Passing on the right — Arizona Permit Test

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

The rules

You may pass on the right when the driver of the other vehicle is turning left, and you must never pass to the left of a driver who has signaled a left turn.

The driver turning left is about to swing across the lane you would pass in on the left.

The driver of the other vehicle is turning left (never pass to the left of a driver who has signaled a left turn).

Arizona Driver License Manual and Customer Service Guide, p.27

Passing on the right is permitted only when it is safe, and then only in the cases the manual lists.

Even where a lane is there for you, the driver you pass may drift right without seeing you.

Passing on the right is permitted only when it is safe and:

Arizona Driver License Manual and Customer Service Guide, p.27

You may pass on the right on an open highway clearly marked for two or more lanes moving in your direction.

With a marked lane for each car, passing on the right is just driving in your own lane.

An open highway is clearly marked for two or more lanes of vehicles moving in the same direction as you are going.

Arizona Driver License Manual and Customer Service Guide, p.27

You must never pass on the right by driving off the paved or main part of the roadway.

The shoulder holds stopped cars, walkers and loose gravel you will not see until you are on it.

You must never pass on the right by driving off the paved or main portion of the roadway.

Arizona Driver License Manual and Customer Service Guide, p.28

On the test

The car ahead has signaled a left turn. How may you get past it?

On the right, when it is safe. The driver turning left is about to swing across the lane you would pass in on the left. Arizona Driver License Manual and Customer Service Guide, p.27: “The driver of the other vehicle is turning left (never pass to the left of a driver who has signaled a left turn).”

How this works

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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.