Field of vision standards — Arkansas Permit Test
Field of vision standards on the Arkansas permit test — 2 rules, each with the reason behind it and a question on it while it is fresh.
The rules
In Arkansas, a person with two functional eyes must have a field of vision of 140 degrees.
Side vision is how you notice a car, a child or a bike coming at you from the edge of the road.
Also, your field of vision must be 140º for a person with two functional eyes or 105º for a person with one functional eye.
In Arkansas, a person with one functional eye must have a field of vision of 105 degrees.
With one eye a driver sees less to the side, so the state sets a lower but still safe minimum they must meet.
Also, your field of vision must be 140º for a person with two functional eyes or 105º for a person with one functional eye.
On the test
What field of vision must an Arkansas license applicant with two functional eyes have?
140 degrees. Side vision is how you notice a car, a child or a bike coming at you from the edge of the road. Arkansas Driver License Study Guide, p.5: “Also, your field of vision must be 140º for a person with two functional eyes or 105º for a person with one functional eye.”
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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.
- src/assets/drivers-manuals/AR.pdf (Arkansas Driver License Study Guide, Volume 1, Edition 10, October 2026, Arkansas State Police, retrieved 2026-10-04; sha256 pinned in SOURCES.json)
- src/assets/drivers-manuals/AR.pages.txt (the plain pdftotext fixture every citation here was cut from and verified against; sha256 pinned in SOURCES.json)
- src/assets/drivers-manuals/AR-exam.txt (the text of the State Police's audio testing instructions, https://media.ark.org/dps/Audio-Testing-Instructions.pdf, read 2026-10-04; states the 20 correct answers that pass)
- https://dps.arkansas.gov/law-enforcement/arkansas-state-police/services-programs/driver-examination/ (read 2026-10-04; links the study guide and the audio testing instructions, states no count or mark)
- https://media.ark.org/dps/Non-Commercial-DL-Testing-Rules_Current-Effective-as-of-7.23.21.pdf (the State Police's Non-Commercial Driver's License Testing Rules, read 2026-10-04; Rule 1 sets the five-day retest wait and no figure)