Arkansas permit test: lights, signals to others and emergencies
Headlights, horn, emergency flashers, signaling intentions, vehicle emergencies, avoiding collisions, skids and what to do after a crash. 26 questions, 10 at a time, starting with ones you haven't seen.
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- Parking lights are for parked cars. (p. 63, Arkansas Driver License Study Guide, Volume 1 - Edition 10 (VOLUME 1 - EDITION 10, October 2026) (opens the handbook))
- In fog, snow or heavy rain, use low beams. (p. 63, Arkansas Driver License Study Guide, Volume 1 - Edition 10 (VOLUME 1 - EDITION 10, October 2026) (opens the handbook))
- Use low beams when you are following another vehicle closer than 200 feet. (p. 63, Arkansas Driver License Study Guide, Volume 1 - Edition 10 (VOLUME 1 - EDITION 10, October 2026) (opens the handbook))
- Turn on your headlights any time you cannot see a person or object clearly within 500 feet, day or night. (p. 63, Arkansas Driver License Study Guide, Volume 1 - Edition 10 (VOLUME 1 - EDITION 10, October 2026) (opens the handbook))
- Arkansas law requires you to turn on your headlights whenever you need your windshield wipers. (p. 63, Arkansas Driver License Study Guide, Volume 1 - Edition 10 (VOLUME 1 - EDITION 10, October 2026) (opens the handbook))
- Try the headlight switch a few times. (p. 89, Arkansas Driver License Study Guide, Volume 1 - Edition 10 (VOLUME 1 - EDITION 10, October 2026) (opens the handbook))
- Most skids happen because drivers are going too fast for the conditions. (p. 91, Arkansas Driver License Study Guide, Volume 1 - Edition 10 (VOLUME 1 - EDITION 10, October 2026) (opens the handbook))
- If anyone is injured or killed, or property damage exceeds $1000, the driver must notify the police immediately. (p. 92, Arkansas Driver License Study Guide, Volume 1 - Edition 10 (VOLUME 1 - EDITION 10, October 2026) (opens the handbook))
- If you are in a crash with a parked vehicle, you must try to locate the owner. (p. 92, Arkansas Driver License Study Guide, Volume 1 - Edition 10 (VOLUME 1 - EDITION 10, October 2026) (opens the handbook))
- Direct pressure on a wound can almost always stop or slow even severe bleeding. (p. 93, Arkansas Driver License Study Guide, Volume 1 - Edition 10 (VOLUME 1 - EDITION 10, October 2026) (opens the handbook))
Taken from the explanations to checked practice questions; page numbers link to the official handbook.
Sample lights, signals to others and emergencies questions
1.A car crosses into your lane head-on and you can't stop in time. What does the handbook say is generally better?
- ASpeed up to beat the car
- BSwerve into the oncoming lane
- CBrake and stay in your lane
- DRun off the road
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✓ D. Run off the road
Generally, it is better to run off the road than to crash head-on into another vehicle.
2.Is it legal in Arkansas to drive with only your parking lights on?
- AYes, within city limits
- BYes, in light fog
- CYes, at dusk
- DNo, it is illegal
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✓ D. No, it is illegal
Parking lights are for parked cars. Driving with only parking lights on is illegal in Arkansas.
3.A child is about to run into the street ahead of you. What does the handbook say to do with your horn?
- ADo not use the horn
- BTap it lightly twice
- CGive a long, steady blast
- DSound a sharp blast
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✓ D. Sound a sharp blast
If a child or an older person may suddenly step, run or bike into the road, give a sharp blast of the horn.
4.After a crash, someone is badly bleeding. What does the handbook say to do?
- AMove the person to your car
- BWait for help and do nothing
- CApply direct pressure to the wound
- DGive the person water
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✓ C. Apply direct pressure to the wound
Direct pressure on a wound can almost always stop or slow even severe bleeding.