Sharing the Road — Kentucky Driver's License Practice Test

This Kentucky Driver's License Sharing the Road practice set has 69 practice questions based on the official exam materials, each with an instant explanation. You need 80% on the real Kentucky Driver's License knowledge test to pass.

Sample questions

Three questions from the Sharing the Road bank with the correct answer and an explanation. The practice quiz above draws 30 questions at random from the same bank.

1. On the roadway, who has a right to use it, and what attitude does the Kentucky manual ask drivers to adopt?

   • Everybody has a right to the roadway; be courteous and communicate your presence and intentions — Correct answer
   • Only motor vehicles have a right to the roadway
   • The largest vehicle always has priority over all others
   • Pedestrians must always stay off the roadway entirely

   Explanation: Everybody has a right to the roadway. The manual reminds drivers to be courteous and to communicate their presence and intentions to avoid crashes.

   Handbook: Sharing the Road — Everybody Has a Right to the Roadway

2. Why should a driver always be prepared to yield to pedestrians, even when they are not in a crosswalk?

   • They are difficult to see and their intentions are hard to determine — Correct answer
   • Pedestrians always have to yield to drivers regardless
   • Only because the law fines drivers, not for safety
   • Pedestrians are easy to see and predictable

   Explanation: Pedestrians are difficult to see and it is difficult to determine their intentions, so a driver should always be prepared to yield to them even if they are not in a crosswalk.

   Handbook: Sharing the Road — Pedestrians

3. When must you yield to a pedestrian who is in a crosswalk?

   • In any crosswalk, even an unmarked or mid-block crosswalk — Correct answer
   • Only at crosswalks controlled by a traffic light
   • Only when the crosswalk is painted with white lines
   • Only during school hours

   Explanation: You must yield when a pedestrian is in a crosswalk, even an unmarked one, including mid-block crosswalks marked by warning signs and pavement markings.

   Handbook: Sharing the Road — Pedestrians