Arizona: Freeway driving — Part 2 Practice Test
Questions in this part include: “How are HOV lanes indicated in the roadway?” · “When driving on a highway, what should you make sure of about your vehicle?”
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Questions are original and based on the official manual "Arizona Driver License Manual and Customer Service Guide" (Revised March 2026), Arizona Department of Transportation Motor Vehicle Division (ADOT MVD).
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What should you do when you approach a disabled vehicle on the freeway?
- Maintain your speed and pass it as quickly as you can in the same lane
- Stop behind it and stay there until help arrives
- Sound your horn as you pass to warn the driver
- Reduce your speed, move over, and proceed around it with caution
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Correct answer: Reduce your speed, move over, and proceed around it with caution
The manual says to reduce speed, move over, and proceed around the disabled vehicle with caution.
Source: Arizona Driver License Manual and Customer Service Guide (Revised March 2026), page 32
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How are HOV lanes indicated in the roadway?
- By yellow diamonds
- By red arrows
- By blue stripes
- By white diamonds
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Correct answer: By white diamonds
HOV lanes are indicated by white diamonds in the roadway.
Source: Arizona Driver License Manual and Customer Service Guide (Revised March 2026), page 33
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At the posted times Monday through Friday, what is the fewest number of persons, including the driver, a vehicle may carry in an HOV lane?
- One
- Two
- Three
- Four
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Correct answer: Two
You may not drive a vehicle carrying fewer than two persons, including the driver, in an HOV lane at the posted times.
Source: Arizona Driver License Manual and Customer Service Guide (Revised March 2026), page 33
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At the posted times, which vehicles are HOV lanes restricted to?
- Buses and commercial trucks only
- Emergency vehicles and police cars only
- Car pool vehicles, motorcycles or buses
- Motorcycles and mopeds only
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Correct answer: Car pool vehicles, motorcycles or buses
At the posted times the HOV lanes are restricted to car pool vehicles, motorcycles or buses.
Source: Arizona Driver License Manual and Customer Service Guide (Revised March 2026), page 33
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What must you always do when merging across the solid white line into and out of an HOV lane?
- Signal and use caution
- Speed up and merge quickly
- Merge only at the diamond symbols
- Stop before crossing the line
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Correct answer: Signal and use caution
The manual says to always signal and use caution when merging across the solid white line into and out of the HOV lane.
Source: Arizona Driver License Manual and Customer Service Guide (Revised March 2026), page 33
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What is a motorist who violates the HOV lane restriction subject to?
- A warning only for a first violation
- Substantial fines and penalties
- A small fine and no other penalty
- Required driver education only
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Correct answer: Substantial fines and penalties
A motorist who violates the HOV restriction is subject to substantial fines and penalties.
Source: Arizona Driver License Manual and Customer Service Guide (Revised March 2026), page 33
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On a freeway, you must not drive over or across what?
- The solid white line of an HOV lane while signaling
- A broken white lane line to pass slower traffic
- A deceleration lane to exit
- A median or divided highway separation
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Correct answer: A median or divided highway separation
The manual lists driving over or across any median or divided highway separation as a prohibited act on the freeway.
Source: Arizona Driver License Manual and Customer Service Guide (Revised March 2026), page 33
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Which maneuver is prohibited on a freeway?
- Making a U-turn
- Changing lanes after signaling
- Merging at an on-ramp
- Passing on the left
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Correct answer: Making a U-turn
Making a U-turn is on the list of things you must not do on a freeway.
Source: Arizona Driver License Manual and Customer Service Guide (Revised March 2026), page 33
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On a freeway, you must not change lanes without doing what?
- Honking
- Slowing below the speed limit
- Signaling
- Turning on your headlights
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Correct answer: Signaling
The manual lists changing lanes without signaling as something you must not do on the freeway.
Source: Arizona Driver License Manual and Customer Service Guide (Revised March 2026), page 33
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Where may you drive onto a freeway?
- At any gap in the median
- At any point where the shoulder widens
- Only at an on-ramp
- At any intersection with a freeway sign
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Correct answer: Only at an on-ramp
You must not drive onto the freeway except at an on-ramp.
Source: Arizona Driver License Manual and Customer Service Guide (Revised March 2026), page 33
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When driving on a highway, what should you make sure of about your vehicle?
- That it is in good operating condition and can maintain highway speeds
- That it has a full tank of fuel and has been washed before you start the trip
- That its tires were replaced within the past year
- That it is at least a midsize vehicle with a large engine
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Correct answer: That it is in good operating condition and can maintain highway speeds
You should make sure your vehicle is in good operating condition and can maintain highway speeds.
Source: Arizona Driver License Manual and Customer Service Guide (Revised March 2026), page 33
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Which lane should you use only for passing on a highway?
- The right lane
- The center lane
- Any lane that is open
- The left lane
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Correct answer: The left lane
The manual says to stay to the right and only use the left lane for passing.
Source: Arizona Driver License Manual and Customer Service Guide (Revised March 2026), page 33
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On a highway with three lanes, how should you treat the far right lane?
- As a passing lane for faster vehicles
- As a slower-speed through lane
- As an exit-only lane for all traffic
- As a carpool lane for fuller vehicles
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Correct answer: As a slower-speed through lane
On a three-lane highway you treat the far right lane as a slower-speed through lane and the far left lane as the passing lane.
Source: Arizona Driver License Manual and Customer Service Guide (Revised March 2026), page 33
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Where in your lane should you drive on a highway?
- In the middle of your lane, staying between the lines
- Near the left line of your lane, to keep away from the shoulder
- Near the right line of your lane, to keep away from oncoming traffic
- Right on the lane line, so you can see both sides
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Correct answer: In the middle of your lane, staying between the lines
The manual says to drive in the middle of your lane, staying between the lines.
Source: Arizona Driver License Manual and Customer Service Guide (Revised March 2026), page 33
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On a highway, along with your directional signals, what should you use when changing lanes?
- Your horn
- Your high beams
- Your rearview mirror
- Your hazard flashers
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Correct answer: Your rearview mirror
The manual says to use your rearview mirror and your directional signals when changing lanes.
Source: Arizona Driver License Manual and Customer Service Guide (Revised March 2026), page 33
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According to the figure on how to exit a freeway, where should you slow down?
- On the freeway before reaching the exit lane
- In the exit lane
- In the gore area
- At the end of the ramp
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Correct answer: In the exit lane
Figure B shows step 2: slow down in the exit lane (step 1: do not slow down on the freeway).
Source: Arizona Driver License Manual and Customer Service Guide (Revised March 2026), page 34
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According to the figure on how to enter a freeway, what comes right after obeying the ramp speed limit?
- Signal and stop at the end of the ramp
- Merge immediately into the right lane
- Slow down in the gore area
- Accelerate to freeway speed
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Correct answer: Accelerate to freeway speed
Figure A lists three steps: obey ramp speed limit, accelerate to freeway speed, then signal and carefully merge into traffic.
Source: Arizona Driver License Manual and Customer Service Guide (Revised March 2026), page 34
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According to the manual, where are wrong-way drivers usually found on a highway?
- In the right lane next to the shoulder
- In the center of the road only
- On the shoulder of the highway
- In the left or HOV lane
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Correct answer: In the left or HOV lane
The manual says wrong-way drivers are usually in the left or HOV lane.
Source: Arizona Driver License Manual and Customer Service Guide (Revised March 2026), page 58
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How do wrong-way drivers usually get onto a highway, according to the manual?
- They enter from the right via off-ramps
- They enter from the left through the median
- They enter from the right via on-ramps only
- They cross over from a parallel frontage road
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Correct answer: They enter from the right via off-ramps
The manual says wrong-way drivers enter highways from the right via off-ramps.
Source: Arizona Driver License Manual and Customer Service Guide (Revised March 2026), page 58
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What message do overhead message boards display when ADOT is alerted to a possible wrong-way driver?
- CAUTION, TRAFFIC STOPPED AHEAD
- WARNING, EXIT CLOSED AHEAD
- ALERT, WRONG-WAY DRIVER AHEAD
- DANGER, DRIVER ON SHOULDER AHEAD
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Correct answer: ALERT, WRONG-WAY DRIVER AHEAD
The manual says the overhead boards on that stretch of freeway display "ALERT, WRONG-WAY DRIVER AHEAD."
Source: Arizona Driver License Manual and Customer Service Guide (Revised March 2026), page 58
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You see an overhead sign warning of a wrong-way driver. What does the manual tell you to do?
- Stop on the shoulder until the message is removed
- Safely move toward the nearest highway exit as soon as possible
- Move to the left lane to get away from the exits
- Slow to a stop in your lane and turn on your flashers
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Correct answer: Safely move toward the nearest highway exit as soon as possible
The manual says that if you see that message, you should safely move toward the nearest highway exit as soon as possible.
Source: Arizona Driver License Manual and Customer Service Guide (Revised March 2026), page 58