Brakes and wipers — Utah Permit Test

All Utah motor vehicles must have brakes that meet federal standards on all wheels.

Brakes on every wheel is what keeps a car straight when it stops hard. Three good ones is not enough.

All motor vehicles must have brakes that meet federal standards on all wheels.

All Utah vehicles except motorcycles must have one functional parking brake.

It is the brake that holds a parked car on a slope and the only one left when the main system fails.

PARKING BRAKE—All vehicles, except motorcycles, must have one functional parking brake.

Every Utah vehicle with a windshield must have at least one wiper, and both must work where the vehicle was built with two.

One wiper clears the driver’s half. A second one that does not work is a fault rather than a spare.

WINDSHIELD WIPER—All vehicles with windshields must have at least one wiper to clean rain, snow, or other moisture from the windshield.

A Utah vehicle with anti-lock brakes does not need the brakes pumped in a slippery situation, and the driver should apply constant and firm pressure instead.

Pumping is the old advice for old cars. On anti-lock brakes it stops the system working at all.

If your vehicle is equipped with ABS brakes, it is unnecessary to pump them when braking in a slippery situation; apply constant and firm pressure, and your vehicle will make a smooth, safe stop.

A wiper system with two or more speeds is required on all Utah vehicles manufactured after 1967.

One speed is not enough for a storm and a drizzle both, which is why the requirement was added.

A wiper system with two or more speeds is required on all vehicles manufactured after 1967.

Where must a Utah vehicle have brakes meeting federal standards?

On all wheels. Brakes on every wheel is what keeps a car straight when it stops hard. Three good ones is not enough. Utah Driver Handbook 2026-2027, p.90: “All motor vehicles must have brakes that meet federal standards on all wheels.”