Alabama Practice Tests for Permit & Driver’s License – 100% Free

Right turn – left arm extended, with elbow bent upward, at about a 90-degree angle.

Remember, certification of insurance is mandatory. You must be able to show proof of insurance when stopped for a traffic offense or at checkpoints.

Parking is not allowed within 15 feet of a fire hydrant.

Stop driving when you feel drowsy. Do not try to fight it. Pull off the highway at the first rest stop or service area. A cup of coffee and a bit of stretching may be enough to wake you.

If you are really sleepy, get off the highway and take a nap.

Remember, drowsiness is one of the greatest dangers in interstate highway driving.

If steam begins to come from under the hood, your cooling system is boiling. Pull to the side of the road and turn off your engine. Do not open the radiator cap.

There are many drugs, which interfere with your ability to drive safely. These may be contained in prescriptions written by your doctor, or may be found in some of the remedies which you can buy without prescription.

Remember, it is illegal to drive when you are under the influence of a drug to a degree that makes you incapable of driving safely.

Cars entering from a private road or driveway must stop and yield to cars on a public street or highway.

You must also yield to pedestrians.

Over driving headlights is a common and dangerous practice. You should never drive so fast that you cannot stop within the distance you can see ahead with your lights.

Remember, excessive speed is more dangerous at night because of limited visibility. You can see only as far as your headlights carry, and at high speeds this does not give you sufficient stopping distance.

All red signs are regulatory signs and must be obeyed. They indicate stop or prohibition and include signs like: stop, yield, do not enter and wrong way.

Flashing amber lights are a pre-warning that the bus is preparing to stop to load or unload children.

In rural areas, the light are used at least 300 feet before stopping and in municipalities at least 100 feet.

This question asked what is NOT a safe driving practice. Changing lanes without signaling is not considered safe driving.

Remember, giving an appropriate signal is required by law.

Cutting from one lane to another is a dangerous practice. Choose the lane in which traffic moves at the pace you prefer and stay in it. If you must change lanes to pass or leave the freeway, check traffic carefully and signal well in advance of your move.

Never get trapped on a crossing. When traffic is heavy, wait until you are sure you can clear the crossing before proceeding.

Large flashing or sequencing arrow panels may be used in work zones both day and night to guide drivers into certain traffic lanes and to inform them that part of the road or street ahead is closed. Slow down and prepare to merge in the direction of the arrow.

Left turns in front of an oncoming motorcyclist account for a large percentage of car/cycle injury producing accidents. The problem of not seeing the motorcyclist is two fold: car drivers may fail to pick the cyclist out of the traffic scene, or drivers may fail to judge the speed of the oncoming motorcycle. The correct behavior is to: look and look again. make sure you know the speed of the motorcycle before making a left turn.

No Right Turn.

You must not make a right turn at this intersection. Remember, a red circle with a red slash mark across a symbol indicates that you should not take a certain course of action.

Yield ahead. This sign warns of a yield sign ahead. Slow down and be prepared to yield other traffic.

Fire station.

Watch for fire trucks entering street or highway.

Whenever signs or road markings permit you to pass, you will always have to judge whether you have enough room to pass safely.

Remember, on two-lane roads with traffic moving in both directions, you may pass traffic on the left if the pass can be completed safely without exceeding the speed limit.

You may not cross the center line to pass:

• On a curve or hill where you cannot see a clear passing distance of at least 500 feet.
• At a highway intersection.
• When meeting an oncoming vehicle.

Most rear end crashes are caused by following too closely. You must consider the speed of the traffic, the condition of the highway and allow yourself enough following distance to stop if necessary.

While waiting to turn, keep your wheels straight and your foot on the brake. If your vehicle is struck from the rear, you will be less likely to be pushed into oncoming traffic.

When you see emergency lights behind you:

• Stay calm, activate your turn signal and pull off to the side of the roadway as soon and as safely as possible.
• Turn off the ignition and radio.
• Stay inside your vehicle unless the officer instructs you to exit.
• Keep both hands on the steering wheel to ensure they are easily seen.
• Ask your passengers to remain calm and to stay inside the vehicle while keeping their hands in plain view.
• Put down your cell phone and other devices.
• Give the officer your full attention.
• If there are weapons in the vehicle, inform the officer upon first contact.
• Do not make sudden moves or search for your driver’s license or other documents until instructed to do so.
• If a stop occurs at night, turn on your vehicle’s interior lights to assist the officer.

The process of stopping your car has three main components: perception, reaction and braking (from eye to brain to foot to wheel to road). Perception and reaction can be affected by mental and physical factors such as tiredness, alcohol, fatigue and concentration levels. The braking ability of vehicles can vary widely due to type and condition of the pavement, the type and condition of tires and brakes, chassis design, weight distribution, suspension, and shock absorbers. Wind direction and velocity can also affect your stopping distance.

A posted speed limit does not affect your stopping distance, only the actual speed does.

No speed is safe in all situations.

Consider road, weather, and your vehicle condition, as well as your own physical condition. What might be a reasonable speed at one time may not be reasonable at another time because of conditions.

The new Alabama law requires children to be in rear-facing infant car seats until they are one year or weigh 20 pounds. After that, they must be in forward-facing child car seats until they are five or weigh 40 pounds, in booster seats until they turn six, and in regular seat belts until they turn 15.

Deer crossing.

Watch for deer crossing the road.

A flashing red light means the same as a stop sign.

Come to a complete stop, yield to vehicles and pedestrians who reach the intersection before you, and proceed when the intersection is clear.

Shared center lanes are reserved for making left turns by vehicles traveling in both directions. On the pavement, left-turn arrows for traffic in one direction alternate with left-turn arrows for traffic coming from the other direction.

These lanes are marked on each side by a solid yellow and dashed yellow line.

Passing or overtaking is not permitted in the center lane.

An Alabama driver’s license shall not be issued to:

• Persons under 16 years of age.
• Any person whose driving rights or privilege is suspended or revoked in any state.
• Any person afflicted with or suffering from a physical or mental impairment which, in the opinion of the Director of ALEA or examining officer, will prevent such person from exercising reasonable and ordinary control over a motor vehicle.
• Any person failing to pass the examination when required.
• Any person who is a habitual drunkard or addicted to the use of narcotic drugs.
• Any person who is under the age of 19 that is not in compliance with Alabama Act 93-368, which requires secondary school graduation or current attendance, with limited exclusions.

No-zones are danger areas around trucks and buses where crashes are more likely to occur.

Dimming headlights when meeting or following is required by law, as well as being a sensible driving practice.

Glare can seriously impair vision, many times to the point of causing temporary blindness. The most common glare encountered at night is that of oncoming headlights or the reflection of following lights in your rear view mirror.