AZ Permit Practice Test 14

All 20 questions in test 14

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1. 1. You begin feeling sleepy behind the wheel in Arizona. What does that feeling tell you?

   1. You can safely drive one more hour
   2. It is already past the time to get off the road
   3. Coffee will fully restore alertness
   4. Sleepiness affects only new drivers
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   It is already past the time to get off the road. Noticeable sleepiness means fatigue has already dulled the mind and slowed correct reactions before the driver feels it. The safe window to stop has passed, so exiting at the next safe place becomes urgent. Coffee, air, and music can mask the signal while microsleeps grow. Experience does not immunize any driver against sleep. Rest is the only true remedy, ideally a real break or sleep in a safe location. Planning trips with rest before departure prevents reaching this late warning stage.

   Study this in the handbook: Points, suspensions, aggressive driving and traffic school

2. 2. At an Arizona light rail intersection, what does a red arrow mean for turning drivers?

   1. Turn with caution after yielding
   2. Do Not Turn
   3. Turn only if tracks look empty
   4. Stop, then turn slowly
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   Do Not Turn. Near light rail tracks a red arrow carries a direct order: do not turn. The signal times turns around train movements, so a personal judgment that tracks look empty cannot replace it. Quiet trains approach faster than expected and can hide behind buildings or another train. Yielding caution and slow rolling belong to flashing yellow indications, not a red arrow. Waiting for the turn signal protects the driver, passengers, and people crossing near the station. The few seconds saved never balance a train collision.

3. 3. Which parking spot is illegal in Arizona?

   1. On a sidewalk
   2. In a marked parking lane
   3. Beside a curb with no signs
   4. In a public parking lot
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   On a sidewalk. Sidewalks belong to people walking, including children, wheelchair users, and parents with strollers. Parking on one forces them into the street and can block access ramps. Marked lanes, unsigned curbs where parking is allowed, and public lots are built for vehicles. The banned list also covers driveways, intersections, and crosswalk areas, all places where a parked car blocks movement or sight lines. Before leaving a vehicle, the driver should confirm the spot is a lawful parking area and not a walking or crossing path.

   Study this in the handbook: Parking rules, hills and painted curbs

4. 4. A white sign with black letters shows a number on an Arizona street. How must you treat that number?

   1. As a suggested speed that most drivers ignore
   2. As the lowest speed allowed on that street
   3. As the highest speed you can legally go
   4. As a speed that applies only when children are present
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   As the highest speed you can legally go. White speed limit signs with black letters are regulatory signs in Arizona. They show the maximum speed you can legally go on that stretch of road. They are not advice, and they do not set a minimum speed or apply only in certain conditions. Orange advisory signs, by contrast, give recommended speeds. You must also slow below the posted number whenever conditions such as rain or heavy traffic call for it.

   Study this in the handbook: Speed limits and work zones

5. 5. You are driving with high beams behind another car on an Arizona highway at night. When must you switch to low beams?

   1. When you are within 50 feet of it
   2. When you are within 500 feet of it
   3. When you are within 200 feet of it
   4. Only if the driver signals you
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   When you are within 200 feet of it. When following another car, use low beams whenever you are within 200 feet. High beams from behind shine into the other driver's mirrors and can cause glare that makes it hard to see. For oncoming traffic, the distance is 500 feet. Switching in time keeps both drivers able to see the road, and you should not wait for the other driver to ask.

   Study this in the handbook: Stopping distance, bad weather and night driving

6. 6. During any brake failure in Arizona, what gear and destination steps help?

   1. Shift to neutral and coast freely downhill
   2. Shift lower and seek a safe stop place
   3. Shift to park while still rolling
   4. Drive toward the nearest downhill
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   Shift lower and seek a safe stop place. Lower gears make the engine resist wheel rotation, scrubbing speed without brake friction. Pairing that drag with a search for a safe stopping place, such as an uphill stretch or open shoulder, completes the failure plan. Neutral removes engine drag, park can lock driveline parts while rolling, and downhill adds speed. Pumping builds pressure in non antilock systems and a held release parking brake adds force. Each tool supports the same goal: a slow controlled stop clear of traffic.

   Study this in the handbook: Dust storms, blowouts, fires and brake failure

7. 7. Entering an Arizona roadway from a side road or private drive, what must you do first?

   1. Enter slowly without stopping if clear by sight ahead
   2. Enter behind any signaling vehicle at once
   3. Stop and wait for traffic to clear before entering
   4. Honk and enter at walking pace
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   Stop and wait for traffic to clear before entering. Side roads and private drives meet traffic that already owns the roadway, so the entering driver stops and waits for a true clear gap. A glance while rolling can miss a motorcycle behind a parked truck. Signaling vehicles may not turn as promised, and a honk cannot manufacture space. The stop also lets the driver check pedestrians on the sidewalk crossing the drive. Entering only after traffic clears keeps the speed difference from becoming a side impact at the curb line.

   Study this in the handbook: Defensive driving, scanning and following distance

8. 8. It is just after sunset on an Arizona road. What must you do, and what should you remember about other drivers?

   1. Use parking lights, since other drivers see you
   2. Wait until full dark, and expect others to have lights on
   3. Use headlights only if the road is unlit
   4. Use headlights, and watch for drivers who have not turned theirs on
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   Use headlights, and watch for drivers who have not turned theirs on. Arizona requires headlights from sunset to sunrise, and the manual adds that other drivers may not have turned on their headlights. That means you should watch for unlit vehicles during dusk and dawn, when they are hardest to see. Parking lights are not enough, waiting until full dark is not allowed, and street lighting does not remove the requirement. Turn on your own lights at sunset and stay alert for others who forgot.

   Study this in the handbook: Stopping distance, bad weather and night driving

9. 9. Beam and headlight switch tries fail at night in Arizona. What lights should mark the vehicle while pulling aside?

   1. Parking lights, flashers, or turn signals
   2. No lights, to save the battery
   3. Only the interior dome light
   4. Only the brake lights held down
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   Parking lights, flashers, or turn signals. Any working signal light beats total darkness while the vehicle limps to the roadside. Parking lights, emergency flashers, or turn signals announce a slow troubled vehicle to traffic behind. A dome light stays inside the cabin, and held brake lights alone give a weak rear only message. The goal is a short move to a stop, not continued night travel on substitute lights. Once stopped, flashers keep warning traffic while help is called from a safe position.

   Study this in the handbook: Dust storms, blowouts, fires and brake failure

10. 10. You face two or more risks at once in Arizona. Where should you give the most room?

    1. To whichever hazard is closest to your bumper
    2. Equally to each hazard in turn
    3. To the greatest or most likely danger
    4. To the hazard on the right side of the road
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    To the greatest or most likely danger. When you cannot separate two or more risks and must deal with them at the same time, the manual says to compromise by giving the most room to the greatest or most likely danger. That means judging which hazard could do the most harm or is most likely to cause trouble, then setting your position to protect yourself from it first. Position on the road or closeness to your bumper do not decide that.

    Study this in the handbook: Stopping distance, bad weather and night driving

11. 11. In a skid in Arizona, what should you NOT do with the brake?

    1. Ease off if wheels are locked
    2. Turn toward the desired path
    3. Correct back as the car straightens out
    4. Pressing the brake deeper in the skid
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    Pressing the brake deeper in the skid. Added brake pressure during a skid locks wheels that already slide, removing the rolling grip steering needs to recover. The recovery sequence is foot off the brake pressure, wheel turned quickly toward the intended path, then counter steering as the rear comes back. Lock management with a light ease supports that sequence. Pressing deeper feels instinctive under fear, which is why the rule must be learned before the event. Practice knowledge turns a skid into steering work instead of a frozen slide.

    Study this in the handbook: Stopping distance, bad weather and night driving

12. 12. Why must Arizona drivers pay special attention near light rail tracks?

    1. Trains run quietly, so watch for headlights and listen for bells
    2. Trains are loud and give plenty of sound warning
    3. Trains stop at every cross street along the route
    4. Trains along streets travel only at walking speed
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    Trains run quietly, so watch for headlights and listen for bells. A light rail train can approach with very little sound, so ears alone give weak warning. Drivers should look for flashing train headlights and listen for warning bells and horns together. Trains do not stop at every street and travel at service speeds far above walking pace. Quiet approach plus long stopping distance makes a late discovery deadly. At each crossing, a deliberate look down the tracks in both directions backs up the signals. Children near stations need the same lesson repeated often.

13. 13. Where may workers and construction vehicles be inside an Arizona work zone?

    1. Only behind solid concrete barrier walls
    2. Beside travel lanes or entering them at any point
    3. Only at the signed start of the work zone
    4. Only outside fences beyond the roadway edge
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    Beside travel lanes or entering them at any point. A work zone places people and machines at the edge of live traffic, and construction vehicles can enter travel lanes at any point rather than only at a marked start. Barriers protect some sites but many rely on cones and driver attention. Assuming workers stay behind fences or barriers leaves the driver unprepared for a person stepping around a drum. Constant scanning of both edges, slow speed, and a lane position away from the work side give workers the margin the orange devices request.

14. 14. You approach an Arizona traffic signal with a flashing red light. How should you handle it?

    1. Slow down and go through if no cars are close
    2. Treat it like a stop sign and then go when clear
    3. Stop only if cross traffic has a green light
    4. Yield and keep rolling if pedestrians are not crossing
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    Treat it like a stop sign and then go when clear. A flashing red light has the same meaning as a stop sign in Arizona. You must come to a full stop, then proceed with caution when the roadway is clear. That means stopping at the stop line or crosswalk and yielding to vehicles and pedestrians that have the right-of-way before moving on. Slowing, rolling through, or waiting for another signal does not meet the rule.

    Study this in the handbook: Traffic signals and red light running

15. 15. What does a green arrow allow an Arizona driver to do?

    1. Turn against opposing traffic without yielding to anyone there
    2. Go straight from a turn only lane
    3. Enter from any lane if the arrow shows
    4. Proceed in the arrow direction in the proper lane if clear
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    Proceed in the arrow direction in the proper lane if clear. A green arrow, alone or beside another light, permits travel in the arrow direction from the proper lane when the roadway is clear. It does not erase care for people crossing or vehicles still clearing. A turn only lane cannot become a straight path because an arrow glows nearby. Lane position matters as much as the light color. Drivers should confirm the arrow points their way, check the crosswalk, and then move smoothly while watching for late clearing traffic.

    Study this in the handbook: Traffic signals and red light running

16. 16. A solid yellow line and a broken yellow line run side by side, and the solid line is on your side. May you pass?

    1. Yes, if the road ahead is clear for a quarter mile
    2. No, passing is not allowed from your side
    3. Yes, but only at the posted speed limit
    4. Yes, if you signal and the oncoming lane is empty
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    No, passing is not allowed from your side. Paired yellow center lines work by side: the line nearest your lane controls what you may do. The manual says that if the broken yellow line is on your side, you may pass when the roadway ahead is clear, but if the solid yellow line is on your side, you may not pass. A clear road, a legal speed, or a turn signal does not change that. Wait until the line on your side becomes broken.

    Study this in the handbook: Pavement markings and turning lanes

17. 17. You are in a lane with a curved arrow and the word ONLY painted on the pavement. Which move is required?

    1. Go straight through if the intersection is clear
    2. Change lanes at the stop line to avoid turning
    3. Turn in the direction the arrow points
    4. Turn only if other vehicles are waiting behind you
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    Turn in the direction the arrow points. A lane marked with a curved arrow and the word ONLY is a turn-only lane. The manual says that if you are traveling in such a lane, you must turn in the direction of the arrow. Going straight, swerving out of the lane at the last moment, or turning only when other cars are waiting puts you in conflict with drivers who obey the marking. Choose your lane early so you are in the right one.

    Study this in the handbook: Pavement markings and turning lanes

18. 18. Rain has started on an Arizona highway and you worry about hydroplaning. What is the best way to prevent it?

    1. Speed up to cut through the water film
    2. Brake sharply when you see water ahead
    3. Slow down
    4. Steer from side to side to clear the tires
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    Slow down. The best way to prevent hydroplaning is to slow down. In heavy rain, your tires can ride on a film of water, and at higher speeds they can lose contact with the pavement. Slower speeds let the tire treads push water aside and keep the rubber on the road. Speeding up, braking hard, or weaving makes the loss of control more likely.

    Study this in the handbook: Stopping distance, bad weather and night driving

19. 19. You are driving beside a large truck on an Arizona highway. Where might the truck driver be unable to see you?

    1. In the blind spots around the front and back sides
    2. Only directly in front of the cab of the truck
    3. Only in the lane behind the trailer at night
    4. Only when you are parked beside it with the engine off
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    In the blind spots around the front and back sides. Large trucks and buses have large blind spots, called the No-Zone, around the front and back sides of the vehicle. If you are in those areas, the driver may not see you in the mirrors. Avoid lingering beside a truck, pass promptly and steadily, and keep enough space ahead and behind so the driver can see your vehicle when you are near.

    Study this in the handbook: Freeway and highway driving

20. 20. A wall of dust is ahead of you on an Arizona highway. What should you do immediately?

    1. Speed up to get through the dust faster
    2. Stop in your lane and wait there for the dust to pass
    3. Turn on your high beams and keep your speed
    4. Check traffic around you and begin slowing down
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    Check traffic around you and begin slowing down. If you encounter a dust storm, immediately check traffic around your vehicle and begin slowing down. Knowing where other drivers are lets you slow without being rear-ended. Speeding up cuts your reaction time, stopping in the lane invites a crash from behind, and high beams reflect off the dust. Slow smoothly and look for a place to leave the road if visibility drops further.

    Study this in the handbook: Stopping distance, bad weather and night driving