Traffic controls — Utah Permit Test

Utah traffic controls include traffic signals, signs, road markings, and directions from law enforcement, highway workers, and school crossing guards.

A person waving you through is a traffic control exactly like a signal, and outranks the signal behind them.

Traffic controls include traffic signals, signs, and road markings. They also include directions from law enforcement, highway workers, and school crossing guards.

Regardless of what the traffic lights show, a driver must always obey the instructions of a police officer at an intersection.

An officer can see something the signal cannot, like a crash round the corner. Their instruction replaces the light.

Regardless of what the traffic lights may indicate, always obey the instructions of a police officer at an intersection.

At an intersection where the traffic lights are not working, a driver must come to a complete stop and yield the right-of-way to any vehicle on the right.

Without a signal somebody has to have priority. Utah gives it to the right, the same as a four-way stop.

If you approach an intersection where the traffic lights are not working, you must first come to a complete stop before entering the intersection and yield the right-of-way to any vehicle on the right unless otherwise directed by a peace officer.

Which of these counts as a Utah traffic control?

A school crossing guard. A person waving you through is a traffic control exactly like a signal, and outranks the signal behind them. Utah Driver Handbook 2026-2027, p.45: “Traffic controls include traffic signals, signs, and road markings. They also include directions from law enforcement, highway workers, and school crossing guards.”