Arizona permit test: speed limits & control

Posted and basic speed laws, statutory limits and adjusting speed to conditions. 5 questions.

Question 1 of 5
Speed limits & controlArizona rule

If no speed limit is posted, what is the limit in an Arizona business or residential district?

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Sample speed limits & control questions

  1. If no speed limit is posted, what is the limit in an Arizona business or residential district?

    • A 15 mph
    • B 25 mph
    • C 35 mph
    • D 30 mph
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    B. 25 mph

    When no limit is posted, Arizona's speed limit is 25 mph in any business or residential district. These areas have pedestrians, driveways and parked cars that call for low speed.

    Source: Arizona Driver License Manual and Customer Service Guide, page 40

  2. When no other limit is posted, what is Arizona's speed limit when approaching a school crosswalk?

    • A 25 mph
    • B 20 mph
    • C 10 mph
    • D 15 mph
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    D. 15 mph

    Arizona's school crosswalk limit is 15 mph, and the 15 mph limit runs from the first school crossing sign to past the crossing when portable signs are out. Passing another vehicle in a school crossing zone is prohibited.

    Source: Arizona Driver License Manual and Customer Service Guide, page 40

  3. Arizona law sets a 65 mph limit on interstates outside urbanized areas. Up to what limit may the ADOT director raise it?

    • A 65 mph
    • B 55 mph
    • C 70 mph
    • D 75 mph
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    D. 75 mph

    Interstates outside urbanized areas start at 65 mph, and the ADOT director may raise the limit to 75 mph. A raised limit applies only where signs post it, and you must still slow down for conditions.

    Source: Arizona Department of Transportation, Motor Vehicle Division website

  4. Outside business and residential districts, with no other limit posted, driving faster than what speed is evidence of unsafe speed under Arizona law?

    • A 75 mph
    • B 45 mph
    • C 65 mph
    • D 55 mph
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    C. 65 mph

    Arizona's basic limits are 15 mph approaching a school crossing, 25 mph in a business or residential district and 65 mph in other locations. Going faster than these is evidence that your speed is too great, and you must always drive slower when conditions require it.

    Source: Arizona Department of Transportation, Motor Vehicle Division website