Collision avoidance braking — Arkansas Permit Test

Collision avoidance braking on the Arkansas permit test — 4 rules, each with the reason behind it and a question on it while it is fresh.

The rules

In avoiding a collision, drivers have three options: stop, turn, or speed up.

Drivers who panic often do nothing, and knowing your three choices ahead of time helps you act in that second.

In avoiding a collision, drivers have three options: (1) Stop, (2) Turn, and (3) Speed Up.

Arkansas Driver License Study Guide, p.78

You might feel the brake pedal pushing back when ABS is working; do not let up, because ABS only works with the pedal pushed down.

The pushing feels like something is wrong, and drivers who lift their foot lose the braking they needed.

Do not let up on the brake pedal.

Arkansas Driver License Study Guide, p.78

Without ABS, if the brakes lock up and the vehicle starts to skid, quickly let up on the brake pedal.

Locked wheels slide instead of steering, and letting up lets the tires grip the road again.

If the brakes lock up, you will feel the vehicle start to skid. Quickly let up on the brake pedal.

Arkansas Driver License Study Guide, p.78

Without ABS, as soon as the vehicle stops skidding, push down on the brake pedal again, and keep doing this until the vehicle has stopped.

You still need to stop, so you brake again each time the tires grip, without letting them lock for long.

As soon as the vehicle stops skidding, push down on the brake pedal again.

Arkansas Driver License Study Guide, p.78

On the test

What three options does a driver have to avoid a collision?

Stop, turn, or speed up. Drivers who panic often do nothing, and knowing your three choices ahead of time helps you act in that second. Arkansas Driver License Study Guide, p.78: “In avoiding a collision, drivers have three options: (1) Stop, (2) Turn, and (3) Speed Up.”

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Where these come from

Every rule here is checked against Arkansas Driver License Study Guide, published by the Arkansas Department of Finance and Administration, and against the state code itself. Last checked 2026-10-04.