2025 Kentucky Permit Test 3
The following questions are from real DMV written tests. These are some of the actual permit questions you will face in Kentucky. Each permit practice test question has three answer choices. Select one answer for each question and select "grade this section." You can find this button at the bottom of the drivers license quiz. For a complete list of questions and answers for Kentucky please visit https://staging.dmvwrittentest.cheat-sheets.com/en/kentucky/car.
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1. When should you use your horn?
Explanation
Other drivers may not know you are there unless they are looking in your direction. In a dangerous situation, your horn may get their attention. Sound your horn whenever it can help prevent a collision.
2. When a school bus is stopped on the road ahead to load or unload children, you must:
Explanation
When a school bus is stopped on the road ahead with its lights flashing and its stop arm extended, you must come to a complete stop and wait to proceed until the lights have stopped flashing and the stop arm is withdrawn. Even after the bus begins to move again, do not proceed until you are sure there are no children crossing the road ahead of you.
3. If you have had several beers, the effects of alcohol will be reduced only by:
Explanation
The only way to remove the impairing effects of alcohol is to give the body time to remove it from the body. Drinking coffee, physical activity, or taking a cold shower will not speed up this process. It takes about one hour to cancel the effects of one drink.
4. Which of the following substances can affect the ability to drive?
Explanation
A number of drugs can impair your ability to drive, including depressant medications like tranquilizers and sedatives; over-the-counter cough syrups, cold tablets, and allergy medications (which may contain impairing substances like alcohol, codeine, or antihistamines); and illegal drugs.
5. If it is necessary to make an emergency stop while driving on an interstate, you should:
Explanation
If you must stop on the shoulder of the interstate or highway, turn on your emergency flashers to warn other drivers and stay inside your vehicle, if you can. The extremely high speed of traffic makes standing or walking along an interstate highway very dangerous.
6. What is a crosswalk?
Explanation
Pedestrian crosswalks are often shown by white, solid lines to emphasize pedestrian crossing points. Crosswalks may have additional lines between the white, solid lines or in place of the parallel lines. However, crosswalks may also be unmarked.
7. When driving in fog, it is best to drive with:
Explanation
Use your low beam headlights when driving in fog, rain, or snow. High beam lights can reflect off the weather conditions, lowering visibility even more.
8. Blind spots are:
Explanation
When changing lanes, look over your shoulder in the direction you plan to move. Check for obstructions near the rear corners of your vehicle. These areas are called “blind spots” because you cannot see them by using your mirrors.
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