AL DMV Road Skills 3 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: How far before a turn does Alabama law require you to activate your turn signal on the road test?
- At least 100 feet (Correct answer)
- At least 25 feet
- At least 500 feet
- Only as you begin turning
Correct answer: At least 100 feet
Alabama requires a continuous signal for at least the last 100 feet before turning.
Question 2: When making a right turn during the test, you should turn from which position?
- The lane closest to the right curb, staying close to the curb (Correct answer)
- The center of the road
- Any lane, as long as you signal
- The left lane if it is empty
Correct answer: The lane closest to the right curb, staying close to the curb
Right turns must be made from the rightmost lane, keeping close to the curb through the turn.
Question 3: During the test you approach a school bus stopped with flashing red lights on a two-lane road. What must you do?
- Stop and remain stopped until the lights stop flashing (Correct answer)
- Slow to 15 mph and pass carefully
- Pass on the left if no children are visible
- Honk and proceed slowly
Correct answer: Stop and remain stopped until the lights stop flashing
Alabama law requires all traffic on a two-lane road to stop for a school bus with flashing red lights.
Question 4: What is the recommended minimum following distance behind another vehicle in good conditions?
- Three to four seconds (Correct answer)
- One second
- One car length total
- Ten seconds
Correct answer: Three to four seconds
A three-to-four-second gap gives enough time to react and stop in normal conditions.
Question 5: When stopping behind another vehicle at a light during the road test, you should stop where you can:
- See the rear tires of the vehicle ahead touching the pavement (Correct answer)
- Read the other driver's mirror
- Touch the vehicle's bumper
- See over the vehicle's roof
Correct answer: See the rear tires of the vehicle ahead touching the pavement
Seeing the rear tires touch the road leaves enough space to pull around if the vehicle stalls.
Question 6: You are asked to pull over and stop along the curb during the test. What should you do after stopping?
- Shift to park and set the parking brake (Correct answer)
- Leave the car in drive with your foot on the brake
- Turn off the engine and exit the vehicle
- Rev the engine to show control
Correct answer: Shift to park and set the parking brake
Securing the vehicle with park and the parking brake demonstrates proper stopping procedure.
Question 7: At a four-way stop during your test, two cars arrive at the same time. Who goes first?
- The driver on the right (Correct answer)
- The driver on the left
- The larger vehicle
- Whoever signals first
Correct answer: The driver on the right
When two vehicles arrive at a four-way stop simultaneously, the driver on the right has the right-of-way.
AL DMV Road Skills 3
How far before a turn does Alabama law require you to activate your turn signal on the road test?