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Arizona · MVD study resources

Arizona permit test prep.

Build your knowledge of Arizona driving rules with 51 short lessons, 62 road-sign illustrations, and 627 study questions based on the course’s driver handbook edition.

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A winding country road with a red car and road signs
Study questions
627
Driving lessons
51
Signs & illustrations
62
Course units
9

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Practice

Arizona practice test

See the 30-question simulation, the 24-correct passing threshold, sample questions, and source notes.

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Recognition

Arizona road signs

Browse 62 signs and illustrations, with their meanings and the action to take.

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Reference

Arizona driver handbook

Find the chapter list, source PDF, and companion lessons for the handbook in this course.

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A clear route through the handbook

The 51 lessons below follow 9 course units. Open a lesson to read its rules, examples, and source page references, or use the study app for its checkpoint quiz.

Unit 1 · 6 lessons

Getting Licensed

Permits, GDL rules, classes, IDs and paperwork

  1. Instruction permits
  2. Graduated license: getting it and its limits
  3. License classes & CDL basics
  4. Teen penalties & parent signatures
  5. Road test, insurance & residency
  6. ID cards, Travel ID, replacements & titles

Unit 2 · 3 lessons

Vehicle Equipment & Occupant Safety

Equipment, belts, car seats and warning devices

  1. Required equipment & vehicle checks
  2. Seat belts & child restraints
  3. Mirrors, horn, lights & warning devices

Unit 3 · 4 lessons

Safe Driving Practices

Defensive driving, attention, space and signals

  1. Defensive driving & attitude
  2. Distractions, phones, steering & scanning
  3. Following distance, space cushion & blind spots
  4. Signaling & communicating

Unit 4 · 6 lessons

Passing, Lanes & Freeways

Passing, roundabouts, freeways and parking

  1. Passing rules
  2. Roundabouts & diverging diamonds
  3. Entering & exiting freeways
  4. Freeway lanes, HOV & breakdowns
  5. Where you can't park & emergency parking
  6. Parallel parking, hills & backing up

Unit 5 · 5 lessons

Signals, Right-of-Way & Road Users

Signals, yielding, pedestrians and emergency vehicles

  1. Traffic signal lights & arrows
  2. Intersections & right-of-way
  3. Pedestrians & school buses
  4. Emergency vehicles, Move Over & funerals
  5. Red-light running penalties

Unit 6 · 8 lessons

Speed Limits, Signs & Markings

Speed, signs, crossings, markings and turns

  1. Speed limits
  2. Sign shapes & colors
  3. School zones, route markers & mile posts
  4. Railroad crossings
  5. Work zones
  6. Lane lines: yellow and white
  7. Curb colors, lane arrows & special lanes
  8. Turning rules & two-way left turn lanes

Unit 7 · 4 lessons

Sharing the Road

Bicycles, motorcycles, trucks and light rail

  1. Sharing the road with bicycles
  2. Sharing the road with motorcycles
  3. Trucks & slow-moving vehicles
  4. METRO light rail safety

Unit 8 · 7 lessons

Weather, Night Driving & Crash Avoidance

Stopping, weather, night and emergencies

  1. Braking, stopping distance & the open road
  2. Sun glare, wind & dust storms
  3. Rain, hydroplaning & flooded washes
  4. Fog, snow, ice & low visibility
  5. Night driving & wrong-way drivers
  6. Vehicle failures: tires, fire, overheating, steering, lights, brakes
  7. Avoiding crashes, skids, debris & animals

Unit 9 · 8 lessons

Impaired Driving, Points & Penalties

DUI, points, suspensions, crashes and traffic stops

  1. Alcohol, drugs & open containers
  2. Aggressive driving, emotions, health & fatigue
  3. DUI: implied consent, BAC limits & penalties
  4. Extreme & aggravated DUI, ignition interlock
  5. Points & Traffic Survival School
  6. Suspension, revocation, impound & hearings
  7. Crashes: what to do and failure to stop
  8. Traffic stops & law enforcement

Know which test you are studying for

Arizona MVD Knowledge (Written) Test

This Roadwise course uses a 30-question practice test with 24 correct answers needed to pass. The format can depend on your age, license class, or application type.

The AZ Driver License Manual itself does not state the written test's question count or passing score. azdot.gov could not be checked directly for these figures, so the format above is the best-corroborated figure from multiple third-party driving-test sites that mirror MVD's stated format, not the primary source directly. No time limit is published. The test covers signs, signals and rules of the road together (no separate scored sections).

See format details and sample questions