Arkansas DMV practice test
Prepare for the Arkansas learner permit knowledge test with questions written from the official driver handbook, in English, Russian and Spanish.
Arkansas practice tests
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Full practice tests in the format of the real Arkansas knowledge test. Questions do not repeat between tests.
Road signs
Shapes, colors and meanings of the signs on the test.
Rules of the road
Right of way, turns, parking and sharing the road.
Arkansas laws
Rules that are specific to Arkansas.
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Key rules from the Arkansas handbook
These numbers come straight from the official handbook. Each one is also a question in our tests.
Getting your permit and license
- You can apply for a learner's permit at 14 years old.
- The supervising driver must be at least 21 years old.
- The night limit for provisional drivers starts at 11 p.m.; the handbook lists any exceptions.
- No more than one unrelated minor passenger unless a licensed driver 21 or older is in the front seat.
- Two years from the passed knowledge exam.
- Class M: 250 cc or more; Class MD (ages 14-16): 250 cc or less.
- 20/40 uncorrected for unrestricted; 20/70 corrected for a restricted license.
- Within 30 calendar days of becoming a resident.
Rules of the road
- Drivers under 18 years old may not use any wireless device while driving.
- Signal at least 100 feet before you turn or change lanes.
- Switch to low beams within 500 feet of an oncoming vehicle.
- Use low beams within 200 feet of a vehicle you are following.
- Headlights are required when visibility is less than 500 feet.
- Move Over law: change lanes away from the stopped vehicle when safe; if you cannot, slow down.
- Children ride in a car seat until at least 6 years old.
- No stop is required across a median 20 feet or wider; if the median is narrower, all lanes must stop.
- Children under 15 must be properly restrained; under 6 and under 60 pounds — in a child safety seat.
- $250-$1,000 and up to 90 days in jail.
- A seat belt violation: fine of no more than $25.
- Doubled work-zone fines can reach $5,000.
- No faster than 30 mph; headlights let you see about 400 feet.
- Most tires grip well on wet roads up to 35 mph, but in heavy rain can lose all traction at 50 mph.
- About 225 feet at 55 mph (about 124 feet at 40 mph); a loaded tractor-trailer may need more than 335 feet.
- About four seconds.
- About 5 seconds — at 55 mph, the length of a football field.
Speed limits
- With no limit set by the county judge, county roads are 40 mph.
Parking
- Do not park within 15 feet of a fire hydrant.
- Do not park within 20 feet of a crosswalk at an intersection.
- Do not park within 30 feet of a STOP sign.
- Do not park within 50 feet of a railroad crossing.
- Do not park within 20 feet of a fire station driveway on the same side of the street.
- Park with your wheels within 18 inches of the curb.
How to get a driver's license in Arkansas
- Pass the written knowledge test to get a learner's permit (minimum age 14 years old).
- Drive only with a licensed supervising driver (minimum age 21 years old).
- Pass the road (driving) test.
- As a new provisional driver, follow the night limit that starts at 11 p.m..
Steps include only rules confirmed in the official handbook; your state may have more requirements (documents, fees, driver education).
Arkansas driving rules in numbers
Learner's permit and teen license rules by state
- Learner's permit from age
- 14 years old
- Supervising driver at least
- 21 years old
- Night limit for new drivers from
- 11 p.m.
Cell phone laws for drivers by state
- No phone at all for drivers under
- 18 years old
Parking distances by state
- Fire hydrant
- 15 feet
- Crosswalk at an intersection
- 20 feet
- STOP sign or signal
- 30 feet
- Railroad crossing
- 50 feet
- Fire station driveway
- 20 feet
- Wheels from the curb
- 18 inches
School bus, move over and bicycle passing laws by state
- Stopped emergency vehicle
- Move out of the lane next to it if safe, or slow down
Car seat and booster seat laws by state
- Car seat until at least
- 6 years old
Sample questions
In Arkansas, what is the minimum age to get a learner's permit?
- 12 years old
- 14 years old
- 14½ years old
- 15 years old
Arkansas: you can apply for a learner's permit at 14 years old.
In Arkansas, drivers younger than what age may not use a cell phone at all while driving, even hands-free?
- 17 years old
- 17½ years old
- 18 years old
- 19 years old
Arkansas: drivers under 18 years old may not use any wireless device while driving.
In Arkansas, you may not park within how many feet of a fire hydrant?
- 10 feet
- 15 feet
- 20 feet
- 25 feet
Arkansas: do not park within 15 feet of a fire hydrant.
Arkansas permit test: questions and answers
According to the Arkansas driver handbook, the minimum age is 14.
From the official Arkansas driver handbook (Arkansas Driver License Study Guide (10/15/2026)). We write our own questions; the DMV does not publish its real exam questions.