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Utah Car / Permit: Signals & Pavement Markings practice test
How to read traffic signals, lane lines, and pavement markings — including yellow and white lines, arrows, and flashing lights.
Content reviewed against official driver handbooks · August 12, 2026
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1. A shared center left-turn lane in the middle of a roadway is intended for:
Correct answer: Making left turns from either direction
The shared center lane helps drivers make left turns; you may not enter it more than 500 feet before your turn.
Source: Utah Driver Handbook — Section 9: Rules of the Road (Shared Center Left Turn Lane)
2. The double solid white line separating an express or carpool lane from the general lanes means:
Correct answer: Crossing it is not allowed
It is illegal to cross a double white line; you may enter or leave the express lane only at designated access points with dotted striping.
Source: Utah Driver Handbook — Section 9: Rules of the Road (Freeway Driving, Carpool Lane)
3. A flashing yellow arrow at an intersection means you may turn but must first:
Correct answer: Yield to oncoming vehicles and to pedestrians
A flashing yellow arrow allows turns only after you yield to oncoming traffic and pedestrians, since the oncoming direction has a green light.
Source: Utah Driver Handbook — Section 9: Rules of the Road (Traffic Signals)
4. At a steady green traffic light, a Utah driver may:
Correct answer: Proceed with care when the way is clear
A green light allows you to go through the intersection with caution, provided your path is clear of vehicles and pedestrians.
Source: Utah Driver Handbook — Section 9: Rules of the Road (Traffic Signals)
5. At a steady red light in Utah, turning right on red is:
Correct answer: Allowed after a full stop unless a sign forbids it
You may turn right on a red light after making a full stop, unless a sign posted there prohibits the turn.
Source: Utah Driver Handbook — Section 9: Rules of the Road (Traffic Signals)
6. When you approach a flashing red traffic light, you should:
Correct answer: Stop and check both directions before entering
A flashing red light works like a stop sign: come to a stop, look both ways, and go only when it is safe.
Source: Utah Driver Handbook — Section 9: Rules of the Road (Traffic Signals)
7. On a Utah flex lane, a red X displayed above the lane tells drivers that they:
Correct answer: Must not travel in that lane
Overhead flex-lane signals show a green arrow when the lane may be used and a red X when it may not; a red X means do not travel in that lane.
Source: Utah Driver Handbook — Section 9: Rules of the Road (Flex Lanes)
8. White lane lines on the pavement indicate that traffic is:
Correct answer: Traveling in the same direction
White lines divide lanes of traffic that are all moving in the same direction.
Source: Utah Driver Handbook — Section 9: Rules of the Road (Pavement Markings)
9. When stopping for a stop sign or red signal, where should you bring your vehicle to a halt?
Correct answer: Behind the stop line or crosswalk
You must stop behind the marked stop line or crosswalk; if none is marked, stop before entering the intersection.
Source: Utah Driver Handbook — Section 9: Rules of the Road (Crosswalks and Stop Lines)
10. Yellow lane lines painted on a roadway separate:
Correct answer: Traffic traveling in opposite directions
Yellow markings divide traffic flowing in opposite directions on a two-way road.
Source: Utah Driver Handbook — Section 9: Rules of the Road (Pavement Markings)
11. A green arrow signal lets vehicles proceed:
Correct answer: Only the way the arrow points, after yielding to those still in the intersection
A green arrow permits movement only in the arrow's direction, and only after yielding to any vehicles or pedestrians still in the intersection.
Source: Utah Driver Handbook — Section 9: Rules of the Road (Traffic Signals)
12. A red arrow pointing left at a signal means a driver must:
Correct answer: Stop and wait until a go signal appears
A red left-turn arrow prohibits the left turn; you must stop and remain stopped until a signal allows you to proceed.
Source: Utah Driver Handbook — Section 9: Rules of the Road (Traffic Signals)
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