Written Test - PDF Driving 1

Student’s
name __________ ____________
Alabama Driver’s Manual Test

This is a major portion of your grade. Read all 4. If a tire blows out, the driver should: (Page
the questions and answers carefully. Then, 72)
circle the letter that best answers the question.
a. Switch off the ignition
When you are finished, check to ensure you
have answered every question. b. Hold tightly to the steering wheel
1. When following a motorcyclist you should: c. Brake hard
(Page 25)
5. Should the headlights fail completely, the
a. Follow at a distance given any other driver should first: (Page 74)
vehicle
a. Pull off the road
b. Increase your following distance
b. Drive to a service station
c. Decrease your following distance
c. Slow down and try to keep the car on
2. If you change your address, you must the pavement until speed is reduced
notify the Driver License Division: (Page15)
6. To pull out of skid, a driver should: (Page70
a. Within 30 days )
b. When your license is renewed a. Press the brake pedal to the floor
c. Within 1 year b. Turn the steering wheel in the direction
3. If you are driving in a wide lane and a that the rear of the car is skidding
motorcyclist is riding far to one side, you c. Not turn the steering wheel in either
should: (Page 25) direction
a. Move into the same lane alongside the 7. Drivers hearing a siren or seeing the
motorcycle flashing red or blue lights of an emergency
b. Never move into the same lane vehicle must pull over to the: (Page 60)
alongside the motorcycle a. Right lane and slow down
c. Blow your horn and pull alongside the b. Curb or side of the road
motor cycle
c. Must reduce speed
8. When making a right turn on a red signal c. It enables you to drive with one hand
light: (Page 64) on the steering wheel
a. The vehicle has the right of way 13. Your driver license may be suspended if:
(Page 19)
b. The pedestrian has the right of way
a. You accumulate 8 points on your driving
c. You must continue turning without
record
stopping
b. You are a competent motor vehicle
9. Glare from oncoming headlights can be operator
reduced by: (Page 69)
c. You are convicted of racing on the
a. Directing your vision to the right edge of
highway
the pavement
14. When parking headed downhill, you
b. Stare at the center line of the road
should turn the front wheels: (Page 28)
c. Slow down while your eyes adjust
a. Straight ahead
10. Failure to stop, render aid, or identify
b. To the curb or road shoulder
yourself in the event of an accident when
personal injury is involved can result in the c. Away from the curb
: (page 18)
15. If you miss your intended freeway exit, you
a. Revocation of your drivers license should: (Page 77)
b. Denial of the renewal of your license a. Proceed to the next exit
c. An additional 6 points being placed b. Back your vehicle with emergency

against your driving record signal lights flashing
11. If you see a car coming toward you in your c. Stop your vehicle and attempt to turn
lane, you should: (page 73) around
a. Pull to the left and increase speed 16. In hydroplaning: (Page 71)
b. Pull to the right and slow down a. The tire rides up on a film of water
c. Slow down and turn into the left lane b. The tire travels on a level plane
12. Good posture at the steering wheel is c. Friction is reduced about 50 percent
important because: (Page 21)
17. In transporting school children, the DEATH
a. It results in better vision ZONE is: (Page 80)
b. It allows you to grip the steering wheel a. The route the bus travels
tightly
b. The area around the stopped school bus c. Drive at a constant speed, alternate use
of high and low beams, drive partly on
c. All railroad crossings
the shoulder
18. A simple precaution in avoiding carbon
22. One of the reasons that freeways are the
monoxide poisoning is: (Page 72)
safest of all roads is that there is an
a. Idle the motor with all the windows absence of: (Page 75)
closed tightly a. Cross traffic
b. Warm up your motor in a closed garage b. Motorcycles
c. Check your exhaust system regularly to c. Fast-‐moving cars
prevent leaks
23. Alabama’s basic speed rule provides: (Page
19. “Implied Consent” means: (Page 35)
58)
a. When a driver operates a motor vehicle
a. You may drive at the maximum speed
on a public highway, it is deemed he
under any condition
has given consent to the chemical test
if suspected of driving under the b. You may drive 55 m.p.h in all urban
influence districts
b. Implies that he is qualified to drive any c. Speed must be reasonable under
type motor vehicle upon a public existing conditions
highway
24. Accident records show the greatest
c. Implies he will not drink and drive upon percentage of highway crashes are caused
a highway of this state by: (Page 32)
20. Alcohol is a: (Page 35) a. Alcohol
a. Stimulant—it increases the reflexes and b. Vehicle defects

alertness
c. Driver error
b. Depressant—it slows normal reflexes
and alertness 25. When parking on an upgrade on a two-‐way
street where there is no curb, leave your
c. protein front wheels: (Page 28)
21. In dense fog, the driver should: (Page 72) a. Turned to the right
a. Keep the headlights on low beam and b. Turned to the left
reduce speed
c. Facing straight ahead
b. Drive at variable speed, use high beams,
prepare to stop quickly
26. The diagram below indicates a car entering 30. Rear end collisions are the most common
the freeway. Which one of the procedures type of accident. They are caused by: (Page
should he follow? (Page 75) 37)
a. High speed
b. Improper brakes
a. Increase his speed in the acceleration c. Following too close

lane to match that of other vehicles in
thru lanes 31. If your right wheels get off the pavement
on the rough shoulder of the road. You
b. Move slowly into the lane of traffic should: (Page 73)
c. Immediately drive into the traffic lane, a. Make an emergency stop
as other traffic will move over for him
b. Stay on the shoulder, slow your speed,
27. For maximum effectiveness, a seat belt then return to the pavement
should: (Page 31)
c. Turn the steering wheel quickly to get
a. Be drawn snugly across the hip bones back on the pavement
b. Fit snugly across the abdomen 32. If our car plunges into deep water, but
does not sink, you should IMMEDIATELY:
c. Fit loosely over the waist
(Page 74)
28. A stop sign means: (Page 43)
a. Open the door and summon help
a. Slow down to 5 miles per hour
b. Get into the air, breathe deeply, and
b. Proceed cautiously if there is no traffic wait for the car to settle
within a block
c. Escape through a window
c. Come to a complete stop
33. The diagram below shows vehicle #1 and
29. The formula now used in following another #2 making a proper turn. One of the
vehicle is: (Page 37) following answers is correct: (Page 23)
a. The two-‐second rule

2
b. Two car lengths for every ten miles of
travel
c. One car length for every twenty miles

of tavel 1

a. Vehicle #1 is turning from a one-‐way

street to a two-‐way street
b. Vehicle #2 is turning from one-‐way to a 38. The stated minimum distance for signaling
one-‐way street prior to a turn is : (Page 22)
c. Vehicle #1 is turning from two-‐way to a a. At least 100 feet
one-‐way street
b. At least 60 feet
34. The distance required to stop your car is
c. At least 25 feet
important in determining; (Page 38)
39. The regulatory sign to indicate speed limit
a. A safe driving speed
is: (Page 42, 44)
b. A faster method of passing other
vehicles a. Triangular in shape
c. Your signaling ability to other vehicles b. Circular in shape
35. When railroad gates are down: (Page 40) c. Rectangular in shape
a. Drive around the gates 40. In leaving a parallel parking space, the
driver should: (Page 21)
b. Cross the tracks at a slow speed
a. Look in the rearview mirror and over his
c. Stay in place until the gates are raised shoulder
36. A driver involved in an accident is required b. Use only the rearview mirror
to file an accident report with the
c. Look over his shoulder only
Department of Public Safety when: (Page
39) 41. The effect of mixing a drug and alcohol is:
a. No investigation of an accident is made (Page 36)
b. When there is personal injury or a. Greater than alcohol or drug used alone
damage to any vehicle or other b. Equal to the one which has the most
property in the amount of $250.00 or serious effect
more
c. Equal to the average effect of the two
c. You do not have liability insurance on
your vehicle 42. While under the stress of strong emotion,
it is best: (Page 32)
37. The best precaution to take when driving
with limited visibility is to: (Page 69) a. To let someone else drive
a. Reduce speed b. To drive with a friend
b. Try hydroplaning c. Not to think of other drivers
c. Increase speed 43. When parking on an upgrade with a curb:
(Page 28)
a. Turn the front edge of your front a. The person is too old to walk without a
wheels to the curb cane
b. Turn the back edge of your front wheels b. The person is deaf
to the curb
c. The person is blind
c. Keep your front wheels parallel to the
48. When passing a car on a two-‐lane highway,
curb
you should: (Page 63)
44. State law requires headlights be turned on:
(Page 68) a. Not return to the right lane until you see
the vehicle you have just passed in
a. One-‐half hour after sunset to one-‐half your rearview mirror
hour before sunrise or when you
b. Blow your horn and pass on the right
cannot see clearly for 500 feet
c. Return to your lane immediately and
b. Only when you cannot see clearly for
500 feet slow down
c. Only at night 49. If a driver approaches a school bus

displaying flashing red lights with an
45. When a driver’s hand and arm are extended stop signal arm, he must: (Page
extended downward, he is signaling to: 60)
(Page 66)
a. Stop only if he is behind the bus
a. Stop or slow down
b. Stop only if he is meeting the bus
b. Turn right
c. Stop regardless of his direction of travel
c. Turn left
50. When following another vehicle at night
46. If you must change lanes to pass or leave you should: (Page 68)
the freeway, you should FIRST: (Page 77)
a. Follow no closer than 500 feet
a. Check traffic carefully and signal well in
b. Put on your emergency flashers
advance of your move
c. Dim your headlights if you are within
b. Pass on either the right or left lane by
increasing your speed 200 feet of the vehicle ahead
c. Increase your speed when existing to 51. What is the safest way to stop on ice?
(Page 70)
clear traffic
a. Take your foot off the accelerator
47. A person carrying a white can tipped with
red usually means: (Page 64) b. Apply hard, steady brake pressure
c. Apply the brakes gently

52. When entering a freeway: (Page 75) c. Those turning right can proceed in the
direction of the arrow
a. Enter the acceleration lane and increase
your speed to match the vehicle in the 57. What is your FIRST obligation in case you
thru lanes are involved in an accident? (Page 38)
b. Move slowly into the lane of traffic a. Stop at once and aid all injured persons
c. Drive into a traffic lane immediately, b. Report to the State Troopers
because other traffic will move over
for you c. Get the names of the witnesses
53. Alabama law states all automobiles must 58. When making a left turn at an intersection
or a driveway, you must: (Page 62)
have: (Page 78)
a. Yield right of way to vehicles
a. A parking brake only
approaching from the rear
b. A regular foot brake only
b. Yield right of way to vehicles
c. A regular foot brake and a parking approaching from the opposite
brake direction
54. A skipped yellow center line dividing a c. Continue your turn as other vehicles
two-‐lane road means: (Page 53) approaching from the opposite
direction will yield right of way
a. Passing permitted
59. This sign pictured bellow means: (Page 43)
b. Passing not permitted
a. You must not make a left
c. Passing prohibited in both directions
turn at this intersection
55. A flashing circular red traffic light means:
b. You must not make a U-‐turn
(Page 55) at this intersection
a. The same as a stop sign
c. One way street to the left
b. The same as a yield sign
60. The diagram bellow shows the driver of a
c. The same as a flashing yellow traffic car signaling to make a: (Page 66)
light
a. Left turn
56. A green arrow pointing right used with a
b. Right turn
red signal light means: (Page 56)
c. Stop or slow down
a. All motorists must stop
b. Those going right must stop and then
turn
a. There is a one-‐lane b. You are reminded to reduce
bridge ahead your speed
b. There is a stop sign c. You will be merging with

ahead other traffic travelling in the same
direction
c. There is a yield sign ahead
a. Slow down, dip in the road
a. Railroad crossing
ahead b. Narrow bridge ahead
b. Road crosses the c. The road ahead angles to the inside,
highway ahead slow your speed
c. Construction ahead, slow your speed 68. This sign pictured bellow means: (Page 42)
63. This sign pictured bellow means: (Page 45) a. No passing zone
a. Curve to the right b. Yield right of way
b. Hill to the right c. Construction
c. Sharp turn to right 69. This sign pictured bellow means: (Page 43)
64. This sign pictured bellow means: (Page 42) a. You must not make a left
turn at this intersection
a. Construction
b. You must not make a U-‐turn
b. School Warning
c. You must turn left
c. Pedestrian
a. Red light ahead
a. You must yield to
pedestrians b. Stop
b. You must yield to school c. Stop sign ahead

children in the crosswalk
c. Flagman ahead, yield and slow down
a. There is a traffic signal
66. This sign pictured bellow means: (Page 49) ahead
a. You are reminded you are on a two-‐way b. There is a stop sign ahead
road
c. There is a yield ahead
72. This sign pictured bellow means: (Page 49) b. Winding road
a. Slippery when wet c. Intersection to the right, then

intersection to the left
b. Divided highway ahead
c. Narrow bridge
a. Side road enters highway
ahead at an angle
a. Road ahead is slippery
b. Exit ramp to a freeway
when wet, slow down
c. Another road crosses the highway
b. Road ahead is slippery all
ahead
the time, slow down
79. The diagram bellow shows the driver of a
c. You must not drive on the highway car signaling to make a: (Page66)
when it is wet
a. Right turn
74. This sign pictured bellow
means: (Page 48) b. Left turn
a. Side road enters c. Stop
b. Number of highway lanes ahead change 80. This sign pictured bellow means: (Page 46)
c. Detour a. Gradual curve to the right

then curve to the left
b. Winding road
a. Yield right of way
c. Sharp turn to the right
b. Railroad crossing
c. Stop
a. The street has no outlets
b. Pavement ends
a. Merging traffic
c. Reminder to merge into adjacent lane
b. Four lane ahead
c. Two-‐way travel reminder
a. You must not drive to the
77. This sign pictured bellow means: (Page 47) left of this sign
a. Sharp turn to the right, then sharp turn b. You must not drive to the
to the left
right of this sign
c. You are entering a one-‐way street a. Stop
83. This sign pictured bellow means: (Page 49) b. Warning
a. Slippery when wet c. Railroad warning
b. Divided highway ends 89. This sign pictured bellow means: (Page 47)
c. Winding road ahead a. Yield ahead
84. The diagram bellow shows the driver of car b. Slow moving vehicle
signaling to make a: (page 66)
c. No passing zone
a. Left turn
b. Right turn
a. Construction area
c. Stop or slow down
b. Slow moving vehicle
c. Warning
a. There is a stop sign ahead
91. Applicants must provide which means of
b. There is a red light ahead identification to the examiner? (Page 7-‐8)
c. There is a yield sign ahead a. Driver license from another state
86. This sign pictured bellow means: (Page 42) b. Armed forces I.D.card
a. Stop c. Birth certificate (15 years and under)
b. You must yield right of way d. Any of the above
c. Warning 92. Parking is permitted (Page 28)
87. This sign pictured bellow means: (Page 47) a. In front of a driveway
a. There is a railroad crossing b. Within 15 feet of a fire station
ahead. Slow down and be
c. On the right side of the road not
prepared to stop
prohibited by a sign or a yellow line
b. There is a cross road ahead. Be
93. To prevent “highway hyponosis”, a driver
prepared to stop
should: (Page 33)
c. You are approaching an intersection.
a. Stop every 100 miles or two hours
Reduce speed and be prepared to stop
b. Open a window and drink coffee
c. Play loud music

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Student’s

name __________ ____________

Alabama Driver’s Manual Test

c. An additional 6 points being placed b. Back your vehicle with emergency

20. Alcohol is a: (Page 35) a. Alcohol

a. Stimulant—it increases the reflexes and b. Vehicle defects

a. Increase his speed in the acceleration c. Following too close

a. The two-­‐second rule

c. One car length for every twenty miles

a. Vehicle #1 is turning from a one-­‐way

c. Your signaling ability to other vehicles b. Circular in shape

a. Reduce speed b. To drive with a friend

b. Try hydroplaning c. Not to think of other drivers

c. Only at night 49. If a driver approaches a school bus

c. Apply the brakes gently

b. There is a stop sign c. You will be merging with

a. Curve to the right b. Yield right of way

b. Hill to the right c. Construction

b. You must yield to school c. Stop sign ahead

a. Slippery when wet c. Intersection to the right, then

a. Side road enters c. Stop

c. Detour a. Gradual curve to the right

83. This sign pictured bellow means: (Page 49) b. Warning

a. Slippery when wet c. Railroad warning

c. Winding road ahead a. Yield ahead

a. Stop c. Birth certificate (15 years and under)

c. Warning 92. Parking is permitted (Page 28)

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a. The two-‐second rule

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