Your signal turns green, but a queue beyond the intersection leaves no room for your car. What should you do?
Correct answer: Wait before the intersection until there is room to clear it.
A green light permits movement only when the intersection is clear. Do not enter a space you cannot clear safely.
Source: Alaska Driver Manual, Rev. 10/2025 - Traffic signals: Green ball; printed p. 50; PDF p. 55 ↗
The light turns steady yellow as you approach. You are far enough away to stop safely before entering. What is required?
Correct answer: Stop before entering the intersection.
Steady yellow warns that red is next. Stop unless you are already in the intersection or too close to stop safely.
Source: Alaska Driver Manual, Rev. 10/2025 - Traffic signals: Yellow ball; printed p. 50; PDF p. 55 ↗
You want to turn right at a steady circular red light. No sign prohibits the turn. What must happen before you turn?
Correct answer: Make a complete stop, then turn only when it is safe.
Alaska permits a right turn on a circular red after a full stop when the movement is safe and no sign prohibits it. Check for pedestrians and conflicting traffic.
Source: Alaska Driver Manual, Rev. 10/2025 - Traffic signals: Red ball; printed p. 50; PDF p. 55 ↗
Your right-turn lane is controlled by a steady red arrow. The crossing appears empty. What should you do?
Correct answer: Stay stopped and wait for a signal that permits the turn.
A steady red arrow prohibits the movement it points toward. The Alaska manual says to wait until the arrow changes to green or flashing yellow.
Source: Alaska Driver Manual, Rev. 10/2025 - Traffic signals: Red arrow; printed p. 50; PDF p. 55 ↗
A green left arrow appears while a pedestrian who lawfully entered earlier is still in your turning path. What should you do?
Correct answer: Yield until the pedestrian has cleared your path.
A green arrow permits the indicated movement, but you must still use caution and yield to people or vehicles lawfully remaining in the intersection.
Source: Alaska Driver Manual, Rev. 10/2025 - Traffic signals: Green arrow; printed p. 51; PDF p. 56 ↗
At an intersection, your circular signal is flashing red. What is the correct approach?
Correct answer: Stop, check all directions, and proceed only when safe.
A flashing red requires a full stop before the intersection, followed by a careful check for traffic and pedestrians. It is not merely a caution signal.
Source: Alaska Driver Manual, Rev. 10/2025 - Traffic signals: Flashing red ball; printed p. 51; PDF p. 56 ↗
The signal for your left-turn lane is a flashing red arrow. How should you make the turn?
Correct answer: Stop first, check for conflicts, and turn only when safe.
The manual distinguishes a flashing red arrow from a steady red arrow. The flashing arrow requires a stop and a safe gap before making the movement.
Source: Alaska Driver Manual, Rev. 10/2025 - Traffic signals: Flashing red arrow; printed p. 51; PDF p. 56 ↗
You approach a flashing circular yellow signal. There is no immediate conflict. What should you do?
Correct answer: Reduce speed and proceed cautiously, yielding to users in the intersection.
A flashing yellow circular signal calls for reduced speed and caution. Yield to pedestrians and vehicles in the intersection; a stop may be needed for a conflict.
Source: Alaska Driver Manual, Rev. 10/2025 - Traffic signals: Flashing yellow ball; printed p. 51; PDF p. 56 ↗
Your left arrow flashes yellow while an oncoming car is traveling straight toward the intersection. What should you do?
Correct answer: Yield and make the turn only when the path is safe.
A flashing yellow arrow is a permissive turn, not a protected one. Yield to oncoming traffic, pedestrians, and vehicles in the intersection.
Source: Alaska Driver Manual, Rev. 10/2025 - Traffic signals: Flashing yellow arrow; printed p. 51; PDF p. 56 ↗
Every signal head facing your direction is dark and no one is directing traffic. How should you proceed?
Correct answer: Stop, yield to traffic approaching from the right, and proceed only when safe.
The Alaska manual requires a stop when no signal head for your direction is working and no one directs traffic. Yield to traffic on your right and use extreme caution.
Source: Alaska Driver Manual, Rev. 10/2025 - Traffic signals: Unlit signal head; printed p. 52; PDF p. 57 ↗
A police officer directs you to remain stopped even though your traffic light is green. Which instruction controls?
Correct answer: Follow the officer and remain stopped.
Directions from a police officer, fireperson, or authorized flag person take precedence over signs and traffic signals.
Source: Alaska Driver Manual, Rev. 10/2025 - Directions of police, fireperson, or authorized flag person; printed p. 52; PDF p. 57 ↗
Under the Alaska manual, when may a pedestrian start crossing while an orange hand flashes beside a countdown?
Correct answer: Only if the crossing can be completed before the timer reaches zero.
Alaska explicitly allows entry during a flashing hand with a countdown if the person can finish before zero. A flashing hand without a countdown does not permit a new crossing.
Source: Alaska Driver Manual, Rev. 10/2025 - Flashing orange upraised hand with countdown timer; printed p. 52; PDF p. 57 ↗
You face a circular green light and want to turn left. An oncoming car has a green light and is going straight. Who must yield?
Correct answer: You must yield before crossing the oncoming car’s path.
A circular green does not give a left turn priority over opposing traffic going straight. Wait for a safe opening and check for pedestrians.
Source: Alaska Driver Manual, Rev. 10/2025 - Traffic signals: Green ball; printed p. 50; PDF p. 55 ↗
You are making a normal left turn from a one-way street onto another one-way street, with no markings directing otherwise. Which lane positioning is correct?
Correct answer: Approach in the leftmost lane and turn into the first lane on the left.
For this one-way-to-one-way left turn, the manual directs drivers to approach from the far-left lane and enter the first lane on the left.
Source: Alaska Driver Manual, Rev. 10/2025 - Left turn: One way street to one way street; printed p. 32; PDF p. 37 ↗
As you enter an intersection, you realize you are in the wrong lane for your planned turn. What is the safest response?
Correct answer: Continue legally and use another route around the block.
Do not turn from the wrong lane or obstruct traffic to recover a missed turn. Continue and find a legal way around the block.
Source: Alaska Driver Manual, Rev. 10/2025 - Wrong lane when entering an intersection; printed p. 57; PDF p. 62 ↗
You consider turning around near a hill. The crest limits your view to 300 feet in one direction. What should you do?
Correct answer: Continue to a place with adequate visibility in both directions.
The manual says not to turn around near a hill or curve unless you can see at least 500 feet in each direction. A 300-foot view is insufficient.
Source: Alaska Driver Manual, Rev. 10/2025 - Turning around on the highway; printed p. 67; PDF p. 79 ↗
A driver proposes shifting into neutral to coast down a long downgrade. What does Alaska’s manual require?
Correct answer: Keep the vehicle in gear rather than coasting in neutral.
Coasting downhill with the gears in neutral or the clutch disengaged is prohibited. Keep the drivetrain engaged so you retain control.
Source: Alaska Driver Manual, Rev. 10/2025 - Coasting prohibited; printed p. 67; PDF p. 79 ↗
You park facing uphill beside a curb. How should you position the front wheels?
Correct answer: Turn them away from the curb.
When parked uphill with a curb, turn the front wheels away from it. If the vehicle rolls backward, the curb can help stop it.
Source: Alaska Driver Manual, Rev. 10/2025 - Parking: Hill direction; printed p. 62; PDF p. 74 ↗
You are ready to pull out of a parallel parking space. A vehicle is approaching in the travel lane. What should you do?
Correct answer: Look, signal, and yield until you can enter safely.
The driver leaving a parking space must look, signal, and yield. A signal communicates your intention but does not grant priority.
Source: Alaska Driver Manual, Rev. 10/2025 - Parking: Moving out of a parking place; printed p. 62; PDF p. 74 ↗
A driver wants to stop alongside a parked car while a passenger visits a shop. The driver will remain behind the wheel. Is that an acceptable parking place?
Correct answer: No. Double parking is prohibited.
The Alaska manual prohibits double parking. Staying in the car or using hazard lights does not make the location a lawful parking space.
Source: Alaska Driver Manual, Rev. 10/2025 - Parking: Double parking; printed p. 62; PDF p. 74 ↗
