A 3-minute lesson from the Arizona course. Read the rules and examples, follow the handbook page references, and check your understanding before you move on.
Your state of mind and body matters as much as your skill. Anger, illness, medical conditions and fatigue all make you a dangerous driver. Aggressive driving is a specific offense in Arizona with its own penalties.
Know the rule
You may be cited for aggressive driving if, in a single continuous period of driving that immediately endangers another person or vehicle, you exceed the speed limit and commit two of the violations below.
You can't drive well when angry, excited, worried or depressed. Anger is the most common driving emotion, especially in heavy traffic — wait until you're calm to drive.
A licensed driver who has a seizure or other medical condition must stop driving, notify MVD and have a medical exam; the physician submits the results to MVD.
If you feel sleepy while driving, it's already past time to get off the road. Drowsy driving is as serious as driving under the influence, but harder to detect. Rest is the only safe remedy.
Late for work, you speed, tailgate a slow car, then cut around it on the right. Speeding plus two listed violations — following too close and passing on the right — makes this aggressive driving.
Check your understanding
Read the question, decide on an answer, then open it to check the explanation. These are Roadwise study questions based on the source handbook.
To be cited for aggressive driving, a driver must exceed the speed limit and commit how many additional listed violations?
Four
Zero, speeding alone qualifies
Two
One
Answer: Two
Aggressive driving requires exceeding the posted speed limit and committing two of several listed violations, like following too close or unsafe lane changes.
What is the penalty for a SECOND aggressive driving offense within 24 months?
Class 2 misdemeanor, 6-month suspension
Class 1 misdemeanor, 12-month suspension
Traffic Survival School only
A 30-day suspension only
Answer: Class 1 misdemeanor, 12-month suspension
A second aggressive driving offense within 24 months is a Class 1 misdemeanor with a 12-month suspension, harsher than the first offense's 30-day suspension.