Bad Weather & Night Driving — Arkansas
Arkansas permit practice test: 470 free practice questions (Based on the official driver handbook). The official format is not yet verified; check the official site before your test. Bad Weather & Night Driving: 47 questions.
Rain, snow, ice, fog and night driving: visibility, traction and headlight use.
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| Topic / Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Topic | Bad Weather & Night Driving |
| License test | Arkansas Car learner's permit test |
| Topic questions | 47 (10% of 470 total) |
| Review status | This topic page is still being reviewed against the official handbook. Until review is finished it is hidden from search engines. |
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Questions (47)
1. Roads are slippery after it first starts to rain. When the road is slippery, you should:
- Avoid making turns and stops while driving at high speeds. ✓
- Test your tires' traction while going uphill.
- Decrease the distance you look ahead of your vehicle.
Answer: A. Avoid making turns and stops while driving at high speeds.
2. To help avoid skidding on slippery surfaces, you should:
- Shift to a lower gear after starting down a steep hill.
- Speed up to enter curves and slow down to exit them.
- Slow down before entering curves and intersections. ✓
Answer: C. Slow down before entering curves and intersections.
3. If you find that the roadway ahead of you is flooded, you should:
- Slam on the brakes.
- Not drive through the flooded area. Turn around and find another route. ✓
- Drive only in the center of the roadway.
Answer: B. Not drive through the flooded area. Turn around and find another route.
4. Use your headlights on rainy, snowy, or foggy days:
- To keep your engine warm.
- So others can see your vehicle. ✓
- To warn others of bad weather conditions.
Answer: B. So others can see your vehicle.
5. Continuous hard braking on ice and snow often:
- Helps you stop faster.
- Locks the front wheels of a vehicle, causing a loss of steering. ✓
- Keeps the brakes from freezing.
Answer: B. Locks the front wheels of a vehicle, causing a loss of steering.
6. Water on the road can cause a vehicle to hydroplane. Your car may hydroplane at speeds as low as:
- 45 miles per hour.
- 35 miles per hour. ✓
- 40 miles per hour.
Answer: B. 35 miles per hour.
7. To avoid glare from the headlights of an approaching car:
- Look briefly toward the right side of the road. ✓
- Stay focused on the centerline on the road.
- Flash your high beams.
Answer: A. Look briefly toward the right side of the road.
8. It is very foggy. You should slow down and:
- Turn on your emergency flashers.
- Turn your lights to their high beam setting.
- Turn your lights to their low beam setting. ✓
Answer: C. Turn your lights to their low beam setting.
9. If oncoming headlights are blinding you while you are driving at night, you should:
- Look toward the right edge of the road. ✓
- Switch your lights to high beams.
- Turn your lights on and off.
Answer: A. Look toward the right edge of the road.
10. When driving at night, you should:
- Always use your high beams.
- Look directly at the headlights of an oncoming vehicle.
- Increase your following distance. ✓
Answer: C. Increase your following distance.
Source
Last checked: 2026-10-17 · Not yet verified
Updated: · Based on the official driver handbook