Guide signs — Kentucky Permit Test

Guide signs on the Kentucky permit test — 2 rules, each with the reason behind it and a question on it while it is fresh.

The rules

Kentucky guide signs give information on intersecting roads, help direct a driver to cities and towns, and show points of interest along the highway.

These are the signs that answer where rather than what, and they are read at a glance at speed.

They give information on intersecting roads, help direct you to cities and towns, and show points of interest along the highway.

Kentucky Driver Manual, p.38

Kentucky guide signs can also help a driver find hospitals, service stations, restaurants and hotels.

The services a driver needs are signed from the road rather than left to be searched for.

Guide signs can also help you find hospitals, service stations, restaurants, and hotels.

Kentucky Driver Manual, p.38

On the test

What kind of information does this sign give?

Directions to cities, towns and intersecting roads. These are the signs that answer where rather than what, and they are read at a glance at speed. Kentucky Driver Manual, p.38: “They give information on intersecting roads, help direct you to cities and towns, and show points of interest along the highway.”

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Where these come from

Every rule here is checked against Kentucky Driver Manual, published by the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet, and against the state code itself. Last checked 2026-09-16.