Arkansas DMV Cheat Sheet

Correct answer: $150 to $1,000, plus court costs

A first DWI conviction carries a fine of $150 to $1,000 plus court costs. You could also be sentenced to up to one year in jail and have your license suspended for 120 days.

Correct answer: $2,000

If found guilty, a driver under 21 could have their license revoked until age 21 and be fined up to $2,000.

Correct answer: Seizure-free for one year

Epilepsy is usually not dangerous when under medical control. In Arkansas, you may drive with epilepsy if you are under the care of a doctor and have been seizure-free for one year.

Correct answer: 20 feet wide

Drivers are not required to stop if the school bus is in an opposite lane of travel separated by a median 20 feet or more in width. If the median is less than 20 feet, all lanes must stop.

Correct answer: $250, up to a maximum of $1,000

Passing a stopped school bus with red lights flashing is a misdemeanor punishable by a minimum fine of $250 (not to exceed $1,000), up to 90 days in jail, and/or both. Causing a death is a felony under Isaac’s Law.

Correct answer: Driving too fast for the conditions

The vast majority of skids are caused by drivers traveling too fast for the conditions. Slow down on wet, snowy, or icy roads to keep your tires gripping.

Correct answer: $3,000 to one person’s property

You must report the crash to the Office of Driver Services (Department of Finance and Administration) within 30 days if there is an injury, a death, or property damage of more than $3,000 to one person’s property.

Correct answer: Preceding six months before application

The applicant cannot have been involved in a traffic crash or convicted of a serious traffic violation within the six months preceding the application.

Correct answer: Within 30 calendar days of becoming a resident

Within 30 calendar days of becoming a resident, a person must obtain an Arkansas driver license to drive on the state’s streets and highways.

Correct answer: Two primary documents, OR one primary and one secondary document

Applicants must present two primary documents, or one primary and one secondary document, from the accepted-identification list.

Correct answer: 50 feet

Do not park within 50 feet of a railroad crossing. You also may never park on the railroad tracks themselves.

Correct answer: 30 feet

Do not park within 30 feet of a pedestrian safety zone. Parking there interferes with the protected space set aside for people on foot.

Correct answer: A Class A misdemeanor

Anyone who illegally uses another person’s special certificate has committed fraud and could be found guilty of a Class A misdemeanor under Arkansas law.

Correct answer: The driver on the left yields to the driver on the right

When drivers arrive at the same time, the general rule is to yield to the vehicle on the right — the same principle that applies at uncontrolled intersections.

Correct answer: Stay in the right lane except to pass, using the center lane where merging traffic is heavy

On a road with three or more lanes traveling the same direction, remain in the right lane except to pass. Where there is a lot of merging traffic, use the center travel lane.

Correct answer: A minimum of $250, not to exceed $1,000, plus up to 90 days in jail

Drivers who pass a stopped school bus with red lights flashing are charged with a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, fined a minimum of $250 (not to exceed $1,000), up to 90 days in jail, and/or both.

Correct answer: A Class C felony for negligent homicide

Under Isaac’s Law (§5-10-105), a driver who violates the school-bus law and causes the death of another person is subject to a Class C felony for negligent homicide.

Correct answer: Visual, manual, and cognitive

Texting combines all three types of distraction: visual (eyes off the road), manual (hands off the wheel), and cognitive (mind off driving).

Correct answer: The rear corners of your vehicle you cannot see in your mirrors

Blind spots are the rear corners of your vehicle that your mirrors do not show. Turn your head and glance over your shoulder to check them.

Correct answer: Turn your body and look directly through the rear window, not just your mirrors

Place your right arm over the back of the seat, turn your body, and look through the rear and side windows. Do not depend on mirrors — you cannot see directly behind your vehicle. Back slowly.

Correct answer: Low-beam headlights

Use your low-beam headlights when following another vehicle closer than 200 feet, so your high beams do not glare in the other driver’s mirrors.

Correct answer: A fine of up to $1,000 and a 180-day license suspension

A yield sign means slow down or yield the right of way. A driver who fails to yield could receive a fine of up to $1,000 and have the license suspended for 180 days.

Correct answer: An active work zone — slow down and use caution

Arkansas authorizes flashing green lights on construction and maintenance vehicles to improve visibility. Their presence indicates an active work zone, so drivers should slow down and use caution.

Correct answer: The crossing has been abandoned or its use discontinued — follow your local stopping procedure

An EXEMPT sign means the crossing has been abandoned or its use discontinued. Follow your local procedure about stopping.

Correct answer: Has impaired hearing

If you see a bicyclist with a red or orange pennant flag on the bike, slow down — it signals that the rider has impaired hearing.