Free Utah Permit Practice Test (2026)
Real questions from the official Utah driver handbook, each with a plain-English explanation. Free, unlimited retakes, no signup.
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What this test covers
This draw of 20 questions breaks down like this:
- Alcohol, Drugs & the Law — 4
- Licensing & Permits — 4
- Sharing the Road — 4
- Safe Driving — 3
- Speed Limits & Speed Management — 2
- Vehicle Equipment — 2
- Signaling & Communication — 1
Heaviest on Alcohol, Drugs & the Law (4 of 20) — that is the section to revise first if you miss several here.
20 are Utah-specific questions, drawn from the state handbook rather than general road rules.
Each test on this site draws a different set, so Test 1, 2 and 3 never repeat a question.
Questions on this test
1. If you plan to drink in Utah, the safest choice is to:
- Eat first
- Arrange a sober ride or designated driver
- Drive slowly
- Wait 15 minutes
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Answer: Arrange a sober ride or designated driver
Line up a sober ride before you drink.
2. Utah teens must also complete the behind-the-wheel portion of:
- A road trip
- College
- Driver education
- A job
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Answer: Driver education
You must complete the behind-the-wheel portion of driver education.
3. The only thing that lowers your blood alcohol content is:
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Answer: Time
Only time removes alcohol from your body.
4. In Utah, when no sign is posted, the speed limit passing a school during recess or opening/closing is:
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Answer: 20 mph
20 mph applies when passing a school during recess or opening/closing (or when lights flash).
5. On Utah's mountain and canyon roads, you should:
- Slow down and stay in your lane on curves
- Coast in neutral
- Cross the center line
- Speed up on curves
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Answer: Slow down and stay in your lane on curves
Slow down and stay in your lane on mountain and canyon curves.
6. Keeping a safe following distance behind the vehicle ahead helps you:
- Look important
- Save fuel only
- React safely to sudden stops
- Drive faster
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Answer: React safely to sudden stops
Space ahead gives you time to react and avoid rear-ending others.
7. A safe following distance in Utah gives you:
- More speed
- A better view only
- Time to react and avoid a crash
- Nothing
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Answer: Time to react and avoid a crash
Space ahead gives you time to react and avoid rear-ending others.
8. In Utah, driving 25 mph on an open highway on a rainy night may be:
- Required
- Too slow
- Perfectly safe
- Too fast for conditions
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Answer: Too fast for conditions
Even 25 mph can be too fast for icy roads or a rainy night — adjust to conditions.
9. In Utah, you violate the law if your BAC is over:
- .02
- .10
- .08
- .05 (0.04 for CDL)
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Answer: .05 (0.04 for CDL)
Being over 0.05 BAC (0.04 for CDL) violates Utah law.
10. A Utah Class 1 e-bike motor stops assisting when the bicycle reaches:
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Answer: 20 mph
A Class 1 e-bike stops assisting at 20 mph.
11. In Utah you must use headlights:
- At night and when visibility is reduced
- Only on highways
- Only in cities
- Only in rain
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Answer: At night and when visibility is reduced
Use headlights at night and whenever visibility is low.
12. When an emergency vehicle approaches with lights and siren in Utah, you should:
- Turn left
- Pull to the right and stop
- Speed up
- Stop in your lane
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Answer: Pull to the right and stop
Pull to the right edge and stop until it passes.
13. In Utah, alcohol begins to impair your vision at a BAC as low as:
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Answer: .02
Vision is impacted at 0.02 BAC for all drivers.
14. Utah law requires vehicle occupants to:
- Buckle only children
- Buckle only at night
- Wear seat belts
- Do nothing
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Answer: Wear seat belts
Buckle up — Utah's seat-belt law is enforced.
15. When passing a bicyclist in Utah, you should:
- Give room and pass only when safe
- Honk and squeeze by
- Speed up
- Pass close
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Answer: Give room and pass only when safe
Give bicyclists room and pass only when it is safe.
16. A Utah teen must complete supervised driving of at least:
- 20 hours
- 40 hours (10 after sunset)
- 30 hours
- 60 hours
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Answer: 40 hours (10 after sunset)
You must complete 40 hours of driving, 10 of them after sunset, with a parent/guardian.
17. To be licensed in Utah you must pass a:
- Fitness test
- Vision test
- Swim test
- Hearing test
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Answer: Vision test
A vision test is required for licensing.
18. A motorcycle in Utah is entitled to:
- A full lane of travel
- The shoulder only
- Half a lane
- No lane
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Answer: A full lane of travel
Motorcycles are entitled to a full lane.
19. A Utah provisional license (under 21) expires on the applicant's birthday how many years after issue?
- 5 years
- 8 years
- 10 years
- 3 years
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Answer: 5 years
Provisional licenses expire 5 years after issue (8 years for over-21 licenses).
20. In Utah, any time you cannot see clearly you should:
- Reduce your speed
- Use high beams in fog
- Keep the limit
- Speed up
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Answer: Reduce your speed
Reduce your speed whenever you cannot see clearly.
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