UT Permit Practice Test 7

All 20 questions in test 7

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1. 1. Which description matches the warning-sign design shown with this winding-road symbol?

   
   1. A blue rectangle with white service lettering
   2. A white rectangle carrying a parking restriction
   3. A green rectangle displaying a route destination
   4. A yellow diamond with a black symbol
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   A yellow diamond with a black symbol. Warning signs are usually yellow diamonds with black lettering or symbols. The winding arrow appears within that familiar warning design, giving you notice to examine the roadway ahead. A white parking-restriction rectangle belongs to a different kind of message and does not describe the pictured sign. Notice both the outside shape and the contrasting black symbol when recognizing a warning, rather than relying on the arrow alone.

2. 2. A Utah driver refuses the chemical test an officer selects after a DUI arrest. What happens to the license for a first refusal?

   1. Revoked for 18 months
   2. Suspended for 30 days
   3. Revoked for 36 months
   4. Nothing until conviction
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   Revoked for 18 months. Refusing the chemical tests selected or designated by the officer carries its own penalty under Utah's implied consent rule. The license is revoked for 18 months for a first refusal and 36 months for a second or subsequent refusal. A driver under 21 loses the license for two years or until age 21, whichever is longer, for a first refusal. The revocation does not wait for a court conviction, and 30 days is not a refusal figure.

3. 3. Outside of an emergency, may a Utah driver stop, stand, or park on a runaway vehicle ramp?

   1. Yes, briefly to look at the view from the grade
   2. Yes, if no trucks are visible
   3. Yes, for up to five minutes
   4. No, it is prohibited on the ramp and in its pathway
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   No, it is prohibited on the ramp and in its pathway. Runaway vehicle ramps exist so a vehicle with failed brakes can leave the highway and stop in deep gravel. The handbook allows you to use the ramp only in an emergency that requires it to stop your vehicle. Apart from that emergency use, Utah prohibits stopping, standing, or parking on the ramp or in its pathway, because a parked car turns the escape route into a collision. A short stop, a scenic pause, or an empty road do not create exceptions. If you must stop on a mountain grade, use a pullout or the shoulder well away from the ramp.

4. 4. When must a Utah driver come to a complete stop at an intersection with a stop sign or signal?

   1. Behind any stop signs, signals, sidewalks, or stop lines
   2. After entering the crosswalk for a better view
   3. Only at night
   4. Only if another vehicle is present
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   Behind any stop signs, signals, sidewalks, or stop lines. The handbook gives one rule for stopping at an intersection: come to a complete stop behind any stop signs, signals, sidewalks, or stop lines. The stop is required whether or not another vehicle is present, rolling into the crosswalk for a view is not a stop, and daylight does not change it. Stop fully behind the line first; only then, if your view is blocked, creep forward carefully to look.

5. 5. What does a flashing yellow arrow signal permit at a Utah intersection?

   1. A protected turn with no yielding
   2. Turns, but only after yielding to oncoming traffic and pedestrians
   3. Straight through travel only
   4. No movement until the arrow turns green
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   Turns, but only after yielding to oncoming traffic and pedestrians. The flashing yellow arrow is the permissive turn indication. The handbook says turns are permitted, but first you must yield to oncoming traffic and to pedestrians in the crosswalk. It is not the protected green arrow, it does not restrict you to going straight, and you do not have to wait for a green arrow if the way is clear. Creep forward, wait for a safe gap, and complete the turn only when no one has the right of way over you.

6. 6. If a Utah court orders a license suspension for a 15-year-old convicted of possessing alcohol, when does the suspension run?

   1. Only from the 16th birthday for six months
   2. From conviction, ending automatically on the 16th birthday
   3. From conviction and for one to two years beyond the 16th birthday
   4. Only from the 18th birthday for one year
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   From conviction and for one to two years beyond the 16th birthday. The suspension begins on the conviction date and extends one to two years from the person’s 16th birthday. It does not disappear when the person becomes old enough to obtain a license. The choice ending it automatically at 16 therefore misses the continued restriction after that birthday. For a 15-year-old with a court-ordered suspension, mark both the conviction date and the 16th birthday when understanding the timeline; the court order controls the applicable duration described here.

7. 7. How should a Utah driver signal before making a U-turn?

   1. Use the hazard flashers
   2. No signal is needed for a U-turn
   3. Signal in the direction you are going to initiate the U-turn
   4. Flash the high beams
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   Signal in the direction you are going to initiate the U-turn. A U-turn begins as a left turn, and drivers behind and ahead of you need to know it is coming. The handbook says to signal in the direction you are going to initiate the U-turn, which is left, before you begin. Hazard flashers and headlight flashes are not turn signals, and the handbook does not exempt U-turns from signaling. Signal, check mirrors and the blind spot, and make the turn only where the road is wide enough and the way is clear.

8. 8. Before driving in snow or ice, what does the Utah handbook tell you to clear from your vehicle?

   1. Only a small patch on the windshield
   2. Nothing; the heater will clear it as you drive
   3. Only the rear window
   4. Ice and snow from the headlights, taillights, wipers, and all windows
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   Ice and snow from the headlights, taillights, wipers, and all windows. Snow left on a car blinds you and the drivers around you. The handbook says that if you must drive, first clear the ice and snow from your vehicle, including the headlights, taillights, windshield wipers, and all windows. A peephole on the windshield or the rear glass alone leaves the mirrors and lights covered, and the heater takes miles to clear ice while snow blows off the roof onto the car behind. Clear everything before you leave the driveway.

9. 9. Before backing out of a parking space, why should you check behind the vehicle before getting in?

   1. Looking through the rear window always reveals small objects hidden by the rear bumper
   2. A walk-around is necessary only when the vehicle has no backup camera
   3. Children or small objects may be invisible from the driver seat
   4. Looking behind the vehicle replaces all checks during backing
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   Children or small objects may be invisible from the driver seat. A walk-around check can reveal a child or small object hidden from your seated view. That check belongs before entering the vehicle, when you can inspect the space immediately behind it directly. It does not replace watching while reversing, as one choice suggests; conditions can change after you get inside. A low toy near the rear bumper is a concrete reminder of how much a seated driver may be unable to see.

10. 10. According to the Utah handbook, alcohol and other impairing drugs are involved in about what share of fatal traffic crashes?

    1. About 5 percent
    2. About 90 percent
    3. Less than 1 percent
    4. About 40 percent
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    About 40 percent. The handbook opens its alcohol section with the number: alcohol and other impairing drugs are involved in approximately 40 percent of all traffic crashes in which someone is killed each year. The other figures are far from that. The point is that impairment is not a rare cause of death on Utah roads, and that even a small amount of alcohol raises your crash risk well above a sober driver's. Utah's .05 limit reflects the same conclusion.

11. 11. A Utah fire station entrance is signposted. On the opposite side of the road, how far from the entrance must you stay when parking?

    1. 20 feet
    2. 75 feet
    3. 50 feet
    4. No limit applies across the road
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    75 feet. Utah bars parking within 20 feet of a fire station driveway on the same side, and when signs are posted you may not park on the opposite side within 75 feet of the entrance. Twenty feet is the same side distance, 50 feet is the railroad rule, and the opposite side does have a limit when posted. Fire engines need room to swing out of the station.

12. 12. How many points can a Utah defensive driving course recommended by the division remove, and how often?

    1. 10 points, once a year
    2. All points, any time
    3. 50 points, once during any three year period
    4. 25 points, every six months
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    50 points, once during any three year period. Completing a defensive driving course recommended by the division removes 50 points, and that reduction is allowed only once during any three year period. The other amounts and schedules are not in the handbook. The handbook adds that this course is different from the traffic school some courts offer, so traffic school alone does not earn the 50 point reduction.

13. 13. A 17 year old in Utah is convicted in court of possessing alcohol for the first time. What license action does the handbook describe?

    1. A warning only
    2. Suspension for one year
    3. Suspension for 90 days
    4. Revocation until age 25
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    Suspension for one year. An individual between 13 and 20 convicted of possession or consumption of alcohol, or of being in a bar underage, has the license suspended for one year on a first offense and two years on a second or subsequent offense, as ordered by the court. A warning and 90 days understate it, and age 25 is not a cutoff. For a person under 16, the suspension extends one to two years from the 16th birthday.

14. 14. A vehicle with priority is approaching the junction marked by this triangular sign. What should you do?

    
    1. Reduce speed and let the vehicle with priority proceed
    2. Enter first if your vehicle is closer to the sign
    3. Maintain speed because only an octagon controls priority
    4. Require the approaching driver to stop for you
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    Reduce speed and let the vehicle with priority proceed. The yield sign requires a reduction in speed and giving way to traffic that has priority. Being closer to the sign does not transfer that priority to you. Look for an adequate opening before entering, and stop if the approaching vehicle makes entry unsafe. The inverted triangle is your cue to assess the traffic flow early, leaving enough distance to slow smoothly instead of forcing another driver to brake when you pull out.

15. 15. What is the minimum age for taking a driving skills test at Utah's Driver License Division?

    1. 14 years old
    2. 16 years old
    3. 15 years old
    4. 18 years old
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    16 years old. The minimum age for a driving skills test at the DLD is 16. Age 15 applies to testing through a Third-Party Tester or high school, so the testing location changes which age rule you should use. Check the appointment provider before assuming that eligibility for one testing arrangement applies to another. A 15-year-old arriving for a DLD test has not met the division's age requirement and would need to reschedule.

16. 16. On a narrow Utah road with an obstructed view, what should you do when approaching a sharp curve?

    1. Speed up to get through the curve quickly
    2. Drive in the center of the road for a better view
    3. Flash your high beams instead of using the horn
    4. Sound the horn to warn drivers you cannot see
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    Sound the horn to warn drivers you cannot see. When a sharp curve on a narrow road hides oncoming traffic, the handbook tells you to sound the horn as you approach so a driver you cannot see knows you are coming. Speeding into a blind curve and drifting to the center both put you in the path of that unseen vehicle, and headlight flashes are useless in daylight. Slow down, stay to the right, and use the horn where the view is obstructed.

17. 17. A front tire blows out while you are driving in Utah. Which way will the vehicle pull?

    1. Hard toward the blown tire
    2. Straight ahead with no change
    3. Away from the blown tire
    4. Toward the center of the road regardless of side
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    Hard toward the blown tire. A front blowout changes the rolling resistance on one side, so the handbook warns that the vehicle will pull hard toward the blown tire. Knowing that lets you hold the wheel firmly and steer against the pull instead of being surprised by it. It does not pull away from the failed tire, it will not track straight, and the direction depends on which tire failed, not on the road. Ease off the gas, avoid hard braking, keep the vehicle straight, and move off the road once it has slowed.

18. 18. What does the Utah handbook say about the rights of motorcyclists?

    1. They must always yield to cars
    2. They may use sidewalks when traffic is heavy
    3. They have the same rights and responsibilities as other drivers
    4. They have fewer rights because they are smaller
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    They have the same rights and responsibilities as other drivers. A motorcycle is a vehicle, and the handbook states that motorcyclists have the same rights and responsibilities as other drivers. They are entitled to a full lane, they must obey the same rules, and other drivers must give them the same right of way they would give a car. Motorcyclists do not yield by default, sidewalks are off limits, and size does not reduce rights. Because a rider has no protection, give extra following distance and check twice for motorcycles at intersections.

19. 19. How close to a railroad crossing may a Utah driver park?

    1. Not on the track or within 50 feet of the nearest rail
    2. Anywhere, as long as the gates are up
    3. Within 10 feet of the rail
    4. Not on the track or within 25 feet of the nearest rail
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    Not on the track or within 50 feet of the nearest rail. Parking near a rail line is prohibited because a stopped vehicle can be struck or can block the view of the crossing. Utah lists parking on any railroad track or within 50 feet of the nearest rail among the places you may never park. Raised gates do not change the rule, and both 10 feet and 25 feet are inside the 50 foot limit the handbook sets. Find a legal space well clear of the rails and remember the separate limits near hydrants, crosswalks, and stop signs.

20. 20. Under Utah's car seat guidance, until when must a child ride forward facing with a harness in the back seat?

    1. Until age 2 and 20 pounds
    2. Until at least four years of age and 40 pounds, or longer if the seat allows
    3. Until age 8 regardless of size
    4. Until the child can see out the window
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    Until at least four years of age and 40 pounds, or longer if the seat allows. After the rear facing stage, which lasts until at least age two and 30 pounds, a Utah child must ride forward facing with a harness in the back seat until at least four years of age and 40 pounds, or longer if the seat allows. From about four and 40 pounds a booster seat is used until the belt fits and the child is 57 inches tall. Age 2 and 20 pounds is too early, age 8 is the booster range, and window height is not a standard.