Alabama permit test flashcards
316 cards for the Alabama ALEA knowledge test. Read the question, say your answer, then flip: every answer comes with a one-line reason and the handbook page it comes from.
What’s in each deck
Practice test 120 cards
Every question in our Alabama bank as a card. The front is the question (with its diagram where there is one); the back is the correct answer, why, and the page of the Alabama Driver Manual. Diagrams that would give the answer away appear only after you flip.
Road signs · Traffic signals · Pavement markings · Right of way & intersections · Turning & signaling · Lanes, passing & merging · Speed limits & control · Following distance & space · Parking & stopping · Highways & freeways · Sharing the road · School buses & emergency vehicles · Railroad crossings · Work zones · Night, weather & hazards · Emergencies & crashes · Alcohol & drugs · Distracted & drowsy driving · Permits & licensing · Laws, points & insurance · Seat belts & equipment
Road signs 118 cards · free
The sign on the front; its name, what it means and what to do on the back. Regulatory, warning, school, railroad, work zone and guide signs, all from the federal MUTCD, which Alabama follows.
Road-sign flashcards on their own
Alabama rules 18 cards
Permit and test facts (age, fees, passing score, supervised hours) and Alabama’s laws on phones, DUI, seat belts, school buses, Move Over and more. Each card links to the official source it was checked against.
Read the full Alabama traffic laws page
Motorcycle 60 cards
Questions from the Alabama Motorcycle Operator Manual (with Supplementary Information for Three-Wheel Motorcycles): gear, controls, lane position, hazards and Alabama’s motorcycle laws.
Alabama motorcycle practice tests
A few of the cards
Front on top, back below. In the player you see one side at a time.
Alabama rules · Permit and test facts
How old must you be to get a learner’s permit in Alabama?
15 years
Learner license (Class D with 'Y' restriction) at age 15; a 15-year-old must be accompanied by a licensed driver 21+ or a licensed/certified driving instructor.
alea.gov
Alabama rules · Traffic laws
What must you do after a crash in Alabama?
Stop at any crash, help the injured, and exchange your name, address and registration and show your license.
Report any crash with injury or death right away to the local police (in a city) or the State Troopers. If the at-fault driver was uninsured, a written SR-31 report must go to ALEA within 30 days when there is injury, death or $500 or more in damage.
alea.gov
Practice test · Road signs
What colors and shape do most warning signs have?
Black on yellow, usually diamond shaped
Warning signs are black and yellow and are usually diamond shaped. They alert you to hazards ahead, such as curves, hills or merging traffic, so you can slow down and drive with extra care.
Alabama Driver Manual, page 46
Practice test · Traffic signals
What must you do at a flashing red traffic signal?
Stop completely, then go when it is safe
A flashing red signal means the same as a STOP sign. Come to a complete stop, yield to traffic and pedestrians, and continue only when it is safe.
Alabama Driver Manual, page 63
Practice test · Turning & signaling
How far before a turn should you start signaling?
Road signs · Regulatory signs
What does this sign mean?
Stop
Come to a complete stop at the stop line (or before the crosswalk or intersection), then go only when it is safe and you have yielded to traffic and pedestrians.
MUTCD 11th ed., page 6
How to study with flashcards
- Answer before you flip. Say the answer out loud or in your head. Recalling it yourself is what makes it stick; recognizing it among four options is easier than the real test.
- Grade yourself honestly. Swipe right (or press “Got it”) only if you had the answer, not if it looked familiar. Swipe left for “Again”.
- Review your misses straight away. At the end of a round you can go through just the cards you missed.
- Come back over several days. Short sessions spread out beat one long night.
- Finish with a real-format test. When most cards are known, take the Alabama exam simulator to practice under test conditions.
Questions about the flashcards
How many Alabama permit test flashcards are there?
316 in all: 120 practice-test cards from the Alabama question bank, 118 road-sign cards, 18 Alabama rules and permit facts and 60 motorcycle cards.
Are the flashcards free?
The road-signs deck is free for everyone, with no sign-up. The first 20 cards of each Alabama deck are free too, and every practice test on this site is free.
Where do the answers come from?
Practice cards come from questions written from the Alabama Driver Manual, and each answer names the handbook page. Rule cards come from Alabama’s statutes and ALEA pages, checked and quoted on our traffic-laws page. Road-sign cards follow the federal MUTCD, which every state uses.
Do the flashcards work on a phone?
Yes. They open full screen, you tap a card to flip it and swipe right if you knew it, left to see it again, or up to skip. Turn your phone sideways for a wider card. There are buttons for every action, and on a computer you can use the keyboard.
Are these the real test questions?
No. States keep their test questions confidential, and no practice site has them. These cards cover the same rules the real Alabama test is based on, with a source for every answer.
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