Kentucky Permit Practice Test 4
25 questions written from the Kentucky Driver Manual, with an explanation and page citation for every answer.
Why is texting while driving considered especially dangerous?
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About this test
These questions were written from the Kentucky Driver Manual (Updated 7-23-26). 10 of the 20 Kentucky questions in this test cover rules that are specific to Kentucky or differ between states. Every answer comes with an explanation and a link to the exact page it comes from, so you can check it yourself.
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Why is texting while driving considered especially dangerous?
- A It is a purely mental distraction
- B It combines visual, manual and cognitive distraction
- C It is the only distraction that involves your hands
- D It only affects drivers at highway speeds
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B. It combines visual, manual and cognitive distraction
Texting takes your eyes off the road, your hands off the wheel and your mind off driving all at once. Sending or reading a text pulls your eyes away for about 4.6 seconds, which at 55 mph is the length of a football field.
Source: Kentucky Driver Manual, page 31
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Under Kentucky law, a pass must be completed before you come within how many feet of an oncoming vehicle?
- A 50 feet
- B 500 feet
- C 100 feet
- D 200 feet
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D. 200 feet
Kentucky law requires you to finish passing before reaching a no-passing zone and before coming within 200 feet of an oncoming vehicle. If you are still in the left lane at either point, you are breaking the law.
Source: Kentucky Driver Manual, page 55
During what period must your headlights be on in Kentucky?
- A Only when streetlights are not available
- B From one hour after sunset to one hour before sunrise
- C From half an hour after sunset to half an hour before sunrise
- D From sunset until one hour after sunrise
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C. From half an hour after sunset to half an hour before sunrise
Kentucky requires headlights from one-half hour after sunset to one-half hour before sunrise. Also turn them on in rain, snow or fog, or whenever you have trouble seeing other vehicles.
Source: Kentucky Driver Manual, page 62
Who must be with a Kentucky permit holder whenever the permit holder drives?
- A A licensed driver 21 or older in the front passenger seat
- B Any parent or guardian, licensed or not
- C A licensed driver 18 or older anywhere in the vehicle
- D A licensed driver 25 or older in the back seat
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A. A licensed driver 21 or older in the front passenger seat
Every Kentucky permit holder may drive only with a licensed driver who is at least 21 sitting in the front passenger seat. The supervisor needs to be beside you to give advice and help in an emergency.
Source: Kentucky Driver Manual, page 13
The light turns yellow as you approach an intersection. What does Kentucky law say?
- A Stop if you can do so safely
- B Speed up to clear the intersection before red
- C You may enter as long as the light is not red yet when you leave
- D Stop immediately, even if it means braking hard
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A. Stop if you can do so safely
A yellow light means the signal is about to turn red, so stop if you can do it safely. A vehicle that entered on yellow may clear the intersection, but it is illegal to enter after the light turns red.
Source: Kentucky Driver Manual, page 43