Bad Weather & Night Driving — Kentucky
Kentucky permit practice test: 503 free practice questions (Based on the official driver handbook). The official format is not yet verified; check the official site before your test. Bad Weather & Night Driving: 46 questions.
Rain, snow, ice, fog and night driving: visibility, traction and headlight use.
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| Topic / Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Topic | Bad Weather & Night Driving |
| License test | Kentucky Car learner's permit test |
| Topic questions | 46 (9% of 503 total) |
| Review status | This topic page is still being reviewed against the official handbook. Until review is finished it is hidden from search engines. |
Official handbook
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Questions (46)
1. It is very foggy. You should slow down and:
- Turn on your emergency flashers.
- Turn your lights to their high beam setting.
- Turn your lights to their low beam setting. ✓
Answer: C. Turn your lights to their low beam setting.
2. If you can see that the roadway up ahead is covered by heavy smoke, you should:
- Turn on your four-way flashers and continue.
- Reduce your speed, move as far to the right as possible, and stop off the roadway. ✓
- Turn on your high beam headlights and continue.
Answer: B. Reduce your speed, move as far to the right as possible, and stop off the roadway.
3. Water on the road can cause a vehicle to hydroplane. Your car may hydroplane at speeds as low as:
- 45 miles per hour.
- 35 miles per hour. ✓
- 40 miles per hour.
Answer: B. 35 miles per hour.
4. If your car begins to skid out of control, you should:
- Pump the brakes.
- Apply the brakes lightly.
- Stay off the brakes. ✓
Answer: C. Stay off the brakes.
5. To avoid glare from the headlights of an approaching car:
- Look briefly toward the right side of the road. ✓
- Stay focused on the centerline on the road.
- Flash your high beams.
Answer: A. Look briefly toward the right side of the road.
6. When driving in fog, it is best to drive with:
- High beam headlights.
- Low beam headlights. ✓
- Four-way flashers.
Answer: B. Low beam headlights.
7. When driving at night on a dimly lit street, you should:
- Drive slowly enough that you can stop within the area illuminated by your headlights. ✓
- Turn on your high beam headlights to better see the vehicles ahead of you.
- Keep the instrument panel lights bright to be more visible to other drivers.
Answer: A. Drive slowly enough that you can stop within the area illuminated by your headlights.
8. Hydroplaning occurs when tires ride on a thin film of water instead of on the road. To prevent hydroplaning in wet weather, you should:
- Put on your cruise control to maintain a constant speed.
- Slow down. ✓
- Move to the shoulder of the road as soon as it starts to rain.
Answer: B. Slow down.
9. When driving in fog, you should:
- Use your high beam headlights.
- Use your parking lights.
- Use your low beam headlights. ✓
Answer: C. Use your low beam headlights.
10. Highway pavement will be particularly treacherous and most slippery:
- If it has been raining several hours.
- If it has just begun to rain. ✓
- If it has been raining for one to two hours.
Answer: B. If it has just begun to rain.
Source
Last checked: 2026-10-17 · Verified from official source
Updated: · Based on the official driver handbook