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Kentucky permit test: alcohol, drugs and dui

Alcohol and other drugs, BAC limits, implied consent and DUI penalties. 16 questions, 10 at a time, starting with ones you haven't seen.

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  1. Alcohol and other impairing drugs reduce judgment, vision, the ability to tell colors apart, and reaction time. (p. 33, Kentucky Driver Manual (none printed) (opens the handbook))
  2. Alcohol blurs vision and slows focus, and vision is impacted at a BAC of just 0.02 for every driver. (p. 33, Kentucky Driver Manual (none printed) (opens the handbook))
  3. Many over-the-counter drugs, including allergy medicine, can make you drowsy. (p. 33, Kentucky Driver Manual (none printed) (opens the handbook))
  4. By driving in Kentucky you have implicitly consented to lawfully requested blood, breath, or urine tests, so you are required to take them. (p. 34, Kentucky Driver Manual (none printed) (opens the handbook))
  5. 0.08 is the limit, but a driver under 0.08 can still break the DUI law if there is evidence of impaired driving. (p. 34, Kentucky Driver Manual (none printed) (opens the handbook))
  6. An alcohol concentration of .15 or higher is an aggravating circumstance. (p. 35, Kentucky Driver Manual (none printed) (opens the handbook))
  7. Kentucky's ignition interlock device prevents driving the vehicle when the driver's breath-alcohol concentration exceeds .02. (p. 35, Kentucky Driver Manual (none printed) (opens the handbook))
  8. Driving under the influence with a passenger under 12 is an aggravating circumstance, and mandatory jail time is required. (p. 35, Kentucky Driver Manual (none printed) (opens the handbook))
  9. A first alcohol DUI conviction in ten years means a license suspension of four to six months, along with a fine and jail time. (p. 35, Kentucky Driver Manual (none printed) (opens the handbook))
  10. Before the test, you get at least 10 but not more than 15 minutes to try to reach and talk to an attorney. (p. 35, Kentucky Driver Manual (none printed) (opens the handbook))

Taken from the explanations to checked practice questions; page numbers link to the official handbook.

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Sample alcohol, drugs and dui questions

  1. 1.In a Kentucky DUI case, which of these is an aggravating circumstance that makes jail time mandatory?

    • ADriving after dark on a rural highway
    • BDriving with a window open in winter
    • CAn alcohol concentration of .15 or higher
    • DDriving 10 mph over the posted limit
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    ✓ C. An alcohol concentration of .15 or higher

    An alcohol concentration of .15 or higher is an aggravating circumstance. Others include speeding more than 30 mph over the limit, driving the wrong way on a limited-access highway, and refusing a test.

    Source: Kentucky Driver Manual (Kentucky State Police) (none printed), page 35

  2. 2.You refused a breath test at a DUI stop, and this is your second DUI conviction in 10 years. How does the refusal change your sentence?

    • AThe minimum jail sentence is doubled
    • BIt has no effect on the sentence
    • CThe license suspension is made shorter
    • DOnly a small extra fine is added
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    ✓ A. The minimum jail sentence is doubled

    For a second or later DUI in ten years, refusing a breath or urine test is an aggravating circumstance: the mandatory minimum jail time is twice as long.

    Source: Kentucky Driver Manual (Kentucky State Police) (none printed), page 34

  3. 3.Which abilities does alcohol reduce?

    • AOnly reaction time, while judgment stays the same
    • BJudgment, vision, color distinction and reaction time
    • CHearing and smell, but not judgment or vision
    • DOnly vision, and only once BAC passes 0.08
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    ✓ B. Judgment, vision, color distinction and reaction time

    Alcohol and other impairing drugs reduce judgment, vision, the ability to tell colors apart, and reaction time. Vision is affected at a BAC as low as 0.02.

    Source: Kentucky Driver Manual (Kentucky State Police) (none printed), page 33

  4. 4.A driver arrested for DUI had a 7-year-old child in the car. What does this mean under Kentucky law?

    • AA written warning is added to the record
    • BNothing extra happens to the charge
    • CThe child's parent must pay a separate fine
    • DIt is an aggravating circumstance with mandatory jail
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    ✓ D. It is an aggravating circumstance with mandatory jail

    Driving under the influence with a passenger under 12 is an aggravating circumstance, and mandatory jail time is required.

    Source: Kentucky Driver Manual (Kentucky State Police) (none printed), page 35