Animals on the road — Utah Permit Test

Animals on the road on the Utah permit test — 5 rules, each with the reason behind it and a question on it while it is fresh.

The rules

A driver should not swerve to avoid an animal, because the risk of personal injury may be greater if they do.

Swerving puts you in the oncoming lane or off the road. Hitting the animal is usually the survivable choice.

Do not swerve to avoid the animal; your risk of personal injury may be greater if you do.
Utah Driver Handbook 2026-2027, p.57

A driver should use caution at dawn and dusk, when animals are most active.

Those are the two hours when animals move and a driver can see least. The two things line up badly.

Using caution when driving at dawn and dusk when animals are most active.
Utah Driver Handbook 2026-2027, p.56

A driver should slow and use caution near animals standing beside the roadway, because they may bolt or change direction at the last minute and others may follow.

One deer at the verge usually means several more you cannot see, and the second one crosses after you have relaxed.

Slow down and use caution when approaching animals standing near the roadway; they may bolt or change direction at the last minute, and other animals may follow.
Utah Driver Handbook 2026-2027, p.57

A driver should keep the vehicle under control and in the travel lane when an animal is in the road.

Staying in the lane keeps the crash predictable for everybody else, which is the only part still under your control.

Keep your vehicle under control and in the travel lane.
Utah Driver Handbook 2026-2027, p.57

A driver who needs help should pull to the side of the road, turn on the emergency flashers, raise the hood, and tie something white or orange to the antenna or left door handle.

A raised hood and a bright rag say broken down rather than parked, which is what makes somebody stop.

If you need help pull, to the side of the road, turn on your emergency flashers, raise your hood, and tie something white or orange on the antenna or left door handle.
Utah Driver Handbook 2026-2027, p.57

On the test

What should a Utah driver not do to avoid hitting an animal?

Swerve away from it. Swerving puts you in the oncoming lane or off the road. Hitting the animal is usually the survivable choice. Utah Driver Handbook 2026-2027, p.57: “Do not swerve to avoid the animal; your risk of personal injury may be greater if you do.”

How this works

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Where these come from

Every rule here is checked against Utah Driver Handbook 2026-2027, published by the Utah Driver License Division, and against the state code itself. Last checked 2026-09-22.