A wall of dust is ahead on an Arizona highway, and you can still safely use an exit. What is the safer plan?
Correct answer: Leave the highway and wait somewhere safe.
Avoid entering the storm. ADOT recommends using an available exit and waiting for the dust to pass.
Source: ADOT, Never drive into dust storms: Pull Aside, Stay Alive (June 8, 2026) — instructions when a dust storm approaches. ↗
Dust is approaching and you cannot reach an exit before it arrives. What should you do before pulling off?
Correct answer: Check traffic around you and reduce speed under control.
Check surrounding traffic, then slow in a controlled way while finding a safe place off the paved roadway.
Source: ADOT, Never drive into dust storms: Pull Aside, Stay Alive (June 8, 2026) — instructions when a dust storm approaches. ↗
You must wait out a dust storm without a nearby exit. Which stopping location matches ADOT guidance?
Correct answer: A safe place fully off the paved roadway, beyond the shoulder.
For this dust-storm procedure, ADOT says to get off the paved roadway, not stop in a travel lane or on the shoulder.
Source: ADOT, Never drive into dust storms: Pull Aside, Stay Alive (June 8, 2026) — instructions when a dust storm approaches. ↗
Your car is now safely parked completely off the paved roadway during a dust storm. What should you do with its lights?
Correct answer: Turn off all lights, including the hazard flashers.
Once safely parked off the roadway in dust, turn all lights off. Drivers might follow your lights and strike the parked car. This is not advice to drive without lights.
Source: ADOT, Never drive into dust storms: Pull Aside, Stay Alive (June 8, 2026) — instructions when a dust storm approaches. ↗
After parking safely off the paved roadway in a dust storm, how do you keep the car secured without displaying brake lights?
Correct answer: Set the parking brake and remove your foot from the brake pedal.
Use the parking brake and take your foot off the service-brake pedal so the brake lamps stay off during the dust-storm stop.
Source: ADOT, Never drive into dust storms: Pull Aside, Stay Alive (June 8, 2026) — instructions when a dust storm approaches. ↗
You have completed ADOT’s dust-storm stopping procedure safely off the roadway. How should occupants wait for visibility to improve?
Correct answer: Stay inside the vehicle with seat belts fastened.
ADOT tells occupants to remain in the vehicle, buckled up, while waiting for the storm to pass.
Source: ADOT, Never drive into dust storms: Pull Aside, Stay Alive (June 8, 2026) — instructions when a dust storm approaches. ↗
You are still driving in heavy rain, with enough visibility to continue safely. Which lighting choice helps other drivers see you?
Correct answer: Turn your headlights on.
ADOT recommends headlights while driving in rain. The lights-off dust-storm procedure applies after parking safely off the roadway, not while driving in rain.
Source: ADOT, Monsoons — Heavy rain and hydroplaning. ↗
Rain has reduced traction and the vehicle ahead may stop. How should you adjust your driving?
Correct answer: Reduce speed and allow extra room for gradual braking.
Wet roads require more room to slow down. Reduce speed, increase following space and avoid sudden braking.
Source: ADOT, Monsoons — Heavy rain and hydroplaning. ↗
Your tires begin riding on water and the car starts to drift. What should you do first?
Correct answer: Ease off the accelerator without sudden braking.
Ease off the gas to let the tires regain contact. Sudden braking or abrupt control inputs can worsen the loss of traction.
Source: ADOT, Monsoons — Heavy rain and hydroplaning — recovery when tires lose contact. ↗
A truck is throwing a heavy spray across your windshield. What is the safer response?
Correct answer: Leave more distance from the truck and slow as needed.
Spray from trucks and buses can sharply reduce visibility. More space and a safe speed give you time to see and respond.
Source: ADOT, Monsoons — Heavy rain and hydroplaning — trucks and buses. ↗
Water covers an Arizona wash crossing, but it looks shallow from your seat. What should you do?
Correct answer: Do not enter; choose a safe alternative or wait.
Appearance does not establish safe depth or road condition. ADOT advises against crossing flooded washes.
Source: ADOT, Monsoons — Monsoon safety driving tips — flooded washes. ↗
A Road Closed barricade blocks a flooded route, but there is room to drive around its end. What is the safe choice?
Correct answer: Respect the closure and find another route.
Do not drive around a closure barricade. It may protect you from flooding or damage that you cannot see.
Source: ADOT, Monsoons — Monsoon safety driving tips — Road Closed barricades. ↗
After heavy rain, you drive below a rocky slope beside the highway. What additional hazard should you watch for?
Correct answer: Rocks loosened by runoff falling or lying in the road.
Storm runoff can loosen rocks and boulders above highways. Watch the road ahead and adjust speed to avoid hazards safely.
Source: ADOT, Monsoons — Monsoon safety driving tips — rocks and boulders. ↗
You have stopped safely because the engine is overheating. Should you immediately remove the radiator cap?
Correct answer: No; do not remove it while the engine is hot.
ADOT warns against opening a hot radiator. Heated coolant and pressure can cause serious burns; let the engine cool and obtain assistance as needed.
Source: ADOT, Severe Weather — Preparing Your Vehicle — Engine Coolant. ↗
You need to park after a long drive. Why should you avoid a patch of dry grass under the car?
Correct answer: Heat from the underside can ignite the grass.
A hot vehicle underside can start a fire in dry vegetation. Choose a safe parking surface away from dry grass.
Source: ADOT, Severe Weather — Wildfire Prevention. ↗
Before towing a small trailer on a dry Arizona day, you notice its safety chains dragging on the pavement. What should you do?
Correct answer: Secure the chains correctly so they do not drag.
Dragging chains can throw sparks and ignite roadside vegetation. Secure them correctly without eliminating their safety function.
Source: ADOT, Severe Weather — Wildfire Prevention. ↗
