KY Permit Practice Test 14

All 20 questions in test 14

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1. 1. A Kentucky driver under age 21 has an alcohol concentration of 0.03. What is the legal status of that driving?

   1. A violation, because the limit for under 21 is 0.02 or more
   2. Lawful, because it is below 0.08
   3. Lawful if no weaving is observed
   4. A violation only above 0.05
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   A violation, because the limit for under 21 is 0.02 or more. A driver under age twenty one violates the law with an alcohol concentration of 0.02 or more, so 0.03 already crosses the line for that age group. The 0.08 figure governs adult per se limits and does not shelter a younger driver. Clean lane keeping does not cure a concentration above the under 21 threshold. Zero tolerance in Kentucky is written as point zero two, not literal zero and not point zero five.

   Study this in the handbook: Alcohol, other drugs and the BAC limits

2. 2. A Kentucky permit holder age 16 to 20 has passed the vision and written tests. For how long must that driver hold the permit at minimum?

   1. A minimum of 30 days
   2. A minimum of 90 days
   3. A minimum of 180 days
   4. A minimum of one year
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   A minimum of 180 days. Permit holders ages 16 to 20 must hold their permit for at least 180 days. Applicants age 21 and over must hold it for 30 days before the road test. Ninety days is half of 180 days, while one year is longer than the stated 180-day minimum. Thirty days is the permit hold for applicants age 21 and over, not for holders ages 16 to 20.

   Study this in the handbook: The learner's permit phase for teens

3. 3. A driver collides with a parked vehicle and cannot locate the owner. What must the note left on the vehicle include?

   1. Only the driver's name and plate number
   2. Only a phone number and insurance company name
   3. Name, address, driver license number, license plate number, and the date and time of the collision
   4. A promise to pay, with no identifying details
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   Name, address, driver license number, license plate number, and the date and time of the collision. When the owner of a struck parked vehicle cannot be located, the driver must leave a note where it can be seen, including the driver's name, address, driver license number, license plate number, and the date and time of the collision. A phone number alone, or name and plate alone, omits identifying items the list requires. A payment promise without details leaves the owner unable to follow up. At an attended collision scene the driver must also stop at or near the scene and remain with the vehicle until the law enforcement officer arrives and has questioned everyone involved.

   Study this in the handbook: Skids, pavement drop offs and collisions

4. 4. When exiting a roadway, how should speed be handled on the main roadway and in the deceleration lane?

   1. Slow down early while still on the main roadway
   2. Brake to exit speed before signaling
   3. Speed up in the deceleration lane
   4. Maintain speed on the main roadway, then move to the deceleration lane and slow down
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   Maintain speed on the main roadway, then move to the deceleration lane and slow down. Get into the lane closest to your exit early. Maintain your speed while on the main roadway, then signal, move into the deceleration lane, and slow down. Check the posted speed for the deceleration lane. The manual instructs you to maintain speed while on the main roadway and slow in the deceleration lane. The deceleration lane exists for slowing, not for gaining speed. Braking before signaling scrambles the stated exit sequence.

   Study this in the handbook: Pavement markings, crosswalks and lane use

5. 5. When passing on the right, when may the movement involve driving off the roadway?

   1. Whenever the right shoulder is paved
   2. Whenever the passed vehicle is traveling slowly
   3. Only when the vehicle being passed comes to a complete stop and the movement may be made safely
   4. Never, under any circumstance
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   Only when the vehicle being passed comes to a complete stop and the movement may be made safely. Passing on the right may be done only when it is safe, and driving off the roadway for that movement is allowed only when the vehicle being passed comes to a complete stop and the movement may be made safely. A paved shoulder by itself does not satisfy those twin conditions, and a slow vehicle ahead does not either, because other drivers do not expect right side passes. Claiming that passing on the right is always prohibited overstates the ban, since the stopped vehicle exception exists. In general, pass on the left where the maneuver is expected.

   Study this in the handbook: Pavement markings, crosswalks and lane use

6. 6. How should cargo weight be distributed when loading a trailer?

   1. Sixty percent in front near the towing vehicle and forty percent in back
   2. Evenly, with the heaviest items on top
   3. Forty percent in front and sixty percent in back
   4. All weight over the trailer axle only
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   Sixty percent in front near the towing vehicle and forty percent in back. Load the trailer heavier in front to reduce the possibility of sway. Place 60 percent of the cargo weight in front, nearest the towing vehicle, and 40 percent in back. Keep heavy items on the floor, pack cargo tightly, and secure partial loads with tie-downs. Sixty percent in back reverses the required front heavy balance. Heavy items belong low, not stacked on top of other cargo.

   Study this in the handbook: Rural roads, farm equipment and slow vehicles

7. 7. What color are work zone signs, and what do their letters or symbols look like?

   1. Yellow background with black letters or symbols, always diamond shaped
   2. Orange background with black letters or symbols
   3. White background with red letters
   4. Green background with white letters
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   Orange background with black letters or symbols. Work zone signs have an orange background with black letters or symbols. They warn of work zones and people working on or near the roadway. Watch for signs, cones, barrels, large vehicles, and workers, and reduce speed in work zones. Yellow with black lettering is the general warning style, not the work zone style. White with red lettering does not identify temporary work zone warnings.

   Study this in the handbook: Funeral processions

8. 8. At a stop light or sign, how close to the crosswalk should you drive up when a blind pedestrian may be listening for traffic, absent an advanced stop bar?

   1. Do not stop more than five feet from the crosswalk
   2. Stop at least 20 feet back
   3. Stop inside the crosswalk for visibility
   4. Distance does not matter
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   Do not stop more than five feet from the crosswalk. At a stop light or sign, do not stop more than five feet from the crosswalk unless there is an advanced stop bar. A blind pedestrian uses the sound of your vehicle as a guide. Do not stop in the crosswalk, because that forces the pedestrian to go around your vehicle into traffic outside it. Twenty feet is farther from the crosswalk than the manual's five-foot instruction, absent an advanced stop bar.

   Study this in the handbook: Pedestrians and blind pedestrians

9. 9. Which aging driver warning sign involves advice from medical professionals?

   1. A friend expressing concern about your driving
   2. Your doctor or other health caregivers advising you to restrict or stop driving
   3. Getting lost once on a new route
   4. Receiving a parking citation
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   Your doctor or other health caregivers advising you to restrict or stop driving. The manual lists advice from a doctor or other health caregiver to restrict or stop driving as a warning sign. Concern from family or friends is another listed sign, but it does not come from a medical professional. The manual suggests considering a driving evaluation if more than one listed sign has occurred and provides Medical Review Board contact information.

   Study this in the handbook: Fatigue, distraction and emotions

10. 10. When several lanes turn in the same direction, what lane discipline applies through the turn?

    1. Identify and enter the lane to turn from, then stay in that lane until the turn is completed
    2. Shift to whichever lane opens up mid turn
    3. Turn from the lane nearest the curb in every case
    4. Change lanes during the turn if traffic allows
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    Identify and enter the lane to turn from, then stay in that lane until the turn is completed. When multiple lanes turn in the same direction, identify and enter the lane from which you will turn, then stay in it until the turn is completed. If you need to change lanes afterward, do so only after finishing the turn and when traffic is clear. Stay in the lane from which you started the turn until the turn is completed. The nearest curb rule does not govern every turn; use the lane for your turn.

    Study this in the handbook: Headlights, turn signals and night driving

11. 11. Where should children age 12 and under ride, according to Kentucky air bag guidance?

    1. In the front seat with the air bag on
    2. In the front seat if the seat is moved back
    3. In the back seat in a safety belt or child restraint system
    4. On an adult passenger's lap
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    In the back seat in a safety belt or child restraint system. Children age 12 and under should ride in the back seat in a safety belt or child restraint system. The manual separately advises moving the driver’s seat as far back from the steering wheel as safe operation allows and the passenger seat as far back from the dashboard as possible. Moving a front seat back does not replace its back-seat guidance for children.

    Study this in the handbook: Required equipment, safety belts, air bags and child seats

12. 12. You are following a church bus on a two-lane road. It stops to discharge passengers with its stop arm and signal lights activated. What must you do?

    1. Pass slowly on the left
    2. Bring the vehicle to a complete stop and wait until passengers finish and the bus is in motion
    3. Honk and continue at reduced speed
    4. Stop only if children are crossing
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    Bring the vehicle to a complete stop and wait until passengers finish and the bus is in motion. When following the stopped church bus in this situation, bring your vehicle to a complete stop. Remain stopped until all people are clear of the roadway, the bus has finished receiving or discharging passengers, and the bus is in motion. Passing at any speed is barred while the bus loads with arm and lights active. Sounding the horn does not permit continuing past a loading bus.

    Study this in the handbook: Roundabouts and traffic circles

13. 13. In a work zone, a person with a sign or flag directs traffic. What must drivers do?

    1. Follow the normal lane markings instead
    2. Follow their instructions
    3. Proceed if no workers are visible
    4. Obey them only during daylight
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    Follow their instructions. A person with a sign or flag in a work zone may direct you where to travel or when to slow down or stop. You must follow that person’s instructions. The manual also says to use extreme caution in work zones at night, whether workers are present or not. The manual says you must follow the instructions of the person controlling traffic with a sign or flag.

    Study this in the handbook: Railroad crossings

14. 14. Your view of a cross street is blocked by a building or a row of parked vehicles. How should you proceed?

    1. Edge forward slowly until you can clearly see
    2. Place the front of your vehicle into the other lane to see around the blockage
    3. Accelerate quickly through the gap before anyone arrives
    4. Honk and continue at normal speed
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    Edge forward slowly until you can clearly see. If a building or parked vehicles block your view of a cross street, edge forward slowly until you can see clearly. If traffic in one lane blocks your view of another, wait until it clears. Placing the front of your vehicle into the other lane to look may result in being hit. The manual directs you to edge forward slowly until you can see clearly, not accelerate through the blocked view.

    Study this in the handbook: Traffic lights and arrows

15. 15. How should you accelerate and watch traffic while backing up?

    1. Accelerate firmly to finish quickly and rely only on mirrors
    2. Accelerate gently and smoothly at slow speed, steering slightly toward where the rear should go, with quick front and side checks while looking rear until stopped
    3. Look forward and let a passenger watch behind
    4. Turn fully around only after the vehicle is moving fast
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    Accelerate gently and smoothly at slow speed, steering slightly toward where the rear should go, with quick front and side checks while looking rear until stopped. Accelerate gently and smoothly while backing, keeping speed slow. The vehicle is harder to steer in reverse. Steer slightly in the direction the rear should move. When backing while turning, make quick front and side checks and continue looking rearward until completely stopped. Look directly through the rear window and use mirrors, remembering they do not show the area immediately behind the vehicle.

16. 16. An applicant fails the first vision screening but completes a vision specialist referral with acuity of 20/60 or better. What happens next?

    1. The applicant is permanently barred from testing
    2. The applicant must wait one year and restart the application
    3. The applicant may test only for a moped license
    4. The applicant is eligible to test for an instruction permit or operator license, with a corrective lens restriction if lenses were prescribed
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    The applicant is eligible to test for an instruction permit or operator license, with a corrective lens restriction if lenses were prescribed. Vision screening gates the written test, and falling short at first does not end the process. After the specialist referral, applicants whose visual acuity reaches twenty sixty or better are eligible to test for an instruction permit or operator license. Permanent exclusion ignores the referral path built for borderline vision. A moped only outcome understates the eligibility the referral restores. A one year restart adds a waiting period nowhere in the sequence. If corrective lenses were prescribed to reach the standard, driving privileges carry a restriction requiring those lenses whenever the person drives.

    Study this in the handbook: License classes and the tests

17. 17. Which mirror equipment must a Kentucky vehicle have for the road test inspection?

    1. Only one outside mirror, mounted on the right side
    2. Mirrors are optional if a backup camera works
    3. Only an inside mirror is required
    4. One mirror on the left side, plus one inside near the center or on the right side
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    One mirror on the left side, plus one inside near the center or on the right side. A vehicle must have a mirror mounted on the left side and a second mirror either inside near the center or on the right side. Mirrors must be located and adjusted so the driver can see to the rear. A left-side mirror is required, along with a second mirror inside near the center or on the right side. A left side mirror is also required.

    Study this in the handbook: Required equipment, safety belts, air bags and child seats

18. 18. Under the manual's general Vision Requirements for Driving, what is the minimum visual acuity required in at least one eye?

    1. 20/40 or better in at least one eye
    2. 20/200 or better in at least one eye
    3. 20/60 or better in at least one eye
    4. 20/20 in both eyes
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    20/60 or better in at least one eye. The general driving requirement is visual acuity of 20/60 or better in at least one eye. The first-time screening section lists 20/40 before proceeding to the written test and provides for referral to a vision specialist. The bioptic program separately requires 20/200 or better with corrective lenses in the better eye and 20/60 or better using a bioptic telescopic device.

19. 19. What minimum liability coverage must Kentucky coverage provide for bodily injury to any one person in an accident?

    1. $25,000 for all persons combined in one accident
    2. $50,000 for bodily injury to any one person
    3. $60,000 for bodily injury to any one person
    4. $25,000 for bodily injury to any one person
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    $25,000 for bodily injury to any one person. Kentucky minimum liability coverage is $25,000 for all claims for bodily injury damages sustained by any one person. The $50,000 figure covers bodily injury to all persons in one accident, so it answers a different question. The $60,000 figure is the acceptable single limit alternative, not the per person amount. Keep the three numbers sorted by what they measure: one person, all persons, and property damage each carry a separate figure in the split limit structure.

    Study this in the handbook: Renewal, registration and insurance

20. 20. A person buys a vehicle or brings one into Kentucky from another state. Within how many days must that person apply for registration?

    1. Within 10 days
    2. Within 45 days
    3. Within 30 days
    4. Within 15 days
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    Within 15 days. A person who purchases a motor vehicle or brings one into Kentucky from another state must apply for registration within 15 days with the county clerk. Ten days applies to obtaining a duplicate license after a name or address change. The manual says a registration expiration notice is mailed at least 45 days before expiration. These are separate deadlines. Ten days belongs to duplicates after address or name changes, not first registration after purchase.

    Study this in the handbook: Renewal, registration and insurance