All 50 Arkansas Permit Test Questions
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Get Smart Review & Mock Exams Licensing & Permits The minimum age for an instruction permit in Arkansas is:
Answer: 14
You must be at least 14 to apply for an instruction permit.
An Arkansas instruction permit is valid for:
Answer: 2 years
The instruction permit is issued for 2 years from the date you pass the knowledge exam.
With an instruction permit you must be accompanied by:
Answer: A licensed driver 21+ in the seat beside you
A licensed driver 21 or older must occupy the seat beside you.
An Arkansas Learner's License is for drivers between the ages of:
Answer: 14 and 16
The Learner's License is issued to drivers between 14 and 16.
The Intermediate License in Arkansas is available at age:
Answer: 16
The Intermediate License is for drivers 16 and up (with restrictions until 18).
A regular (unrestricted) Class D license in Arkansas is issued at age:
Answer: 18
The Class D license is the regular license, available at 18 (or when intermediate restrictions end).
Intermediate restrictions end when the driver reaches:
Answer: Their 18th birthday AND completes 6 months of restricted driving
Restrictions end at the 18th birthday and once 6 months of restricted driving is complete.
For Learner's and Intermediate license holders in Arkansas, using a cell phone while driving is:
Answer: Prohibited except in an emergency
Cell phone use (talk or text) is prohibited for permit/intermediate drivers except in an emergency.
To advance in Arkansas's graduated system, you must have no crash or serious violation in the preceding:
Answer: 6 months
You cannot have a crash or serious violation in the preceding 6 months.
With a permit or intermediate license, all passengers must:
Answer: Wear seat belts
All passengers must wear seat belts.
To be licensed in Arkansas you must pass a:
Answer: Vision test
A vision test is required.
An applicant under 18 needs:
Answer: A parent/legal guardian signature (Parent Affidavit)
Applicants under 18 need a parent/guardian signature and the ASP-33 Parent Affidavit.
To ride a motorcycle in Arkansas you need:
Answer: A Class M license or endorsement
A Class M license/endorsement is required for motorcycles.
While driving you must:
Answer: Carry your license and show it on request
Carry and present your license when asked.
A Learner's License holder must be accompanied by a licensed driver at least:
Answer: 21
A licensed driver 21+ must accompany a Learner's License holder.
Alcohol, Drugs & the Law .02 under 21 .08 adult
In Arkansas, you can be arrested for DWI at a blood/breath alcohol concentration of:
Answer: .08
DWI applies at 0.08% or more for adults.
The only thing that will sober you up is:
Answer: Time
Only time reduces your alcohol level.
In a DWI stop, which chemical test is given is chosen by:
Answer: The law enforcement officer
The officer chooses the test (breath, blood, or urine).
If you're in a crash or serious offense, you can be charged with DWI at a lower BAC because:
Answer: Arkansas applies stricter thresholds in those cases
A crash or serious offense can bring DWI charges at a lower BAC.
Penalties for drinking and driving in Arkansas are:
Answer: Severe (arrest, fines, license consequences)
Penalties are severe — arrest, fines, and license consequences.
The safest choice if you'll be drinking is to:
Answer: Arrange a sober driver or ride
Plan a sober ride — never drive after drinking.
.02 under 21 .08 adult
For a driver under 21 in Arkansas, the alcohol limit is:
Answer: .02% (underage DUI)
Under-21 drivers face an underage DUI at .02%.
A commercial driver in Arkansas is DWI at a BAC of:
Answer: .04
Commercial drivers are DWI at .04.
Safe Driving
Reading or writing a text at 55 MPH takes your eyes off the road long enough to:
Answer: Travel the length of a football field blindfolded
A ~4.6-second glance at 55 MPH covers a football field — texting makes a crash 20x more likely.
For a permit or intermediate driver, cell phone use while driving is:
Answer: Illegal except in an emergency
Permit/intermediate drivers may not use a phone except for an emergency.
If you become drowsy while driving, you should:
Answer: Pull over safely and rest
Only rest cures drowsiness — pull over.
Safe drivers keep their eyes:
Answer: Moving — scanning ahead, mirrors, and sides
Keep scanning to spot hazards early.
Arkansas law protects children from:
Answer: Secondhand smoke in a vehicle when a young child is present
Arkansas restricts smoking in a vehicle when a young child is present.
Texting while driving makes a crash about how much more likely?
Answer: 20 times more likely
Texting makes a crash about 20x more likely.
Keeping a safe following distance and a space cushion helps you:
Answer: React to sudden hazards
Space around your vehicle gives time and room to avoid trouble.
Sharing the Road Arkansas's Move Over Law requires you to:
Answer: Move over or slow down for stopped emergency vehicles with lights
Move over a lane (or slow down) for stopped emergency vehicles displaying lights.
When a school bus stops with red lights flashing on a two-lane road, traffic:
Answer: In both directions must stop
Both directions stop for a stopped school bus on a two-lane road.
When approaching a stopped law-enforcement vehicle with emergency lights, you should:
Answer: Move over or slow down and pass with caution
Move over or slow for a stopped law-enforcement vehicle with emergency lights.
Give a motorcycle:
Answer: A full lane
Motorcycles are entitled to a full lane.
When passing a bicyclist, you should:
Answer: Give room and pass only when safe
Give bicyclists room and pass only when safe.
Passing a stopped school bus loading/unloading children is:
Answer: Illegal and dangerous
Never pass a stopped school bus loading or unloading children.
Signaling & Communication
In Arkansas, right turn on red after stopping is:
Answer: Allowed unless a sign prohibits it
Right on red is allowed after a full stop unless a sign prohibits it.
You should signal before turning for at least:
Answer: 100 feet
Signal at least 100 feet before turning.
A left arm extended straight out means:
Answer: Left turn
Arm straight out = left turn.
Vehicle Equipment Arkansas's Seat Belt Law requires:
Answer: Occupants to buckle up
Buckle up — it's Arkansas law.
Arkansas's Child Passenger Protection Act requires:
Answer: Proper child restraints/car seats for young children
Young children must be in proper child restraints.
If your turn signals fail, you should:
Answer: Use hand signals until repaired
Use hand signals if your signals fail.
Replace tires when the tread is:
Answer: Worn too low to grip the road
Worn tread loses traction — replace low tires.
Points & Penalties Throwing trash from your vehicle in Arkansas is:
Answer: Illegal under Arkansas's littering law
Littering from a vehicle is illegal in Arkansas.
Leaving children or pets unattended in a vehicle in Arkansas is:
Answer: Prohibited and dangerous
Arkansas law addresses leaving children and pets unattended in vehicles.
If you are involved in a crash, you must:
Answer: Stop and give information
Stop and exchange information at any crash.
Speed Limits & Speed Management You must not drive faster than is:
Answer: Reasonable and safe for conditions
Never drive faster than is reasonable and safe for conditions.
In a school zone you must:
Answer: Obey the lower posted school-zone limit
Obey the reduced school-zone limit.
In a construction/maintenance safety zone you should:
Answer: Slow down and watch for workers
Slow down and watch for workers in a work zone.
20 mph 40 mph 60 mph stopping distance grows with speed
As speed rises, stopping distance:
Answer: Increases sharply
Higher speed greatly increases stopping distance.