Arkansas ODS Permit Practice Test 2
Test 2 of 10. Pick an answer for each question to see if it is right and why; your score appears at the end. You need 20 correct answers to pass, the same ratio as the real Arkansas test.
- Questions25
- Correct to pass20
- Passing score80%
- Minimum age14 years
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1. You get into a heated argument with a passenger while driving. What should you do?
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Answer D: End the discussion or pull over to finish it
Anger narrows attention and encourages risk, and a conversation you cannot let go of is a passenger you should be parked to talk with.
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2. What is the benefit of looking far down the road rather than just ahead of the hood?
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Answer A: You steer with smaller corrections and you see trouble in plenty of time
A distant view steadies your steering and gives you time to plan, because you meet hazards after you have already seen them.
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3. How long does Arkansas suspend a driver's license for a first refusal to submit to a chemical test?
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Answer A: 180 days
Under the Arkansas implied consent rules a first refusal to test carries a 180-day suspension, longer than the six months imposed for a first DWI conviction.
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4. Where does the Arkansas manual tell a driver to go when an emergency vehicle approaches using its siren and flashing lights?
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Answer D: To the right edge of the road, or as near to it as possible
Arkansas tells drivers to pull over to the right edge of the road or as near to the right as possible when an emergency vehicle approaches with lights and siren.
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5. How long does an Arkansas driver have to request a hearing after receiving a notice of security requirement or suspension following a crash?
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Answer C: Twenty days from receipt of the notice
A written request for a hearing to determine whether a judgment may be rendered must reach the Office of Driver Services within twenty days of receiving the notice.
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6. On which approach is this sign normally installed?
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Answer C: On the road that ends, far enough ahead for the driver to slow down
The warning belongs on the approach that terminates, placed early enough that the driver can lose speed and choose a direction before reaching the junction.
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7. You are inside a tunnel with no shoulder when an ambulance comes up behind you with lights and siren. What should you do?
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Answer D: Keep going at a safe speed and pull over once you are clear of the tunnel
Stopping in a tunnel or on a narrow bridge blocks the only lane, so continue at a safe speed to the first place where you can pull clear.
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8. In Arkansas, a crash report must be filed with the Office of Driver Services when property damage to one person's property exceeds what amount?
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Answer A: $1,000
Arkansas requires an SR-1 report to the Office of Driver Services within thirty days when a crash causes injury, death, or property damage of more than one thousand dollars to any one person.
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9. What is wrong with slowing to a crawl at a stop sign and then rolling on through?
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Answer C: It is not a stop, and you may miss a pedestrian or cross traffic
A rolling stop is a violation and it also cuts short the moment you need in order to look carefully in each direction before entering.
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10. You have brought the vehicle under control after a blowout. What should you do next?
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Answer A: Signal and coast well off the road before stopping
Let the speed fall, signal, and leave the roadway as far from traffic as you can before you stop. Driving on a failed tire ruins the wheel and risks control.
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11. A live power line is lying on your car and the car has caught fire, so you must get out. How should you leave it?
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Answer D: Jump clear without touching the car and ground at once, then shuffle away
Touching the vehicle and the ground together makes you the path to earth, and long strides can bridge the voltage spread through the ground.
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12. How many points does Arkansas assess for a conviction of reckless driving?
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Answer D: 8 points
Reckless driving or reckless operation of a motor vehicle carries eight points in the Arkansas violations and points schedule, the top of the scale.
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13. You leave a brightly lit service area onto a dark rural road. Why should you slow down for a while?
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Answer C: Your eyes need time to adjust, so at first you see less
Eyes take a few minutes to adapt from bright light to darkness, and during that time you can see much less than your headlights actually show.
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14. In a work zone a flagger signals you to stop, but the sign beside the road says the lane is open. What should you do?
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Answer C: Obey the flagger
A flagger controls the work zone in real time and the instruction outranks the signs and markings, which cannot reflect what is happening at that moment.
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15. What happens to the fine if an Arkansas driver was in a collision while violating the texting or distracted driving law?
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Answer D: The court assesses an additional fine of double the standard amount
Arkansas requires the court to assess an additional fine of double the standard amount when the driver was involved in a collision while violating the law.
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16. During which hours may an Arkansas Intermediate License holder not drive without a qualifying adult or a listed exception?
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Answer D: Between 11:00 p.m. and 4:00 a.m.
Arkansas prohibits Intermediate License holders from driving between 11:00 p.m. and 4:00 a.m. unless accompanied by a licensed driver 21 or older, or traveling to or from school, church, work or an emergency.
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17. What choice does Arkansas offer a Class D applicant who is 70 years of age or older?
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Answer D: A four-year term or an eight-year term
Arkansas lets a driver aged 70 or older choose an optional four-year license for twenty dollars instead of the standard eight-year license.
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18. You are backing out of a space in a parking lot. Who has the right of way?
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Answer D: Traffic already moving in the lane, and pedestrians walking behind you
A driver backing out must yield to vehicles and pedestrians already using the lane, because backing is the movement with the poorest view.
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19. You see brake lights several vehicles ahead of you in your lane. What is the best first step?
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Answer C: Ease off the gas and cover the brake pedal
Reacting to the trouble several vehicles ahead, rather than waiting for the car in front, cuts your reaction time and warns the driver behind you.
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20. What minimum liability coverage must an Arkansas motor vehicle policy provide?
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Answer D: $25,000 per person, $50,000 per accident and $25,000 for property
Arkansas Code 27-22-104 requires at least twenty-five thousand dollars for bodily injury or death of one person, fifty thousand for two or more, and twenty-five thousand for property damage.
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21. At how many points does the Arkansas Office of Driver Services send a driver a warning letter?
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Answer C: 10 points
Arkansas mails a warning letter when a ticket brings a driver to the threshold of 10 points, and a hearing is scheduled automatically at 14 or more.
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22. You are already inside an intersection when you realize you should be in the lane beside you. What should you do?
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Answer C: Stay in your lane through the intersection and change lanes afterwards
Drivers in an intersection are watching for cross traffic and turning vehicles, so an unexpected sideways move there is easily missed.
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23. At a four-way stop you and an opposing driver arrive together. You are going straight and the other driver is turning left across your path. Who goes first?
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Answer B: You do, because the left turn crosses your path
When two opposing drivers arrive together, the one going straight goes first and the left-turning driver yields.
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24. How many points does Arkansas assess for passing a school bus that is displaying its warning not to pass?
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Answer C: 8 points
Passing a school bus displaying a warning not to pass carries eight points in the Arkansas schedule, the same as reckless driving and hit and run.
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25. The posted limit is 55 mph, but heavy traffic and rain make that speed unsafe. What does the law expect of you?
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Answer D: You must slow to a speed that is safe for the conditions
The basic speed rule requires a speed that is reasonable for the traffic, weather and road, and that speed is often well below the posted maximum.