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Kentucky: Right-of-way and turning — Part 2 Practice Test

Questions in this part include: “What is a turnabout?” · “While backing slowly into a driveway for a turnabout, how should you steer?”

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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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  1. What is a turnabout?

    • A turn made from the center lane across oncoming traffic at a signal
    • A turn that uses a street, alley, or driveway to legally reverse your direction
    • A turn at an intersection that continues around a block
    • A curve in the road that turns traffic back toward where it began
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    Correct answer: A turn that uses a street, alley, or driveway to legally reverse your direction

    A turnabout uses a street, alley, or driveway to legally reverse the direction you are traveling when driving around a block is not practical or possible.

    Source: Kentucky Driver Manual (Updated July 23, 2026), page 43 · Open this page in the manual

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  2. Before making a turnabout, how far in either direction should your car be visible?

    • 100 feet
    • 250 feet
    • 1,000 feet
    • 500 feet
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    Correct answer: 500 feet

    The manual says to make sure your car can be seen for 500 feet in either direction before a turnabout.

    Source: Kentucky Driver Manual (Updated July 23, 2026), page 43 · Open this page in the manual

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  3. During a turnabout, you are backing onto a two-lane road. Where should you position the vehicle?

    A blue car parked nose-in on a house driveway with its white backup lights on, and a dashed path showing it backing toward the sidewalk and the street
    • To the right of the center line
    • Centered in the roadway
    • On the left side of the center line
    • At an angle across both lanes
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    Correct answer: To the right of the center line

    When backing onto a two-lane road, you do not center the vehicle in the roadway; you position it to the right of the center line.

    Source: Kentucky Driver Manual (Updated July 23, 2026), page 43 · Open this page in the manual

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  4. While backing slowly into a driveway for a turnabout, how should you steer?

    • Rapidly all the way to the left
    • Slowly, a quarter turn to the right
    • Rapidly all the way to the right
    • Keep the wheels straight
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    Correct answer: Rapidly all the way to the right

    In a turnabout you steer rapidly all the way to the right while backing slowly into the driveway.

    Source: Kentucky Driver Manual (Updated July 23, 2026), page 43 · Open this page in the manual

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  5. At all intersections, what should you do with your speed?

    A blue car on a busy city street approaching an intersection with traffic lights, crosswalks, parked cars and pedestrians on the sidewalks
    • Keep it steady if the light is green
    • Reduce it
    • Increase it to clear the intersection quickly
    • Match the speed of the vehicle ahead
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    Correct answer: Reduce it

    The manual says that at all intersections you reduce your speed and search for hazards and traffic control devices.

    Source: Kentucky Driver Manual (Updated July 23, 2026), page 43 · Open this page in the manual

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  6. Which of these should you search for at all intersections?

    • Parking meters and bus shelters
    • Cameras that record violations
    • Business entrances
    • Pedestrians and bicyclists
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    Correct answer: Pedestrians and bicyclists

    At all intersections you should search for traffic control devices, oncoming and cross traffic, pedestrians and bicyclists, roadway condition, and areas of limited visibility.

    Source: Kentucky Driver Manual (Updated July 23, 2026), page 43 · Open this page in the manual

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  7. Which statement about other drivers at an intersection is correct?

    A blue car on a busy city street approaching an intersection with traffic lights, crosswalks, parked cars and pedestrians on the sidewalks
    • Do not rely on them; they may not yield the right of way
    • Rely on them when you have a green light and a clear view of the road
    • Rely on them when they have a red light or a stop sign
    • Rely on them if they are using their turn signals
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    Correct answer: Do not rely on them; they may not yield the right of way

    You should not rely on others to obey traffic control signals or signs, since they may not yield the right of way, and you should be prepared to avoid a crash.

    Source: Kentucky Driver Manual (Updated July 23, 2026), page 43 · Open this page in the manual

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  8. Before entering an intersection after stopping, in what order should you look?

    A red car approaching a STOP sign at an intersection with no stop line or crosswalk painted on the road, with two cars on the cross street
    • Right, then left, then right again
    • Left only, then go if it is clear
    • Left, then right, then left again
    • Straight ahead, then right only
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    Correct answer: Left, then right, then left again

    After stopping at an intersection you look left and then right and left again before entering.

    Source: Kentucky Driver Manual (Updated July 23, 2026), page 43 · Open this page in the manual

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  9. When the light at a traffic signal turns green, what should you avoid doing?

    A blue car on a busy city street approaching an intersection with traffic lights, crosswalks, parked cars and pedestrians on the sidewalks
    • Checking for crossing traffic
    • Moving into the intersection immediately
    • Checking that your path of travel is clear
    • Making sure you have enough space to turn
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    Correct answer: Moving into the intersection immediately

    When the light turns green you take time to make sure your path is clear and there is no crossing traffic instead of moving immediately into the intersection.

    Source: Kentucky Driver Manual (Updated July 23, 2026), page 43 · Open this page in the manual

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  10. At an intersection, what should you do even if other traffic has a red light or a stop sign?

    A blue car on a busy city street approaching an intersection with traffic lights, crosswalks, parked cars and pedestrians on the sidewalks
    • Proceed without checking
    • Sound your horn
    • Flash your headlights
    • Look both ways
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    Correct answer: Look both ways

    Someone may disobey traffic control devices, so you look both ways even if other traffic has a red light or a stop sign.

    Source: Kentucky Driver Manual (Updated July 23, 2026), page 43 · Open this page in the manual

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  11. If a building or a row of parked vehicles blocks your view of a cross street, what should you do?

    Top view of a residential intersection: cars are parked along the cross street right up to both corners; the blue car waits on the side street before the intersection while a grey car comes along the cross street.
    • Edge forward slowly until you can clearly see
    • Accelerate through before anyone appears
    • Sound your horn and then proceed
    • Wait for the driver to wave you through
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    Correct answer: Edge forward slowly until you can clearly see

    If your view of a cross street is blocked, you edge forward slowly until you can clearly see.

    Source: Kentucky Driver Manual (Updated July 23, 2026), page 43 · Open this page in the manual

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  12. If traffic in one lane is blocking your view of another lane at an intersection, what should you do?

    Top view of a side street meeting a four-lane road: a blue car waits at the stop line while a white van stopped in the near lane on the left stands between it and a red car in the next lane.
    • Place the front of your vehicle into the other lane
    • Edge forward and sound your horn
    • Wait until it clears
    • Speed up to pass the blocking vehicle
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    Correct answer: Wait until it clears

    You should wait until the blocking traffic clears; placing the front of your vehicle into the other lane to look may get you hit.

    Source: Kentucky Driver Manual (Updated July 23, 2026), page 43 · Open this page in the manual

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  13. You are about to turn into a lane and an approaching vehicle has its turn signal active. What should you do?

    A blue car at the end of a side street beside a STOP sign, with a red car on the crossing road to its left and orange lights blinking at both corners of the red car's lower side.
    • Turn into the lane, since the driver will turn first
    • Do not turn into the lane just because of the signal
    • Assume the driver will give you extra space
    • Flash your headlights and then turn
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    Correct answer: Do not turn into the lane just because of the signal

    The driver may plan to turn after passing you or may have forgotten to turn the signal off, so you should not turn into the lane just because of the signal.

    Source: Kentucky Driver Manual (Updated July 23, 2026), page 43 · Open this page in the manual

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  14. In which direction do vehicles travel around the center island of a roundabout or traffic circle?

    Top view of a single-lane roundabout with a planted center island and four entrances, each with a yield sign; crosswalks cross the left and right entrances. A blue car waits at the yield line on the bottom entrance, and a gray car and a red car wait at two of the other entrances. No cars are in the circle.
    • Clockwise
    • Whichever way is shortest
    • Left or right, depending on the exit
    • Counterclockwise
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    Correct answer: Counterclockwise

    Vehicles travel counterclockwise around a raised center island, and you enter a roundabout in a counterclockwise direction.

    Source: Kentucky Driver Manual (Updated July 23, 2026), page 44 · Open this page in the manual

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  15. Who yields the right of way where traffic enters a roundabout or traffic circle?

    Top view of a single-lane roundabout with a planted center island and four entrances, each with a yield sign; crosswalks cross the left and right entrances. A blue car waits at the yield line on the bottom entrance, and a gray car and a red car wait at two of the other entrances. No cars are in the circle.
    • Entering traffic yields to circulating traffic
    • Circulating traffic yields to entering traffic
    • The faster vehicle yields to the slower one
    • The vehicle on the left yields to the one on the right
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    Correct answer: Entering traffic yields to circulating traffic

    Entering traffic yields the right of way to circulating traffic.

    Source: Kentucky Driver Manual (Updated July 23, 2026), page 44 · Open this page in the manual

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  16. What should you do as you proceed to your exit in a roundabout or traffic circle?

    An overhead view of a circular intersection where cars travel around a raised planted island in the middle.
    • Stop in the circle until your exit is clear
    • Sound your horn before leaving the circle
    • Signal your intent and exit
    • Cross the center island to reach it
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    Correct answer: Signal your intent and exit

    In a roundabout you proceed to the appropriate exit, signal intent, and exit.

    Source: Kentucky Driver Manual (Updated July 23, 2026), page 44 · Open this page in the manual

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  17. If you are turning left from a street with two or more lanes, which lane should you turn from?

    Top view of a four-lane road with two lanes each way and a double yellow center line meeting a two-lane cross street at an intersection with crosswalks. Two cars drive in the far lanes.
    • The lane nearest the curb
    • The middle lane of the street
    • The lane with the fewest vehicles
    • The lane nearest the center lane
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    Correct answer: The lane nearest the center lane

    A left turn from a street with two or more lanes is made from the lane nearest the center lane.

    Source: Kentucky Driver Manual (Updated July 23, 2026), page 46 · Open this page in the manual

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  18. If you are turning right, which lane should you turn from?

    Top view of a four-lane road with two lanes each way and a double yellow center line meeting a two-lane cross street at an intersection with crosswalks. Two cars drive in the far lanes.
    • The lane nearest the curb
    • The lane nearest the center lane
    • The lane with the most room
    • Any lane you choose
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    Correct answer: The lane nearest the curb

    A right turn is made from the lane nearest the curb.

    Source: Kentucky Driver Manual (Updated July 23, 2026), page 46 · Open this page in the manual

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