Arkansas ODS Permit Practice Test 6
Test 6 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 does Arkansas impose for a fourth DWI conviction within five years?
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Answer A: A four-year revocation
A fourth DWI or BWI offense within a five-year span results in a four-year revocation of the Arkansas driving privilege.
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2. How long does Arkansas suspend a driver's license for a third DWI conviction within five years?
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Answer D: 30 months
A third DWI or BWI conviction within a five-year span carries a thirty-month suspension in Arkansas.
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3. When does Arkansas law forbid a driver of any age to use a wireless telecommunications device in a highway work zone?
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Answer D: When a highway worker is present
Arkansas Code 27-51-1606 prohibits using a wireless telecommunications device while driving in a highway work zone when a highway worker is present, except in an emergency.
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4. Something rolls off the seat onto the floor while you are driving. What should you do?
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Answer C: Leave it where it is and pick it up after you stop somewhere safe
Reaching for an object pulls your eyes and your body away from the controls at exactly the wrong moment, and nothing on the floor is worth that risk.
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5. What is a designated driver?
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Answer A: Someone who agrees to drink nothing at all
A designated driver drinks no alcohol whatsoever, because any amount begins to affect judgment and the whole point is a sober driver.
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6. You realize your tires are running on ice. Which set of inputs is safest?
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Answer C: Gentle steering, no sudden braking, and no sudden acceleration
Whatever grip is left is used up at once by any sudden input, so every movement of wheel, brake and accelerator must be slow and small.
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7. You arrive at an intersection with no signs, no signals and no markings at the same time as a vehicle on the road to your right. What must you do?
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Answer B: Yield to the vehicle on your right
At an uncontrolled intersection you must yield to a vehicle already in the intersection or approaching from your right.
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8. Why should you avoid parking over tall dry grass or a pile of dead leaves?
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Answer B: Because the hot exhaust can set the dry material on fire
The exhaust system stays hot for a long time after a drive and can ignite dry vegetation underneath the vehicle.
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9. How long does an Arkansas driver have to request an administrative hearing after being served notice of a DWI suspension?
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Answer C: Seven calendar days
The notice of suspension served after a DWI arrest gives the driver the right to request an administrative hearing with a Driver Control Hearing Officer within seven calendar days.
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10. How much community service may an Arkansas court order for a Move Over Law violation?
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Answer B: Not more than seven days
Arkansas Code 27-51-310 allows the court to order community service for not more than seven days in addition to the fine and possible jail term.
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11. Why is being thrown out of a vehicle in a crash so dangerous?
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Answer C: Because you strike the road or other objects at high speed, and rarely survive
Ejection is one of the deadliest outcomes of a crash, and a fastened belt is what keeps a person inside the vehicle.
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12. Someone has stepped into a marked crosswalk in the middle of a block ahead of you. What should you do?
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Answer A: Slow down, stop before the markings and let the person cross the street
A marked mid-block crosswalk carries the same duty as one at a corner: give way to the person crossing, stopping if that is what letting them cross safely takes.
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13. A deer suddenly steps onto the road ahead of you at night. What is the safest response?
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Answer C: Brake firmly and stay in your lane rather than swerving
Swerving at speed often leads to a rollover or a head-on crash that is far worse than hitting the animal. Brake hard, hold your lane and expect more deer to follow.
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14. What does Arkansas impose on a first-offense littering conviction, on top of the fine?
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Answer D: Up to eight hours of community service
A first littering offense in Arkansas carries a fine of up to one thousand dollars plus an additional sentence of not more than eight hours of community service.
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15. Two solid white lines separate your lane from the lane beside it. What do they mean?
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Answer B: Crossing from one lane to the other is prohibited
A solid double white line marks a boundary that road users may not cross, such as the entrance to a preferential lane.
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16. Where is a U-turn most clearly unsafe and generally prohibited?
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Answer D: On a curve or near a hill crest, where other drivers cannot see you
U-turns are barred where approaching drivers cannot see you in time, such as on a curve or near the top of a hill.
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17. The signal ahead has a sign prohibiting left turns, and your route needs a left. What should you do?
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Answer D: Go straight on and find a legal place to turn and come back
A turn prohibition applies to every driver, so you continue through and reach your route by another legal turn.
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18. Which effect appears as a drinker's blood alcohol level climbs well past the first drinks?
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Answer D: Loss of muscle control and steady steering
Higher levels of alcohol reach the parts of the brain that control movement, which shows up as clumsy steering, late braking and poor lane control.
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19. What speed limit applies when passing an Arkansas school building or school zone during school hours while children are present and outside the building?
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Answer A: 25 miles per hour
Arkansas Code 27-51-212 forbids driving faster than 25 miles per hour past a school building or school zone during school hours when children are present and outside the building.
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20. What penalty does the Arkansas driver manual attach to failing to yield the right of way at a yield sign?
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Answer A: A fine of up to $1,000 and a 180-day license suspension
The Arkansas manual warns that a driver who fails to yield can be fined up to one thousand dollars and have the driver's license suspended for 180 days.
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21. Besides the fine, what may an Arkansas court order for a distracted driving violation?
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Answer B: Up to 100 hours of public service work
Arkansas allows the court, in addition to the fine, to order the performance of public service work in the amount of one hundred hours or less.
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22. A driver on the street this sign governs is preparing to turn left at the next corner. Which lane should the vehicle be in beforehand?
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Answer A: The lane closest to the left curb
All the traffic here runs the same way, so nothing is coming toward the driver and the turn is taken from the extreme left lane rather than from beside the middle of the roadway.
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23. A dust storm is blowing across the highway ahead of you. What is the recommended response?
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Answer B: Leave the road if you can, park well clear and take your foot off the brake
Get well off the pavement, switch the lights off and keep your foot off the brake, so drivers still on the road do not follow your tail lights off the highway.
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24. On an Arkansas multilane highway, what does the Move Over Law require when you approach a stopped law enforcement vehicle with its lights on?
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Answer D: Move, whenever possible, to the lane farthest away from the stopped vehicle
Arkansas requires drivers on a multilane highway to move over, whenever possible, to the lane farthest from a stopped law enforcement vehicle displaying its lights.
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25. How does Arkansas classify driving a vehicle that is not adequately insured when it is involved in a crash?
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Answer A: As a Class A misdemeanor
Arkansas Code 27-22-105 makes the operator of an inadequately insured vehicle involved in an accident guilty of a Class A misdemeanor.