Intersection scanning — Arkansas Permit Test

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

The rules

Intersections include cross streets, side streets, driveways, shopping centers, and parking lot entrances.

Cars can pull out of a driveway or a parking lot just as suddenly as from a cross street.

Intersections include cross streets, side streets, driveways, shopping centers, or parking lot entrances.

Arkansas Driver License Study Guide, p.48

Before entering an intersection, look left and right, then look a second time in the direction of oncoming traffic before crossing.

A car can appear in the second it took you to look the other way, so the second look catches it.

Before entering an intersection, you should look left and right. Look a second time in the direction of oncoming traffic before crossing.

Arkansas Driver License Study Guide, p.48

Before turning right, check for approaching traffic from the left and for oncoming traffic turning left into your path.

Both of those cars want the lane you are turning into, and missing either one means a side crash.

Before turning right, check for approaching traffic from the left and check for oncoming traffic turning left in your path.

Arkansas Driver License Study Guide, p.48

Do not begin a right turn without checking for pedestrians who may be crossing where you are turning.

People on foot step into the very crosswalk you turn across, and they are easy to miss behind a pillar or mirror.

Do not begin to turn without checking for pedestrians, who may be crossing where you are turning.

Arkansas Driver License Study Guide, p.48

On the test

Which of these does the study guide count as an intersection?

A parking lot entrance. Cars can pull out of a driveway or a parking lot just as suddenly as from a cross street. Arkansas Driver License Study Guide, p.48: “Intersections include cross streets, side streets, driveways, shopping centers, or parking lot entrances.”

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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.