Alabama permit test: road signs
Sign shapes and colors, regulatory, warning, construction and guide signs, and route markers. 37 questions, 10 at a time, starting with ones you haven't seen.
Rules to remember10 key road signs rulesShow the rules
- Traffic signs are classified by function into regulatory, warning, and information or guide signs. (p. 43, Alabama Driver Manual (November 2024) (opens the handbook))
- Regulatory signs regulate the movement of traffic. (p. 44, Alabama Driver Manual (November 2024) (opens the handbook))
- At a railroad crossbuck, approach with caution and be sure all tracks are clear before crossing. (p. 44, Alabama Driver Manual (November 2024) (opens the handbook))
- At a 4-way stop, cars leave in the order they arrived. (p. 44, Alabama Driver Manual (November 2024) (opens the handbook))
- A BUMP sign warns there is a bump in the road ahead. (p. 47, Alabama Driver Manual (November 2024) (opens the handbook))
- ROAD NARROWS warns that the road ahead is narrower than the one you are on. (p. 48, Alabama Driver Manual (November 2024) (opens the handbook))
- The pennant-shaped sign is placed on the left side of a two-lane road to warn of the start of a no-passing zone. (p. 50, Alabama Driver Manual (November 2024) (opens the handbook))
- Drivers entering from the right must yield to traffic on the main route and use the speed-change lane to merge smoothly. (p. 50, Alabama Driver Manual (November 2024) (opens the handbook))
- Brown and white guide signs point to places of public recreational or cultural interest, such as a state park. (p. 53, Alabama Driver Manual (November 2024) (opens the handbook))
- Blue and white guide signs point to services such as hospitals, gas, food and lodging. (p. 53, Alabama Driver Manual (November 2024) (opens the handbook))
Taken from the explanations to checked practice questions; page numbers link to the official handbook.
Sample road signs questions
1.What does this sign warn you about?
- AA STOP sign ahead
- BA school crossing ahead
- CMerging traffic ahead
- DA YIELD sign ahead
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✓ D. A YIELD sign ahead
This warning sign means there is a YIELD sign ahead.
2.Where are minimum speed limit signs usually posted?
- AIn school zones near crosswalks
- BOn quiet residential streets
- COn freeways and controlled-access roads
- DOn unpaved county roads
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✓ C. On freeways and controlled-access roads
Minimum speed limits are usually posted on freeways and other controlled-access highways, along with the maximum speed.
3.What does this sign warn you about?
- AA traffic signal ahead
- BA railroad crossing ahead
- CA school zone ahead
- DA pedestrian crossing ahead
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✓ A. A traffic signal ahead
This warning sign means there is a traffic signal ahead.
4.What does this sign tell you?
- AThe road becomes one-way
- BA passing lane is coming up
- CA no-passing zone ends here
- DA no-passing zone begins here
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✓ D. A no-passing zone begins here
This regulatory sign marks the beginning of a no-passing zone.