Arizona MVD Permit Practice Test 9
Test 9 of 10. Pick an answer for each question to see if it is right and why; your score appears at the end. You need 24 correct answers to pass, the same ratio as the real Arizona test.
- Questions30
- Correct to pass24
- Passing score80%
- Minimum age15 years 6 months
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1. How long is an Arizona nonoperating identification license valid when it is issued to a person whose driving privilege is suspended?
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Answer D: 180 days from the date of issue
Arizona limits the nonoperating identification license of a person with a suspended driving privilege to 180 days from the date of issue.
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2. The signal ahead has a sign prohibiting left turns, and your route needs a left. What should you do?
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Answer D: Go straight on and find a legal place to turn and come back
A turn prohibition applies to every driver, so you continue through and reach your route by another legal turn.
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3. What most often starts a rear wheel skid?
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Answer A: Too much speed, braking or acceleration for the grip available
A skid begins when what you ask of the tires exceeds what the surface can give, which is usually a matter of speed and of how abruptly you use the controls.
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4. A sign showing a walking figure carries a plaque below it with an arrow slanting down to the right. What does the plaque add?
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Answer B: The crossing is at that very spot
A downward-slanting arrow plaque marks the crossing itself, whereas an AHEAD or distance plaque would place it further along the road.
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5. Permanent signs must be retroreflective or lighted so that
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Answer A: they show the same shape and color at night as by day
Retroreflective sheeting throws headlight light back to the driver, so a sign keeps its daytime shape and color after dark.
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6. At a freeway exit ramp, this sign normally backs up which other regulatory sign posted nearer to the ramp terminal?
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Answer D: The sign that forbids entering that roadway at all
The two work as a pair at ramp terminals: one keeps drivers from turning in, and this one sits farther along to catch a driver who has already entered.
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7. What combination of conduct amounts to aggressive driving in Arizona?
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Answer C: Speeding or reckless driving plus at least two listed violations, where the driving is an immediate hazard
Arizona requires a speeding or reckless driving violation together with at least two of the listed violations, such as unsafe lane changes or failure to yield, and driving that is an immediate hazard.
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8. A sign on a long downgrade points to a runaway vehicle ramp. What is that ramp for?
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Answer C: Trucks that have lost braking ability on the grade
A runaway ramp is an escape lane of loose material that stops a heavy vehicle whose brakes have overheated or failed, so it must always be left clear.
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9. Smoke from a nearby fire is drifting across the highway. What should you do?
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Answer C: Slow down, use low beams, and close the windows and vents
Smoke cuts visibility like fog and can make your eyes water. Low beams, a much lower speed and closed vents protect both your view and the air in the car.
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10. Does the Arizona hands-free law apply to the navigation system built into the dashboard of a vehicle?
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Answer B: No, a navigation or global positioning system built into the vehicle is outside the prohibition
The Arizona statute exempts navigation and global positioning systems built into the vehicle, along with hands-free in-vehicle communication systems, from the hands-free prohibition.
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11. Which action becomes clearly more risky beyond this sign?
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Answer A: Using the left side of the roadway to overtake
With vehicles coming the other way on the same pavement, overtaking on the left needs enough clear road to pull out, pass and return, which is often not available.
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12. What is a designated driver?
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Answer A: Someone who agrees to drink nothing at all
A designated driver drinks no alcohol whatsoever, because any amount begins to affect judgment and the whole point is a sober driver.
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13. No plaque stating days or hours accompanies this sign at the intersection. When does the restriction apply?
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Answer D: At all times, since nothing limits it to particular periods
A regulatory restriction runs continuously unless a supplemental plaque states the days or hours during which it applies.
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14. What civil penalty applies to a second Arizona move over violation committed within five years of the first?
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Answer C: 500 dollars
Arizona sets the civil penalty for a second move over violation within five years at 500 dollars, between the 275 dollars for a first and the 1,000 dollars for a third.
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15. You feel drowsy, so you open a window and turn the radio up. What does that achieve?
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Answer B: Very little, because the drowsiness comes back
Cold air and loud music are not sleep, so the alerting effect lasts a minute or two and the driver is soon just as sleepy and closer to a lapse.
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16. What liability limits satisfied Arizona law for a policy issued or renewed on or before 30 June 2020?
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Answer A: 15,000 dollars for one person, 30,000 dollars for two or more, and 10,000 dollars property damage
Arizona raised its minimum liability limits with effect from 1 July 2020, so a policy issued or renewed on or before 30 June 2020 only had to carry 15,000, 30,000 and 10,000 dollars.
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17. A pedestrian starts to cross against a Do Not Walk signal, right in front of you. What should you do?
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Answer D: Slow or stop and let the person reach safety
Even when a pedestrian is crossing unlawfully, a driver must take reasonable care to avoid hitting that person.
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18. At what speed does approaching an Arizona school crossing become criminal speeding rather than a civil violation?
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Answer C: Above 35 mph
Arizona excessive speed offense is committed on approach to a school crossing at more than 35 mph, well above the 15 mph prima facie limit that applies there.
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19. A yellow diamond showing a bicycle is posted on a rural road. What should a driver expect?
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Answer A: Bicyclists crossing or riding along the roadway there
The bicycle warning sign is used where a bikeway crosses the road or where riders are likely to be in the traffic lanes, so drivers should look carefully and pass wide.
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20. When no limit is posted in Arizona, what speed applies on a rural freeway?
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Answer A: 75 mph
The Arizona unposted speed schedule sets 75 mph on rural freeways, 65 mph on designated open highways and 55 mph on other open highways and city freeways.
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21. Which trips escape the Arizona Class G night driving restriction when no licensed parent or guardian is in the front seat?
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Answer C: Travel directly to or from a school activity, a job, a religious service or a family emergency
Arizona lets a Class G driver drive during the restricted hours when the trip is directly to or from school, employment, a religious service or a family emergency.
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22. How often may an Arizona driver use defensive driving school to deal with a civil traffic moving violation?
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Answer A: Not again within 12 months from the day of the last violation
Arizona bars a driver who has attended defensive driving school from attending again within twelve months measured from the day of the last violation.
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23. To whom does Arizona issue a Class G graduated driver license?
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Answer A: Applicants who are at least 16 but less than 18 years of age
The Arizona Class G license is the graduated license for drivers who are at least 16 and under 18, and it covers any vehicle that does not require a motorcycle or commercial license.
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24. A yellow diamond showing the silhouette of a deer warns that
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Answer D: large animals may cross the road in that area
The sign marks a stretch where animals are known to cross, so drivers should reduce speed and scan both roadsides, especially around dawn and dusk.
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25. What civil penalty applies to a third Arizona move over violation committed within five years?
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Answer D: 1,000 dollars
A third or subsequent Arizona move over violation within five years carries a civil penalty of 1,000 dollars.
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26. Why is repeatedly changing lanes to work through heavy traffic a poor idea?
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Answer A: It raises the crash risk and saves almost no time
Each lane change adds a conflict with another vehicle, and in congestion the lanes move at similar average speeds, so the gain is negligible.
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27. What minimum jail term applies to a first Arizona Extreme DUI conviction at an alcohol concentration of 0.20 or more?
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Answer A: 45 consecutive days in jail
Arizona sets 45 consecutive days in jail for a first Extreme DUI at 0.20 or more, against 30 consecutive days where the reading is at least 0.15 but under 0.20.
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28. You are turning left at an intersection just beyond the crest of a hill. What is the added risk?
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Answer B: Oncoming vehicles appear with very little warning and close quickly
A crest hides approaching traffic until it is close, so the gap you thought was empty can fill in the time the turn takes.
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29. You began a turn from the wrong lane and are already inside the intersection. What should you not do?
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Answer A: Reverse in order to get back into the correct lane
Backing up in an intersection puts you into the path of traffic that cannot expect it; finish the movement and fix your position afterwards.
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30. A yellow lamp flashes above a warning sign at a sharp curve. What does it ask of a driver?
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Answer D: Slow down and pass the point with extra care
A warning beacon draws attention to the sign it is mounted with, and the message of the sign is what the driver must act on.