At an intersection with an unmarked crosswalk, a pedestrian steps into your lane. Does the absence of painted lines let you keep moving?
Correct answer: No; yield and stop for the pedestrian in your path.
The handbook requires yielding to pedestrians entering or in a crosswalk, including unmarked crosswalks. A missing painted line does not remove the duty to avoid the pedestrian.
Source: Utah Driver Handbook, current catalog-linked 2026–2027 edition; printed 44 / physical 54: Crosswalks and Stop Lines. Reviewed September 29, 2026. ↗
A narrow road and oncoming traffic leave no room for a safe bicycle pass. What should you do?
Correct answer: Slow and wait behind the cyclist until you can pass with adequate clearance.
Wait for safe space rather than squeezing through. A delayed pass is better than endangering the cyclist or oncoming traffic.
Source: Utah Driver Handbook, current catalog-linked 2026–2027 edition; printed 75 / physical 85: Bicycles — safe passing. Reviewed September 29, 2026. ↗
A truck swings left to prepare for a right turn. What should you avoid?
Correct answer: Trying to squeeze between the truck and the right curb.
The truck may need a wider path, and its driver may not see a car alongside. Do not enter the space needed to finish the turn.
Source: Utah Driver Handbook, current catalog-linked 2026–2027 edition; printed 79 / physical 89: Turning and Oncoming Large Vehicles. Reviewed September 29, 2026. ↗
A motorcycle is riding in the same direction as your car. The lane seems wide enough for both. May you pass it within that same lane?
Correct answer: No; allow the rider the full lane and use a safe lawful passing movement.
A motorcycle needs lane space to maneuver around hazards. Do not treat its smaller width as an invitation to share its lane.
Source: Utah Driver Handbook, current catalog-linked 2026–2027 edition; printed 81 / physical 91: Motorcycles — entire lane. Reviewed September 29, 2026. ↗
A car in the next lane has stopped at a crosswalk. You cannot see why. What must you do?
Correct answer: Do not pass the stopped car; stop and check for a pedestrian hidden from view.
A stopped vehicle can hide someone crossing. Utah's handbook specifically says never to pass a vehicle stopped at a crosswalk.
Source: Utah Driver Handbook, current catalog-linked 2026–2027 edition; printed 83 / physical 93: Pedestrians — vehicle stopped at crosswalk. Reviewed September 29, 2026. ↗
A work-zone flagger directs you to stop even though your lane looks open. What should you do?
Correct answer: Obey the flagger and wait for permission to proceed.
The handbook requires following work-zone traffic-control instructions. The flagger may know about hazards or opposing traffic you cannot see.
Source: Utah Driver Handbook, current catalog-linked 2026–2027 edition; printed 45 / physical 55: Traffic Controls; printed 59 / physical 69, Highway Work Zones. Reviewed September 29, 2026. ↗
You approach a horse-drawn vehicle on a rural road. Which approach is safest?
Correct answer: Slow down, give room and avoid an unnecessary horn blast.
Horses can react unpredictably to noise and close vehicles. Pass cautiously with space, without startling the animal.
Source: Utah Driver Handbook, current catalog-linked 2026–2027 edition; printed 84 / physical 94: Animal-Drawn Vehicles and Horseback Riders. Reviewed September 29, 2026. ↗
Traffic beyond the railroad tracks is stopped with no space for your whole car. The crossing lights are not flashing. What should you do?
Correct answer: Wait before the tracks until there is room to cross completely.
A clear warning signal is not enough: there must also be space to clear the tracks. Do not enter a crossing where traffic would trap the vehicle.
Source: Utah Driver Handbook, current catalog-linked 2026–2027 edition; printed 88 / physical 98: TRAX Light Rail and Streetcars — space to clear. Reviewed September 29, 2026. ↗
On a road with one lane each way, an oncoming school bus displays flashing red loading lights. What must you do?
Correct answer: Stop before reaching the bus and remain stopped while its red signal continues.
On a two-lane road, both directions stop for the school bus's flashing red loading signal. The bus being opposite you does not create an exemption.
Source: Utah Driver Handbook, current catalog-linked 2026–2027 edition; printed 36 / physical 46: School Bus Stopping. Reviewed September 29, 2026. ↗
You travel opposite a school bus on a four-lane roadway with no median. The bus's red loading lights flash. Does being in the opposite direction exempt you?
Correct answer: No; both directions must stop on this stated road.
The handbook expressly requires both directions to stop on a four-lane road without a median. Do not import another state's lane-count exemption.
Source: Utah Driver Handbook, current catalog-linked 2026–2027 edition; printed 36 / physical 46: School Bus Stopping — four-lane roadway without median. Reviewed September 29, 2026. ↗
A roadway has two through lanes each way and a shared center turn lane. You approach a red-flashing school bus traveling the opposite direction. What does Utah's handbook say?
Correct answer: Opposing traffic is not legally required to stop for those bus signals, but must remain alert for children.
For the stated five-lane layout with a shared center turn lane, the handbook requires traffic behind the bus to stop but exempts the opposing direction. Watch carefully for unpredictable children.
Source: Utah Driver Handbook, current catalog-linked 2026–2027 edition; printed 36 / physical 46: School Bus Stopping — five or more lanes and shared center turn lane. Reviewed September 29, 2026. ↗
An oncoming school bus has flashing red loading lights across a median on a divided highway with two lanes in each direction. What rule applies to you?
Correct answer: Opposing traffic need not stop for the bus signal; traffic behind the bus must stop.
The handbook's divided-highway exception applies to the opposite direction on this four-or-more-lane median-separated road. It does not exempt traffic traveling behind the bus.
Source: Utah Driver Handbook, current catalog-linked 2026–2027 edition; printed 36 / physical 46: School Bus Stopping — median-separated divided highway. Reviewed September 29, 2026. ↗
