AZ Permit Practice Test 19

All 20 questions in test 19

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1. 1. What steering habit helps an Arizona driver stay in the lane of travel?

   1. Look at the hood and steer often
   2. Stare at the lane line beside the car
   3. Look well ahead and make slight corrections
   4. Turn the wheel in large movements
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   Look well ahead and make slight corrections. Drivers tend to steer toward whatever they are looking at, so eyes placed well ahead help the vehicle track the center of the lane. Small corrections keep the path smooth and leave room on both sides. Watching the hood or the nearby lane line causes constant late fixes and weaving. Large wheel movements can push the vehicle toward the edge or into the next lane. Looking far ahead also reveals curves, stopped traffic, and merging vehicles early, which gives time for calm speed and lane choices.

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

2. 2. In an Arizona business or residential district, when is passing on the right permitted?

   1. On any street wide enough for two cars
   2. When the pavement has two or more same direction lanes
   3. Only beside a parked delivery vehicle
   4. Only when the lead vehicle signals right
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   When the pavement has two or more same direction lanes. Inside business and residential districts, the right side pass rests on pavement marked for two or more lanes traveling the same direction. Width alone is not enough, because an unmarked wide street may hide parking, bike, and turning movements. A delivery vehicle or a right signal from the lead driver does not supply the lane condition. Marked lanes organize where vehicles may run side by side. Even then, the passing driver must confirm the path is clear of pedestrians, bicycles, and vehicles leaving parking spaces.

   Study this in the handbook: Signaling, passing and U turns

3. 3. What should an Arizona driver check before proceeding through an intersection?

   1. Only the traffic light color showing
   2. Only traffic from the left
   3. Only the vehicle directly ahead
   4. Both left and right for traffic
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   Both left and right for traffic. Cross traffic can enter from either side, and a driver who ran a late yellow may still be clearing the crossing. Checking both left and right before moving catches that danger even when the light favors the driver. The vehicle ahead matters too, but it cannot reveal a bicycle or car approaching from the side. A quick left, right, and left again pattern fits the few seconds before entry. That habit protects pedestrians stepping from curbs as well as vehicles that misjudge the signal change.

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

4. 4. You see a yellow, diamond-shaped sign beside an Arizona road. What should you expect?

   1. A possible danger ahead on the road
   2. A regulatory speed limit that you must obey
   3. A required stop at the next intersection
   4. A route marker for the nearest state highway
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   A possible danger ahead on the road. Yellow, diamond-shaped signs warn of a possible danger ahead in Arizona. The warning might involve a turn, a hazard, or changing road conditions, and it gives you time to slow down and watch more closely. These signs do not set a legal speed limit, require a stop, or mark a route. When you see the yellow diamond, scan ahead, ease off the accelerator, and be ready to react.

   Study this in the handbook: Traffic signs, railroad crossings and work zones

5. 5. How does defensive driving protect against a wrong-way driver in Arizona?

   1. It removes the need to watch the road ahead
   2. It gives you priority over all traffic
   3. It works only during daylight hours
   4. Stay aware and ready for evasive action
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   Stay aware and ready for evasive action. Wrong way encounters give a driver seconds to respond, so constant awareness of conditions, surroundings, and forming dangers is the protection. Defensive driving means reading those cues early enough to slow, move, or exit before the hazard arrives. Priority claims and daylight limits misunderstand the habit, which works at every hour. The driver who already knows the space beside the vehicle can steer into it without a fresh search. That readiness turns a surprise meeting into a planned escape path.

   Study this in the handbook: Crashes, wrong way drivers and traffic stops

6. 6. You feel tired during a long Arizona highway drive. What should you do?

   1. Drive faster to finish the trip sooner
   2. Follow a truck closely so its lights keep you alert
   3. Pull over and rest
   4. Keep driving while the road ahead is straight
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   Pull over and rest. The manual says that any time you become tired while traveling, you should pull over and rest. Using the radio and fresh air can help ward off highway hypnosis, but they do not replace rest. Driving faster, tailgating, or pushing on because the road is straight keeps a tired driver behind the wheel. Stop in a safe place until you are alert again.

   Study this in the handbook: Crashes, wrong way drivers and traffic stops

7. 7. Where do most Arizona car and motorcycle collision risks concentrate?

   1. At freeway toll plazas on the interstate
   2. On straight rural highways with no turns
   3. In parking garages at very low speeds
   4. Intersections, by turning across the bike path
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   Intersections, by turning across the bike path. Intersections force crossing paths, turning decisions, and signal changes into a small space where a narrow motorcycle is easy to miss. The typical event is a driver turning into the bike path after misjudging speed or failing to see it. Rural straights and garages carry other risks at lower shares. A rider may also shift within the lane for hazards, which can confuse a driver expecting car behavior. Double looking for motorcycles before any intersection turn attacks the highest risk directly.

   Study this in the handbook: Bicycles, motorcycles, trucks and light rail

8. 8. Whose duty is it to make sure a vehicle driven in Arizona is safe to operate?

   1. Only the last mechanic who serviced it
   2. The driver must confirm the vehicle is safe
   3. Only the registered owner on paper
   4. Only the state inspection station
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   The driver must confirm the vehicle is safe. Safe driving starts before motion with the person behind the wheel accepting responsibility for the vehicle condition. Mechanics, owners, and inspection stations play supporting roles, but none of them drives away in the car that day. Brakes, lights, tires, belts, and wipers in working order form the pre-drive check. An unsafe vehicle costs more to operate and steals the safety margin needed in an emergency. That driver duty closes the circle with careful operation once the trip begins on Arizona roads.

   Study this in the handbook: Vehicle equipment, seat belts and child seats

9. 9. The light turns yellow ahead in Arizona. What does the manual say about speeding up to beat it?

   1. It is allowed if the intersection is clear
   2. It is illegal and could cause a crash
   3. It is allowed below the speed limit
   4. Only trucks must avoid doing it
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   It is illegal and could cause a crash. A steady yellow light means caution because red is about to appear. A driver who has not entered should stop safely, and a driver already inside should clear the intersection. Speeding up to beat the light is illegal and could cause a crash, because the rushing vehicle meets cross traffic starting on green. The lawful choices are an early safe stop or a prompt clearing, never a burst of speed aimed at the changing light.

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

10. 10. You pull up to an Arizona curb painted white. How long may you stop there?

    1. As long as you stay inside your vehicle
    2. Up to ten minutes for any purpose
    3. Only long enough to pick up or drop off passengers
    4. Overnight if no sign is posted on that block
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    Only long enough to pick up or drop off passengers. A white painted curb in Arizona means you may stop only long enough to pick up or drop off passengers. It is not a loading zone for goods, and it is not a place to wait. Other curb colors carry other rules, such as yellow for loading or unloading and red for no stopping at all. The color itself carries the rule, so no sign is needed.

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

11. 11. An emergency vehicle approaches while you are in an Arizona roundabout. What should you do?

    1. Stop at once inside the circle
    2. Speed up to finish your exit
    3. Exit if you can, or pull over to the right
    4. Block the entry until it passes
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    Exit if you can, or pull over to the right. Stopping inside a roundabout traps traffic and can block the emergency vehicle path through the circle. Leaving at the first safe exit, or pulling to the right where that is possible, opens a route without a sudden halt. Speeding risks pedestrians at the exits and vehicles entering through gaps. Blocking an entry also fails to help. Calm movement out of the travel path is the goal, followed by a stop clear of the circle until the emergency vehicle has passed and traffic settles again.

    Study this in the handbook: Signaling, passing and U turns

12. 12. What does a broken yellow line separating opposite traffic mean in Arizona?

    1. Passing on the left is allowed when the road is clear
    2. Passing is banned for traffic in both directions on that road
    3. Traffic on the road flows one way only there
    4. The center becomes a left turn only lane
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    Passing on the left is allowed when the road is clear. A broken yellow center line separates opposing flows and allows passing on the left when the road ahead is clear. Because oncoming traffic faces the passer, the whole pass must fit inside a visible gap. A double solid pattern carries the both direction ban instead. One way traffic uses white lane separation rather than a yellow center. Before passing, the driver signals, confirms no intersections or driveways hide entering vehicles, and returns only after seeing the passed vehicle fully in the mirror.

    Study this in the handbook: Pavement markings and turning lanes

13. 13. On an Arizona highway with three or more same direction lanes, how is the right lane typically used?

    1. For entering and exiting, where speeds rise and fall
    2. As a parking lane beside exit ramps at night
    3. Only for trucks and buses
    4. As the fastest lane for through freeway traffic
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    For entering and exiting, where speeds rise and fall. With three or more lanes in one direction, the right lane absorbs vehicles entering from ramps and leaving at exits. Speeds there swing as drivers accelerate to merge or slow to leave. Drivers passing through without exiting often choose middle lanes during busy periods to avoid that churn. The right lane is not parking space, not truck only, and never the fastest path. Watching for merging vehicles and signaling lane changes matters most where entry and exit streams mix with through traffic.

    Study this in the handbook: Freeway and highway driving

14. 14. At an Arizona roundabout, which road users crossing the road must drivers yield to?

    1. Only children with a crossing guard
    2. Only vehicles exiting the circle
    3. Only pedestrians in marked crosswalks
    4. Pedestrians and bicyclists crossing
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    Pedestrians and bicyclists crossing. People walking and riding across roundabout entries and exits are exposed and slower than vehicle traffic. Drivers approaching or leaving the circle must yield to pedestrians and bicyclists who are crossing. Protection is not limited to children, guards, or a single marked location in the way the wrong choices suggest. Scanning for people matters as much as scanning for cars, because a driver focused only on vehicle gaps can miss a person at the curb. Slow approach speed gives time for both checks before entering or exiting.

    Study this in the handbook: Signaling, passing and U turns

15. 15. What should an Arizona driver check before driving after taking prescription or cold medicine?

    1. The medicine price and pharmacy hours nearby
    2. Read label warnings on driving effects
    3. Only whether the medicine needs food
    4. Whether the medicine is a brand name
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    Read label warnings on driving effects. Prescription drugs and common allergy or cold remedies can dull alertness, slow reactions, and blur vision without alcohol involved. The label carries warnings about drowsiness and driving effects that the driver must read before the trip. Cost, food timing, and brand status do not measure impairment. A warning label means arranging another driver or waiting until effects pass. That reading habit prevents a legal medicine from becoming the hidden cause of a lane drift or missed signal.

    Study this in the handbook: Crashes, wrong way drivers and traffic stops

16. 16. When driving through an Arizona curve, where should a driver generally look to stay within the lane?

    1. Toward the outside of the lane
    2. At the hood ornament the whole time
    3. At the center line beside the car
    4. Down at the speedometer often
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    Toward the outside of the lane. Drivers tend to steer toward what they are looking at. In a curve or turn, looking generally to the outside of the lane of travel helps the vehicle stay within its lane. Watching the hood or the nearby center line pulls steering into late, uneven corrections. Glancing down at the speedometer removes eyes from the road path at the moment the curve demands guidance. A far, outside gaze works with slight steering corrections to keep the path smooth through the bend.

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

17. 17. What does a double solid white line between same direction lanes mean in Arizona?

    1. It may be crossed freely with a signal
    2. Crossing it is prohibited
    3. It marks a bicycle lane edge
    4. It separates opposing traffic
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    Crossing it is prohibited. Two solid white lines side by side lock same direction lanes in place, and crossing the pair is prohibited. A single broken white line allows a careful lane change after signaling, which shows why the double solid pattern is stricter. Opposing traffic separation is yellow work. The line often guards HOV entries or lane splits where weaving would be dangerous. Drivers must choose the correct lane before reaching the double lines and stay with that choice until markings open again.

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

18. 18. You come up behind farm machinery on an Arizona road. What should you expect from it?

    1. It will always stay on the shoulder and out of the lanes
    2. It may go 25 mph or less and take more than a lane
    3. It will move at highway speed once on a paved road
    4. It will always show turn signals before it turns
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    It may go 25 mph or less and take more than a lane. Farm machinery usually travels at 25 mph or less, may take up more than one lane of the road, and may not have signals. Drivers should slow down early, stay back, and pass only when it is safe and legal. Do not expect the operator to use a signal or to move to the shoulder, and watch for wide turns.

    Study this in the handbook: Freeway and highway driving

19. 19. What is the best protection against crash injury in Arizona?

    1. Holding the wheel tightly
    2. Bracing arms against the dash
    3. Always wearing safety belts
    4. Sitting closer to the wheel
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    Always wearing safety belts. Belts keep occupants inside the vehicle structure, spread crash forces across strong body points, and hold position for airbag protection. Grip, bracing, and seat position cannot substitute for that restraint during the violent motion of a collision. Ejection multiplies fatal injury risk far beyond the initial impact. The belt habit must cover every trip and every seat, including short neighborhood drives where most travel happens. Buckling before motion also sets the example that makes child restraint use normal.

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

20. 20. For what court-related reasons may an Arizona driver under 18 have driving privileges suspended?

    1. Failure to appear in court, pay a fine, or comply with a court order
    2. Only for speeding tickets
    3. Only for a DUI conviction
    4. Only for crashes
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    Failure to appear in court, pay a fine, or comply with a court order. If you are under 18, your driving privilege may be suspended for failure to appear in court, failure to pay a fine, or failure to comply with any court order. In other words, the suspension can follow from how the court process is handled, not only from the driving offense itself. Read the citation carefully, appear on the date set, and pay any fine or complete any court order on time.

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