Alabama: Road signs — Part 3 Practice Test
Questions in this part include: “Which signs does the manual say you may see in both the previous and the current colors?” · “Which type of route is identified by a shield with a red band across the top and a large number on blue?”
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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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A yellow diamond sign shows a height in feet and inches between an up arrow and a down arrow. What does it mean?
- Vehicles heavier than the weight shown cannot cross the structure ahead
- Vehicles or loads higher than the clearance shown cannot go under the structure ahead
- Vehicles longer than the length shown cannot enter the structure ahead
- Vehicles wider than the width shown cannot go under the structure ahead
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Correct answer: Vehicles or loads higher than the clearance shown cannot go under the structure ahead
The manual says vehicles or loads higher than the clearance shown cannot go under the structure ahead.
Source: Alabama Driver Manual (November 2024), page 48 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 48)
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A yellow diamond sign shows two arrows, one pointing up and one pointing down, side by side. What does it mean?
- You are leaving a two-way roadway and entering a one-way roadway
- A divided highway with a median begins ahead
- Traffic ahead will merge from both sides of the road
- You are leaving a one-way roadway for a two-way roadway
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Correct answer: You are leaving a one-way roadway for a two-way roadway
The manual says you are leaving a separated one-way roadway and entering a two-way roadway; it also reminds drivers they are on a two-way road.
Source: Alabama Driver Manual (November 2024), page 48 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 48)
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A yellow diamond sign shows a straight arrow with a second line joining it from the lower right. What does it mean?
- Another road crosses over the highway a short distance ahead
- A side road enters the highway ahead from the left at an angle
- You will merge with traffic going in the same direction
- The lane you are in will end ahead and traffic must merge
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Correct answer: You will merge with traffic going in the same direction
The manual says this sign means you will be merging with other traffic traveling in the same direction.
Source: Alabama Driver Manual (November 2024), page 48 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 48)
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A yellow diamond sign shows a plus-shaped cross. What does it mean?
- A side road enters the highway ahead from the right
- A hospital is ahead
- Two highways merge ahead
- Another road crosses the highway ahead
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Correct answer: Another road crosses the highway ahead
The manual says another road crosses the highway ahead.
Source: Alabama Driver Manual (November 2024), page 48 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 48)
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A yellow diamond sign shows a truck tilted on a steep slope. What does it mean?
- The road ahead goes uphill
- The road ahead goes downhill
- The road surface ahead is slippery when wet
- There is a dip in the roadway
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Correct answer: The road ahead goes downhill
The manual says the road ahead goes downhill.
Source: Alabama Driver Manual (November 2024), page 48 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 48)
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A yellow diamond sign shows a car with wavy skid marks behind it. What does it mean?
- Slippery when wet
- The road ahead goes downhill
- There is a bump ahead
- The side of the road is soft
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Correct answer: Slippery when wet
The manual says this sign means slippery when wet.
Source: Alabama Driver Manual (November 2024), page 49 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 49)
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A yellow diamond sign shows the road narrowing on both sides at a bridge. What does it mean?
- There is a dip in the roadway
- A side road enters the highway ahead
- Narrow bridge ahead
- The road ahead goes downhill
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Correct answer: Narrow bridge ahead
The manual says this sign means a narrow bridge ahead.
Source: Alabama Driver Manual (November 2024), page 49 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 49)
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A yellow diamond sign shows a cow. What does it mean?
- Watch for deer crossing the road
- Cattle crossing
- Watch for trucks entering the highway
- A school bus stop is ahead
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Correct answer: Cattle crossing
The manual says this sign means cattle crossing.
Source: Alabama Driver Manual (November 2024), page 49 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 49)
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A yellow diamond sign shows a leaping deer. What should you watch for?
- Cattle crossing the road
- Trucks entering the highway
- Children crossing the road
- Deer crossing the road
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Correct answer: Deer crossing the road
The manual says this sign means to watch for deer crossing the road.
Source: Alabama Driver Manual (November 2024), page 49 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 49)
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Which signs does the manual say you may see in both the previous and the current colors?
- Stop, yield, and railroad crossing signs
- Bicycle, pedestrian, and school crossing signs
- Speed limit, no turn, and one-way signs
- Construction, detour, and lane-ends signs
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Correct answer: Bicycle, pedestrian, and school crossing signs
The note on the page says you may see the previous and current colors of the bicycle, pedestrian and school crossing signs.
Source: Alabama Driver Manual (November 2024), page 49 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 49)
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A blue square sign shows a white letter H. What does it indicate?
- A hospital
- A hotel
- A helicopter landing area
- A rest area
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Correct answer: A hospital
The manual pairs the blue square sign with the letter H with the meaning Hospital.
Source: Alabama Driver Manual (November 2024), page 51 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 51)
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A group of blue signs shows a gas pump, a fork and knife, and a bed. What do they indicate?
- Gas, food and lodging
- Gas, repairs and parking
- Gas, camping and parking
- Rest area, food and a phone
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Correct answer: Gas, food and lodging
The manual pairs these three blue symbol signs with the meaning Gas - Food - Lodging.
Source: Alabama Driver Manual (November 2024), page 51 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 51)
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Which type of route is identified by a blue five-sided marker with a yellow route number?
- A state route
- A U.S. route
- A county route
- An interstate route
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Correct answer: A county route
The manual shows this blue marker with a yellow number as the County Route sign.
Source: Alabama Driver Manual (November 2024), page 51 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 51)
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Which type of route is identified by a shield with a red band across the top and a large number on blue?
- A county route
- An interstate route
- A U.S. route
- A state route
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Correct answer: An interstate route
The manual shows this red-topped blue shield as the sign for Interstate Routes.
Source: Alabama Driver Manual (November 2024), page 51 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 51)
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Which type of route is marked by a black-and-white shield-shaped sign with a number such as 80?
- A state route
- A county route
- An interstate route
- A U.S. route
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Correct answer: A U.S. route
The manual shows the black-and-white shield with a number as the U. S. Routes marker.
Source: Alabama Driver Manual (November 2024), page 52 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 52)
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Which type of route is marked by a black-and-white sign shaped like the outline of Alabama with a number such as 21?
- A U.S. route
- A county route
- A state route
- An interstate route
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Correct answer: A state route
The manual shows the sign shaped like the state outline as the State Routes marker.
Source: Alabama Driver Manual (November 2024), page 52 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 52)
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What are mileposts erected along most sections of the state's main highways for?
- To pinpoint locations, such as emergency incidents
- To show the speed limit of each highway section
- To mark the distance to the next rest area or exit
- To tell drivers where tolls must be paid ahead
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Correct answer: To pinpoint locations, such as emergency incidents
Mileposts help drivers pinpoint locations, identify where emergency incidents happen and aid highway maintenance.
Source: Alabama Driver Manual (November 2024), page 52 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 52)
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Where should zero mileage begin on the mileposts of the state's main highways?
- At the north and east state lines, or at the nearest large city
- At each county line along the route, counting up from there
- At the capital city, counting outward in all directions
- At the south and west state lines, or at junctions where routes begin
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Correct answer: At the south and west state lines, or at junctions where routes begin
The manual says zero mileage should begin at the south and west state lines or at junctions where routes begin.
Source: Alabama Driver Manual (November 2024), page 52 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 52)