Kentucky permit test: pavement markings
Yellow and white lane markings, shared center turn lanes and reversible lanes. 9 questions, 10 at a time, starting with ones you haven't seen.
Rules to remember7 key pavement markings rulesShow the rules
- Temporary signals may be used in work zones. (p. 45, Kentucky Driver Manual (none printed) (opens the handbook))
- A shared center left-turn lane is reserved for vehicles turning left from either direction. (p. 46, Kentucky Driver Manual (none printed) (opens the handbook))
- If there is no visible crosswalk or stop line, you must stop before you enter the intersection. (p. 47, Kentucky Driver Manual (none printed) (opens the handbook))
- When a sign or signal requires you to stop, stop behind the stop line, crosswalk, or sign. (p. 47, Kentucky Driver Manual (none printed) (opens the handbook))
- Yellow center markings separate traffic moving in two directions. (p. 47, Kentucky Driver Manual (none printed) (opens the handbook))
- Pavement markings are lines, arrows, words or symbols painted on the roadway. (p. 47, Kentucky Driver Manual (none printed) (opens the handbook))
- You must yield to pedestrians who are entering or already in a crosswalk. (p. 47, Kentucky Driver Manual (none printed) (opens the handbook))
Taken from the explanations to checked practice questions; page numbers link to the official handbook.
Sample pavement markings questions
1.You must stop at an intersection, but there is no stop line and no marked crosswalk. Where do you stop?
- AYou do not need to stop
- BAfter you cross the first lane
- CIn the middle of the intersection
- DBefore entering the intersection
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✓ D. Before entering the intersection
If there is no visible crosswalk or stop line, you must stop before you enter the intersection.
Source: Kentucky Driver Manual (Kentucky State Police) (none printed), page 47
2.A pedestrian has just stepped into a marked crosswalk ahead of you. What must you do?
- AYield to the pedestrian
- BGo if you reach the crosswalk first
- CSwerve around them
- DHonk and continue slowly
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✓ A. Yield to the pedestrian
You must yield to pedestrians who are entering or already in a crosswalk.
Source: Kentucky Driver Manual (Kentucky State Police) (none printed), page 47
3.You are turning at a corner with no painted crosswalk. A pedestrian starts to cross the street you are turning into. What should you do?
- AKeep going, since the crosswalk is not marked
- BSpeed up to clear the corner first
- CHonk so they step back
- DYield, because not all crosswalks are marked
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✓ D. Yield, because not all crosswalks are marked
Not all crosswalks are marked. Watch for pedestrians at intersections and yield to anyone entering or in a crosswalk.
Source: Kentucky Driver Manual (Kentucky State Police) (none printed), page 47
4.What do yellow lane markings in the center of the road tell you?
- ATraffic moves in two directions
- BThe lane is for buses
- CParking is allowed
- DAll traffic moves in one direction
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✓ A. Traffic moves in two directions
Yellow center markings separate traffic moving in two directions. The handbook's examples show a two-direction roadway where passing may be permitted.
Source: Kentucky Driver Manual (Kentucky State Police) (none printed), page 47