Arizona Driver's Handbook, Section 5: Actively Avoiding Crashes
Following distance, dust storms, rain and floods, night driving, fatigue, alcohol and drugs, DUI penalties and points.
Summary written by MyPermitExam from the official handbook, Revised March 2026. Not a copy of the handbook. Checked Oct 2026. Not affiliated with the DMV. Arizona Driver License Manual and Customer Service Guide
Key rules
- Dust storm: pull completely off, turn lights off, foot off the brake and stay buckled. p. 55
- Never cross a flooded wash; driving around flood barricades makes you pay for the rescue. p. 56
- Headlights from sunset to sunrise; dim within 500 feet of oncoming traffic and 200 feet when following. p. 57
- At 0.08 or more you lose your license on the spot; refusing the test means 12 months. p. 65
- Under 21: any trace of alcohol or impairing drugs suspends the license for 2 years. p. 60
- 8 points in 12 months means Traffic Survival School or a suspension. p. 62