Shared center turn lane — Arkansas Permit Test

Shared center turn lane 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 vehicle making a left turn from an intersecting street or driveway may use a center turn lane to merge into traffic, but may not use the center left turn lane as an acceleration lane.

A car speeding up in the center lane can meet another driver turning left from the other direction.

In Arkansas, it is permissible for a vehicle making a left turn from an intersecting street or driveway to utilize a center turn lane as part of the maneuver to gain access or merge into traffic lanes, except it is not permissible to use the center left turn lane as an acceleration lane.

Arkansas Driver License Study Guide, p.32

In Arkansas, shared center lanes are reserved for making left turns and can be used by vehicles traveling in either direction.

Drivers from both sides share the same strip of road, so you must watch for a car turning toward you in it.

Shared center lanes are reserved for making left turns and can be used by vehicles traveling in either direction.

Arkansas Driver License Study Guide, p.32

On the test

Which use of a shared center left-turn lane is not permitted in Arkansas?

Using it as an acceleration lane. A car speeding up in the center lane can meet another driver turning left from the other direction. Arkansas Driver License Study Guide, p.32: “In Arkansas, it is permissible for a vehicle making a left turn from an intersecting street or driveway to utilize a center turn lane as part of the maneuver to gain access or merge into traffic lanes, except it is not permissible to use the center left turn lane as an acceleration lane.”

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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.