazardous; or an accident occurs for which the
applicant does not receive a ticket.
j) No persons are allowed to accompany the
applicant and examiner on the road test. When necessary, exceptions may be made
for any applicants who may require a translator and for the training and
evaluation of facility personnel.
k) Any applicant who is suspected by a Driver
Services Facility employee of having consumed alcohol or drugs must seek the
approval of a Driver Services Facility manager prior to being administered the
road test. If a Driver Services Facility manager has reasonable cause to
believe that an applicant has consumed alcohol or drugs, the applicant shall
not be administered the road test. Evidence of alcohol or drug consumption
shall include, but not be limited to, one or more of the following conditions:
1) the applicant admits to having consumed
alcohol or drugs;
2) there is a
strong odor of alcohol on the applicant's breath;
3) the applicant's eyes are red and the
pupils are dilated;
4) the
applicant's speech is slurred; or
5) the applicant is unsteady when
walking.
l) All persons
applying for a CDL shall be required to successfully complete the examinations
set forth in subsections (c) and (d) pursuant to IVC Section 6-508(a)(1). The
requirement of this subsection (l) shall not apply to persons renewing their
Illinois CDL, persons who hold a valid CDL issued by another state in the same
or higher classification for which they are making application, or persons
holding an Illinois CLP who successfully completed federally approved CDL
training and testing in another CDL certified state.
m) Military personnel are exempt from the CDL
administered pre-trip, skills, and road test (excluding school bus and
passenger endorsements) if:
1) In the two-year
period immediately prior to application for a CDL the applicant has not:
A) had more than one license, except for a
military-issued driver's license;
B) had any driver's license suspended,
revoked, or cancelled;
C) had any
convictions in any type of motor vehicle for the disqualifying offenses
contained in 49 CFR 383.51(b) (October 1, 2012);
D) had more than one conviction in any type
of motor vehicle for a serious traffic violation contained in 49 CFR 383.51(c) (October 1, 2012); and
E) had any
conviction for a violation of military, State, or local law relating to motor
vehicle traffic control (other than a parking violation) arising in connection
with any traffic accident and has no record of an accident in which the
applicant was at fault.
2) The applicant certifies that:
A) the applicant is regularly employed or was
regularly employed within the last 12 months in a military position requiring
operation of a commercial motor vehicle;
B) the applicant was exempted from the CDL
requirements of 49 CFR 383.3(c) (October 1, 2012); and
C) the applicant was operating a vehicle
representative of the commercial motor vehicle the applicant operates or
expects to operate for at least the two years immediately preceding discharge
from the military.
3)
The applicant submits a completed Secretary of State CDL-ST WVR form, including
signature of the applicant's commanding officer.
n) The use of any recording device, including
but not limited to cell phones, cameras, tape recorders, or video recorders, is
prohibited during the administration of a road test. If an examiner discovers a
recording device is in use during the road test, the examiner shall ask the
applicant to stop the recording device and delete any recordings of the road
test. If the applicant refuses to do so, the examiner shall immediately
terminate the road test and the applicant will be deemed to have failed the
road test.
o) Except as provided
otherwise in this subsection (o), every applicant age 79 or older applying to
renew a driver's license must prove, by actual demonstration, the applicant's
ability to exercise reasonable care in the safe operation of a motor vehicle.
Every applicant for a renewal of a CDL who is 75 years of age or older must
prove, by actual demonstration, the applicant's ability to exercise reasonable
care in the safe operation of a commercial motor vehicle. (See Section 37 of
the Secretary of State Act [15 ILCS 305 ] and Section 6-109 of the Illinois
Vehicle Code.)
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