Your signal turns green while a pedestrian is still crossing in front of you. What should you do?
Correct answer: Yield until the pedestrian is clear.
A green signal does not remove your responsibility to yield to people and vehicles lawfully within the intersection.
Source: Alabama Driver Manual, November 2024 edition currently linked by ALEA; Green signal; printed page 54, physical PDF page 56; reviewed September 21, 2026. ↗
No sign prohibits a right turn on red. Before turning, you must:
Correct answer: Stop, check for traffic and pedestrians, and yield.
A permitted right turn on red still begins with a complete stop. Proceed only after yielding to anyone whose path you would cross.
Source: Alabama Driver Manual, November 2024 edition currently linked by ALEA; Right turn on red; printed page 61, physical PDF page 63; reviewed September 21, 2026. ↗
A traffic signal flashes red toward you. What is required?
Correct answer: Make a full stop, then proceed when safe.
A flashing red signal uses the stop-sign rule: stop completely and yield before continuing.
Source: Alabama Driver Manual, November 2024 edition currently linked by ALEA; Flashing red; printed page 61, physical PDF page 63; reviewed September 21, 2026. ↗
A green arrow permits your turn, but another vehicle is still lawfully clearing the intersection. What should you do?
Correct answer: Yield before following the arrow.
The green arrow permits movement in its direction. You still yield to traffic and pedestrians lawfully in the intersection.
Source: Alabama Driver Manual, November 2024 edition currently linked by ALEA; Green arrow; printed page 55, physical PDF page 57; reviewed September 21, 2026. ↗
Two vehicles reach an uncontrolled intersection at approximately the same time. One is on your right. Who yields?
Correct answer: You yield to the vehicle on your right.
At an uncontrolled intersection, a driver yields to the vehicle on the right when their arrivals are approximately simultaneous.
Source: Alabama Driver Manual, November 2024 edition currently linked by ALEA; Uncontrolled intersections; printed page 63, physical PDF page 65; reviewed September 21, 2026. ↗
You want to turn left across the path of an approaching car that is close enough to be a hazard. What is required?
Correct answer: Wait and yield to the approaching car.
A left-turning driver must yield to approaching traffic that is in the intersection or close enough to create an immediate hazard.
Source: Alabama Driver Manual, November 2024 edition currently linked by ALEA; Left turns; printed page 63, physical PDF page 65; reviewed September 21, 2026. ↗
There is a marked stop line before the crosswalk at a stop sign. Where should you stop?
Correct answer: Before the marked stop line.
Stop before the marked stop line. Keep the crosswalk clear, and check carefully before moving ahead.
Source: Alabama Driver Manual, November 2024 edition currently linked by ALEA; Stop lines; printed page 60, physical PDF page 62; reviewed September 21, 2026. ↗
You are leaving a private driveway to enter a public road. Which traffic must you yield to?
Correct answer: Vehicles approaching on the public road.
Entering from a private road or driveway does not give you priority over traffic approaching on the road you are joining.
Source: Alabama Driver Manual, November 2024 edition currently linked by ALEA; Private driveway; printed page 63, physical PDF page 65; reviewed September 21, 2026. ↗
Before entering a roundabout, you should:
Correct answer: Yield to vehicles already circulating.
Traffic in the roundabout has priority over entering traffic. Enter a suitable gap and follow the counterclockwise traffic flow.
Source: Alabama Driver Manual, November 2024 edition currently linked by ALEA; Entering roundabouts; printed page 57, physical PDF page 59; reviewed September 21, 2026. ↗
An ambulance using its siren and flashing lights approaches on a two-lane road. What should you do?
Correct answer: Pull as far right as practical, clear the intersection, and stop.
On a two-lane road, move to the right edge clear of an intersection and stop until the emergency vehicle passes, unless an officer directs otherwise.
Source: Alabama Driver Manual, November 2024 edition currently linked by ALEA; Emergency vehicles; printed page 63, physical PDF page 65; reviewed September 21, 2026. ↗
You are already inside a roundabout when an ambulance approaches with emergency signals. What should you do?
Correct answer: Exit, then pull right and stop.
Do not block the circulating lane by stopping inside the roundabout. Exit first, then move right and stop for the emergency vehicle.
Source: Alabama Driver Manual, November 2024 edition currently linked by ALEA; Emergency vehicles in roundabouts; printed page 58, physical PDF page 60; reviewed September 21, 2026. ↗
A school bus stops on a two-lane Alabama road with its red lights flashing and stop arm extended. Approaching from the opposite direction, you must stop at least:
Correct answer: 20 feet from the bus.
The Alabama manual requires drivers approaching a stopped school bus from either direction to stop at least 20 feet away when its red lights and stop arm are displayed.
Source: Alabama Driver Manual, November 2024 edition currently linked by ALEA; School bus stopping distance; printed page 62, physical PDF page 64; reviewed September 21, 2026. ↗
A school bus has stopped with red lights flashing and its stop arm extended on an undivided four-lane Alabama road. You are approaching in the opposite direction. What must you do?
Correct answer: Stop at least 20 feet from the bus.
On an undivided four- or six-lane road, both directions must stop. Alabama's opposite-direction exception requires separated roadways; lane count alone is not enough.
Source: Alabama Driver Manual, November 2024 edition currently linked by ALEA; School buses on undivided multilane roads; printed page 61–62, physical PDF page 63–64; reviewed September 21, 2026. ↗
You are following a school bus on a divided highway. It stops with red lights flashing and its stop arm extended. An adjacent lane in your direction is open. What must you do?
Correct answer: Stop at least 20 feet behind the bus.
Drivers traveling in the bus's direction must stop even on a divided multilane highway. The separated-roadway exception concerns opposing traffic, not vehicles behind the bus.
Source: Alabama Driver Manual, November 2024 edition currently linked by ALEA; Following a stopped school bus; printed page 61–62, physical PDF page 63–64; reviewed September 21, 2026. ↗
A stopped school bus is on the opposite roadway of a four-lane highway separated by a raised median. Under Alabama's bus rule, must you stop for its red signals?
Correct answer: No; the opposite roadway is physically separated.
The Alabama manual exempts opposing traffic on a four-or-more-lane road separated by a median strip. Watch for children; a painted center turn lane is not this physical separation.
Source: Alabama Driver Manual, November 2024 edition currently linked by ALEA; Opposing school bus on a divided road; printed page 61, physical PDF page 63; reviewed September 21, 2026. ↗
A school bus ahead begins flashing amber warning lights. What should you expect?
Correct answer: The bus is preparing to stop; prepare to stop too.
Amber school-bus lights warn that the bus is approaching a stop. Be ready for children and for the red-light and stop-arm stopping requirement.
Source: Alabama Driver Manual, November 2024 edition currently linked by ALEA; School bus amber warning; printed page 62, physical PDF page 64; reviewed September 21, 2026. ↗
You have stopped for a school bus. What signal changes must occur before you proceed, once the way is safe?
Correct answer: The stop arm retracts and the red lights stop flashing.
Remain stopped while the bus displays its stop arm and red flashing signals. Proceed only after the arm retracts, the red flashing stops, and the way is safe.
Source: Alabama Driver Manual, November 2024 edition currently linked by ALEA; School bus stop arm and red lights; printed page 61, physical PDF page 63; reviewed September 21, 2026. ↗
Railroad warning signals require you to stop. How far from the nearest rail should your vehicle stop?
Correct answer: Between 15 and 50 feet.
When a stop is required at a railroad crossing, stop no nearer than 15 feet and no farther than 50 feet from the nearest rail.
Source: Alabama Driver Manual, November 2024 edition currently linked by ALEA; Railroad stop distance; printed page 39, physical PDF page 41; reviewed September 21, 2026. ↗
The crossing signal permits travel, but traffic leaves too little room for your whole vehicle beyond the tracks. What should you do?
Correct answer: Wait before the tracks until the exit space is available.
Do not enter a railroad crossing without sufficient space to clear it. A favorable signal does not override the need to keep the tracks clear.
Source: Alabama Driver Manual, November 2024 edition currently linked by ALEA; Railroad exit space; printed page 40, physical PDF page 42; reviewed September 21, 2026. ↗
A construction flagger directs your lane to stop. The pavement ahead looks clear. What should you do?
Correct answer: Stop as directed by the flagger.
Obey a properly identified flagger's traffic directions. An apparently empty stretch of pavement does not mean the work zone is safe to enter.
Source: Alabama Driver Manual, November 2024 edition currently linked by ALEA; Flagger directions; printed page 61, physical PDF page 63; reviewed September 21, 2026. ↗
