Kentucky KSP / KYTC permit practice test 5

A: Getting lost on routes that were once familiar. Warning signs include family concern, getting lost on familiar routes, police warnings, several violations or near misses in 1-3 years, and doctor advice. Kentucky Driver Manual: Aging Drivers, page 32.

A: ¾ second to 1 second. An alert driver typically needs ¾ of a second to 1 second to perceive the need to stop, and about the same again to react. Kentucky Driver Manual: Stopping Distance, page 58.

B: Approach slowly and move into the left lane if safe. On a four-lane highway, slow down and move to the left lane if it is safe; on a two-lane road, slow down and pass carefully. Kentucky Driver Manual: Kentucky Move-Over Laws, page 74.

D: Yes, if the road to the left is clear for a sufficient distance. You may drive left of center, even in a no-passing zone, to pass a bicycle or e-scooter if the roadway to the left is clear for a safe pass. Kentucky Driver Manual: Passing, page 56.

B: Yes, even if it is unmarked. Drivers must yield to pedestrians in any crosswalk, marked or unmarked, including signed mid-block crossings. Kentucky Driver Manual: Pedestrians, page 67.

D: Stop, and proceed only after the lights stop and no train is approaching. Two flashing red lights mark a railroad crossing; stop and proceed only after they stop flashing and no train is coming. Kentucky Driver Manual: Flashing Lights, page 43.

A: When signs say fines are doubled and at least one worker is present. Fines may be doubled when signs inform drivers of the work zone and doubled fines, and at least one bona fide worker is present. Kentucky Driver Manual: Work Zones, page 77.

C: To the right of the center line, on your side. Do not center the vehicle in the roadway; position it to the right of the center line, then shift to drive and turn left into the proper lane. Kentucky Driver Manual: Turnabouts, page 51.

D: Move over a lane or adjust your speed. Make space for vehicles entering by moving over a lane or adjusting your speed. Kentucky Driver Manual: Space to the Side, page 61.

D: After your front bumper clears the vehicle beside you. Move straight back until your front bumper clears the vehicle beside you, then turn the wheel sharply toward where the rear should go. Kentucky Driver Manual: Perpendicular and Angle Parking, page 53.

B: Find another route. Do not drive through large bodies of standing water; find another route. Kentucky Driver Manual: Adjusting To Roadway Conditions, page 58.

A: Do not brake; let the vehicle slow by itself, or brake gently if necessary. Grip the wheel firmly, take your foot off the accelerator, and do not brake—let the vehicle slow or brake gently if needed. Kentucky Driver Manual: Tire Blowout, page 65.

D: At least 180 more days are added before they may apply for an intermediate license. For a permit holder under 18, a moving violation, DUI or permit-restriction violation pushes back the intermediate license by at least 180 days, counted from the violation date. Kentucky Driver Manual: STEP 1: PERMIT PHASE, page 14.

B: 12. Operating a motor vehicle while transporting a passenger under 12 years of age is an aggravating circumstance. Kentucky Driver Manual: Aggravating Circumstances, page 35.

C: About 10 inches. Keep about 10 inches between your chest and the wheel, but don't sit so far back that steering becomes hard. Kentucky Driver Manual: Adjusting Seat and Mirrors, page 36.

B: Reduce speed before entering the curve. Always reduce speed before entering a curve; hard braking after entering can cause the tires to lose traction. Kentucky Driver Manual: Adjusting To Roadway Conditions, page 58.

D: Approach slowly and pass with caution. On two-lane highways, approach slowly and pass with caution. Kentucky Driver Manual: Kentucky Move-Over Laws, page 74.

C: Give way to the right in favor of the passing vehicle. Kentucky law requires the driver about to be overtaken to give way to the right in favor of the overtaking vehicle. Kentucky Driver Manual: When being passed, page 56.

D: Vehicles; but drivers should still be prepared to stop. Pedestrians crossing outside a marked or unmarked crosswalk must yield to vehicles—but drivers must still be prepared to yield and stop. Kentucky Driver Manual: Pedestrians, page 67.

C: At the stop line first. When required to stop, stop behind the stop line; if there is a stop line before the crosswalk, it must be obeyed first. Kentucky Driver Manual: Crosswalks and Stop Lines, page 47.

C: The maximum legal speed in ideal conditions. Speed limit signs indicate the maximum legal speed allowed in ideal conditions. Kentucky Driver Manual: Regulatory Signs, page 46.

D: Left, then right, then left again. Check left, right and left again before pulling into an intersection, since traffic from the left reaches you first. Kentucky Driver Manual: Intersections, page 51.

A: Slow trucks will be re-entering faster traffic. Avoid driving in the right lane near weigh stations where slow-moving trucks will be re-entering faster traffic. Kentucky Driver Manual: Turning, page 72.

B: Only vehicles displaying an official permit and transporting a disabled person. Handicapped spaces are reserved for vehicles that show an official permit and are carrying a person with a disability; others parking there can be fined. Kentucky Driver Manual: Handicapped Parking, page 54.

C: Slow down gradually, then turn quickly back onto the pavement when safe. Avoid panic steering; slow down gradually and, when safe, turn quickly back onto the pavement. Kentucky Driver Manual: Uneven Surface Drop-Offs, page 64.