AZ Arizona Road Rules 1 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: What are Arizona's laws regarding roundabouts?
- Yield to traffic already in the roundabout, enter when safe, travel counterclockwise, and use proper lane for your exit (Correct answer)
- Stop before entering every roundabout
- Drive clockwise through roundabouts
- Roundabouts have traffic signals in Arizona
Correct answer: Yield to traffic already in the roundabout, enter when safe, travel counterclockwise, and use proper lane for your exit
Arizona roundabout rules require yielding to circulating traffic, entering when a safe gap exists, traveling counterclockwise, using the correct lane for your intended exit, and yielding to pedestrians in crosswalks.
Question 2: What is Arizona's law on following emergency vehicles?
- You must not follow within 500 feet of an emergency vehicle responding with lights and sirens (Correct answer)
- You may follow as closely as you like
- Follow within 100 feet to clear traffic
- Only ambulances have following distance restrictions
Correct answer: You must not follow within 500 feet of an emergency vehicle responding with lights and sirens
Arizona law prohibits following within 500 feet of any fire apparatus, police vehicle, or ambulance that is responding to an emergency with lights and/or sirens activated.
Question 3: What are the rules for making U-turns in Arizona?
- U-turns are permitted unless prohibited by signs or signals, and must be made safely without interfering with other traffic (Correct answer)
- U-turns are always illegal in Arizona
- U-turns are only legal in parking lots
- Only at signalized intersections
Correct answer: U-turns are permitted unless prohibited by signs or signals, and must be made safely without interfering with other traffic
Arizona allows U-turns where not prohibited by signs, signals, or road markings, provided the turn can be made safely without interfering with other traffic and with clear visibility in both directions.
Question 4: What are Arizona's seatbelt laws?
- All front seat occupants must wear seatbelts; children under 8 must be in appropriate child restraints (Correct answer)
- Seatbelts are optional for all passengers
- Only the driver must wear a seatbelt
- Seatbelts are only required on highways
Correct answer: All front seat occupants must wear seatbelts; children under 8 must be in appropriate child restraints
Arizona requires all front seat occupants to wear seatbelts and children under 8 (and under 4'9") to be secured in appropriate child safety restraints. Rear seat passengers 16+ are not required to wear seatbelts.
Question 5: What is Arizona's HOV (High Occupancy Vehicle) lane policy?
- HOV lanes require 2 or more occupants during designated hours; alternative fuel vehicles with special plates may use them with one occupant (Correct answer)
- Anyone can use HOV lanes at any time
- HOV lanes require 4 or more occupants
- HOV lanes are toll roads
Correct answer: HOV lanes require 2 or more occupants during designated hours; alternative fuel vehicles with special plates may use them with one occupant
Arizona HOV lanes require a minimum of 2 occupants (driver + 1 passenger) during restricted hours. Motorcycles, buses, and vehicles with alternative fuel vehicle plates may use them with a single occupant.
Question 6: What happens if you are involved in an accident in Arizona?
- Stop immediately, check for injuries, call 911 if injuries, exchange information with other parties, and report to police if over $1,000 damage (Correct answer)
- Leave the scene if it's a minor accident
- Only report to your insurance company
- Wait 24 hours before reporting
Correct answer: Stop immediately, check for injuries, call 911 if injuries, exchange information with other parties, and report to police if over $1,000 damage
Arizona law requires stopping immediately, providing aid to injured persons, calling 911 for injuries, exchanging information (name, address, insurance, license), and filing a police report for accidents involving injury, death, or property damage over $1,000.
AZ Arizona Road Rules 1
What are Arizona's laws regarding roundabouts?