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Only what is specific to Arkansas: the instruction permit, learner's and intermediate licenses, alcohol limits including under 21, phone rules by age, speed and sight rules, headlights, parking distances, school buses, the Move Over law and child restraints. Pair with the national core.

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Practice deck · part of Arkansas permit test — state rules · written against: Arkansas Driver License Study Guide (Arkansas State Police), Volume 1, Edition 10, October 2026 (file re-issued 2026-10-15), checked 2026-10-18, and against state law in force on 2026-10-18 (where the two differ, the cards follow the law and name the handbook's figure); state-specific figures only — pair with the national core. Updated 2026-10-10.

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  1. What is the youngest age at which a person can get an Arkansas instruction permit?

    A) 14
    B) 15
    C) 15½
    D) 16
    A) 14

    Passing the knowledge exam and the vision test at 14 earns the permit that every new Arkansas driver must hold first.
    Permit & Provisional License
  2. Under Arkansas law, may a driver under 18 use a hands-free phone while driving?

    A) Yes, for calls but not for texts
    B) No, except in an emergency
    C) Yes, if a parent is in the car
    D) Yes, but only outside school zones
    B) No, except in an emergency

    Under 18, any phone use while driving is banned, hands-free included, except in an emergency; the hands-free allowance begins only at 18.
    Phones & Distraction
  3. Arkansas requires headlights from when in the evening until when in the morning?

    A) 30 minutes after sunset to 30 minutes before sunrise
    B) At any time between sunset and sunrise
    C) One hour after sunset until one hour before sunrise
    D) Only between 9 p.m. and 5 a.m. each night
    A) 30 minutes after sunset to 30 minutes before sunrise

    Driving on parking lights alone is illegal in Arkansas.
    Headlights & Signals
  4. How close to a fire hydrant may you park in Arkansas?

    A) No closer than 15 feet
    B) No closer than 10 feet
    C) No closer than 20 feet
    D) No closer than 30 feet
    A) No closer than 15 feet

    The hydrant distance is the shortest of the Arkansas no-parking distances.
    Parking & Curbs
  5. How does Arkansas law restrict the shared center turn lane?

    A) It may be used only by traffic in one direction
    B) It may be used only by buses
    C) It may not be used as an acceleration lane
    D) It may be used for passing slow vehicles
    C) It may not be used as an acceleration lane

    A driver turning left out of a side street or driveway may use it to merge, but not to build up speed.
    Turns & Lanes
  6. Under Arkansas's seat-belt law, who must be buckled up?

    A) The driver only, no one else
    B) Only passengers under age 18
    C) Only people in the back seat
    D) The driver and front passenger
    D) The driver and front passenger

    Since June 30, 2009, an officer can stop a car for this alone; a new driver's passengers all buckle up.
    Occupant Safety

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  • Facts checked against the Arkansas Driver License Study Guide (Arkansas State Police, Arkansas Department of Public Safety), Volume 1 – Edition 10, October 2026 (file re-issued 10/15/2026), checked 2026-10-18; wording is original and no handbook text is reproduced.
  • Facts also checked against current state law (the statutes and regulations in force on 2026-10-18); where the study guide and the law differ, the card follows the law and says what the study guide says.
  • Not affiliated with, or endorsed by, the Arkansas State Police or any other agency; not legal advice. Figures change — confirm against the current handbook before your test.

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