Kentucky Permit Test: Safe Driving Practice Questions

Correct answer: 350 feet

High beams must reveal a person 350 feet ahead and low beams 100 feet ahead.

Source: Section One: The Driver's License – Testing Requirements and Preparation

Correct answer: 500 feet

The red taillight must be lighted and placed so it can be seen 500 feet behind the vehicle.

Source: Section One: The Driver's License – Testing Requirements and Preparation

Correct answer: Required papers and a sunscreen strip at the top

Only legally required certificates or papers and sunscreen material along a strip at the top of the windshield are acceptable.

Source: Section One: The Driver's License – Testing Requirements and Preparation

Correct answer: Vehicles made after 1981

A person may not drive a vehicle made after 1981 unless the driver and all passengers are wearing properly adjusted seat belts.

Source: Section One: The Driver's License – Testing Requirements and Preparation

Correct answer: About every 100 miles or 2 hours

Plan to stop about every 100 miles or 2 hours during long trips.

Source: Section Three: Be in Shape to Drive – Fatigue

Correct answer: Pull off for a 15–20 minute nap

Stop at the next exit or rest area for a 15-to-20-minute nap, or find a place to sleep for the night.

Source: Section Three: Be in Shape to Drive – Fatigue

Correct answer: 4.6 seconds

A text takes your eyes off the road for an average of 4.6 seconds — the length of a football field at 55 mph.

Source: Section Three: Be in Shape to Drive – Driver Distractions

Correct answer: Three times

Visual-manual subtasks like reaching for a phone, dialing and texting increased crash risk by three times.

Source: Section Three: Be in Shape to Drive – Driver Distractions

Correct answer: Pull off in a well-lit public area and call police

Don't retaliate or argue; safely pull off in a well-lit, public area and call for police assistance.

Source: Section Three: Be in Shape to Drive – Emotions, Aggressive Driving and Road Rage

Correct answer: Road rage is uncontrolled anger causing violence or threats

Road rage is uncontrolled anger resulting in violence or threatened violence; it is criminal. Aggressive driving includes tailgating, abrupt lane changes and speeding.

Source: Section Three: Be in Shape to Drive – Emotions, Aggressive Driving and Road Rage

Correct answer: Primary

Kentucky's seat belt law is primary; officers can stop drivers just for not wearing seat belts.

Source: Section Four: Before You Drive – Using Safety Belts

Correct answer: Five times

Your chances of surviving a crash are five times greater if you stay inside the protection of your vehicle.

Source: Section Four: Before You Drive – Using Safety Belts

Correct answer: 10 inches

There should be 10 inches between your chest and the steering wheel.

Source: Section Four: Before You Drive – Adjusting Seat and Mirrors

Correct answer: About 1/20th of a second

Air bag deployment takes about 1/20th of a second — faster than the blink of an eye.

Source: Section Four: Before You Drive – Air Bags

Correct answer: 12

Children 12 years of age and under should ride in the back seat in a safety belt or child restraint.

Source: Section Four: Before You Drive – Air Bags