Freeway lane use — Arizona Permit Test

On all roadways with two or more lanes, drive on the right half of the roadway except when passing or when signs say otherwise.

Staying right keeps you away from oncoming cars and leaves the left open for people who need to pass.

On all roadways with two or more lanes, drive on the right half of the roadway except when passing or when signs indicate otherwise.

On highways with three or more lanes in one direction, the right lane is typically used for entering and exiting, so its traffic may be slower or faster than the other lanes.

Cars are joining and leaving in that lane, so speeds jump around. Expect sudden braking and cars cutting in.

On highways with three or more travel lanes in the same direction, the right lane is typically used for entering and exiting and so traffic in this lane may be traveling either slower or faster than traffic in other lanes.

On a highway, stay to the right and use the left lane only for passing.

A car cruising in the left lane forces others to pass on the right, where drivers do not expect them.

Stay to the right and only use the left lane for passing.

On a highway with three lanes, treat the far right lane as a slower-speed through lane and the far left lane as the passing lane.

Slower cars that stay right leave the middle and left open, so faster drivers are not weaving around them.

If you are traveling on a highway with three lanes, treat the far right lane as a slower-speed through lane and the far left lane as the passing lane.

Controlled-access highways, called expressways or freeways, have no signals or intersections, and you enter and exit them using ramps.

With no cross streets or lights, the only safe way on or off is the ramp. Turning across it is not an option.

Others are controlled access, which means they have no signals or intersections; you enter and exit these highways using ramps.

A divided highway or freeway has separate roadways for traffic going in opposite directions.

The two sides are kept apart so that oncoming cars never share your road. Crossing from one to the other is not allowed.

A divided highway/freeway has separate roadways for traffic in opposite directions, often with multiple lanes on each side.

On a roadway with two or more lanes, where should you drive?

On the right half of the roadway. Staying right keeps you away from oncoming cars and leaves the left open for people who need to pass. Arizona Driver License Manual and Customer Service Guide, p.32: “On all roadways with two or more lanes, drive on the right half of the roadway except when passing or when signs indicate otherwise.”