UT Permit Practice Test 14

All 20 questions in test 14

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1. 1. How should pets ride in a Utah vehicle under distraction guidance?

   1. Loose so they can move around freely
   2. On the driver lap for short trips only
   3. In a pet carrier, not loose in a vehicle
   4. In the front seat with a belt loosely
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   In a pet carrier, not loose in a vehicle. Utah tells drivers to keep pets in a pet carrier, not loose in a vehicle, because a loose animal can climb into the pedal area, block a mirror check, or become a flying object in a sudden stop. Free roaming, lap riding, and a loosely belted front seat all leave the animal uncontrolled. A secured carrier in the back also keeps the pet safer in a crash and calms animals that pace at windows.

   Study this in the handbook: Distractions, Fatigue, Animals and Mountain Roads

2. 2. An oncoming Utah driver keeps the high beams on at night. Where should you look?

   1. Toward the center line markings until the other vehicle passes you
   2. Directly into the oncoming headlights to judge their distance
   3. At the right side of the road ahead of your own vehicle
   4. Down at your dashboard lights until all the glare has passed
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   At the right side of the road ahead of your own vehicle. High beams from an oncoming vehicle can wash out your vision for several dangerous seconds at highway speed. Utah expects the other driver to dim before closing to five hundred feet, but some drivers forget or refuse. Staring into those headlights to judge distance, as one option suggests, deepens the blindness instead of curing it. Shift your gaze to the right side of the road and track the edge line with your peripheral vision until the vehicle passes, keeping your lane position steady and your speed controlled.

   Study this in the handbook: Night Driving, Weather, Floods and Skids

3. 3. A Utah driver causes a fatal crash through reckless or unlawful conduct. What license action may apply?

   1. Points only, because a crash cannot affect the license directly
   2. A warning if the driver had no earlier violations
   3. Revocation only when serious property damage is also present
   4. Mandatory suspension, possibly for two years or until the 21st birthday
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   Mandatory suspension, possibly for two years or until the 21st birthday. Utah requires suspension when a driver causes or contributes to a crash through reckless or unlawful conduct in which someone is injured or killed. The suspension may last as long as two years or until the driver's 21st birthday. The rule is not limited to points, and a clean record does not turn the event into a warning. It also does not require serious property damage when injury or death is already present. A fatal result makes the suspension provision especially important to recognize.

   Study this in the handbook: Renewal, Phone Laws and the Point System

4. 4. A Utah motorcycle is traveling in the lane beside you. What does the handbook say about sharing that lane?

   1. Share the lane if the rider stays near the edge
   2. Share the lane when traffic is moving below 25 mph
   3. Share the lane only during daylight hours
   4. Give the motorcycle the entire lane and do not share it
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   Give the motorcycle the entire lane and do not share it. Utah tells drivers to give a motorcycle an entire lane rather than sharing it. A rider needs room to swerve for gravel, pavement seams, or a suddenly braking car, and a car alongside removes that escape path. Sharing when traffic is slow, in daylight, or with the rider near the edge all ignore that need. The narrow exception for lane filtering applies to the motorcycle passing stopped cars at low speed, not to a car moving into the bike's lane. Treat the lane as occupied.

   Study this in the handbook: Pedestrians, Bicycles and Motorcycles

5. 5. What does Utah note about the defensive driving course used to remove points?

   1. It is the same program as traffic school offered by some courts
   2. It differs from the traffic school offered by some courts
   3. It may be repeated each month for more reductions
   4. It removes points only for drivers under 21 years
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   It differs from the traffic school offered by some courts. Utah points out that the defensive driving course used to reduce points from a record is different from the traffic school offered by some courts, so enrolling in a court class may not earn the record reduction a driver expects. The course is not a monthly repeat tool, and the reduction is not limited to younger drivers. Before paying for any class, confirm the division recommended it and keep the completion proof with your records.

   Study this in the handbook: Renewal, Phone Laws and the Point System

6. 6. A Utah court judgment for crash damages goes unpaid. After how long is the driving privilege suspended?

   1. After 30 days from the court decision
   2. After 60 days from the court decision
   3. After six months from the court decision
   4. Only after a second unpaid judgment appears
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   After 60 days from the court decision. Utah suspends the driving privilege when a court judgment for damages to injured parties is not satisfied within 60 days after the court decision, and the rule can reach owners who maintain the vehicle as well as drivers. Thirty days is the insurance purchase window in another rule, six months stretches the deadline far past the statute, and no second judgment is required. The suspension lasts until the judgment is satisfied and future proof of financial responsibility is filed on an SR22.

   Study this in the handbook: Vehicle Emergencies

7. 7. In the Utah no-sign speed table, which roadway matches 55 miles per hour?

   1. Major highways, as posted
   2. Rural interstate highways
   3. Business and residential streets
   4. School grounds during recess
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   Major highways, as posted. The Utah speed table pairs 55 miles per hour with major highways, as posted. Rural interstates carry the higher 65, 70, 75, or 80 figures, business and residential streets sit at 25, and school grounds during recess are 20. Choosing the interstate number on a major highway would put you well above the listed maximum, while picking 25 ignores the road's classification. Read the route type before the number. When a sign is present, the posted limit controls, and the table applies only where no sign and no special hazard exist.

   Study this in the handbook: Pavement Markings and Special Lanes

8. 8. Using a motor vehicle in which way brings mandatory Utah revocation?

   1. Using it for a delivery job without a sign
   2. Using it to commit or facilitate a felony
   3. Using it to teach a permitted teen driver
   4. Using it outside the county of registration
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   Using it to commit or facilitate a felony. Utah revokes the license of a driver who uses a motor vehicle to commit or facilitate a felony, including automobile homicide, treating the car as an instrument of serious crime. An unsigned delivery car, a teen lesson, and crossing a county line are ordinary uses that no revocation rule touches. The principle travels with the driver, not the vehicle title, so lending your driving to someone else's felony plan carries the same personal cost.

9. 9. How close to a Utah railroad crossing may you park, absent signs or local law allowing it?

   1. Not closer than 15 feet from the crossing
   2. Not closer than 25 feet from the crossing
   3. Not closer than 50 feet from the crossing
   4. Parking distance near crossings is unregulated
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   Not closer than 50 feet from the crossing. Utah bars parking closer than 50 feet from a railroad crossing unless signs indicate that you may park there or local law allows it. Fifteen feet is the near edge of the stopping window at a crossing rather than the parking rule, twenty five feet appears in bicycle braking material, and the distance is plainly regulated. A car left within that zone can hide a train from drivers approaching the crossing and block the view both ways.

   Study this in the handbook: Railroad Crossings

10. 10. Crossing lights flash but seem broken and no train is visible. When may you drive through in Utah?

    1. After a complete stop, with at least a mile clear both ways, no train, and a safe crossing
    2. Immediately, since flashing crossing lights are only advisory for drivers at crossings
    3. After waiting ten seconds, honking twice, and then rolling forward slowly
    4. After the car behind you goes through the crossing first and clears it
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    After a complete stop, with at least a mile clear both ways, no train, and a safe crossing. If a Utah driver who has come to a complete stop suspects flashing crossing lights are malfunctioning, the handbook allows proceeding only with a clear line of sight of at least one mile down the tracks in both directions, no evidence of an approaching train, and the ability to cross safely. Treating lights as advisory, counting seconds with horn blasts, and following another car all gamble against trains that are quieter and faster than they appear. When sight lines fall short, turn around.

    Study this in the handbook: Railroad Crossings

11. 11. What does the flashing train logo sign above a Utah TRAX light rail street mean?

    1. Stop at once wherever you are driving and stay stopped until the sign turns off completely
    2. The intersection below is closed to all cars, and drivers must turn around and leave the area
    3. A train is approaching the area; it is a warning to pay extra attention and obey traffic signals, not an instruction to stop
    4. Light rail cars have stopped running on that street for the rest of that day and evening
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    A train is approaching the area; it is a warning to pay extra attention and obey traffic signals, not an instruction to stop. At some Utah TRAX locations an overhead sign flashes the logo of a train to warn that a train is approaching the area, and the handbook stresses the flashing logo is not an indication to stop but an additional warning device calling for extra attention to traffic signals and signs. Stopping anywhere, treating the street as closed, and assuming service ended all misread it. Light rail cars accelerate quickly, reaching up to 65 mph within 21 seconds.

12. 12. When following a motorcycle in Utah, what following distance does the handbook recommend?

    1. At least one second behind
    2. At least two seconds behind
    3. At least five seconds behind
    4. Stay beside the motorcycle at the same speed
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    At least two seconds behind. Utah advises a driver following a motorcycle to stay at least two seconds back and to increase that distance when the roadway is wet. Motorcycles may change speed or lane position to avoid potholes, gravel, slick areas, pavement seams, or railroad crossings. One second gives less room than the handbook recommends, while five seconds is not the stated minimum. Traveling beside the motorcycle is not a following distance and keeps the car in a vulnerable side-by-side position. Leave the extra space before the rider needs to react.

    Study this in the handbook: Pedestrians, Bicycles and Motorcycles

13. 13. Signals above a Utah flex lane show a green arrow over one lane and a red X over another. What do they mean?

    1. Green arrow: lane usable; red X: lane not usable
    2. Both lanes may be used with caution
    3. The arrow suggests a recommended lane that drivers may choose to follow
    4. The X marks a lane for buses only today
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    Green arrow: lane usable; red X: lane not usable. Utah flex lanes carry traffic in one direction at certain times and the opposite direction at others, so the overhead signals decide the lane current use: a green arrow means you can use the lane, and a red X means you cannot use the lane. Recommendation, bus reservation, and cautious use of both all ignore a direction system that prevents head-on meetings. Before entering, check which lanes can be used at that time, since the pattern flips with rush hours.

    Study this in the handbook: Pavement Markings and Special Lanes

14. 14. How does Utah say to prevent the heat buildup that can start a tire fire?

    1. Drive faster so air cools the tires
    2. Never drive far on a soft or flat tire or with a dragging brake
    3. Add extra air beyond the tire rating before long trips
    4. Ignore a hot tire until the next fuel stop
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    Never drive far on a soft or flat tire or with a dragging brake. Utah prevention starts with checking tires and brakes for unusual heat and never running for an extended stretch on a soft or flat tire or with a brake that drags, since friction builds the heat that ignites rubber. Extra speed adds heat rather than cooling it, overinflation past the rating strains the casing, and ignoring a hot tire waits for the fire. If one tire feels hot, stay with the vehicle until it cools or change it before driving on.

15. 15. Which kinds of drugs does Utah warn can hurt driving in much the same way alcohol does?

    1. Street drugs bought without a prescription, but not store medicines
    2. Illegal drugs, over the counter medicines, and prescribed medicines
    3. Energy drinks and coffee taken to stay awake on long trips
    4. Medicines prescribed for another person, but not your own prescriptions
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    Illegal drugs, over the counter medicines, and prescribed medicines. Impairing drugs reach beyond street drugs. Illegal drugs, medicines sold over the counter, and prescribed medicines can all dull reflexes, judgment, vision, and alertness in ways that resemble alcohol. Leaving out store medicines or excusing your own prescription misses part of that warning. Coffee and energy drinks taken for wakefulness belong to a different topic. Read every label before a drive, ask the pharmacist about drowsiness, and stay off the road when a dose clouds your thinking or blurs your sight.

    Study this in the handbook: Alcohol, Drugs and the 0.05 Limit

16. 16. A driver deliberately distracts a Utah bicyclist to force the rider off the road. What can follow?

    1. A citation on the driving record with points, on conviction
    2. Nothing, unless the driver makes physical contact with the bicycle or rider
    3. A warning that stays off the record permanently
    4. Only a civil claim by the bicyclist afterward
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    A citation on the driving record with points, on conviction. Utah treats pedestrians, riders, and similar highway users as vulnerable, and a person who distracts or tries to distract one with intent to cause violence or injury, or to force the user off the roadway, may receive a traffic citation. On conviction that citation appears on the driving record and points are assessed. No contact is required, the matter is not a private warning, and a civil claim is not the only path. Give vulnerable users room and patience.

17. 17. Your Utah vehicle came from the factory with pollution control equipment. What must you do with it?

    1. Remove it once the vehicle is five years old and the warranty has run out
    2. Disconnect it whenever fuel prices rise
    3. Keep and maintain it as effective as the original equipment
    4. Maintain it only if your county tests emissions
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    Keep and maintain it as effective as the original equipment. Owners of Utah vehicles built with pollution control devices must keep and maintain that equipment so it stays as effective as the original factory setup, with a narrow allowance for propane vehicles that still meet every emissions standard. Age alone, fuel prices, and whether a county runs tests do not excuse removal or neglect. When a component fails, replace it with a working equivalent instead of bypassing it, since a defeated system can also mask engine trouble that hurts mileage and drivability.

18. 18. Leaving a Utah perpendicular or angle space, when do you turn the wheel sharply?

    1. Immediately as the vehicle starts back
    2. Only after reaching the aisle center line
    3. Before checking traffic in any direction or looking behind the vehicle first
    4. After backing straight until the front bumper clears the adjacent vehicle
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    After backing straight until the front bumper clears the adjacent vehicle. Utah exit steps for perpendicular or angle parking are to check traffic in all directions, keep checking while moving straight back until your front bumper clears the vehicle parked beside you, and only then turn the steering wheel sharply toward where the rear should go. Turning at the first roll swings the front corner into the neighbor, waiting for the aisle center overshoots, and skipping traffic checks reverses the order entirely. Stop, shift to drive, and accelerate smoothly once clear.

    Study this in the handbook: Lane Changes, Passing, Turns and U-Turns

19. 19. On which surfaces or facilities must a Utah driver never make a U-turn?

    1. Across a painted center turn lane
    2. At a signalized intersection downtown
    3. Over a solid double yellow line at any point along the roadway
    4. On a railroad track, railroad grade crossing, or a freeway
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    On a railroad track, railroad grade crossing, or a freeway. Utah lists railroad tracks, railroad grade crossings, and freeways among the places a U-turn must never be made, joining curves and hilltops with poor sight distance and spots barred by official traffic control devices. A center turn lane, a downtown signal, and a double yellow crossing are not the facilities named in that sentence. Each city also keeps its own U-turn laws, so the street under your wheels may add tighter limits.

    Study this in the handbook: Lane Changes, Passing, Turns and U-Turns

20. 20. For a Utah reverse two-point turn, how far past the driveway do you drive first?

    1. One car length past the driveway or alley
    2. Stop with the driveway at your front bumper
    3. Drive half a block past the driveway
    4. Back into the driveway directly from beside its entrance
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    One car length past the driveway or alley. Utah's reverse two-point turn begins by checking behind, signaling right, and driving one car length past the driveway or alley. That position creates the angle needed to back into the entrance. Stopping with the driveway at the bumper leaves no room for the backing arc, and half a block is far beyond the setup. Backing directly from beside the entrance skips the forward positioning step. Once one car length past, look back over the right shoulder and back into the driveway when it is safe.