Utah Permit Test Sample Questions
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Licensing Provisional Rules
1. How many questions are on Utah's permit knowledge test, and what's the passing score?
Utah's permit knowledge test has 50 questions, and an applicant needs at least 40 correct (80%) to pass.
Source: Utah Driver Handbook
2. What is the minimum age to apply for a Utah learner permit?
A Utah teen may apply for a learner permit starting at age 15.
Source: Utah Driver Handbook
3. Who may supervise a Utah learner permit holder while driving?
A Utah learner permit holder aged 15-17 may only drive with a driving instructor, or their parent or legal guardian, seated next to them.
Source: Utah Driver Handbook
4. How many hours of supervised driving does Utah require, and how many at night?
Utah requires at least 40 hours of supervised driving practice, including 10 hours at night, before applying for a provisional license.
Source: Utah Driver Handbook
5. How long must a Utah teen hold a learner permit before applying for a provisional license?
Utah requires holding the learner permit for at least 6 months before applying for a provisional license at 16.
Source: Utah Driver Handbook
6. What is Utah's curfew for a provisional license holder, and until what age does it apply?
A Utah provisional license holder can't drive between midnight and 5 a.m. until they turn 17.
Source: Utah Driver Handbook
7. What exception lets a Utah provisional license holder drive during the midnight-5 a.m. curfew?
Utah's curfew doesn't apply when a provisional license holder is accompanied by someone at least 21 years old seated in the front passenger seat, among other narrow exceptions like emergencies and agricultural work.
Source: Utah Driver Handbook
8. What passenger restriction applies during the first 6 months of a Utah provisional license, for a driver under 18?
For the first 6 months of a Utah provisional license, a driver under 18 can't carry non-immediate-family passengers, unless a licensed adult 21 or older is present, or for agricultural or emergency purposes.
Source: Utah Driver Handbook
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9. Can a Utah teen with a provisional license use a hands-free device for a phone call while driving?
A Utah teen with a provisional license may not use a cell phone at all while driving, including hands-free devices.
Source: Utah Driver Handbook
10. What BAC is the legal limit for a Utah driver 21 or older?
Utah is the only U.S. state where the legal BAC limit for a driver 21 or older is 0.05%, lower than the 0.08% standard used everywhere else.
Source: Utah Driver Handbook
11. What does Utah's "Not a Drop" law prohibit for a driver under 21?
Utah's "Not a Drop" law bans a driver under 21 from operating a vehicle with any detectable BAC at all, as low as 0.01%.
Source: Utah Driver Handbook
12. What is the license suspension for a first violation of Utah's "Not a Drop" law?
A first violation of Utah's "Not a Drop" law for an underage driver brings a 6-month license suspension.
Source: Utah Driver Handbook
13. What following distance should a Utah driver keep in good conditions?
A 3-second following gap in good conditions gives a Utah driver enough time to react if the vehicle ahead brakes suddenly.
Source: Utah Driver Handbook
14. Which agency issues Utah driver's licenses and permits?
Utah's licensing agency is called the Driver License Division (DLD) — the state doesn't use a "DMV" name at all.
Source: Utah Driver Handbook
15. What is Utah's official driver handbook called?
Utah's official handbook is the Utah Driver Handbook, published by the Driver License Division.
Source: Utah Driver Handbook
16. When you pass Utah's written knowledge test, when do you receive your learner permit?
A Utah applicant who passes the written knowledge test and vision screening receives their learner permit the same day.
Source: Utah Driver Handbook
17. What is generally true about headlight use in Utah?
Utah generally requires headlights starting a half hour after sunset through a half hour before sunrise, along with any time visibility is poor.
Source: Utah Driver Handbook
18. What does a double solid yellow line mean for passing in Utah?
A double solid yellow line prohibits passing for vehicles traveling in either direction.
Source: Utah Driver Handbook
19. What should a Utah driver do at a railroad crossing with no gates or lights?
Even without gates or warning lights, a driver should slow down, look both directions, and listen for an approaching train before crossing.
Source: Utah Driver Handbook
20. Without signs or signals, who has the right-of-way at a Utah intersection?
At an uncontrolled intersection, a Utah driver yields to the vehicle approaching from the right.
Source: Utah Driver Handbook
21. What must Utah drivers do when approaching a stopped school bus with flashing red lights on an undivided road?
Utah requires traffic in both directions on an undivided road to stop for a school bus with flashing red lights, and to remain stopped until the lights stop flashing.
Source: Utah Driver Handbook
22. Who must wear a seatbelt in a moving vehicle under Utah law?
Utah law requires the driver and all passengers, in every seating position, to wear a seatbelt.
Source: Utah Driver Handbook
23. What does Utah's basic speed law require regardless of the posted limit?
Utah's basic speed law requires a safe speed for current conditions, which can mean driving below the posted limit even when it's technically legal to go faster.
Source: Utah Driver Handbook
24. What does a flashing yellow traffic signal mean in Utah?
A flashing yellow signal means proceed with caution, unlike a flashing red, which requires a full stop.
Source: Utah Driver Handbook