Distractions — Utah Permit Test

Distractions 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 distraction is anything that takes a driver’s mind or body away from driving.

It is not only the phone. Anything that takes your hands off the wheel or your mind off the road counts.

A distraction is anything that takes your mind or body away from driving.

Utah Driver Handbook 2026-2027, p.56

A driver should avoid distractions before driving by turning off mobile devices, setting navigation systems, eating and grooming before leaving, and securing loose items.

Every one of those is a job that becomes dangerous the moment the car is moving. All of them can be done first.

Avoid distractions before driving by turning off mobile devices, setting navigation systems, eating and grooming before you leave, and securing all loose items.

Utah Driver Handbook 2026-2027, p.56

A driver should keep pets in a pet carrier rather than loose in a vehicle.

A loose animal ends up in the footwell or on your lap at the worst possible moment, and it is unhurt until the crash.

Keep pets in a pet carrier, not loose in a vehicle.

Utah Driver Handbook 2026-2027, p.56

A driver who has a problem or a distraction should pull over to the side of the roadway at once and take care of it.

People run off the road chasing a dropped phone or a bee. Twenty seconds at the roadside ends the problem.

If you have a problem or there is a distraction, immediately pull over to the side of the roadway and take care of the problem.

Utah Driver Handbook 2026-2027, p.56

A driver should not talk on the phone or text while driving, should not argue with passengers, and should not eat at the wheel.

Each of those is a conversation your attention joins and the road leaves. The car keeps going the whole time.

Do not eat while driving.

Utah Driver Handbook 2026-2027, p.56

On the test

What does the Utah handbook count as a distraction?

Anything taking mind or body from driving. It is not only the phone. Anything that takes your hands off the wheel or your mind off the road counts. Utah Driver Handbook 2026-2027, p.56: “A distraction is anything that takes your mind or body away from driving.”

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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.