Alabama Road Signs Test (2026)
Every road sign on the Alabama exam, with what it means. Free and unlimited.
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What this test covers
This draw of 40 questions breaks down like this:
- Traffic Signs & Signals — 19
- Right-of-Way & Intersections — 9
- Traffic Lanes, Passing & Turning — 6
- Alcohol, Drugs & the Law — 1
- Emergencies & Crashes — 1
- Sharing the Road — 1
- Signaling & Communication — 1
- Speed Limits & Speed Management — 1
- Vehicle Equipment — 1
Heaviest on Traffic Signs & Signals (19 of 40) — that is the section to revise first if you miss several here.
2 are Alabama-specific questions, drawn from the state handbook rather than general road rules.
Each test on this site draws a different set, so Test 1, 2 and 3 never repeat a question.
Questions on this test
1. A motorcycle's small size can make it:
- Easier to see
- Appear farther away and moving slower than it is
- Slower to stop
- Louder
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Answer: Appear farther away and moving slower than it is
Motorcycles look farther and slower than they are — misjudging this causes crashes. Look twice.
2. When turning, you should complete the turn in the:
- Shoulder
- Nearest legal lane
- Farthest lane
- Center turn lane
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Answer: Nearest legal lane
Turn into the nearest legal lane going your direction; don't swing wide across lanes.
3. A yield sign is shaped as a(n):
- Circle
- Downward triangle
- Rectangle
- Octagon
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Answer: Downward triangle
The yield sign is a downward-pointing triangle.
4. What does this sign mean?
- No U-turn
- Do not enter
- No left turn
- No right turn
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Answer: No right turn
This sign prohibits right turns.
5. What does this hand signal mean?
- Speed up
- Right turn
- Stop or slow down
- Left turn
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Answer: Stop or slow down
Left arm bent downward = stop or slow down.
6. What does this sign mean?
- A sharp turn to the right ahead
- No right turn
- A gentle curve
- Right lane ends
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Answer: A sharp turn to the right ahead
A sharp-turn (right-angle) arrow warns of a sharp turn ahead — slow down considerably.
7. A blue sign with an 'H' or a bed symbol tells you:
- A warning
- A speed limit
- Where to find services like hospitals or lodging
- A construction zone
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Answer: Where to find services like hospitals or lodging
Blue guide signs point to services — hospitals, lodging, gas, food.
8. Another driver is passing you. You should:
- Brake hard
- Stay in your lane and do not increase your speed
- Move left to block them
- Speed up so they can't pass
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Answer: Stay in your lane and do not increase your speed
When being passed, keep a steady speed (or slow slightly) and stay in your lane.
9. If your turn signals stop working, you should:
- Turn without signaling
- Not signal
- Use headlights
- Use hand signals until repaired
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Answer: Use hand signals until repaired
Use hand signals if your signals fail.
10. A 'No U-Turn' sign is posted. You may:
- U-turn slowly
- U-turn anyway if clear
- U-turn only at night
- Not make a U-turn there
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Answer: Not make a U-turn there
Obey the sign — no U-turns where prohibited.
11. If your rear wheels skid, you should steer:
- Into the curb
- In the same direction the rear is sliding, then straighten
- Opposite the skid
- Straight and brake hard
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Answer: In the same direction the rear is sliding, then straighten
Steer in the direction the rear is sliding to regain control, then straighten out.
12. A blue sign with a wheelchair symbol reserves parking for:
- Buses
- People with a disabled parking permit
- Delivery trucks
- Anyone
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Answer: People with a disabled parking permit
Blue wheelchair signs reserve parking for permit holders.
13. A school-zone sign is what color and shape?
- Red octagon
- Blue rectangle
- Fluorescent yellow-green pentagon
- Orange diamond
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Answer: Fluorescent yellow-green pentagon
School zones use a fluorescent yellow-green pentagon.
14. At a T-intersection, who has the right-of-way?
- Vehicles on the through road (the top of the T)
- The vehicle going faster
- The vehicle turning right
- The vehicle on the road that ends (the stem)
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Answer: Vehicles on the through road (the top of the T)
Traffic on the through road has the right-of-way; the driver on the ending road must yield.
15. A sign of this shape and color indicates:
- A scenic route
- A hospital zone
- A school zone
- A construction or work zone
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Answer: A construction or work zone
Orange means a construction or maintenance work zone — slow down and watch for workers.
16. This sign shape warns of:
- A railroad crossing
- A dead end
- A school zone or school crossing
- A hospital
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Answer: A school zone or school crossing
The pentagon shape marks a school zone or school crossing ahead.
17. You are driving and see this red sign facing you. It means:
- Yield
- Continue
- Speed up
- You are going the wrong way — do not proceed; turn around
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Answer: You are going the wrong way — do not proceed; turn around
A red 'Wrong Way' sign means you're headed against traffic — stop and turn around safely.
18. At a four-way stop, you should proceed:
- Whenever you want
- After honking
- Only if biggest
- In the order vehicles arrived and stopped
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Answer: In the order vehicles arrived and stopped
Go in arrival order; if you tie, the driver on the right goes first.
19. At a crosswalk, if the car ahead of you stops, you should:
- Honk
- Pass it
- Not pass — it may be stopping for a pedestrian you can't see
- Speed around
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Answer: Not pass — it may be stopping for a pedestrian you can't see
Never pass a vehicle stopped at a crosswalk; it may be yielding to a pedestrian.
20. Blue signs along the highway indicate:
- Motorist services such as gas, food, and lodging
- A school zone
- Construction ahead
- No passing
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Answer: Motorist services such as gas, food, and lodging
Blue signs point you to motorist services — gas, food, lodging, hospitals.
21. A pennant-shaped (sideways triangle) sign on the left means:
- School zone
- Yield
- Dead end
- No passing zone
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Answer: No passing zone
The pennant marks the start of a no-passing zone.
22. A lane marked with a straight-up arrow means:
- Passing only
- No entry
- Turns only
- That lane is for going straight through
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Answer: That lane is for going straight through
A straight arrow means the lane is for through traffic only.
23. The maximum time you should spend in a truck's blind spot while passing is:
- 10 minutes
- Until it honks
- As little as possible — pass through it steadily
- As long as you like
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Answer: As little as possible — pass through it steadily
Move through a truck's blind spots quickly and steadily when passing.
24. When exiting a roundabout, you should:
- Reverse
- Signal your exit and watch for pedestrians in the crosswalk
- Speed up sharply
- Stop first
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Answer: Signal your exit and watch for pedestrians in the crosswalk
Signal before your exit and yield to pedestrians crossing at the exit.
25. What does this sign warn of?
- A tunnel light
- A dip
- Low clearance — height limit ahead
- A bridge
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Answer: Low clearance — height limit ahead
A low-clearance sign warns of limited overhead height; tall vehicles must not proceed if too high.
26. A pedestrian who is using a white cane or a guide dog steps into the road. You must:
- Proceed carefully around them
- Honk to warn them
- Yield and stop — they always have the right-of-way
- Yield only if at a crosswalk
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Answer: Yield and stop — they always have the right-of-way
You must always yield to a blind pedestrian using a white cane or guide dog.
27. As your speed increases, the distance needed to stop:
- Decreases
- Only matters at night
- Stays the same
- Increases sharply
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Answer: Increases sharply
Higher speed means a much longer stopping distance — roughly quadrupling when you double your speed.
28. As you exit a parking lot across a sidewalk, a pedestrian is walking on the sidewalk. You must:
- Honk and continue
- Yield to the pedestrian before crossing the sidewalk
- Speed across quickly
- Proceed — sidewalk users must yield to cars
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Answer: Yield to the pedestrian before crossing the sidewalk
Vehicles crossing a sidewalk must yield to pedestrians already on it.
29. What does this sign warn of?
- A dead end
- A rest area
- A crossroad ahead where another road crosses
- A hospital
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Answer: A crossroad ahead where another road crosses
A cross-road warning shows an intersecting road ahead — watch for entering traffic.
30. The shape of a warning sign is usually a:
- Octagon
- Rectangle
- Diamond
- Circle
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Answer: Diamond
Most warning signs are yellow diamonds.
31. This sign warns that you are approaching:
- A rest area
- A roundabout only
- A railroad crossing
- A toll booth
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Answer: A railroad crossing
A round yellow sign is the advance warning for a railroad crossing.
32. A diamond-shaped sign showing a merging-arrow means:
- Road ends
- No merging
- Traffic merges ahead
- Added lane
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Answer: Traffic merges ahead
A merge sign warns that another road joins yours ahead.
33. What does this orange sign mean?
- Recreation area
- School zone
- Road work ahead — slow down
- Detour ended
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Answer: Road work ahead — slow down
An orange road-work-ahead sign means a work zone is coming; reduce speed and watch for workers.
34. Alabama's Move Over Law protects:
- Only fire trucks
- Stopped emergency and other authorized vehicles with flashing lights
- Only at night
- No one
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Answer: Stopped emergency and other authorized vehicles with flashing lights
Move over for stopped emergency and authorized vehicles displaying flashing lights.
35. Turning left at a green light with oncoming traffic present, you should:
- Turn quickly first
- Wait in the intersection (if legal) and turn when there's a safe gap
- Turn from the right lane
- Back up
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Answer: Wait in the intersection (if legal) and turn when there's a safe gap
You may enter to wait, then complete the left turn when oncoming traffic clears.
36. A center lane marked with a solid yellow line and a dashed yellow line on each side is used for:
- Making left turns only (from either direction)
- Through driving
- Parking
- Passing slower traffic
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Answer: Making left turns only (from either direction)
This is a two-way left-turn lane — used only to make left turns from either direction, never for through travel or passing.
37. As you drink more in a short time, your blood alcohol level:
- Stays flat
- Drops
- Is unaffected by amount
- Rises, and impairment increases
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Answer: Rises, and impairment increases
More drinks = higher BAC and greater impairment; there is no safe amount before driving.
38. At a four-way stop with a car directly across turning left as you go straight:
- Largest goes
- They go first
- You (going straight) generally have the right-of-way
- Both stop forever
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Answer: You (going straight) generally have the right-of-way
Through traffic generally has priority over a car turning left across your path.
39. At a red light, when may you turn right?
- Anytime without stopping
- After a complete stop, if it's safe and no sign prohibits it
- Never
- Only with a green arrow
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Answer: After a complete stop, if it's safe and no sign prohibits it
Right on red is allowed after a full stop, when safe, unless a 'No Turn on Red' sign is posted.
40. Turning right on red, you must yield to:
- No one
- Pedestrians and cross traffic before turning
- Only bikes
- Only cars
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Answer: Pedestrians and cross traffic before turning
Right-on-red is allowed after a full stop, yielding to pedestrians and cross traffic.
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