Arizona: Speed and following distance — Part 5 Practice Test
Questions in this part include: “Which equipment does the manual suggest to help prevent skidding and reduce stopping distances in winter?” · “Which road surfaces freeze before other road surfaces?”
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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 can fog do to your own headlights?
- Reflect them into your eyes
- Make them look dimmer to other drivers
- Turn them off automatically
- Spread their light evenly across the road
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Correct answer: Reflect them into your eyes
Fog reflects light and can reflect your own headlights into your eyes.
Source: Arizona Driver License Manual and Customer Service Guide (Revised March 2026), page 56
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Even light fog reduces visibility and which other ability?
- Your ability to hear other horns
- Your ability to steer on dry pavement
- Your ability to judge distance
- Your ability to read dashboard gauges
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Correct answer: Your ability to judge distance
Even light fog reduces visibility and your ability to judge distance, so it is very important to slow down.
Source: Arizona Driver License Manual and Customer Service Guide (Revised March 2026), page 56
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If you must pull off the road in fog, what should you do with your headlights?
- Leave them on high beam to be seen
- Turn them off and stay until the fog lifts
- Switch to parking lights and continue slowly
- Flash them to signal passing drivers
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Correct answer: Turn them off and stay until the fog lifts
The manual says to pull off the road and turn your headlights off, then stay there until the fog lifts.
Source: Arizona Driver License Manual and Customer Service Guide (Revised March 2026), page 56
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Why is turning on your headlights necessary when it is snowing?
- To melt snow on the windshield
- To warm the road ahead of you
- To keep the battery from freezing
- To see and to be seen
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Correct answer: To see and to be seen
Snow limits visibility, so headlights are necessary to see and to be seen.
Source: Arizona Driver License Manual and Customer Service Guide (Revised March 2026), page 56
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In snow, what may drivers tend to do that makes them pass closer to each other?
- Move away from the edge of the road
- Move onto the shoulder
- Drive on the center line
- Stop in the middle of the lane
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Correct answer: Move away from the edge of the road
Snow often covers lane markings, so drivers may move away from the road edge and pass closer to each other.
Source: Arizona Driver License Manual and Customer Service Guide (Revised March 2026), page 56
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On slippery surfaces, your vehicle will respond better to what?
- Braking than to steering
- Acceleration than to steering
- Steering than to braking
- Steering and braking equally
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Correct answer: Steering than to braking
On slippery surfaces the front tires have the most traction and control when rolling, so steering works better than braking.
Source: Arizona Driver License Manual and Customer Service Guide (Revised March 2026), page 56
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If you decide to brake on ice or other slippery surfaces, how should you apply the brakes?
- Firmly at first, then ease off once the car slows
- Gently, increasing pressure as the tires grip the road
- Quickly pumping them as hard as you possibly can
- Hard enough to lock the wheels briefly to bite
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Correct answer: Gently, increasing pressure as the tires grip the road
You apply the brakes gently, increasing pressure as you feel the tires grip the road.
Source: Arizona Driver License Manual and Customer Service Guide (Revised March 2026), page 57
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If your wheels lock while braking on ice, what should you do?
- Release the brakes completely and coast to a stop
- Press harder on the brakes until the car stops
- Shift into neutral and wait for the grip to return
- Ease slightly off the brakes, not releasing them fully
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Correct answer: Ease slightly off the brakes, not releasing them fully
You ease slightly off the brakes but do not release them completely, then apply and ease off again.
Source: Arizona Driver License Manual and Customer Service Guide (Revised March 2026), page 57
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Before you start driving in winter, from which parts of your car should you clear snow or ice?
- All windows and lights
- Only the windshield
- Only the windshield and mirrors
- Only the headlights and taillights
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Correct answer: All windows and lights
The manual says to clear snow or ice from all windows and lights so you can see and be seen.
Source: Arizona Driver License Manual and Customer Service Guide (Revised March 2026), page 57
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Which equipment does the manual suggest to help prevent skidding and reduce stopping distances in winter?
- Lower tire pressure
- Extra weight on the passenger seat
- Snow tires or chains
- Wider side mirrors
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Correct answer: Snow tires or chains
The manual suggests equipping your car with snow tires or chains.
Source: Arizona Driver License Manual and Customer Service Guide (Revised March 2026), page 57
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Driving on packed snow is much like driving on what?
- Wet sand
- Ice
- Loose gravel
- Wet pavement
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Correct answer: Ice
The manual says driving on packed snow is much like driving on ice, so slow down before stopping or turning.
Source: Arizona Driver License Manual and Customer Service Guide (Revised March 2026), page 57
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Which road surfaces freeze before other road surfaces?
- Tunnel floors
- Surfaces in sunny areas
- Surfaces at intersections
- Bridge surfaces
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Correct answer: Bridge surfaces
The manual says bridge surfaces freeze before other road surfaces.
Source: Arizona Driver License Manual and Customer Service Guide (Revised March 2026), page 57
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Which of these is advised for safe winter driving?
- Do not change speed or direction suddenly
- Make quick steering corrections on ice
- Accelerate in short bursts to keep traction
- Brake hard whenever the car begins to slide
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Correct answer: Do not change speed or direction suddenly
The manual advises not to change speed or direction suddenly.
Source: Arizona Driver License Manual and Customer Service Guide (Revised March 2026), page 57
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How fast does the manual say you should drive at night?
- No faster than the speed limit allows in the daytime
- Fast enough that you keep up with other traffic on the road
- Slow enough to stop within the distance you can see ahead
- As fast as the pavement allows when no cars are ahead of you
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Correct answer: Slow enough to stop within the distance you can see ahead
Headlights are a poor substitute for daylight, so you must be able to stop within the distance you can see ahead.
Source: Arizona Driver License Manual and Customer Service Guide (Revised March 2026), page 57
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Along with committing a series of acts that present an immediate hazard, what else must you do to be cited for aggressive driving?
- Exceed the posted speed limit by at least 20 miles per hour
- Commit all of the listed violations in a single trip
- Exceed the posted speed limit and commit two of the listed violations
- Fail to yield to an emergency vehicle at least once
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Correct answer: Exceed the posted speed limit and commit two of the listed violations
The manual says aggressive driving requires a hazardous series of acts, exceeding the posted speed limit and committing two of the listed violations.
Source: Arizona Driver License Manual and Customer Service Guide (Revised March 2026), page 60
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Which of these is one of the violations listed in the manual's definition of aggressive driving?
- Driving with a burned-out headlight
- Passing another vehicle on the right side
- Parking in a no-parking zone
- Failing to signal a turn into a driveway
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Correct answer: Passing another vehicle on the right side
The manual's list of aggressive driving violations includes passing another vehicle on the right side.
Source: Arizona Driver License Manual and Customer Service Guide (Revised March 2026), page 60