Arizona Parking and Roadside Rules Practice Questions

Parking and Roadside Rules questions

1. 1. When parking facing downhill with a kerb, which way should the front wheels point?

   1. A. Toward the kerb
   2. B. Away from the kerb
   3. C. Straight ahead

   Answer: A — Toward the kerb

   Wheels turned toward the kerb let it stop the vehicle if the brakes release.

2. 2. When parking facing uphill with a kerb, which way should the front wheels point?

   1. A. Toward the kerb
   2. B. Straight ahead
   3. C. Away from the kerb

   Answer: C — Away from the kerb

   Turning away means a rolling vehicle backs into the kerb rather than into the road.

3. 3. When parking on a hill with no kerb, which way should the front wheels point?

   1. A. Straight ahead
   2. B. Toward the edge of the road
   3. C. Toward the centre of the road

   Answer: B — Toward the edge of the road

   With nothing to stop it, the vehicle should be aimed off the roadway rather than into it.

4. 4. What should you do after parking on any hill?

   1. A. Set the parking brake and leave it in gear
   2. B. Rely on the transmission alone
   3. C. Leave the wheels straight and the brake off

   Answer: A — Set the parking brake and leave it in gear

   The parking brake plus a locked transmission is the redundancy that keeps a parked vehicle in place.

5. 5. What must you do when leaving a vehicle unattended?

   1. A. Leave the engine running for cooling
   2. B. Leave the key in the ignition
   3. C. Stop the engine and set the brake

   Answer: C — Stop the engine and set the brake

   An unattended vehicle with the engine running is both a theft and a rollaway risk.

6. 6. How far from the kerb should a parked vehicle be?

   1. A. Far enough out to open the door safely
   2. B. Close enough not to obstruct the travel lane
   3. C. At least three feet out from the kerb

   Answer: B — Close enough not to obstruct the travel lane

   A vehicle protruding into the lane forces traffic around it and into oncoming lanes.

7. 7. What are Arizona's minimum liability insurance limits?

   1. A. $25,000 per person, $50,000 per crash, $15,000 property damage
   2. B. $25,000 per person, $50,000 per crash, $25,000 property damage
   3. C. $15,000 per person, $30,000 per crash, $10,000 property damage

   Answer: A — $25,000 per person, $50,000 per crash, $15,000 property damage

   Arizona calls this the minimum level of financial responsibility.

8. 8. How much property damage liability does Arizona require at a minimum?

   1. A. $25,000
   2. B. $10,000
   3. C. $15,000

   Answer: C — $15,000

   Bodily injury cover is $25,000 for one person and $50,000 for two or more.

9. 9. At what age may an Arizonan obtain a graduated instruction permit?

   1. A. 15 years exactly
   2. B. 15 years and 6 months
   3. C. 16 years exactly

   Answer: B — 15 years and 6 months

   The permit must be held six months or until the applicant turns 18.

10. 10. How much supervised driving practice does Arizona require of a minor?

    1. A. At least 30 hours including 10 at night
    2. B. At least 50 hours including 10 at night
    3. C. At least 20 hours

    Answer: A — At least 30 hours including 10 at night

    Completing Traffic Survival School or a Defensive Driving course reduces it to 20 hours with 6 at night.

11. 11. How does an Arizona minor reduce the supervised practice requirement?

    1. A. By passing the road test early, which cuts the requirement down to 20 hours with 6 of them at night
    2. B. There is no reduction available at all, whatever courses the minor completes
    3. C. By completing Traffic Survival School or a Defensive Driving course, cutting it to 20 hours with 6 at night

    Answer: C — By completing Traffic Survival School or a Defensive Driving course, cutting it to 20 hours with 6 at night

    The standard requirement is 30 hours with 10 at night.

12. 12. How long must an Arizona instruction permit be held?

    1. A. One year, or until the applicant turns 18
    2. B. Six months, or until the applicant turns 18
    3. C. Three months, or until the applicant turns 18

    Answer: B — Six months, or until the applicant turns 18

    Turning 18 ends the graduated requirements.

13. 13. When may an Arizona graduated licence holder not drive in the first six months?

    1. A. Between midnight and 5 a.m.
    2. B. Between 10 p.m. and 5 a.m.
    3. C. Between 11 p.m. and 6 a.m.

    Answer: A — Between midnight and 5 a.m.

    Some exceptions apply to the curfew.

14. 14. How many passengers under 18 may an Arizona graduated licence holder carry?

    1. A. Up to three of them, whatever their relationship to the driver may happen to be at all
    2. B. No limit at all applies, whatever their ages or relationship
    3. C. One, unless they are siblings or a licensed parent or guardian is seated beside the driver

    Answer: C — One, unless they are siblings or a licensed parent or guardian is seated beside the driver

    The restriction runs for the first six months or until the driver turns 18.

15. 15. Which passengers do not count against Arizona's graduated licence limit?

    1. A. Passengers over 16
    2. B. The driver's siblings
    3. C. Any relative

    Answer: B — The driver's siblings

    A licensed parent or guardian seated beside the driver also lifts the limit.

16. 16. How long do Arizona graduated licence restrictions last?

    1. A. The first six months after issue, or until the driver turns 18
    2. B. One full year after issue, or until the driver turns 18
    3. C. Until the driver turns 21, whatever else happens

    Answer: A — The first six months after issue, or until the driver turns 18

    They cover both the curfew and the passenger limit.

17. 17. What follows a first traffic conviction for an Arizona driver under 18 with a graduated licence?

    1. A. A three-month suspension
    2. B. A six-month suspension
    3. C. Attending Traffic Survival School

    Answer: C — Attending Traffic Survival School

    A second conviction brings a three-month suspension.

18. 18. What follows a second traffic conviction for an Arizona driver under 18?

    1. A. A six-month suspension of driving privileges
    2. B. A three-month suspension of driving privileges
    3. C. Traffic Survival School must be attended

    Answer: B — A three-month suspension of driving privileges

    A third conviction brings six months.

19. 19. What follows a third traffic conviction for an Arizona driver under 18?

    1. A. A six-month suspension of driving privileges
    2. B. A three-month suspension of driving privileges
    3. C. A written warning, with no suspension at all

    Answer: A — A six-month suspension of driving privileges

    The escalation begins with Traffic Survival School on the first conviction.

20. 20. What happens to an Arizona teen who breaks the curfew or passenger restriction?

    1. A. A written warning only, with no fine and no extension at all
    2. B. Immediate revocation of the driving privilege entirely
    3. C. Fines and a mandatory extension of the six-month restricted period

    Answer: C — Fines and a mandatory extension of the six-month restricted period

    The restricted period restarts rather than simply running out.

21. 21. How many questions are on the Arizona written permit test?

    1. A. 40, with 80 percent needed to pass
    2. B. 30, with 80 percent needed to pass
    3. C. 25, with 80 percent needed to pass

    Answer: B — 30, with 80 percent needed to pass

    Eighty percent of 30 questions is 24 correct.

22. 22. What score does Arizona require on the written permit test?

    1. A. 80 percent or higher
    2. B. 70 percent or higher
    3. C. 90 percent or higher

    Answer: A — 80 percent or higher

    On a 30-question test that means 24 correct.

23. 23. How may an Arizona teenager take the permit test without visiting an office?

    1. A. By post, by sending the completed answer sheet back to the MVD office for marking and for a result
    2. B. By telephone, with an examiner reading the questions out to the applicant
    3. C. Through a parent or guardian's AZ MVD Now account, or a participating Arizona Professional Driving School

    Answer: C — Through a parent or guardian's AZ MVD Now account, or a participating Arizona Professional Driving School

    The option is available to applicants under 18.

24. 24. How is the Arizona permit test taken in an MVD office?

    1. A. Orally, with an examiner reading the questions
    2. B. On a touch screen, with an audio version available
    3. C. On paper, with a pencil supplied at the counter

    Answer: B — On a touch screen, with an audio version available

    Tests run 7:30 a.m. to 4:45 p.m. Monday to Friday.

25. 25. When is the Arizona permit test unavailable at MVD offices?

    1. A. On state holidays and the second Wednesday of each month
    2. B. On Mondays, and also on all of the state holidays
    3. C. In the afternoons, and on all state holidays

    Answer: A — On state holidays and the second Wednesday of each month

    Otherwise testing runs weekdays from 7:30 a.m. to 4:45 p.m.

26. 26. What should an Arizona applicant do before attempting the permit test?

    1. A. Take the road test first, and then attempt the written one after
    2. B. Nothing in particular is expected of an applicant
    3. C. Study the Arizona Driver Manual and take the online practice tests

    Answer: C — Study the Arizona Driver Manual and take the online practice tests

    ADOT publishes free practice tests alongside the manual.