Utah permit test: highways & freeways
Entering, exiting and driving on limited-access roads. 5 questions.
You are driving in the left lane of a multi-lane highway, and a faster car comes up behind you. What does Utah law require?
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Sample highways & freeways questions
You are driving in the left lane of a multi-lane highway, and a faster car comes up behind you. What does Utah law require?
- A Tap your brakes to warn the driver to back off
- B Speed up past the limit to keep pace
- C Stay in the lane as long as you are at the speed limit
- D Move safely to the right so you do not impede traffic
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D. Move safely to the right so you do not impede traffic
A vehicle in the left lane must move safely to the right when approached from behind. You can be cited for impeding traffic if you stay in the left lane and do not let the other car pass.
Source: Utah Driver Handbook (AAMVA Model Non-Commercial), page 49
Who may use the I-15 express lanes for free?
- A Only buses and emergency vehicles
- B Any vehicle, as long as it stays below 55 mph
- C Vehicles with two or more people, motorcycles, buses, and C-decal vehicles
- D Only vehicles with three or more people inside
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C. Vehicles with two or more people, motorcycles, buses, and C-decal vehicles
Vehicles with two or more people may use the I-15 express lanes free, as can motorcycles, buses and clean-fuel vehicles with a C decal. Solo drivers must buy an express pass through UDOT.
Source: Utah Driver Handbook (AAMVA Model Non-Commercial), page 50
You reach a freeway on-ramp with a ramp meter and the 'meter on' sign lit. How many vehicles may go on each green light, unless posted otherwise?
- A As many as can fit
- B Two vehicles
- C One vehicle
- D Three vehicles
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C. One vehicle
Ramp meters use alternating red and green lights and let one vehicle go on each green unless a sign says otherwise. Metering is on only when the 'meter on' sign is lit.
Source: Utah Driver Handbook (AAMVA Model Non-Commercial), page 50
At a single-point urban interchange, when may you make a U-turn from the off-ramp to get back on the freeway?
- A Never; U-turns are illegal at freeway interchanges
- B Only after stopping in the middle to check traffic
- C When you face a green arrow as you begin the maneuver
- D Only when the signals are dark from a power failure
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C. When you face a green arrow as you begin the maneuver
At a single-point urban interchange, you may U-turn from the off-ramp and re-enter the freeway if you face a green arrow when you begin. Do not stop in the middle of the intersection once you start.
Source: Utah Driver Handbook (AAMVA Model Non-Commercial), page 51