Speed Limits & Following Distance — Kentucky

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Posted speed limits, school and construction zones, stopping and following distance.

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TopicSpeed Limits & Following Distance
License testKentucky Car learner's permit test
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Questions (28)

1. Reaction time is slower after:
  1. Drinking alcohol. ✓
  2. Sleeping.
  3. Working hard.

Answer: A. Drinking alcohol.

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2. If bad weather makes it difficult for you to see clearly, you should:
  1. Speed up to get off the road quickly.
  2. Drive in the lane closest to oncoming traffic.
  3. Increase your following distance. ✓

Answer: C. Increase your following distance.

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3. Which of the following statements about driving speed is true?
  1. As your speed increases, the chance of a fatality increases.
  2. As your speed increases, so should your following distance.
  3. Both of the above. ✓

Answer: C. Both of the above.

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4. You should always travel:
  1. At the speed of vehicles surrounding you.
  2. At the speed limit.
  3. At a speed appropriate for road and weather conditions. ✓

Answer: C. At a speed appropriate for road and weather conditions.

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5. When you drive through a construction zone, you should:
  1. Stop to watch the workers.
  2. Decrease your following distance.
  3. Pass the construction zone carefully and not “rubberneck." ✓

Answer: C. Pass the construction zone carefully and not “rubberneck."

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6. When driving in work zones, you should:
  1. Increase your speed to get through the zone as quickly as possible.
  2. Reduce your speed and be prepared to stop suddenly. ✓
  3. Maintain your normal speed the whole way through the zone.

Answer: B. Reduce your speed and be prepared to stop suddenly.

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7. Under normal weather, road, and traffic conditions, maintain a minimum following distance of:
  1. One second.
  2. Two seconds.
  3. Three seconds. ✓

Answer: C. Three seconds.

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8. If a road is slippery, maintain a following distance that is:
  1. No different than normal.
  2. Farther from the car ahead than normal. ✓
  3. Closer to the car ahead than normal.

Answer: B. Farther from the car ahead than normal.

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9. Increase your following distance when driving behind a large vehicle:
  1. To better see around the sides of the vehicle. ✓
  2. Because other drivers tend to pull behind large vehicles before trying to pass them.
  3. Because following too closely will get you caught in the vehicle's slipstream.

Answer: A. To better see around the sides of the vehicle.

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10. Unless otherwise posted, the speed limit in a business or residential area is:
  1. 15 mph.
  2. 25 mph.
  3. 35 mph. ✓

Answer: C. 35 mph.

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