Turning — Kentucky Permit Test
Turning on the Kentucky permit test — 7 rules, each with the reason behind it and a question on it while it is fresh.
The rules
A Kentucky driver who plans to turn at an intersection signals 100 feet before the turn.
A hundred feet is about six car lengths, and it is how much warning the driver behind needs to slow down.
If you plan to turn at an intersection, signal 100 feet before the turn.
When turning, a Kentucky driver enters and keeps the lane closest to the direction they want to go.
Choosing the lane early means no last-second move across traffic at the intersection itself.
Enter and maintain proper position in the lane that is closest to the direction you want to go.
A Kentucky driver making a right turn avoids swinging wide to the left before making the turn, and always turns from the right-most portion of the lane.
Swinging left first invites the driver behind to pass on the inside, which is where they get hit.
Avoid swinging wide to the left before making the turn.
A Kentucky driver making a left turn yields to oncoming traffic and always turns from the left-most portion of their lane.
Oncoming traffic has no reason to stop, so the turn waits until there is a real gap.
When making a left turn, yield to oncoming traffic.
When several lanes may turn, a Kentucky driver identifies and enters the lane they will turn from and stays in it until the turn is completed.
Changing lanes inside a turn is where two turning cars meet each other.
Stay in that lane until the turn is completed.
A Kentucky driver should not signal for a turn just because the driver in front is signaling, unless they are also going to turn.
Copying the car ahead tells the driver behind something that is not true.
If the driver in front of you is signaling for a turn, do not signal unless you are also going to turn.
When turning, a Kentucky driver looks through the turn to the farthest point possible along the intended path.
Looking where the car is going, rather than at the curb, is what keeps the line smooth.
Look through the turn to the farthest point possible along the intended path.
On the test
How far before a turn does Kentucky say to signal?
100 feet before the turn. A hundred feet is about six car lengths, and it is how much warning the driver behind needs to slow down. Kentucky Driver Manual, p.42: “If you plan to turn at an intersection, signal 100 feet before the turn.”
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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.
- src/assets/drivers-manuals/KY.pdf (Kentucky Driver Manual, Kentucky State Police / Kentucky Transportation Cabinet, retrieved 2026-09-14; no edition statement in the document)
- src/assets/drivers-manuals/KY.pages.txt (plain pdftotext over that PDF; sha256 pinned in SOURCES.json)
- src/assets/drivers-manuals/SOURCES.json (sha256, folio offset 8, folioMarker, nonLawPages, the extraction flag and knowledgeTestBasis, each with its basis)