Arkansas ODS Permit Practice Test 5
Test 5 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. What do flashing green lights on an Arkansas roadway construction or maintenance vehicle indicate?
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Answer B: An active work zone, either standard or mobile
The Arkansas legislature authorised flashing green lights on construction and maintenance vehicles, and their presence signals an active work zone where drivers should slow down.
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2. Which trailer lights must work before you drive away?
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Answer B: The tail lights, brake lights and turn signals
The trailer hides the vehicle lights from anyone behind, so its own tail, brake and turn signals have to work before you move.
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3. Your vehicle has stalled on railroad tracks and no train is in sight. After getting everyone away, whom should you call first?
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Answer B: The railroad emergency number posted on the blue sign at the crossing, giving the crossing number
Every public crossing has a blue emergency notification sign with a phone number and a crossing identification number. That call lets the railroad stop or slow trains before they reach you.
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4. When is a driver or rider most likely to need hand and arm signals instead of the vehicle turn signal lamps?
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Answer D: When the lamps have failed or cannot be seen because of glare or a load
Hand and arm signals replace or reinforce the lamps whenever the lamps do not work or cannot be seen clearly by other road users.
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5. What fine range does Arkansas set for a first violation of its texting while driving law?
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Answer B: $25 to $250
Arkansas Code 27-51-1506 punishes a first violation of the no texting law by a fine of not less than twenty-five dollars and not more than two hundred fifty dollars.
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6. You are stopped at a red light waiting to turn right where the turn is allowed. Besides traffic from the left, what must you check?
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Answer D: Both crosswalks, and anyone approaching along your right side
A right turn on red crosses the crosswalk in front of you and enters the one on the cross street, and cyclists often approach along your right.
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7. At a freeway exit ramp, this sign normally backs up which other regulatory sign posted nearer to the ramp terminal?
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Answer D: The sign that forbids entering that roadway at all
The two work as a pair at ramp terminals: one keeps drivers from turning in, and this one sits farther along to catch a driver who has already entered.
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8. Besides police, fire and ambulance vehicles, which of these is covered by the Arkansas Move Over Law?
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Answer B: A tow truck working at the roadside
Arkansas Code 27-51-310 extends the move over duty to emergency response, law enforcement, Arkansas Department of Transportation, ARDOT contractor, utility company and towing vehicles.
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9. You are approaching a traffic light that has been green for a long time. How should you treat it?
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Answer C: Expect it to change and be ready to stop
A light that has been green for a while is called a stale green light. Cover the brake and decide in advance where you could still stop safely.
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10. A rectangular marker with alternating black and retroreflective yellow stripes set at a slant is used to
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Answer C: mark an obstruction, with the stripes sloping down toward the side on which traffic should pass
This striped panel is an object marker, and the direction in which the stripes slope shows the driver which side of the obstruction to pass on.
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11. You have loaded the trunk heavily. Why might oncoming drivers flash their lights at you at night?
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Answer D: The rear sits lower, so your headlights point higher and dazzle them
Weight in the back tips the vehicle nose up and lifts the beam pattern, so low beams shine into the eyes of drivers coming the other way.
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12. How many unrelated minor passengers may an Arkansas Intermediate License holder carry when no qualifying adult is in the vehicle?
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Answer A: One
An Arkansas Intermediate License holder may not carry more than one unrelated minor passenger unless a licensed driver 21 years of age or older is in the front seat.
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13. What driving record must an Arkansas Learner's License holder have in order to move up to an Intermediate License?
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Answer C: No at-fault crash or serious traffic violation in the previous six months
Arkansas requires the applicant to have had no traffic crash and no conviction for a serious traffic violation in the six months before applying for the next stage.
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14. Which trip is NOT one of the exceptions to the Arkansas Intermediate License night driving restriction?
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Answer C: Driving friends home from a social gathering
The exceptions are travel to and from a school activity, a church activity or a job, an emergency, or driving accompanied by a licensed driver 21 or older, so a purely social trip is not covered.
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15. The curb ahead is signed as a bus stop. May you wait there with your vehicle?
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Answer C: No, the space must stay clear for buses
A bus stop must stay open so that a bus can reach the curb and let passengers on and off safely, so no other vehicle may occupy it.
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16. Where may an open alcoholic beverage container lawfully be carried in an Arkansas motor vehicle?
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Answer A: In a locked glove compartment or center console
Arkansas Code 5-71-218 makes open container possession a Class C misdemeanor but excepts containers kept in the trunk or cargo area, behind the last upright seat, or in a locked area such as a glove compartment or console.
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17. You are the first to arrive at a crash on a rural road. What should you do first?
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Answer C: Park well clear of the scene, put on your hazard lights and call for help
Getting trained help on the way and keeping the scene visible does more good than anything an untrained bystander can do.
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18. You find yourself in a lane that must turn, you wanted to go straight, and you cannot change lanes safely. What should you do?
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Answer D: Make the required turn and find another route
Going straight from a mandatory turn lane surprises everyone around you, while a wrong turn costs only a few extra minutes.
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19. As a center two-way left-turn lane reaches an intersection, the markings change into a single left-turn lane. What does that mean for you?
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Answer D: From that point it serves one direction only, so use it just to turn left
Where the shared lane becomes a marked turn bay it belongs to one direction of travel, and only vehicles making that left turn may occupy it.
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20. While driving with an Arkansas instruction permit, where must the supervising driver be seated and how old must that person be?
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Answer B: At least 21 years old, in the seat beside the driver
An Arkansas instruction permit holder may drive only with a licensed driver who is 21 years of age or older occupying the seat beside the driver.
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21. Which facility does this sign direct a traveler toward?
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Answer B: A hospital offering emergency care
This is the standard marker for medical care, used to lead a traveler to a hospital where emergency treatment is available.
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22. What is the correct order of steps as you finish parking an automatic on a grade?
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Answer C: Turn the wheels, set the parking brake, then select park
Setting the parking brake before shifting into park lets the brake take the load, instead of leaving the whole weight of the car on the parking pawl.
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23. What presumption does Arkansas law create in a criminal case under the Move Over Law?
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Answer C: That the registered owner was driving at the time
Arkansas Code 27-51-310 creates a rebuttable presumption that the registered owner of the offending vehicle was its driver at the time of the violation.
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24. How may an Arkansas driver who is at least 18 but younger than 21 use a wireless telephone while driving?
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Answer D: Only in hands-free mode, with handheld use limited to emergencies
An Arkansas Class D driver who is at least 18 but under 21 may use a hands-free wireless device, and a handheld phone only for emergencies.
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25. Under the Arkansas Protection from Secondhand Smoke for Children Act, smoking tobacco in a vehicle is prohibited when a passenger is younger than what age?
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Answer B: 14 years old
Arkansas prohibits knowingly smoking tobacco in a motor vehicle when a child under fourteen years of age is a passenger.