Mile posts — Arizona Permit Test

Mile posts on the Arizona permit test — 4 rules, each with the reason behind it and a question on it while it is fresh.

The rules

Arizona mile posts are set off the right shoulder about 1 mile apart.

Knowing the spacing lets you count posts to judge where you are. That helps when you must tell someone where to find you.

reference “posts” are set 2 feet off the right shoulder and are about 1 mile apart.

Arizona Driver License Manual and Customer Service Guide, p.43

Arizona mile posts are set 2 feet off the right shoulder.

They sit just off the edge of the road, where you can read them as you drive by.

reference “posts” are set 2 feet off the right shoulder and are about 1 mile apart.

Arizona Driver License Manual and Customer Service Guide, p.43

Mile posts can be used to tell where you are located if you are in a crash, have mechanical problems, or are out of gas.

On a long highway with no exits in sight, a mile post number is how help finds you fast.

Mile posts can be used to tell where you are located if you are involved in a crash, have mechanical problems, or are out of gas.

Arizona Driver License Manual and Customer Service Guide, p.43

If you have to stop on the highway, note the route you are on and the approximate distance from a mile post.

Help cannot come if you cannot say where you are. The route and the nearest post pin it down.

If you have to stop, note the route you are on and the approximate distance from a mile post.

Arizona Driver License Manual and Customer Service Guide, p.43

On the test

What can a mile post help you do after a crash or breakdown?

Tell help where you are. On a long highway with no exits in sight, a mile post number is how help finds you fast. Arizona Driver License Manual and Customer Service Guide, p.43: “Mile posts can be used to tell where you are located if you are involved in a crash, have mechanical problems, or are out of gas.”

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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.