Kentucky: Alcohol and drugs — Part 2 Practice Test
Questions in this part include: “With one or more drinks in the bloodstream, what does the manual say about a person?” · “For a first conviction of a drug violation while driving within a ten-year period, how long is the license suspended?”
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Questions are original and based on the official manual "Kentucky Driver Manual" (Updated July 23, 2026), Kentucky State Police.
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With one or more drinks in the bloodstream, what does the manual say about a person?
- The person is not impaired until reaching the legal limit
- The person can drive safely after eating a meal
- The person is impaired only when driving at night
- The person is visibly impaired and could be arrested for DUI
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Correct answer: The person is visibly impaired and could be arrested for DUI
The manual says that with one or more drinks in the bloodstream, a person is visibly impaired and could be arrested for driving under the influence.
Source: Kentucky Driver Manual (Updated July 23, 2026), page 25 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 25)
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What does the manual say about a friend or relative who has been drinking?
- Let them drive if they say they feel fine
- Never let them drive after drinking
- Let them drive only short distances
- Let them drive if you ride along with them
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Correct answer: Never let them drive after drinking
The manual says never to let a friend or relative drink and drive.
Source: Kentucky Driver Manual (Updated July 23, 2026), page 25 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 25)
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How can the effects of other drugs on driving compare with the effects of alcohol?
- They are always milder than those of alcohol
- They can be like those of alcohol or even worse
- They apply only to illegal drugs, not to medicines
- They apply only to drugs bought without a prescription
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Correct answer: They can be like those of alcohol or even worse
The manual says other drugs can have effects like those of alcohol or even worse, including many prescription and over-the-counter drugs.
Source: Kentucky Driver Manual (Updated July 23, 2026), page 25 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 25)
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Why does the manual say you should never drink alcohol while taking other drugs?
- The drugs would cancel out the effects of alcohol
- The drugs lose their effect once alcohol is in your body
- Alcohol makes the drugs easier to detect in a test
- The drugs could multiply the effects of alcohol
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Correct answer: The drugs could multiply the effects of alcohol
The manual says other drugs could multiply the effects of alcohol or have additional effects of their own.
Source: Kentucky Driver Manual (Updated July 23, 2026), page 25 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 25)
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What can over-the-counter drugs taken for colds, allergies, or to calm nerves do?
- Make you drowsy and affect your driving
- Improve your alertness for a few hours
- Affect your driving only if taken with alcohol
- Have no effect on driving if the dose is small
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Correct answer: Make you drowsy and affect your driving
The manual says over-the-counter drugs taken for headaches, colds, hay fever, other allergies, or to calm nerves can make you drowsy and affect your driving.
Source: Kentucky Driver Manual (Updated July 23, 2026), page 25 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 25)
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How can pep pills, “uppers,” and diet pills affect you?
- They can make you feel calm, relaxed, and better able to focus
- They can make you more alert with sharper vision
- They can make you nervous, dizzy, and unable to concentrate
- They can make you tired and unable to stay awake
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Correct answer: They can make you nervous, dizzy, and unable to concentrate
The manual says pep pills, uppers, and diet pills can make you feel nervous, dizzy, and unable to concentrate, and they can affect your vision.
Source: Kentucky Driver Manual (Updated July 23, 2026), page 25 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 25)
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What does the manual say to do before you take an over-the-counter drug?
- Check the label for warnings about its effect
- Take half the dose before you start driving
- Ask a friend who has used the same drug
- Drive first and watch for side effects
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Correct answer: Check the label for warnings about its effect
The manual says to check the label on the product for warnings about its effect before taking an over-the-counter drug.
Source: Kentucky Driver Manual (Updated July 23, 2026), page 25 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 25)
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If you are not sure it is safe to take a drug and drive, whom does the manual say to ask about side effects?
- The driver licensing office
- Your insurance agent
- Your doctor or pharmacist
- A law enforcement officer
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Correct answer: Your doctor or pharmacist
The manual says to ask your doctor or pharmacist about any side effects if you are not sure it is safe to take the drug and drive.
Source: Kentucky Driver Manual (Updated July 23, 2026), page 25 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 25)
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Which of these can some prescription drugs affect in ways like alcohol?
- Only your hearing and your sense of touch
- Reflexes, judgment, vision, and alertness
- Only your muscle strength and endurance
- Only your appetite and sleep habits
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Correct answer: Reflexes, judgment, vision, and alertness
The manual says some prescription drugs can affect your reflexes, judgment, vision, and alertness in ways like alcohol.
Source: Kentucky Driver Manual (Updated July 23, 2026), page 25 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 25)
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For a first conviction of a drug violation while driving within a ten-year period, how long is the license suspended?
- 6 months to 1 year
- 10 to 30 days
- 1 to 2 years
- 30 to 120 days
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Correct answer: 30 to 120 days
The manual states that a first drug-violation conviction within a ten-year period means a license suspension of 30 to 120 days.
Source: Kentucky Driver Manual (Updated July 23, 2026), page 26 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 26)
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For a first conviction of a drug violation while driving within a ten-year period, how much jail time does the manual give?
- Not less than 10 days nor more than 6 months
- No jail time for a first conviction
- Not less than 48 hours nor more than 30 days
- Not less than 24 hours nor more than 10 days
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Correct answer: Not less than 48 hours nor more than 30 days
The manual says a first drug-violation conviction within ten years brings county jail time of not less than forty-eight hours nor more than thirty days.
Source: Kentucky Driver Manual (Updated July 23, 2026), page 26 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 26)
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What is the lowest alcohol concentration that alone puts a driver in violation of Kentucky’s DUI law?
- 0.08 or above
- 0.10 or above
- 0.12 or above
- 0.05 or above
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Correct answer: 0.08 or above
The manual says you are in violation of the DUI law if you operate a vehicle with an alcohol concentration of 0.08 or above.
Source: Kentucky Driver Manual (Updated July 23, 2026), page 26 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 26)
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What does Kentucky's DUI law prohibit at an alcohol concentration of 0.08 or above?
- Only driving a vehicle that is in motion
- Only driving a vehicle on a limited access highway
- Only driving a vehicle after dark
- Operating or being in physical control of a motor vehicle
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Correct answer: Operating or being in physical control of a motor vehicle
The law says a person shall not operate or be in physical control of a motor vehicle with an alcohol concentration of 0.08 or above.
Source: Kentucky Driver Manual (Updated July 23, 2026), page 26 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 26)
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Can you be in violation of the DUI law with an alcohol concentration under 0.08?
- No, only 0.08 or above is a violation
- Yes, if there is evidence of impaired driving
- Yes, but only if you drive a commercial vehicle
- No, if you take a test within two hours
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Correct answer: Yes, if there is evidence of impaired driving
The manual says you could still be in violation with an alcohol concentration under 0.08 if there is evidence of impaired driving while under the influence.
Source: Kentucky Driver Manual (Updated July 23, 2026), page 26 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 26)
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What is the lowest alcohol concentration at which a driver under the age of 21 is in violation of the law?
- 0.04 or more
- 0.02 or more
- 0.05 or more
- 0.06 or more
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Correct answer: 0.02 or more
The manual says a driver under twenty-one is in violation of the law with an alcohol concentration of 0.02 or more.
Source: Kentucky Driver Manual (Updated July 23, 2026), page 26 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 26)
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Which tests may a law enforcement officer request from a driver suspected of operating under the influence?
- Only a breath test given at the roadside by the officer
- Only a blood test taken by a physician at a hospital
- Only a urine test taken at the police station
- A test of blood, breath, urine, or any combination of these
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Correct answer: A test of blood, breath, urine, or any combination of these
The manual says the officer may request a test of your blood, breath, urine, or any combination of these tests.
Source: Kentucky Driver Manual (Updated July 23, 2026), page 26 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 26)
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Under Kentucky's implied consent law, what is a driver required to do?
- Take any test lawfully requested by a law enforcement officer
- Take a breath test but not a blood or urine test
- Take a test only if a judge has first issued a court order
- Take a test only if he or she agrees at the time
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Correct answer: Take any test lawfully requested by a law enforcement officer
The manual says that under Kentucky's implied consent law a driver is required to take any test lawfully requested by a law enforcement officer.
Source: Kentucky Driver Manual (Updated July 23, 2026), page 26 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 26)
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Kentucky's implied consent law is based on what principle?
- A test may be requested only after a collision with injuries
- Only drivers licensed in Kentucky can be asked to take a test
- By driving, you have implicitly consented to a lawfully requested test
- A driver consents to tests only by signing a form at licensing
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Correct answer: By driving, you have implicitly consented to a lawfully requested test
The manual says the law is based on the principle that operating a vehicle means you have implicitly consented to a lawfully requested blood, breath, or urine test.
Source: Kentucky Driver Manual (Updated July 23, 2026), page 26 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 26)
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Which state's implied consent law applies to a driver who is arrested?
- The state where you are arrested
- The state where you got your license
- The state where you registered your vehicle
- The state where you live
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Correct answer: The state where you are arrested
The manual says the law applies to the state where you are arrested, not the state where you got your license.
Source: Kentucky Driver Manual (Updated July 23, 2026), page 26 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 26)
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If you refuse a requested test and are convicted of violating the DUI law, who suspends your license?
- The Kentucky State Police
- The arresting officer
- The Transportation Cabinet
- The county jail
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Correct answer: The Transportation Cabinet
The manual says that if you are convicted of violating KRS 189A.010 (DUI) after a refusal, your license will be suspended by the Transportation Cabinet.
Source: Kentucky Driver Manual (Updated July 23, 2026), page 26 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 26)