Free Utah DMV permit practice test online
Free Utah permit practice for road signs, right-of-way, safe driving, and more—with explanations that point back to the official Utah Driver License Division handbook.
The Utah permit knowledge test has 50 questions; you need 40 correct (80%) to pass. At 50 questions it is among the longest permit tests of the 51 states QuizLane tracks — 6 states share that length — well above the median of 30.
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Utah DMV permit test facts
These figures reflect the standard Utah Class D permit knowledge test and can change. Always confirm current requirements with Utah Driver License Division (official source).
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Each question carries a topic, difficulty, explanation, and source section so your review has context.
Sample questions
5 Utah DMV permit practice questions
Try these Utah sample questions now — each shows the correct answer with a plain-language explanation and a source section. The full 171-question bank is in the practice run, including 10 items that test Utah law specifically.
1. Utah generally requires children aged eight and under to be properly secured in an approved child safety seat unless they are:
- AAlready in middle school
- B40 inches tall
- 57 inches tall
- D70 inches tall
Answer: 57 inches tall. The Utah Driver Handbook states all children aged eight and under must be properly secured in an approved child safety seat unless they are 57 inches tall.
Source: Utah Driver Handbook — Car Seats
2. Utah’s per se alcohol limit for drivers 21 and older is a BAC over:
- A0.02%
- B0.10%
- C0.08%
- 0.05%
Answer: 0.05%. The Utah Driver Handbook states that if you are over 0.05 BAC (0.04 for CDL), you violate the law — Utah’s distinctive lower adult limit.
Source: Utah Driver Handbook — Alcohol and the Law
3. Utah’s Not-a-Drop Act applies when a person under 21 drives with:
- A0.08% BAC or more only
- Any measurable amount of alcohol in their body
- C0.05% BAC or more only
- DAn open container only
Answer: Any measurable amount of alcohol in their body. The Utah Driver Handbook states the Not-a-Drop Act provides that a person under 21 years of age driving with any measurable amount of alcohol in their body will have all driving privileges denied for six months for a first offense.
Source: Utah Driver Handbook — 21 and Under / Not-a-Drop Act
4. Utah parking rules prohibit parking within how many feet of a fire hydrant?
- 15 feet
- B20 feet
- C5 feet
- D10 feet
Answer: 15 feet. The Utah Driver Handbook lists places where you are not allowed to park, including within 15 feet of a fire hydrant.
Source: Utah Driver Handbook — Parking
5. On a Utah divided highway with four or more lanes and a median, when a school bus has alternating flashing red lights:
- ANo one must stop
- BOnly opposite-direction traffic must stop
- CAll traffic in both directions must stop
- Only vehicles in both lanes behind the school bus must stop — opposite-direction traffic need not stop
Answer: Only vehicles in both lanes behind the school bus must stop — opposite-direction traffic need not stop. The Utah Driver Handbook states that if traveling on a divided highway with four or more lanes with a median separating the traffic, it is only necessary for the vehicles in both lanes behind the school bus to stop, not the traffic traveling in the opposite direction.
Source: Utah Driver Handbook — School Bus Stopping
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