Kentucky Safe Driving practice test

Practice following distance, weather, night driving and sharing the road, with questions based on the Kentucky Driver Manual.

Sample Safe Driving questions

What lighting must a bicycle have at night in Kentucky?

  • Only a bell or horn mounted on the handlebars
  • A white front light and a red rear reflector or light
  • A red light on the front and nothing on the back
  • No lights, only bright reflective clothing
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A white front light and a red rear reflector or light

This helps drivers see bicyclists after dark.

Source: Kentucky Driver Manual, Section Ten, Rules for Bicyclists, PDF p. 69

How does road rage differ from aggressive driving?

  • Aggressive driving is always legal to do
  • Road rage involves violence or threats and is criminal
  • Road rage only means speeding in anger
  • They are exactly the same thing under the law
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Road rage involves violence or threats and is criminal

Aggressive driving includes tailgating and speeding; road rage is uncontrolled anger that leads to violence.

Source: Kentucky Driver Manual, Section Three, Emotions, Aggressive Driving and Road Rage, PDF p. 32

Your trailer starts to sway. What should you do?

  • Steer straight and slow down gradually
  • Speed up to pull it straight
  • Swerve side to side to settle it
  • Brake hard right away to stop it
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Steer straight and slow down gradually

Do not apply the brakes, and never increase speed.

Source: Kentucky Driver Manual, Section Eleven, Loading a Trailer, PDF p. 79

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We wrote these practice questions from the facts in the Kentucky Driver Manual (Updated 7-23-26 (file name; PDF created 2026-07-27), read 2026-11-09. Page numbers cited are PDF pages (PDF page = printed page + 8). Where the manual gives no value, the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet's Graduated Driver Licensing page (drive.ky.gov) and Kentucky Revised Statutes 189.292 and 189.294 (apps.legislature.ky.gov, read 2026-11-09) are the source edition) and from official sources on road signs. Every answer links to its source, so you can check it and read more.

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