Kentucky permit test: road signs
Regulatory, warning, work zone, guide and route signs, and sign colors and shapes. 30 questions, 10 at a time, starting with ones you haven't seen.
Rules to remember10 key road signs rulesShow the rules
- Warning signs alert you to possible danger ahead. (p. 43, Kentucky Driver Manual (none printed) (opens the handbook))
- At crossings with more than one track, the number of tracks may be posted. (p. 44, Kentucky Driver Manual (none printed) (opens the handbook))
- In work zones a person with a sign or flag may direct traffic, and you must follow their instructions. (p. 45, Kentucky Driver Manual (none printed) (opens the handbook))
- An average freight train going 55 mph may need a mile or more to stop. (p. 45, Kentucky Driver Manual (none printed) (opens the handbook))
- A yield sign is a red and white downward-pointing triangle. (p. 46, Kentucky Driver Manual (none printed) (opens the handbook))
- A do not enter sign means you cannot enter that street or roadway. (p. 46, Kentucky Driver Manual (none printed) (opens the handbook))
- A stop sign has eight sides and is red with white letters. (p. 46, Kentucky Driver Manual (none printed) (opens the handbook))
- Speeding fines are doubled in a highway work zone when signs say so and at least one worker is present. (p. 46, Kentucky Driver Manual (none printed) (opens the handbook))
- Green means movement is permitted or gives directional guidance. (p. 48, Kentucky Driver Manual (none printed) (opens the handbook))
- The equilateral triangle shape is used only for yield signs. (p. 49, Kentucky Driver Manual (none printed) (opens the handbook))
Taken from the explanations to checked practice questions; page numbers link to the official handbook.
Sample road signs questions
1.You stop at a stop sign. Who must you yield to before you go?
- ANo one, once you have stopped
- BOnly people walking across
- COnly cars coming from the left
- DTraffic and walkers in all directions
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✓ D. Traffic and walkers in all directions
At a stop sign, stop behind the stop line or crosswalk, then yield the right of way to crossing vehicles and pedestrians in all directions.
Source: Kentucky Driver Manual (Kentucky State Police) (none printed), page 46
2.A diamond-shaped sign warns you about what?
- ADirections to nearby cities
- BA school zone just ahead
- CHazards on the road ahead
- DRailroad crossings only
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✓ C. Hazards on the road ahead
Diamond-shaped signs warn of existing or possible hazards on the roadway.
Source: Kentucky Driver Manual (Kentucky State Police) (none printed), page 49
3.You see a white X-shaped sign that says RAILROAD CROSSING, and a train is approaching. What must you do?
- ASpeed up to cross before the train
- BStop before the crossing until clear
- CSlow down but keep moving across
- DHonk the horn and then cross
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✓ B. Stop before the crossing until clear
The white X-shaped crossbuck sits at the crossing. When a train is coming, stop behind the stop line or before the crossing until it is clear.
Source: Kentucky Driver Manual (Kentucky State Police) (none printed), page 44
4.Drums, cones and tubes are set up across a road. What are they for?
- ATo show the route of a road race
- BTo keep traffic out of work areas
- CTo slow down trucks, but not cars
- DTo mark parking spaces on the road
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✓ B. To keep traffic out of work areas
Barriers such as drums, cones and tubes keep traffic out of hazardous work zones and, with signs and markings, guide you safely through.
Source: Kentucky Driver Manual (Kentucky State Police) (none printed), page 45