UT Permit Practice Test 6

All 20 questions in test 6

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1. 1. Under Utah's Not-a-Drop Act, what happens to a driver under 21 caught driving with any measurable amount of alcohol for a first offense?

   1. A written warning is issued
   2. A $100 fine with no license action
   3. The license is revoked for 18 months
   4. All driving privileges are denied for six months
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   All driving privileges are denied for six months. The Not-a-Drop Act provides that a person under 21 driving with any measurable amount of alcohol in their body will have all driving privileges denied for six months for a first offense. A second or subsequent offense within 10 years of a prior denial results in a longer loss. The 18 month figure belongs to refusing a chemical test, not to Not-a-Drop, and there is no warning or fine only outcome. Reinstatement requires an assessment or a Prime For Life class.

2. 2. With no queue extending beyond the usual limit, what is the maximum distance before a left turn at which you may enter Utah's shared center turn lane?

   
   1. 100 feet
   2. 300 feet
   3. 500 feet
   4. 1,000 feet
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   500 feet. The ordinary entry limit is 500 feet before the left turn. The handbook allows an exception when the last car is more than 500 feet from the intersection, but this situation excludes that extended queue. Entering 1,000 feet early without that condition would use the lane beyond the stated limit. Locate your driveway or intersection first, then time the lane entry instead of treating the shared lane as a long approach lane.

3. 3. How does the Utah handbook describe skipping the safety belt because you are only going to the store?

   1. A poor excuse, and dangerous
   2. Legal as long as you stay under 25 mph
   3. Fine if you sit in the back seat
   4. Acceptable for trips under one mile
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   A poor excuse, and dangerous. Most crashes happen close to home at ordinary speeds, so the handbook calls not using a safety belt because you are just going to the store a poor excuse and dangerous. There is no short trip, low speed, or back seat exception in Utah law; everyone in the vehicle must be belted on every trip. Buckle up before you move the car, every time.

4. 4. Which special hazards does the Utah handbook list as times when the law requires you to slow down?

   1. Only construction zones
   2. Only when a police officer is present
   3. People walking beside the road, heavy traffic, or dangerous road conditions
   4. Only at railroad crossings
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   People walking beside the road, heavy traffic, or dangerous road conditions. Beyond the posted limits, the handbook says there are times when the law requires you to slow down, and among them are special hazards such as people walking beside the road, heavy traffic, or dangerous road conditions. Construction zones, officers, and rail crossings each have their own rules, but the basic speed rule is broader than any one of them. The lawful speed is always the one that is reasonable and prudent for what is happening around you.

5. 5. What does the Utah handbook say about how safety features perform in bad weather and on hills and curves?

   1. They work best in bad weather
   2. They may not work correctly in rain, snow, ice, fog, hills, and curves
   3. They replace the need to slow down
   4. They only work on freeways
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   They may not work correctly in rain, snow, ice, fog, hills, and curves. Lane keeping, adaptive cruise, and similar systems rely on cameras and sensors that rain, snow, ice and fog can blind, and hills and curves can confuse. The handbook warns that safety features may not work correctly in those conditions. They are not improved by bad weather, they never replace slowing down, and they are not limited to freeways. Treat driver assistance as a backup to your own attention, and drive as if it were off when conditions are poor.

6. 6. You are following another car at night in Utah with your high beams on. When must you dim them?

   1. When you are within 300 feet of the vehicle ahead
   2. Only when the driver ahead adjusts the mirror
   3. Never, high beams are always allowed when following
   4. When you are within 1,000 feet
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   When you are within 300 feet of the vehicle ahead. High beams fill the mirrors of the car ahead and blind its driver, so the handbook requires you to dim your lights when you are within 300 feet of the vehicle ahead of you. One thousand feet is more than the rule requires, waiting for the driver to react means you have already dazzled them, and high beams are never unrestricted when following. The oncoming rule is separate: dim before you are within 500 feet of an approaching car.

7. 7. After a Utah crash with no injuries, at what level of total property damage must you notify law enforcement immediately?

   1. Any damage at all
   2. $500
   3. $1,000
   4. $2,500
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   $2,500. You must call law enforcement (911) immediately when a crash causes injury, death, or at least $2,500 in total property damage, whether or not another driver was involved. Smaller amounts do not trigger the immediate report requirement, so $500 and $1,000 are wrong, and any damage at all is too broad. For a property damage only crash, the handbook allows moving the vehicle out of the travel lanes to a safe nearby spot.

8. 8. After an alcohol-related offense in Utah, for how long can a driver be placed under alcohol-restricted status?

   1. 2, 3, 5, or 10 years, depending on the offenses
   2. Only 90 days
   3. Only until reinstatement
   4. Always exactly one year
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   2, 3, 5, or 10 years, depending on the offenses. Utah places a driver under alcohol-restricted status for 2, 3, 5 or 10 years, depending on the number and type of offenses, and for life after automobile homicide or felony DUI. The status outlasts reinstatement; the driver regains full privileges but remains restricted. Ninety days and exactly one year are not the periods. Driving with any measurable alcohol while restricted brings a one year revocation.

9. 9. How can a Utah driver reduce points by driving safely?

   1. Points never come off
   2. Half of the points are removed after one full year with no moving violation convictions
   3. All points disappear after 30 days
   4. Points are removed only at license renewal
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   Half of the points are removed after one full year with no moving violation convictions. Driving one full year without a moving violation conviction removes half of the points, and two successive clean years remove all of them. Individual points also drop off automatically three years after the violation date. Points do come off, but not after 30 days and not tied to renewal. A division recommended defensive driving course can remove 50 more points, once in any three year period.

10. 10. A Utah driver with an ignition interlock tries to start the car with a breath alcohol level of 0.02. What happens?

    1. The interlock requirement is extended by 60 days
    2. Nothing, because it is under 0.05
    3. The license is revoked for life
    4. The device is removed
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    The interlock requirement is extended by 60 days. Each time an interlock-restricted driver fails to have the device monitored, or tries to start the vehicle with a measurable amount of alcohol of 0.02 or higher, the requirement is extended by 60 days. The 0.05 adult limit does not apply to the device. A single start attempt does not bring a lifetime revocation, and the device stays installed longer, not shorter.

11. 11. How close to a fire hydrant may you park in Utah?

    1. 5 feet
    2. 10 feet
    3. No closer than 15 feet
    4. 25 feet
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    No closer than 15 feet. Utah prohibits parking within 15 feet of a fire hydrant, so 15 feet is the closest legal spot. Five and ten feet are inside the prohibited zone. Twenty five feet is more than required, though it is legal. Other Utah distances to keep straight: 20 feet from a crosswalk, 30 feet from a stop sign, yield sign, beacon or signal, and 50 feet from the nearest rail of a railroad crossing.

12. 12. How many attempts to pass Utah's written knowledge test does one fee cover within 12 months?

    1. Two attempts over the entire 12 months
    2. Five attempts if appointments are available
    3. No more than three attempts
    4. Unlimited attempts before the permit expires
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    No more than three attempts. One fee covers no more than three written knowledge test attempts within 12 months. The two-attempt choice confuses the possible daily testing allowance with the total covered by a fee. Availability of appointments does not make the attempts unlimited. Track both how many attempts you have used and when you paid; after three unsuccessful attempts, another fee is needed for three more opportunities to pass the written examination.

13. 13. Near this pedestrian warning sign, someone begins crossing with a white cane. What must you do?

    
    1. Sound your horn and drive around the person
    2. Come to a complete stop
    3. Continue if the person has not reached your lane
    4. Reduce speed without stopping if your light is green
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    Come to a complete stop. A pedestrian crossing with a white cane or a guide dog requires you to stop completely. Slowing without stopping at a green light leaves out the specific protection for a visually impaired person. Avoid trying to direct the pedestrian by driving around them or relying on your horn. The white cane is the concrete cue to recognize promptly, giving the person space to cross without having to judge a moving vehicle’s path.

14. 14. Besides vehicles with two or more persons, which vehicles may also use a Utah express lane free of charge?

    1. Single occupant vehicles without a toll pass
    2. Trucks over 26,000 pounds
    3. Motorcycles, buses, and vehicles with a registered clean fuel vehicle decal
    4. Only emergency vehicles
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    Motorcycles, buses, and vehicles with a registered clean fuel vehicle decal. Express lanes charge single occupant cars a toll, but the handbook lists motorcycles, buses, and vehicles with a registered clean fuel vehicle decal, the C decal, as able to use the express lane free of charge in addition to vehicles carrying two or more persons. A single occupant car without a pass still owes the toll, heavy trucks are not granted free use, and emergency vehicles are not the only exception. Check the overhead signs for the current occupancy and toll rules before you cross the double white lines into the lane.

15. 15. At an island marked with this KEEP RIGHT sign, may you drive across the island to shorten your path?

    
    1. No, operating a vehicle across any part of an island is prohibited
    2. Yes, if you signal before crossing it
    3. Yes, when the island is painted rather than raised
    4. Yes, when there are no vehicles beside you
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    No, operating a vehicle across any part of an island is prohibited. Utah prohibits operating a vehicle over, across, or within any part of an island. The keep-right arrow provides the route around the obstruction; it does not allow you to straighten your path across it. Signaling communicates an intended movement but cannot make crossing the island lawful. When the island and curved arrow come into view, align the vehicle with the designated roadway around the right side and leave the island itself clear.

16. 16. The road is wide and empty, but this NO U-TURN sign faces you. May you reverse direction here?

    
    1. Yes, because there is room to complete the maneuver
    2. Yes, after signaling for two seconds
    3. No, unless you first stop beside the center line
    4. No, the posted prohibition still applies
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    No, the posted prohibition still applies. A traffic control device prohibiting a U-turn remains controlling even when the roadway is wide and no other vehicles are visible. Enough turning space addresses only the physical maneuver; it does not cancel a posted restriction. Stopping at the center line also cannot create permission. The crossed-out U-shaped arrow is the cue to continue toward another lawful place to change direction, keeping your route decision separate from whether the car could physically make the turn.

17. 17. What do orange diamond or rectangular signs with black letters warn Utah drivers about?

    1. School crossings
    2. Work zones and people working on or near the road
    3. Railroad crossings
    4. Scenic areas
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    Work zones and people working on or near the road. Orange is reserved for temporary traffic control. The handbook describes work zone signs as diamond or rectangular and orange with black letters or symbols, and says they warn you of work zones and of people working on or near the road. School crossings use yellow green, railroad warnings are yellow and round, and scenic areas are on brown signs. When you see orange, slow down, obey the reduced limit and the flaggers, and be ready to stop quickly.

18. 18. What does the Utah handbook recommend when you start to feel tired while driving?

    1. Open the window and turn up the radio
    2. Stop driving, pull off at an exit or rest area, and take a 20 minute power nap or find a place to sleep
    3. Drink coffee and keep driving
    4. Drive faster to finish sooner
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    Stop driving, pull off at an exit or rest area, and take a 20 minute power nap or find a place to sleep. Fatigue slows the mind and body just like alcohol does, and the handbook's answer is to stop: pull off at an exit or rest area and take a 20 minute power nap, or find a place to sleep. Fresh air, loud music, and caffeine mask drowsiness for a few minutes without fixing it, and driving faster only shortens the time you have to react. Plan long trips with breaks, and share the driving when you can.

19. 19. Approaching any intersection in Utah, what does the handbook tell you to do first?

    1. Speed up to clear it quickly
    2. Sound the horn
    3. Change lanes to the one with the least traffic
    4. Slow down and search for traffic controls, other traffic, pedestrians, bicyclists, and road conditions
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    Slow down and search for traffic controls, other traffic, pedestrians, bicyclists, and road conditions. Intersections produce the most conflicts, so the handbook's rule is to slow down at all intersections and search for traffic controls, oncoming and cross traffic, pedestrians and bicyclists, and road conditions before you enter. Speeding through, changing lanes inside the intersection, or honking your way across all replace a look with a hope. Scan left, right, and left again, and keep both hands on the wheel as you go through.

20. 20. An 18 year old in Utah wants a first Class D license. What learner permit holding period applies?

    1. Six months, the same as a 16 year old
    2. One full year
    3. 90 days, with no driver education needed
    4. No holding period, but an approved driver education course must be completed
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    No holding period, but an approved driver education course must be completed. Utah sets holding periods by age. At 18 there is no holding period, but the applicant must complete an approved driver education course. Six months applies to 16 and 17 year olds, and 90 days applies to applicants 19 or older who do not complete driver education. A full year is not a Utah holding period for any age group.