AL DMV Speed Limits and Right-of-Way Flashcards
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When approaching a yield sign in Alabama, you must:
Answer: Slow down and yield to crossing traffic, stopping only if necessary
A yield sign requires you to slow down and give the right-of-way to traffic crossing your path, stopping only if necessary to avoid a collision.
When entering a traffic circle or roundabout in Alabama, you must yield to:
Answer: Vehicles already circulating inside the roundabout
When entering a roundabout, you must yield to vehicles already circulating inside the roundabout before merging.
Alabama's 'basic speed law' requires drivers to:
Answer: Drive at a speed that is reasonable and prudent for current conditions
Alabama's basic speed law requires drivers to drive at a speed that is reasonable and prudent given current road, weather, and traffic conditions.
When must you reduce your speed below the posted speed limit in Alabama?
Answer: Whenever road, weather, or traffic conditions make the posted limit unsafe
Alabama's basic speed law requires drivers to reduce speed whenever conditions — including weather, traffic, or road surface — make the posted limit dangerous.
A pedestrian at an intersection who is carrying a white cane or using a guide dog requires drivers to:
Answer: Yield the right-of-way to the pedestrian
Alabama law requires drivers to yield the right-of-way to blind pedestrians identified by a white cane or guide dog.
On a divided highway with a raised median or barrier, when a school bus is stopped with flashing red lights on the opposite side:
Answer: Traffic on the opposite side of the median may continue
On a divided highway with a raised barrier or median, vehicles traveling on the opposite side of the median are not required to stop for the stopped school bus.
When you are turning and a bicycle rider is proceeding straight through an intersection in a traffic lane, you must:
Answer: Yield the right-of-way to the bicycle rider
When turning, you must yield the right-of-way to a cyclist traveling straight through the intersection in a traffic lane.