Dust storms pull aside stay alive — Arizona Permit Test

Dust storms pull aside stay alive on the Arizona permit test — 5 rules, each with the reason behind it and a question on it while it is fresh.

The rules

In a severe dust storm, pull off the road, turn off your lights and take your foot off the brake.

A driver behind you in the dust may follow your lights, think you are still moving on the road, and drive right into you.

Turn off your lights and take your foot off the brake.

Arizona Driver License Manual and Customer Service Guide, p.55

In a severe dust storm, do not stop in the travel lane or in the emergency lane.

In a dust storm other drivers cannot see you. A car stopped in any lane, even the emergency lane, is likely to be hit.

Do not stop in the travel lane or in the emergency lane.

Arizona Driver License Manual and Customer Service Guide, p.55

Once stopped for a severe dust storm, stay in the vehicle with your seat belts buckled until it passes.

Outside, you cannot see or be seen, and a car that loses its way could hit you. Buckled in, you are protected if one does.

Stay in the vehicle with your seat belts buckled.

Arizona Driver License Manual and Customer Service Guide, p.55

If you meet a dust storm, pull off the road as soon as possible; do not wait until poor visibility makes it hard to do safely.

Once the dust is thick you cannot see the shoulder or the cars around you, so leaving the road becomes the dangerous part.

Do not wait until poor visibility makes it difficult to safely pull off the roadway – do it as soon as possible.

Arizona Driver License Manual and Customer Service Guide, p.55

Dust storms are common in Arizona and can sometimes reduce a driver's visibility to zero.

You may go from clear air to seeing nothing in a few seconds, with cars moving all around you.

Dust storms are common in Arizona and can, at times, reduce a driver’s visibility to zero.

Arizona Driver License Manual and Customer Service Guide, p.55

On the test

After pulling off the road in a severe dust storm, what should you do with your lights and brake?

Turn off lights; foot off the brake. A driver behind you in the dust may follow your lights, think you are still moving on the road, and drive right into you. Arizona Driver License Manual and Customer Service Guide, p.55: “Turn off your lights and take your foot off the brake.”

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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.