Arizona Lanes & Turns practice test
Practice lane markings, turns, passing and merging: 40 questions based on the Arizona Driver License Manual and Customer Service Guide, 12 of them on Arizona's own rules.
Key Arizona facts: Lanes & Turns
At the posted times Monday through Friday, a vehicle with fewer than two people, counting the driver, may not use an Arizona HOV lane; the lanes are then for carpools, motorcycles and buses. Section 2, Safe Driving Practices: High-Occupancy-Vehicle (HOV) Lanes (p. 33) Vehicles may cross the solid white line when merging into or out of an HOV lane, signaling and using caution. Section 3, Roadway and Vehicle Knowledge: Lines (p. 46); Section 2, Safe Driving Practices: HOV Lanes (p. 33) The gore area is the strip that separates a through road from a ramp entering or leaving it; driving across it or parking in it is against the law. Section 2, Safe Driving Practices: Gore Area (p. 32) Passing is not allowed when you are 100 feet or less from a bridge, tunnel or underpass that hides the road ahead. Section 2, Safe Driving Practices: Do Not Pass (p. 28) A two-way left turn lane is bordered on each side by two yellow lines, the inner one broken and the outer one solid. Section 3, Roadway and Vehicle Knowledge: Left Turn, Two-Way Left Turn Lane (p. 48) Sample Lanes & Turns questions
In Arizona, a motorcyclist may pass stopped cars in the same lane only where the posted limit is at most what?
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45 mph
Lane filtering is allowed only with at least two lanes each way, a limit of 45 mph or less, and the motorcycle at 15 mph or less.
Source: Arizona Driver License Manual and Customer Service Guide, Section 4, Sharing the Road with Other Vehicles: Lane Position (p. 51)
May you cross the solid white line to merge into or out of an HOV lane?
Yes, signaling and using caution No, only where the line is broken Only in an emergency Show the answer
Yes, signaling and using caution
Vehicles may cross the solid white line when merging into or out of the HOV lane, with a signal and care.
Source: Arizona Driver License Manual and Customer Service Guide, Section 3, Roadway and Vehicle Knowledge: Lines (p. 46); Section 2, Safe Driving Practices: HOV Lanes (p. 33)
What is a gore area?
The space between a through road and an entrance or exit ramp The area under a highway overpass The paved shoulder of a freeway The center median of a divided highway Show the answer
The space between a through road and an entrance or exit ramp
A gore area separates the through roadway from an on-ramp or off-ramp.
Source: Arizona Driver License Manual and Customer Service Guide, Section 2, Safe Driving Practices: Gore Area (p. 32)
You will drive several blocks on a one-way street. Which lane is usually best?
Any lane, it does not matter The far right lane The center lane The far left lane Show the answer
The center lane
Turning vehicles use the left and right lanes, so the center lane is best for going straight.
Source: Arizona Driver License Manual and Customer Service Guide, Section 3, Roadway and Vehicle Knowledge: One-Way Streets (p. 46)
How is a two-way left turn lane marked?
A single broken white line on each side Double solid white lines on each side A broken yellow line inside a solid yellow line on each side Double broken yellow lines on each side Show the answer
A broken yellow line inside a solid yellow line on each side
Each side has two yellow lines: the inner one broken and the outer one solid.
Source: Arizona Driver License Manual and Customer Service Guide, Section 3, Roadway and Vehicle Knowledge: Left Turn, Two-Way Left Turn Lane (p. 48)
You turn left from a one-way road onto another one-way road. Which lane should you end in?
The center lane The far right lane The far left lane Any open lane Show the answer
The far left lane
Start from the lane nearest the left curb and turn into the extreme left lane without swinging wide.
Source: Arizona Driver License Manual and Customer Service Guide, Section 3, Roadway and Vehicle Knowledge: Left Turn, One-Way Road to One-Way Road (p. 47)
What markings usually show a reversible lane in Arizona?
A single solid yellow line Double-dashed yellow lines A broken white line Double solid white lines Show the answer
Double-dashed yellow lines
Reversible lanes are typically marked with double-dashed yellow lines; check signs to see which lanes you may use.
Source: Arizona Driver License Manual and Customer Service Guide, Section 3, Roadway and Vehicle Knowledge: Reversible Lanes (pp. 46-47)
At a diverging diamond interchange, what happens to traffic on the cross street?
It stops at a four-way stop It goes around a roundabout It must enter the freeway It briefly switches to the left side of the road Show the answer
It briefly switches to the left side of the road
Signals, signs and markings guide cross-street traffic to the left side and back, with crossovers at the signals.
Source: Arizona Driver License Manual and Customer Service Guide, Section 2, Safe Driving Practices: Diverging Diamonds (p. 29)
A bridge ahead blocks your view of the road. How close to it may you not pass?
Within 500 feet Within 200 feet Within 50 feet Within 100 feet Show the answer
Within 100 feet
You may not pass when you are 100 feet or less from a bridge, tunnel or underpass that hides the road ahead.
Source: Arizona Driver License Manual and Customer Service Guide, Section 2, Safe Driving Practices: Do Not Pass (p. 28)
You are about to miss your exit. May you cut across the gore area to reach it?
Yes, if you signal first No, crossing a gore area is illegal Yes, if no cars are near Show the answer
No, crossing a gore area is illegal
Driving across or parking in any part of a gore area breaks the law.
Source: Arizona Driver License Manual and Customer Service Guide, Section 2, Safe Driving Practices: Gore Area (p. 32)
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We wrote these practice questions from the facts in the Arizona Driver License Manual and Customer Service Guide (PDF 99-0117, revised September 2026, downloaded 2026-11-08 edition) and from official sources on road signs. Every answer links to its source, so you can check it and read more.
DMV Decoded is an independent guide, not a government agency. This practice test is not connected to the Arizona Department of Transportation Motor Vehicle Division (ADOT MVD), and your actual test will have different questions. Study the handbook, and check the agency's website for current rules.
