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What does an Alabama school-zone sign indicate during the hours shown on the sign?
Answer: The posted school-zone speed limit applies during those indicated hours
Handbook, p. 44For a driver age 21 or older operating a noncommercial vehicle in Alabama, what is the lowest BAC covered by the general alcohol per se threshold?
Answer: .08 percent or more
Handbook, p. 33A driver has been drinking and wants to sober up quickly before driving. What actually lowers blood alcohol?
Answer: Only time, while the liver breaks down the alcohol
Handbook, p. 34What school related requirement applies to Alabama license applicants under 19?
Answer: They must show secondary school graduation or current attendance under Act 93-368, with limited exclusions
Handbook, p. 6What may a 14 or 15 year old operate with an Alabama motor driven cycle license?
Answer: A motor driven cycle weighing no more than 200 pounds and not exceeding 150cc
Handbook, p. 10What testing consent does a person give by operating a motor vehicle on Alabama public highways?
Answer: Consent to a chemical blood, breath, or urine test for blood alcohol content
Handbook, p. 34Two vehicles reach an uncontrolled intersection from different roads at about the same time. Which driver yields?
Answer: The driver on the left yields to the driver on the right
Handbook, p. 63What happens to a driver’s otherwise available right of way when entering an uncontrolled intersection at an unlawful speed?
Answer: It is forfeited
Handbook, p. 63When an emergency vehicle approaches with flashing red or blue lights and a siren, what must a driver do?
Answer: Pull to the side of the roadway and stop
Handbook, p. 63At what location must an Alabama driver stop and yield for a blind person using a red-tipped cane or guide dog?
Answer: At any intersection
Handbook, p. 63A car is leaving a private driveway for a public street. What must the driver do?
Answer: Stop and yield to cars on the public street
Handbook, p. 63At a railroad crossing, what does a smaller sign mounted below the crossbuck show?
Answer: The number of tracks at the crossing
Handbook, p. 39Even with a steady green arrow, to whom must a driver yield while entering the intersection?
Answer: Other traffic lawfully using the intersection
Handbook, p. 63When entering an Alabama roundabout, which movement is required?
Answer: Turn right through a safe gap in traffic
Handbook, p. 57If a driver misses an exit in an Alabama roundabout, what should the driver do?
Answer: Continue around the roundabout to the exit again
Handbook, p. 58On a two-lane road posted at 25 mph or more, what must a driver do if moving away from a stopped emergency vehicle is unsafe?
Answer: Move as far away as possible within the lane and slow to 15 mph below the posted speed limit
Handbook, p. 68On a two-lane Alabama road posted at 20 mph or less, what speed must a driver use when unable to change lanes around a stopped emergency vehicle?
Answer: 10 mph
Handbook, p. 68Under Alabama's Hands-Free Law, what penalty applies to a third conviction within a 24 month period?
Answer: A $150 fine and 3 points
Handbook, p. 16In the Alabama Parent/Teen Driving Agreement, what does the teen promise about electronic devices while driving?
Answer: Avoid all cell-phone and electronic-device use while driving and pull over to use one
Handbook, p. 82What does Alabama prohibit on controlled access highways, except for emergency vehicles performing their duties?
Answer: Backing
Handbook, p. 66Except when backing into a parking place, how does the Alabama manual characterize backing on a public street or road?
Answer: It is never advisable
Handbook, p. 66Through what age must children generally be restrained under Alabama’s child restraint law?
Answer: Through age 15
Handbook, p. 30Which listed vehicles are covered by Alabama’s child restraint law?
Answer: Passenger cars, pickup trucks, small vans, minivans, and sport utility vehicles
Handbook, p. 30Which seating areas are covered by Alabama’s child restraint requirement?
Answer: Both the front and back seats
Handbook, p. 30What subjects are included on Alabama’s driver license knowledge test?
Answer: Traffic laws, road signs, and rules of safe driving
Handbook, p. 11What fee does the Alabama manual list for each knowledge test?
Answer: $5.00, with no checks accepted
Handbook, p. 11As you leave a roundabout and turn onto your exit road, whom must you yield to?
Answer: Pedestrians and bicycles at the exit
Handbook, p. 58When making a left turn, when must a driver yield to an approaching vehicle from the opposite direction?
Answer: When it is within the intersection or so close as to constitute an immediate hazard
Handbook, p. 63What does Alabama say about speeds above a statutory limit?
Answer: They are prima facie evidence that the speeds are unlawful
Handbook, p. 59How does Alabama describe speed limits in municipalities?
Answer: They are maximum speeds
Handbook, p. 59Under Alabama's basic speed law, what must a driver consider when deciding whether a speed is reasonable?
Answer: Road, weather, vehicle, and personal physical conditions
Handbook, p. 59What does the 'Y' restriction on an Alabama learner license issued to a 15-year-old require?
Answer: A licensed driver age 21 or older or a certified instructor beside the operator
Handbook, p. 9How long is an Alabama 15-year-old learner license valid, and how many times may it be renewed?
Answer: Four years, with one renewal permitted
Handbook, p. 9Your car breaks down at night and you have flares. How far behind your vehicle should you place them?
Answer: 100 to 500 feet
Handbook, p. 70What does Alabama establish through the uniform point system described in the manual?
Answer: A system for suspending driver licenses based on listed grounds
Handbook, p. 18What happens when a driver under arrest for DUI refuses a directed chemical breath test in Alabama?
Answer: The driver license is suspended
Handbook, p. 34Unless another limit is posted, what is the statutory speed limit on an Alabama county paved road?
Answer: 45 miles per hour
Handbook, p. 60What is the penalty for a first Alabama Hands-Free Law conviction?
Answer: A $50 fine and 1 point
Handbook, p. 16Until what age does Alabama's child restraint schedule require a booster seat?
Answer: Until the child is 6 years of age
Handbook, p. 30Which headlight setting should you use when driving in thick fog or a snowstorm?
Answer: Low beams
Handbook, p. 73On a roadway with a posted minimum speed limit, when is driving below that minimum unlawful?
Answer: Under normal weather, road, and traffic conditions
Handbook, p. 60What does Alabama state law prohibit placing on a vehicle window?
Answer: A sign, poster, or other material that obstructs the driver's view
Handbook, p. 66What must you do at this sign?
Answer: Come to a COMPLETE stop at the line, yield, then go
Handbook, p. 60What does this sign require?
Answer: Slow down and yield to crossing traffic and pedestrians; stop if necessary
Handbook, p. 63A red and white sign says DO NOT ENTER. What roadway condition does it identify?
Answer: A one-way roadway with traffic coming against you that you must not enter
Handbook, p. 42What danger is indicated when a WRONG WAY sign faces a driver?
Answer: The driver is approaching a one-way highway or ramp from the wrong direction
Handbook, p. 42What does a ONE WAY sign require a driver to do?
Answer: Travel only in the direction shown by the arrow
Handbook, p. 44At an intersection, which movement is prohibited by a NO TURNS sign?
Answer: Both right and left turns
Handbook, p. 43A LEFT LANE MUST TURN LEFT sign is posted ahead. Which driver must follow it?
Answer: A driver traveling in the left lane
Handbook, p. 43What does a NO TURN ON RED sign change at a signalized intersection?
Answer: It prohibits a right or left turn on red at that intersection
Handbook, p. 44
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