This section covers how to read the road: traffic signal meanings (including flashing red/yellow and arrows), right-of-way rules at intersections without signals, and sign shapes and colors — an octagon always means stop, a triangle means yield, and a diamond warns of a hazard ahead.
Special situations are tested heavily too: stopping for a school bus with its stop-sign arm out (except when you're on a divided roadway going the opposite direction), yielding to emergency vehicles and the Move Over Law, and railroad crossing rules like stopping at least 15 feet from the tracks when signals are active.
A common mistake is forgetting Arizona's unposted speed limits — 15 mph at a school crosswalk, 25 mph in business/residential districts, and 55 mph on open highways or city freeways — and mixing up pavement markings, like when a broken yellow line allows passing but a double solid yellow line never does.
What does a flashing red traffic light mean?⌄
A flashing red light has the same meaning as a stop sign: come to a complete stop, then proceed with caution once the roadway is clear.
When are you not required to stop for a school bus that's loading or unloading?⌄
You don't have to stop when you're traveling in the opposite direction on a divided roadway — one physically separated by a barrier such as a fence, curbing, or pavement separation (striping alone doesn't count).
What are Arizona's unposted speed limits?⌄
15 mph approaching a school crosswalk, 25 mph in business or residential districts, 55 mph on open highways or city freeways, 65 mph on designated open highways, and 75 mph on rural freeways.