Headlight use law — Arkansas Permit Test
Headlight use law on the Arkansas permit test — 4 rules, each with the reason behind it and a question on it while it is fresh.
The rules
Arkansas law requires drivers to turn on their headlights when windshield wipers are needed.
In rain your car blends into the gray, and headlights let other drivers see you coming.
Arkansas law requires drivers to turn on their headlights when windshield wipers are needed.
Turn on your headlights 30 minutes after sunset and keep them on until 30 minutes before sunrise.
Around dusk and dawn the light fades fast, and other drivers lose sight of an unlit car before you notice it is dark.
Turn on your headlights a ½ hour (30 minutes) after sunset, a ½ hour (30 minutes) before sunrise, or anytime you cannot see a person or object clearly within 500 feet.
Turn on your headlights anytime you cannot see a person or object clearly within 500 feet.
If you cannot see far, others cannot see you either, and lights make your car visible in time.
Turn on your headlights a ½ hour (30 minutes) after sunset, a ½ hour (30 minutes) before sunrise, or anytime you cannot see a person or object clearly within 500 feet.
Parking lights are for parked cars; it is illegal in Arkansas to drive using only parking lights.
Parking lights are too dim to light the road or to show other drivers how fast you are coming.
It is illegal in Arkansas to drive using only parking lights.
On the test
When does Arkansas law require you to turn on your headlights in bad weather?
When windshield wipers are needed. In rain your car blends into the gray, and headlights let other drivers see you coming. Arkansas Driver License Study Guide, p.51: “Arkansas law requires drivers to turn on their headlights when windshield wipers are needed.”
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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)