Intersections — Kentucky Permit Test

At all Kentucky intersections a driver reduces speed and searches for traffic control devices, oncoming and cross traffic, pedestrians and bicyclists, the roadway condition and areas of limited visibility.

Most crashes between two cars happen where two roads cross, and speed is what takes away the time to avoid them.

At all intersections, reduce your speed and search for:

A Kentucky driver should not rely on others to obey traffic control signals or signs, because they may not yield the right of way.

A green light is permission, not a guarantee that the cross traffic will stop.

Do not rely on others to obey traffic control signals or signs. They may not yield the right of way.

Before moving after stopping at a Kentucky intersection, a driver looks left, then right, and left again before entering.

The traffic nearest the car comes from the left, which is why the left is checked twice.

Look left and then right and left again before entering the intersection.

When a Kentucky traffic light turns green, a driver should avoid moving into the intersection immediately and should take the time to make sure the path of travel is clear.

The car running the red arrives in the first second after the light changes.

At a traffic signal when the light turns green, avoid immediately moving into the intersection. Take the time to make sure your path of travel is clear and there is no crossing traffic.

If a Kentucky driver's view of a cross street is blocked by a building or parked vehicles, they edge forward slowly until they can clearly see.

Edging out an inch at a time lets the driver see without putting the whole car where it can be hit.

If your view of a cross street is blocked by a building or a row of parked vehicles, edge forward slowly until you can clearly see.

A Kentucky driver should not turn into a lane just because an approaching vehicle has a turn signal active, since the driver may plan to turn later or have forgotten to cancel it.

A blinking signal is a claim about the future, and quite often a wrong one.

Do not turn into a lane just because an approaching vehicle has a turn signal active.

A Kentucky driver who has already started through an intersection when the light changes keeps going, and a driver who has started to make a turn follows through.

A last-second change of mind inside an intersection is what the car behind cannot see coming.

If you have already started through an intersection when the light changes, keep going.

What does Kentucky say to do at all intersections?

Reduce speed and search for traffic, pedestrians and hazards. Most crashes between two cars happen where two roads cross, and speed is what takes away the time to avoid them. Kentucky Driver Manual, p.43: “At all intersections, reduce your speed and search for:”