UT Permit Practice Test 11

All 20 questions in test 11

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1. 1. Beyond this divided-highway sign, a school bus flashes red lights on the opposite side of a median on a four-lane road. Must you stop?

   
   1. Yes; every lane on both sides of the median must stop
   2. No; the stopping requirement applies to the lanes behind the bus
   3. Yes; a median changes the rule only on six-lane roads
   4. No; even vehicles following the bus may continue
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   No; the stopping requirement applies to the lanes behind the bus. On a divided highway with at least four lanes and a median, vehicles traveling behind the school bus must stop for its flashing red signals; opposite-direction traffic is not required to stop. Saying that following vehicles may continue incorrectly extends the exception to the bus’s own side. The physical median and your direction relative to the bus are the key cues. Continue cautiously because children may be nearby even when your side is exempt from the stop requirement.

2. 2. A car is coming toward you at night in Utah with your high beams on. When must you dim them?

   1. Before you get within 500 feet of the oncoming car
   2. Within 100 feet of the oncoming car
   3. Only if the other driver flashes first
   4. Only on divided highways
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   Before you get within 500 feet of the oncoming car. High beams blind the driver coming toward you, so the handbook requires you to dim your lights before you are within 500 feet of an oncoming car. Waiting until 100 feet, or until the other driver flashes, means you have already dazzled them, and the rule applies on every road, not just divided highways. If an oncoming driver fails to dim, look toward the right edge of the road to keep your bearings, and remember the separate rule for following: dim within 300 feet of the vehicle ahead.

3. 3. Where must a Utah driver stop at a stop sign or signal?

   1. Beside the sign post
   2. Just past the crosswalk for a better view
   3. In the middle of the intersection
   4. Behind the stop line or crosswalk
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   Behind the stop line or crosswalk. The stop line and crosswalk are painted where a stopped vehicle leaves the crossing usable and can still be seen from the side street. The handbook says to stop behind the stop line or crosswalk at a stop sign or signal. Rolling past the crosswalk forces pedestrians into traffic, stopping inside the intersection blocks cross traffic, and the sign post is not the stopping point. Make the full stop behind the line first, then creep forward if you need a better view.

4. 4. Under Utah's car seat guidance, how long must children ride rear facing in the back seat?

   1. Until their first birthday
   2. Until at least two years of age and 30 pounds, or longer if the seat allows
   3. Until they can sit up on their own
   4. Until age eight
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   Until at least two years of age and 30 pounds, or longer if the seat allows. Rear facing seats spread crash forces across a small child's back and head, which is why the handbook says children must be rear facing in the back seat until at least two years of age and 30 pounds, and longer if the car seat allows it. The first birthday and the ability to sit up are milestones that come too early. Age eight relates to a different rule, the general child safety seat requirement for children aged eight and under who are shorter than 57 inches, not to the rear facing rule. Check the seat's label for its limits and keep the child rear facing as long as it permits.

5. 5. A police officer tells you to stop although the intersection signal is green. Which instruction controls?

   1. The green light, until it changes to yellow
   2. The officer directing you to stop
   3. The movement of vehicles in the next lane
   4. The officer, but only after the signal turns red
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   The officer directing you to stop. Follow the officer directing traffic, including an instruction to stop while a signal shows green. The green-light choice ignores the handbook rule that an officer can override the normal signal indication at an intersection. Watch the person giving directions as well as the light, and respond to the instruction addressed to your approach. A raised hand stopping your lane is a concrete cue to wait even if neighboring traffic is moving.

6. 6. When does the Utah handbook say to use hand over hand steering?

   1. When steering is critical, such as parking, sharp right turns, or correcting a skid
   2. Only on the freeway
   3. Never; it is an outdated method
   4. Only when driving in reverse
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   When steering is critical, such as parking, sharp right turns, or correcting a skid. Hand over hand steering turns the wheel quickly and precisely, which is why the handbook reserves it for moments when steering is critical: parking, sharp right turns, and correcting a skid. Freeway driving uses small inputs that do not need it, it is not outdated, and backing is not the only use. Keep both hands on the wheel, cross them over each other for the big turn, and return to the normal grip as the wheel straightens.

7. 7. On a narrow Utah mountain road, you are heading downhill and meet a vehicle climbing toward you. Who must yield?

   1. You, as the downhill driver
   2. The uphill driver, because it is moving more slowly
   3. The driver with the smaller vehicle
   4. The uphill driver, because it can reverse downhill
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   You, as the downhill driver. On a narrow road, the downhill driver must yield to vehicles traveling uphill. The uphill vehicle’s slower pace does not transfer that obligation to its driver. A narrow mountain segment with little room for two vehicles is the cue to prepare early, control your descent, and allow the climbing vehicle room. Avoid assuming that a smaller car should give way simply because it occupies less space; the handbook identifies travel direction on the grade as the deciding condition.

8. 8. A 19-year-old who has never held a license violates Utah's Not-a-Drop Act. Can the violation affect future driving privileges?

   1. No, penalties start only after a license is issued
   2. No, completing driver education removes the violation
   3. Yes, privileges can be denied despite never having a license
   4. Yes, but only after a later licensed driving offense
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   Yes, privileges can be denied despite never having a license. Never having received a license does not protect someone from a Not-a-Drop action. Utah can deny driving privileges before the person obtains a license. Waiting until a license is issued is therefore not a condition for the penalty. Picture an unlicensed teenager planning to apply for a permit: an alcohol violation can affect that plan now, rather than waiting for a future offense committed after licensing.

9. 9. You enter a Utah work zone at night but see no workers. How should you adjust your driving?

   1. Resume normal highway speed as soon as workers disappear
   2. Accelerate through narrow lanes to shorten exposure
   3. Slow down despite the absence of workers
   4. Reduce following distance to keep traffic together
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   Slow down despite the absence of workers. Work zones call for slowing down even when no workers are present. Narrow lanes and rough pavement can remain hazardous after a crew leaves, so an empty-looking site is not a reason to resume ordinary highway speed. Increasing speed through a constricted lane reduces the time available to react to its edges or surface changes. Orange signs, barrels, and changed lane widths are useful cues that the work zone still demands caution at night.

10. 10. When may a Utah driver make a U-turn on a street or highway?

    1. Anywhere the road is clear
    2. Only where the road is wide enough to turn from the left lane or just right of the center line
    3. Only at traffic signals
    4. Never on any public road
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    Only where the road is wide enough to turn from the left lane or just right of the center line. A U-turn needs room. The handbook says it should only be made on a street or highway wide enough to allow the turn from the left hand lane or from just right of the center line, and it must be signaled. A clear road is not enough if the pavement is too narrow, signals are not a requirement, and U-turns are legal in many places. Where the road is too narrow, the handbook's alternative is a three point turn.

11. 11. On a Utah divided highway with four or more lanes and a median, a school bus stops with red lights flashing on the other side. What must you do?

    1. Stop, because all traffic must stop
    2. Stop only if children are visible
    3. Proceed with caution; only vehicles behind the bus must stop
    4. Stop until the bus turns off its engine
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    Proceed with caution; only vehicles behind the bus must stop. On a divided highway with four or more lanes and a median, only vehicles in the lanes behind the school bus must stop; opposite direction traffic does not. On a two lane road or a four lane road without a median, traffic in both directions stops. Stopping only when children are visible is not the rule, and the engine is not the signal. Even when not required to stop, slow down and watch for children.

12. 12. According to the Utah handbook, what is the first step in safely backing your vehicle?

    1. Turn on the hazard lights
    2. Check behind the vehicle before you get in
    3. Sound the horn twice
    4. Open the driver's door and lean out
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    Check behind the vehicle before you get in. Small children and objects behind a car are invisible from the driver's seat, so the handbook's first step for backing is to check behind the vehicle before you get in. Hazard lights, horn taps, and leaning out the door do not show you what is behind the bumper. After the walk around, apply the brake, shift to reverse, look over your shoulder, and back slowly, making quick checks to the front and sides if you are turning.

13. 13. How long are written knowledge test scores valid for a Utah entry-level learner permit?

    1. Six months from testing
    2. Eighteen months from testing
    3. Twenty-four months from testing
    4. Twelve months from testing
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    Eighteen months from testing. Entry-level learner permit knowledge scores remain valid for 18 months. Twelve months is an easy mix-up because the handbook gives that duration for knowledge scores in the renewal permit discussion. Identify which permit stage applies before choosing a deadline. For an applicant using the entry-level process, write down the test date and track the 18-month period instead of borrowing the timing associated with a different permit category.

14. 14. Which Utah alcohol-related conviction results in a lifetime alcohol-restricted status?

    1. Automobile homicide or felony DUI
    2. Every first chemical test refusal
    3. Every first DUI conviction
    4. Any first underage possession conviction
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    Automobile homicide or felony DUI. Automobile homicide and felony DUI carry lifetime alcohol-restricted status. A first DUI is not automatically assigned that lifetime category simply because it involves alcohol. Other alcohol actions can produce restrictions lasting a specified number of years. The key cue here is the conviction category, especially the word felony. Alcohol-restricted status addresses alcohol in the body while driving, so it should not be confused with the separate duration of an ignition interlock device requirement.

15. 15. What can happen if a Utah driver travels so slowly that normal traffic flow is impeded?

    1. A peace officer may issue a citation
    2. The driver is exempt because no maximum was exceeded
    3. A citation is possible only in a school zone
    4. The driver is exempt if the hazard lights are flashing
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    A peace officer may issue a citation. Utah permits a peace officer to cite a driver for impeding the normal flow of traffic. Staying below a maximum speed does not automatically make every slower pace appropriate. The exemption choice overlooks the danger created when a vehicle obstructs traffic. A line of vehicles accumulating behind someone without a condition that calls for that unusually low speed is a cue to consider traffic flow as well as the maximum limit.

16. 16. A 30-year-old Utah driver wants to connect a phone call while driving. What method does the handbook allow?

    1. Typing the number on the phone keypad
    2. Selecting digits manually if traffic is light
    3. Entering the number while holding the phone below the window
    4. Using voice commands to connect the call
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    Using voice commands to connect the call. For drivers over 18, Utah permits talking on a handheld wireless communication device while driving when voice commands connect the call. Manually typing a number is not made acceptable by light traffic. The important distinction is how the call is connected, not how low the phone is held. Set up voice operation before the trip so placing a call does not require looking down and entering digits while the vehicle is moving.

17. 17. What preparation does this round yellow RXR sign call for?

    
    1. Look for a roadway roundabout and choose an exit
    2. Accelerate to reach the tracks before a train
    3. Stop only after driving past the nearest rail
    4. Slow down, look, and listen for rail traffic
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    Slow down, look, and listen for rail traffic. The yellow circle with an X and RR warns of a railroad crossing and calls for slowing, looking, and listening for a train or railroad vehicle. A roundabout interpretation overlooks the railroad letters and cross symbol. Begin checking before reaching the tracks so you have time to stop if necessary. The advance sign is the cue to shift attention toward the crossing and avoid assuming that a quiet approach means no rail traffic is coming.

18. 18. A Utah driver over 21 builds up points. At what total within three years is the driver called to a hearing?

    1. 70 points
    2. 100 points
    3. 200 or more points
    4. 500 points
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    200 or more points. Drivers over 21 who reach 200 or more points within three years are asked to appear for a hearing, where they may get probation, a defensive driving course, or a denial or suspension of one month to one year. Seventy points is the threshold for drivers under 21, and 100 and 500 are not Utah thresholds. Utah point values are large, so a few moving violations add up quickly toward that total.

19. 19. A 19 year old in Utah refuses the chemical test after a DUI arrest for the first time. What revocation applies?

    1. 18 months
    2. Six months
    3. Two years or until 21, whichever is longer
    4. No revocation because the driver is under 21
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    Two years or until 21, whichever is longer. For a driver under 21, a first refusal brings revocation for two years or until age 21, whichever is longer. Eighteen months is the first refusal period for drivers 21 and older, and six months is the Not-a-Drop denial for measurable alcohol. Being under 21 makes the penalty harsher, not lighter. A second refusal under 21 brings 36 months or until 21, whichever is longer.

20. 20. Which Utah licensing rule applies to a visitor who has only a learner permit from another state?

    1. The permit permits driving for six months
    2. The permit permits driving with any Utah license holder
    3. The permit permits driving after a Utah address is established
    4. The permit is not valid for driving in Utah
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    The permit is not valid for driving in Utah. An out-of-state learner permit does not authorize its holder to drive in Utah. The six-month visitor allowance concerns a valid out-of-state or out-of-country license, so it cannot be extended to someone who has only a permit. Before sharing driving duties on a Utah trip, check whether the credential is a full license or a learner permit. Having a licensed passenger beside the permit holder does not change the handbook restriction on that out-of-state permit.