Aggressive driving — Arizona Permit Test

You may be cited for aggressive driving if, in one continuous period of driving that endangers others, you exceed the posted speed limit and commit two of the listed violations.

Speeding plus two other risky moves in one stretch is treated as one serious offense, not a few small tickets.

You may be cited for aggressive driving if you commit a series of acts during a single, continuous period of driving that presents an immediate hazard to another person or vehicle, exceed the posted speed limit and commit two of the following violations:

Passing another vehicle on the right side is one of the violations that can count toward aggressive driving.

A car passed on the right may not see you and can move over into you.

Passing another vehicle on the right side.

Failure to yield to emergency vehicles is one of the violations that can count toward aggressive driving.

An ambulance or fire truck held up by a driver who will not move over loses time someone may not have.

Failure to yield to emergency vehicles.

A first aggressive driving offense requires a Traffic Survival School course, and your license may be suspended for 30 days.

Even the first time costs you a class and possibly a month without driving.

First offense — You will be required to attend a Traffic Survival School course and your license may be suspended for 30 days.

A second aggressive driving offense within 24 months is a Class 1 misdemeanor, and your license will be suspended for 12 months.

A repeat offense is a crime, and the loss of your license grows from a month to a full year.

If you commit a second offense within 24 months, you are guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor and your license will be suspended for 12 months.

A second aggressive driving offense counts as a repeat offense if it comes within 24 months of the first.

The first offense stays on the books for two years, so a second one in that time brings the harsh penalty.

If you commit a second offense within 24 months, you are guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor and your license will be suspended for 12 months.

Besides speeding, how many of the listed violations make up aggressive driving?

Two of them. Speeding plus two other risky moves in one stretch is treated as one serious offense, not a few small tickets. Arizona Driver License Manual and Customer Service Guide, p.60: “You may be cited for aggressive driving if you commit a series of acts during a single, continuous period of driving that presents an immediate hazard to another person or vehicle, exceed the posted speed limit and commit two of the following violations:”