Road Skills Flashcards

During the pre-drive check of the Alabama road test, the examiner may ask you to demonstrate:

Answer: Headlights, turn signals, brake lights, horn, and wipers

Examiners commonly verify that basic controls like lights, signals, horn, and wipers work and that you can operate them.

You are driving uphill on your road test and asked to park on the right with a curb. Which way do you turn the wheels?

Answer: Away from the curb (toward the road)

When parking uphill with a curb, turn the wheels away from the curb so the car rolls into it if the brakes fail.

While driving during the test, you should scan the road ahead approximately how far?

Answer: 10 to 15 seconds ahead

Scanning 10 to 15 seconds ahead lets you spot hazards early and adjust smoothly.

A pedestrian begins crossing in a marked crosswalk as you approach during your test. You must:

Answer: Stop and yield until the pedestrian has safely crossed your half of the road

Drivers must yield to pedestrians in marked crosswalks and wait until it is safe to proceed.

What is the correct response if you begin to enter an intersection and the light turns yellow?

Answer: Continue through if you cannot stop safely

If you are too close to stop safely when the light turns yellow, continue through the intersection with caution.

During the road test, which action is most likely to cause an automatic failure?

Answer: Running a stop sign or red light

Disobeying a traffic signal or stop sign is a critical error that results in automatic failure.

When merging onto a highway during the road test, you should:

Answer: Use the acceleration lane to match traffic speed, then merge into a safe gap

Merging safely means accelerating to match highway speed and entering an adequate gap in traffic.