Kentucky KSP / KYTC permit practice test 2

A: So the vehicle will go off the road if it rolls. Without a curb, point the wheels so that a rolling car would run off the road rather than into traffic. Kentucky Driver Manual: Parking on a Hill, page 54.

A: 500 feet. Switch to low beams when an oncoming vehicle is within 500 feet (and when you are within 300 feet behind another vehicle). Kentucky Driver Manual: Night Driving, page 76.

A: Press as hard as you can and keep pressure on. Press the brake pedal as hard as you can and keep applying pressure; you may feel vibration and hear clicking—this is normal. Kentucky Driver Manual: Braking, page 63.

C: 180 days. Anyone who gets a permit between ages 15 and 20 has to keep it at least 180 days before the road test. Kentucky Driver Manual: STEP 1: PERMIT PHASE, page 13.

D: Yes, if there is evidence of impaired driving. Being under 0.08 is not a safe harbor: if your driving shows you are impaired by alcohol or another substance, you can still be charged with DUI. Kentucky Driver Manual: Alcohol and the Law, page 34.

C: Visual, manual and cognitive. Distractions are visual (eyes off road), manual (hands off wheel) and cognitive (mind off driving). Kentucky Driver Manual: Driver Distractions, page 31.

C: 35 mph. Unless another limit is posted, Kentucky business and residential districts have a 35 mph limit. Kentucky Driver Manual: Kentucky Speed Limits, page 57.

D: When traveling the opposite direction on a road of four or more lanes separated by an elevated barrier or unpaved median. The only time you may keep going is when you are heading the opposite way on a road of four or more lanes divided by a raised barrier or an unpaved median. Kentucky Driver Manual: Rules for School Buses, page 52.

B: At least 4 seconds, more in wet conditions. When following a motorcyclist, allow a minimum 4-second following distance or more in wet conditions. Kentucky Driver Manual: Motorcyclists, page 70.

A: Drivers already on the highway. Yield to drivers on a public highway if you are entering from a driveway or private road. Kentucky Driver Manual: Yielding Right of Way, page 42.

B: Only from a one-way street onto a one-way street, after stopping. Kentucky allows a left on red only from a one-way street onto another one-way street, and only after a full stop when the way is clear. Kentucky Driver Manual: Traffic Signals, page 43.

B: A highway-railroad grade crossing is ahead. The round yellow RR sign is placed before a railroad crossing: slow down, look and listen, and be ready to stop. Kentucky Driver Manual: Railroad Crossing Warning Signs, page 44.

B: The right-most portion. Always turn right from the right-most portion of your lane and avoid swinging wide to the left. Kentucky Driver Manual: Right Turns, page 50.

A: No, it is illegal. Kentucky makes it illegal to stay in the left lane of a limited-access highway instead of using it to pass. Kentucky Driver Manual: Use of Lanes, page 54.

B: Turn off the engine and remove the key. Kentucky law requires you to shut off the engine and take the key whenever you leave the vehicle; the manual also says to lock it. Kentucky Driver Manual: Parallel Parking, page 53.

A: 300 feet. Dim your lights within 300 feet of any vehicle you are following. Kentucky Driver Manual: Night Driving, page 76.

D: In the direction the back of the vehicle is skidding. Steer toward the side the rear of the car is sliding to; that brings the front back in line with the rear. Kentucky Driver Manual: Dealing with Skids, page 64.

B: 30 days. Applicants 21 and over must hold the permit for 30 days before they are eligible to take the road test. Kentucky Driver Manual: Applicants Age 21 and Over, page 17.

D: 0.02. Vision is impacted at 0.02 blood alcohol content for all drivers. Kentucky Driver Manual: Effects of Alcohol and Other Impairing Drugs, page 33.

C: 4.6 seconds. Texting takes a driver's eyes off the road for an average of 4.6 seconds—at 55 mph, the length of a football field. Kentucky Driver Manual: Driver Distractions, page 31.

A: 15 mph. Off-street parking facilities open to the public, whether public or private, have a 15 mph limit. Kentucky Driver Manual: Kentucky Speed Limits, page 57.

C: Church buses. The rule applies to a stopped school bus or church bus loading or unloading passengers. Kentucky Driver Manual: Rules for School Buses, page 52.

D: At least one additional second; at least two on unfamiliar roads. Add at least one second for night driving and at least two additional seconds on unfamiliar roads at night. Kentucky Driver Manual: Night Driving, page 76.

A: Drivers on the minor road. Traffic on the smaller road gives way to traffic on the main road. Kentucky Driver Manual: Yielding Right of Way, page 42.

B: Proceed with caution in the direction of the arrow. A flashing yellow arrow lets you turn that way, but only carefully and after yielding. Kentucky Driver Manual: Lighted Arrows, page 43.