Alabama: Emergencies — Part 2 Practice Test
Questions in this part include: “After being involved in an accident, when may you proceed?” · “What is the only cure for carbon monoxide poisoning?”
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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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After being involved in an accident, when may you proceed?
- Only after complying with the procedure defined by law
- As soon as the other driver has left the scene
- After checking your own vehicle for damage
- Whenever no one is injured
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Correct answer: Only after complying with the procedure defined by law
After an accident you may proceed only after complying with the procedure defined by law.
Source: Alabama Driver Manual (November 2024), page 61 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 61)
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Why are emergencies worse at night than during the day?
- Traffic is heavier and help arrives more slowly
- Hazard flashers do not work after dark
- Your choices are limited and the danger is greater
- Speed limits are higher at night
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Correct answer: Your choices are limited and the danger is greater
At night traffic is lighter, choices are limited and danger is greater.
Source: Alabama Driver Manual (November 2024), page 70 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 70)
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What should you do in a night road emergency?
- Stop in your lane, turn off all lights and keep honking the horn
- Pull well off the highway, activate four-way flashers and raise the hood
- Park on the road with your high beams on and the trunk open
- Leave the vehicle immediately and walk along the right edge
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Correct answer: Pull well off the highway, activate four-way flashers and raise the hood
The manual says to pull well off the road, activate four-way flashers and raise the hood.
Source: Alabama Driver Manual (November 2024), page 70 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 70)
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After a night breakdown, what does the manual say to do if possible until help comes?
- Walk to the nearest town at once
- Flag down passing drivers from the road
- Wait in a nearby ditch
- Stay with the car
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Correct answer: Stay with the car
The manual advises staying with the car, if possible, until help comes.
Source: Alabama Driver Manual (November 2024), page 70 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 70)
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If you MUST walk along a road at night after a breakdown, where should you walk?
- On the left edge of the road or shoulder, facing the traffic
- On the right edge of the road, with your back to the traffic
- In the middle of the lane, facing the traffic
- On the right edge of the road, walking with the traffic
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Correct answer: On the left edge of the road or shoulder, facing the traffic
You should carry a light and walk on the left edge, facing traffic.
Source: Alabama Driver Manual (November 2024), page 70 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 70)
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Where should flares or reflectors be placed after a night breakdown?
- 10 to 50 feet to the rear of your vehicle
- 100 to 500 feet ahead of your vehicle
- 100 to 500 feet to the rear of your vehicle
- Next to the front bumper of your vehicle
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Correct answer: 100 to 500 feet to the rear of your vehicle
Flares or reflectors go 100 to 500 feet behind the vehicle on the right-hand edge of the highway.
Source: Alabama Driver Manual (November 2024), page 70 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 70)
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If it is impossible to see in fog or snow, or you become weary of straining your eyes, what should you do?
- Stop in your lane and turn off the lights until it clears
- Slow to a crawl and keep driving until it clears
- Stop on the shoulder, turn your lights off and wait
- Pull completely off the road, leave the lights on and park
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Correct answer: Pull completely off the road, leave the lights on and park
Pull completely off the road, leave the lights on and wait until visibility improves.
Source: Alabama Driver Manual (November 2024), page 73 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 73)
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Why is carbon monoxide poisoning more likely during wintertime driving?
- Cold air makes exhaust fumes heavier and keeps them inside the car
- You are more apt to drive with windows closed and warm the engine first
- Winter fuel burns less cleanly and gives off more fumes
- Snow tires leak exhaust fumes into the car through the floor
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Correct answer: You are more apt to drive with windows closed and warm the engine first
In winter drivers tend to keep the windows closed and to warm up the engine.
Source: Alabama Driver Manual (November 2024), page 73 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 73)
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What is true of carbon monoxide fumes?
- They have a strong smell that warns you
- They are visible as blue smoke
- They are harmless in small amounts
- They are odorless and deadly
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Correct answer: They are odorless and deadly
The manual says carbon monoxide fumes are odorless and deadly.
Source: Alabama Driver Manual (November 2024), page 73 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 73)
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Which is a symptom of carbon monoxide poisoning?
- Sudden weariness
- Increased alertness
- Sudden thirst and hunger
- Itching and sneezing
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Correct answer: Sudden weariness
Symptoms are sudden weariness, yawning, dizziness and nausea.
Source: Alabama Driver Manual (November 2024), page 73 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 73)
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What is the only cure for carbon monoxide poisoning?
- Drinking plenty of cold water and resting
- Turning the heater up to full blast
- Going to an adequate supply of fresh air
- Resting with the windows closed tightly
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Correct answer: Going to an adequate supply of fresh air
The only cure is to get an adequate supply of fresh air.
Source: Alabama Driver Manual (November 2024), page 73 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 73)
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Which is a precaution against carbon monoxide poisoning?
- Warming up the motor in a closed garage first
- Having the exhaust system checked regularly for leaks
- Idling the motor with all the windows closed tight
- Checking only the tire pressure regularly
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Correct answer: Having the exhaust system checked regularly for leaks
A leaking exhaust system can let deadly fumes into the car.
Source: Alabama Driver Manual (November 2024), page 73 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 73)
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Where should you not warm up the motor of your vehicle?
- In a driveway
- On a quiet street
- Outdoors with the windows open
- In a closed garage
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Correct answer: In a closed garage
Warming up the motor in a closed garage is listed as a carbon monoxide danger.
Source: Alabama Driver Manual (November 2024), page 73 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 73)
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Which window habit does the manual list as a precaution against carbon monoxide poisoning?
- Not idling or driving with all the windows closed tightly
- Not idling or driving with any window open
- Keeping all the windows closed whenever the heater is on
- Opening the windows only when the car is parked
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Correct answer: Not idling or driving with all the windows closed tightly
Do not idle or drive with all the windows closed tightly.
Source: Alabama Driver Manual (November 2024), page 73 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 73)
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What is the one basic rule that applies in all driving situations, especially emergencies?
- React instinctively as fast as you can
- Brake first, then steer
- Think before you act
- Speed up to leave the hazard
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Correct answer: Think before you act
The basic rule is to think before you act, since an instinctive reaction may be wrong.
Source: Alabama Driver Manual (November 2024), page 73 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 73)
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What is a blowout?
- A sudden loss of engine power
- A sudden collapse of a tire
- A rupture in the exhaust system
- A sudden loss of brake fluid
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Correct answer: A sudden collapse of a tire
A blowout is a sudden collapse of a tire that throws the vehicle out of control.
Source: Alabama Driver Manual (November 2024), page 73 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 73)
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How do you regain control of the vehicle after a blowout?
- Brake hard and steer toward the shoulder as fast as you can
- Let go of the steering wheel and let the car straighten itself
- Accelerate hard and steer straight to stay ahead of traffic
- Hold the wheel tightly, steer straight and ease up on the accelerator
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Correct answer: Hold the wheel tightly, steer straight and ease up on the accelerator
Hold tight, steer straight, ease off the accelerator and do not brake until in control.
Source: Alabama Driver Manual (November 2024), page 73 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 73)