Arkansas Permit Practice Test 3
A third full-length Arkansas practice test: 30 more questions with zero repeats from Tests 1 or 2 — including extra Arkansas-specific rules. The real ASP Knowledge Exam has 25 questions, and you need 20 correct (80%) to pass.
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Question 1 of 30
1. What does official NHTSA Move Over guidance tell you to do when flashing lights are stopped on the shoulder?
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Correct answer: A. Official NHTSA Move Over guidance says All states require drivers to move over and slow down for emergency vehicles with flashing lights. Drivers approaching the vehicle should change into a lane not immediately adjacent to the vehicle, or slow down to a reasonable speed if you’re unable to safely make a lane change.
2. It is late at night and the unposted residential streets in your Arkansas neighborhood are empty. The legal maximum for these streets remains which speed?
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Correct answer: C. Empty or busy, day or night, the default limit on unposted residential streets in Arkansas stays 30 mph. Darkness actually cuts how far you can see and react, so conditions may call for less, not more, than the limit.
3. What is double parking, and why is it against the rules?
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Correct answer: D. Double parking means standing or parking in the roadway alongside a vehicle already parked at the curb. It blocks a travel lane, hides pedestrians, and pins in the parked car, so the practice is prohibited on public streets.
4. A person with a white cane is about to cross the street ahead of you. What must you do?
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Correct answer: A. A white cane or guide dog marks a pedestrian who is blind, and that person has the right-of-way every time. Stop if needed and do not honk, which can confuse them. White cane means your brakes, not your horn.
5. How does the official NHTSA NDR code book label leaving a crash without aiding?
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Correct answer: A. Official 23 CFR 1327 Appendix A lists B01 Hit and run—failure to stop and render aid after accident. Related codes cover fatal, injury, and property-damage hit-and-run. State penalties vary; this leftover uses that official national label.
6. Arkansas enforces 'zero tolerance' for underage drinking and driving. In practice, a driver under 21 violates this law at what BAC?
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Correct answer: A. Zero tolerance in Arkansas means the under-21 line sits at 0.02%, so even one drink can end in a suspended license. The memory hook is simple: under 21 means zero drinks before you drive.
7. Until what age does NHTSA say to keep a child in the back seat?
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Correct answer: A. Official NHTSA car-seat guidance says Keep your child in the back seat at least through age 12. All children under 13 ride in the back seat for maximum safety. Rear-facing is required under age 1.
8. A diamond-shaped orange sign with black markings is posted ahead of a lane shift. What class of message is that?
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Correct answer: B. Orange diamonds are reserved for temporary traffic-control in work zones. They warn that the road, lanes, or workers ahead are not in their usual place. When the background turns orange, expect cones, narrowed lanes, and people on foot.
9. A steady red arrow is showing on an Arkansas traffic light. What does it mean?
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Correct answer: A. Arkansas says a steady red arrow means stop and you may not turn in the direction of the arrow. A circular red can still allow a right turn after a stop unless a sign forbids it. Learn arrow versus circle.
10. In Arkansas, a driver who is 21 or older breaks the law by driving with a blood alcohol concentration (BAC) at or above what level?
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Correct answer: A. Arkansas law makes it illegal to drive with a BAC of 0.08% or higher. Alcohol slows judgment and reaction time, and impairment can begin well below that number. Treat 0.08% as a legal line, not a safe target.
11. The traffic signal is dark at an intersection because of a power failure. How should you treat it?
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Correct answer: A. A dark signal is treated like a stop sign in every direction so nobody assumes they have a green. Come to a full stop, then apply the usual all-way-stop order. No lights means nobody has a free pass.
12. Why does NHTSA tell you to slow down in snow or sleet?
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Correct answer: A. Official NHTSA winter-driving guidance says Slow down. It’s harder to control or stop your vehicle on a slick or snow-covered surface. The leftover bridges-ice-first sentence is not on that page; this nearby official slick-surface rule is.
13. On its fastest highways, Arkansas allows a top posted speed limit of which value?
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Correct answer: A. The highest speed limit in Arkansas is 75 mph, and only certain highways are posted that high. Most roads carry lower limits, so drive by the signs in front of you, and slow down when conditions worsen.
14. You are towing a small trailer on a highway posted 70 mph. What should you assume about a safe speed?
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Correct answer: B. Added weight and sway stretch your stopping distance, and some states post a lower tow limit. Even when the big number is legal, the safe number is often lower. If it sways, you are already too fast.
15. Two cars arrive at a four-way stop at the same time, facing each other, and the car across from you is going straight. You want to turn left. Who should go first?
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Correct answer: B. At a four-way stop, through traffic goes before a facing left turn when you arrive together. The left-turner would otherwise cut across the straight path. Straight first, then the left — same idea as an unprotected green.
16. A 30-year-old driver in Arkansas takes a chemical test after a crash. Prosecutors can prove DUI from the test result alone once the BAC is at least which value?
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Correct answer: D. A test showing 0.08% or higher proves per-se DUI in Arkansas without any other evidence of impairment. Lawmakers chose that threshold because crash risk climbs sharply near it, though alcohol degrades driving skills at lower levels too.
17. Unless a sign posts another limit, the usual residential or city default in Arkansas is:
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Correct answer: A. Arkansas's typical unposted residential / city default is 30 mph. School zones and work zones drop lower. If houses line the street and no sign argues, start at 30 mph and watch the next plaque.
18. You approach a red circle with a slash over a U-turn arrow. What is prohibited?
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Correct answer: B. The slashed U-turn symbol bans reversing direction at that location, usually because sight distance or oncoming traffic makes the turn dangerous. Find a safer place — a driveway or a later intersection — to turn around.
19. A 19-year-old driver in Arkansas says a single sip cannot matter. Under the under-21 rule, the limit is which of these?
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Correct answer: B. Arkansas applies a zero-tolerance rule for drivers under 21: 0.02%. A sip can be enough. If you are under 21, the only safe plan is no alcohol before driving.
20. You pass a round yellow sign marked with a large black X and the letters R R. What is it telling you?
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Correct answer: A. The round yellow RXR sign is the advance warning for a railroad crossing, posted well before the tracks. It gives you time to slow, quiet distractions, and scan for trains. Round and yellow means railroad ahead, not at, the sign.
21. At a BAC of .02, what typical effect does NHTSA list first?
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Correct answer: A. Official NHTSA drunk-driving guidance says .02 Some loss of judgment; relaxation, slight body warmth, altered mood. Testers invent leftover first-skill folklore. Learn that official wording, then answer the knowledge test from those words.
22. A parent in Arkansas wants to start permit practice as soon as the law allows. The earliest learner's-permit age is:
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Correct answer: C. Arkansas opens the learner's-permit door at 14. Starting then, with a supervising adult, is how GDL is supposed to work. Younger than that, the answer is still wait.
23. Can prescription or over-the-counter medicine make driving illegal, according to NHTSA?
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Correct answer: A. Official NHTSA drug-impaired-driving guidance says it’s illegal everywhere in America to drive under the influence of alcohol, marijuana, opioids, methamphetamines, or any potentially impairing drug–prescribed or over the counter.
24. Graduated driver licensing (GDL) in Arkansas moves teens through permit, intermediate, and full-license stages. Entry into the first stage, the learner's permit, begins at what age?
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Correct answer: A. GDL entry in Arkansas starts with a learner's permit at 14. Each stage lifts restrictions as skill grows, because crash risk is highest in a driver's first solo months. The ladder starts at 14; climb it patiently.
25. A school bus ahead stops with its red lights flashing on a two-lane road with no median. Which vehicles must stop?
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Correct answer: D. On a road without a dividing median, traffic in both directions must stop for a school bus with flashing red lights and remain stopped until the lights turn off. Children may cross from either side, so every lane freezes.
26. How much stopping room does FMCSA say large trucks and buses need?
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Correct answer: A. Official FMCSA passenger-vehicle guidance says Large trucks and buses need the length of up to two football fields to safely stop. Leave extra space when merging in front of these large vehicles, to give them the stopping space they need.
27. You cannot see more than 200 feet ahead in Arkansas rain or fog. What speed does the manual say you should not exceed?
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Correct answer: A. Arkansas says if you cannot see more than 200 feet ahead because of rain or fog, you should not drive faster than 30 mph. If you cannot see the road ahead at all, pull over in a safe place and wait until the weather clears.
28. What passing score does the ASP publish for the Arkansas Knowledge Exam?
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Correct answer: A. You need 80% to pass the Arkansas Knowledge Exam. Percentages feel abstract until you miss a cluster of signs. Train above the line so test-day nerves do not drop you under 80%.
29. A yellow diamond sign shows a truck tilted nose-down on a black slope. You are about to descend a long, steep grade. What is the proper technique?
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Correct answer: C. On a steep downgrade, shift to a lower gear before descending so engine braking holds your speed, and use the brakes sparingly. Constant braking overheats the pads until they fade and fail. Gears save brakes; brakes alone can quit.
30. An orange sign with a black arrow reads DETOUR. What is this sign telling you?
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Correct answer: A. Detour signs guide you along a temporary route when the normal road is closed, often for construction or an emergency. Keep following the arrows until the detour ends, and the route will return you to your original road.
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