Move over law — Arizona Permit Test

Move over law on the Arizona permit test — 5 rules, each with the reason behind it and a question on it while it is fresh.

The rules

Arizona’s Move Over Law requires you to move over one lane when driving by any vehicle with flashing lights pulled to the side of the road.

People working beside a stopped car stand inches from traffic. One empty lane is what keeps them from being hit.

requires motorists to move over one lane to create a safe margin of space when driving by any vehicle with flashing lights pulled to the side of a road or highway.

Arizona Driver License Manual and Customer Service Guide, p.39

Under the Move Over Law, if it is not safe or possible to move over, you must slow down and use caution.

If you cannot give the stopped car space, giving it time is the next best thing. A slower car is easier to steer away.

If it’s not safe or possible to move over, motorists must slow down and use caution.

Arizona Driver License Manual and Customer Service Guide, p.39

The Move Over Law covers all vehicles pulled over with flashing lights, not only police and emergency vehicles.

A tow truck or a family car with its flashers on has people beside it too, and they are just as easy to hit.

This law pertains to all vehicles pulled over with flashing lights,

Arizona Driver License Manual and Customer Service Guide, p.39

The Move Over Law applies on all freeways and other multiple lane highways, and on city roads and streets.

A crash scene on a city street is as dangerous to stand in as one on the freeway.

It applies to all freeways and other multiple lane highways, city roads and streets.

Arizona Driver License Manual and Customer Service Guide, p.39

If you come up on a disabled vehicle on the freeway, reduce your speed, move over, and go around it with caution.

A stalled car may have a person beside it or a door open into the lane. Space and a slower speed give you time.

If you approach a disabled vehicle, reduce your speed, move over, and proceed around the disabled vehicle with caution.

Arizona Driver License Manual and Customer Service Guide, p.32

On the test

What does Arizona’s Move Over Law require when you pass a car with flashing lights on the shoulder?

Move over one lane. People working beside a stopped car stand inches from traffic. One empty lane is what keeps them from being hit. Arizona Driver License Manual and Customer Service Guide, p.39: “requires motorists to move over one lane to create a safe margin of space when driving by any vehicle with flashing lights pulled to the side of a road or highway.”

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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.