Arm signals — Oklahoma Permit Test
Arm signals on the Oklahoma permit test — 3 rules, each with the reason behind it and a question on it while it is fresh.
The rules
The arm signal for a left turn is your arm and hand extended straight out.
When turn lights fail or cannot be seen, a clear arm signal still tells others what you will do.
LEFT TURN Arm and hand extended straight out
The arm signal for a right turn is your arm and hand pointed upward.
Drivers behind need to know you will turn right so they do not try to pass on that side.
Extend your arm well out of the window and make your signal clear.
The arm signal to slow or stop is your arm and hand pointed down with the palm to the rear.
Brake lights can fail, and the driver behind needs warning before you slow down.
SLOW OR STOP Arm and hand pointed down with palm to the rear
On the test
What arm signal shows a left turn?
Arm and hand extended straight out. When turn lights fail or cannot be seen, a clear arm signal still tells others what you will do. Oklahoma Driver Manual, p.36: “LEFT TURN Arm and hand extended straight out”
How this works
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Where these come from
Every rule here is checked against Oklahoma Driver Manual, published by the Oklahoma Office of Management and Enterprise Services, and against the state code itself. Last checked 2026-10-04.
- src/assets/drivers-manuals/OK.pdf (Oklahoma Driver Manual, Copyright 2025, Updated 11/24/25, Service Oklahoma, retrieved 2026-09-14 and re-checked 2026-10-04; sha256 pinned in SOURCES.json)
- src/assets/drivers-manuals/OK.pages.txt (the plain pdftotext fixture every citation here was cut from and verified against; sha256 pinned in SOURCES.json)
- src/assets/drivers-manuals/OK-exam.html (Service Oklahoma, Oklahoma Written Knowledge Test, https://oklahoma.gov/service/popular-services/written-test.html, read 2026-10-04; states both exam figures; sha256 pinned under examSource)
- https://oklahoma.gov/service/all-pages/driver-education.html (read 2026-10-04; links the manual)
- OAC 260:135-5-41 (Service Oklahoma's knowledge-test rule, read 2026-10-04 as reproduced at https://www.law.cornell.edu/regulations/oklahoma/OAC-260-135-5-41; a minimum of 20 questions and 75 percent to pass, corroborating the agency page)