Distractions and wireless devices — Arizona Permit Test

Distractions and wireless devices on the Arizona permit test — 7 rules, each with the reason behind it and a question on it while it is fresh.

The rules

Arizona law prohibits holding or supporting a wireless device while driving.

A phone in your hand takes a hand off the wheel and your eyes off the road at the same time.

Arizona law prohibits holding or supporting a wireless device while driving.

Arizona Driver License Manual and Customer Service Guide, p.24

While driving, you may not write or read any text-based message, or watch, record or broadcast video.

Reading one short text takes your eyes off the road for long enough to cover a whole block blind.

Drivers may not write or read any text-based communication while driving, and may not watch, record, or broadcast video while driving.

Arizona Driver License Manual and Customer Service Guide, p.24

Wireless devices may be used while driving for hands-free or voice-to-text operations.

The law targets the hand and the eyes. Speaking to the phone keeps both on the job.

Wireless devices may be used for hands-free or voice-to-text operations.

Arizona Driver License Manual and Customer Service Guide, p.24

Apart from hands-free use, a wireless device may be used while driving only to report an emergency.

A crash or a fire ahead is worth a call. Most other calls can wait until you have pulled over.

A wireless device may only be used while driving in order to report an emergency.

Arizona Driver License Manual and Customer Service Guide, p.24

If you are going to use a cell phone or send or receive a text, pull off the road safely and stop.

A stopped car cannot drift into the next lane while you look down at a screen.

Pull off the road safely and stop if you are going to use a cell phone or send/receive a text message.

Arizona Driver License Manual and Customer Service Guide, p.24

While driving, both hands should be on the steering wheel so you have full control of the vehicle.

One hand on the wheel is not enough to catch a skid or a blown tire.

While operating a motor vehicle, both hands should be on the steering wheel, allowing the driver full control of the vehicle.

Arizona Driver License Manual and Customer Service Guide, p.24

The manual lists fastening a safety belt while driving as a distraction to avoid.

Buckle up before you move. Fumbling for the latch on the road takes your eyes down and a hand away.

Fastening a safety belt while driving.

Arizona Driver License Manual and Customer Service Guide, p.24

On the test

What does Arizona law say about holding a phone while driving?

You may not hold or support it. A phone in your hand takes a hand off the wheel and your eyes off the road at the same time. Arizona Driver License Manual and Customer Service Guide, p.24: “Arizona law prohibits holding or supporting a wireless device while driving.”

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Where these come from

Every rule here is checked against Arizona Driver License Manual and Customer Service Guide, published by the Arizona Department of Transportation, and against the state code itself. Last checked 2026-09-28.