Alabama: Distracted driving — Part 2 Practice Test
Questions in this part include: “What does the manual suggest about using the keypad of your phone while driving?” · “What does the manual say is a good idea before a long trip?”
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Questions are original and based on the official manual "Alabama Driver Manual" (November 2024), Alabama Law Enforcement Agency (ALEA), Driver License Division.
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What does the manual suggest about using the keypad of your phone while driving?
- Look at the keypad while dialing to avoid mistakes
- Dial the full number by hand to avoid speed dial errors
- Turn the phone's screen brightness all the way up
- Know the keypad and use speed dial
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Correct answer: Know the keypad and use speed dial
The manual says to be familiar with the telephone keypad and use speed dial if possible.
Source: Alabama Driver Manual (November 2024), page 32 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 32)
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Where should your phone be if you use it while driving?
- Within easy reach
- In the glove box so it cannot distract you
- In the back seat
- In the trunk
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Correct answer: Within easy reach
The manual says to ensure the phone is within easy reach.
Source: Alabama Driver Manual (November 2024), page 32 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 32)
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What does Alabama's texting law prohibit while operating a motor vehicle?
- Using any electronic device, including navigation systems and radios, for any purpose
- Using a wireless device to make voice calls of any kind, even hands-free ones
- Writing, sending or reading texts, instant messages or e-mail on a wireless device
- Reading text messages only; writing and sending them is allowed
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Correct answer: Writing, sending or reading texts, instant messages or e-mail on a wireless device
The law prohibits using a wireless device to write, send or read a text message, instant message or e-mail while operating a motor vehicle.
Source: Alabama Driver Manual (November 2024), page 32 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 32)
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What should you do when you feel drowsy while driving?
- Open the windows and keep driving
- Stop driving and pull off the highway
- Turn up the radio and continue
- Drive faster to finish the trip sooner
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Correct answer: Stop driving and pull off the highway
The manual says to stop driving when drowsy and not to try to fight it.
Source: Alabama Driver Manual (November 2024), page 32 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 32)
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If you are getting tired, what may be enough to wake you?
- Turning up the radio and opening the window
- Driving faster for a few miles to stay focused
- Switching to a different route with more curves
- A cup of coffee and a bit of stretching
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Correct answer: A cup of coffee and a bit of stretching
The manual says a cup of coffee and a bit of stretching may be enough if you are getting tired.
Source: Alabama Driver Manual (November 2024), page 32 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 32)
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If you are really sleepy while driving, what should you do?
- Get off the highway and take a nap
- Drink several cups of coffee and continue
- Take stay-awake drugs and keep going
- Pull over for a minute and then drive faster
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Correct answer: Get off the highway and take a nap
The manual says to get off the highway and take a nap if you are really sleepy.
Source: Alabama Driver Manual (November 2024), page 32 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 32)
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Why should you not rely on "stay-awake drugs"?
- They are illegal for drivers on interstate highways
- They cause drowsiness once the effect wears off
- They are likely to make your driving even more hazardous
- They only work if taken with a cup of coffee
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Correct answer: They are likely to make your driving even more hazardous
The manual warns that stay-awake drugs are likely to make driving even more hazardous.
Source: Alabama Driver Manual (November 2024), page 32 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 32)
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What does the manual call one of the greatest dangers in interstate highway driving?
- Fog
- Drowsiness
- Heavy traffic
- Narrow lanes
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Correct answer: Drowsiness
The manual states that drowsiness is one of the greatest dangers in interstate highway driving.
Source: Alabama Driver Manual (November 2024), page 32 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 32)
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How often does the manual advise taking regular breaks on a long drive?
- Every 50 miles or every hour
- Every 200 miles or every four hours
- Every 300 miles or every five hours
- Every 100 miles or every two hours
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Correct answer: Every 100 miles or every two hours
The manual advises regular breaks every 100 miles or every two hours.
Source: Alabama Driver Manual (November 2024), page 32 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 32)
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What does the manual say is a good idea before a long trip?
- Take a pre-trip nap
- Eat a large meal before leaving
- Start late at night to avoid traffic
- Drink coffee instead of resting
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Correct answer: Take a pre-trip nap
For long trips, the manual says a pre-trip nap is a good idea.
Source: Alabama Driver Manual (November 2024), page 32 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 32)
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What is "highway hypnosis"?
- A fear of driving at high speeds on expressways
- A sudden loss of vision caused by oncoming headlights
- A condition of drowsiness or unawareness brought on by monotony
- A condition of excitement caused by passing vehicles quickly
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Correct answer: A condition of drowsiness or unawareness brought on by monotony
The manual defines highway hypnosis as a condition of drowsiness or unawareness brought on by monotony.
Source: Alabama Driver Manual (November 2024), page 32 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 32)
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What can help keep you alert on an expressway?
- Staring steadily at the taillights of the car ahead of you
- Shifting your eyes from one area of the roadway to another, near and far
- Keeping your eyes fixed on one point far down the road
- Looking mainly at the road surface directly in front of the hood
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Correct answer: Shifting your eyes from one area of the roadway to another, near and far
The manual advises shifting your eyes and focusing on various objects near and far, left and right.
Source: Alabama Driver Manual (November 2024), page 32 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 32)
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Reading what may also keep you alert while driving?
- Text messages
- A road map
- E-mail on a wireless device
- Highway signs
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Correct answer: Highway signs
The manual says reading highway signs also may keep you alert.
Source: Alabama Driver Manual (November 2024), page 32 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 32)
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When the teen needs to make a call or send a text, what does the Parent/Teen Driving Agreement say to do?
- Use a hands-free device
- Wait for a red light
- Use the speaker phone
- Pull over
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Correct answer: Pull over
The teen promises not to use a phone or electronic device while driving and to pull over to make calls, receive calls or text.
Source: Alabama Driver Manual (November 2024), page 82 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 82)
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For how long does the Parent/Teen Driving Agreement say the car stereo stays off?
- The first month
- The first week
- The first three months
- The first year
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Correct answer: The first month
The teen will not have the car stereo on for the first month of driving.
Source: Alabama Driver Manual (November 2024), page 82 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 82)
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After the first month, what does the teen do about the car audio system under the Parent/Teen Driving Agreement?
- Use it freely without asking
- Use it only when passengers are present
- Talk with the parents about allowed use
- Use it only on highways
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Correct answer: Talk with the parents about allowed use
After the first month the teen will talk to the parents about allowed use of the audio system.
Source: Alabama Driver Manual (November 2024), page 82 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 82)
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What does the Parent/Teen Driving Agreement say about eating while driving?
- Eating is allowed at red lights
- The teen will not eat while driving
- Eating is allowed on highways
- Eating is allowed if it needs no hands
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Correct answer: The teen will not eat while driving
The agreement lists not eating while driving among the teen’s promises.
Source: Alabama Driver Manual (November 2024), page 83 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 83)
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Which of these may a restricted driver not do while driving under the GDL restrictions?
- Adjust the car’s climate controls
- Operate a handheld communication device
- Change the radio station
- Use a paper map
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Correct answer: Operate a handheld communication device
The third restriction bans operating any handheld communication device while driving.
Source: Alabama Driver Manual (November 2024), page 84 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 84)
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What happens to a restricted driver who violates the handheld communication device restriction?
- A mandatory driver improvement course and a fine
- Loss of the learner license for one full year
- A written warning and a retest of road skills
- A longer graduated license period and/or suspension
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Correct answer: A longer graduated license period and/or suspension
Violations result in an extension of the graduated license period and/or suspension of the license.
Source: Alabama Driver Manual (November 2024), page 84 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 84)