Alabama permit test: night, weather & hazards
Headlights, rain, fog, ice, skids, glare and other hazards. 7 questions.
When does Alabama law require you to have your headlights on?
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Sample night, weather & hazards questions
When does Alabama law require you to have your headlights on?
- A From sunset to sunrise, and when you cannot see 200 feet
- B Only when street lights are not working
- C From an hour after sunset to an hour before sunrise
- D From a half-hour after sunset to a half-hour before sunrise, and when you cannot see 500 feet
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D. From a half-hour after sunset to a half-hour before sunrise, and when you cannot see 500 feet
Headlights, not just parking lights, must be on from a half-hour after sunset to a half-hour before sunrise, and any time you cannot see clearly for at least 500 feet. When in doubt, turn them on.
Source: Alabama Driver Manual, page 71
At night, an oncoming vehicle approaches. Within what distance must you dim your high beams?
- A 200 feet
- B 350 feet
- C 500 feet
- D 1,000 feet
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C. 500 feet
You must dim your headlights within 500 feet of an oncoming vehicle and within 200 feet when following another vehicle. If the other driver does not dim, keep yours dimmed anyway.
Source: Alabama Driver Manual, page 71
At night you are following another vehicle with your high beams on. Within what distance must you dim them?
- A 100 feet
- B 500 feet
- C 200 feet
- D 350 feet
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C. 200 feet
When following another vehicle, dim your headlights within 200 feet so you do not blind the driver through their mirrors. For oncoming vehicles the distance is 500 feet.
Source: Alabama Driver Manual, page 71
It is raining and your windshield wipers are on steadily. What does Alabama law require?
- A Your headlights must be on
- B Your hazard flashers must be on
- C You must slow to 45 mph
- D Your high beams must be on
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A. Your headlights must be on
Alabama law requires headlights whenever the windshield wipers are in use because of rain, sleet or snow. Headlights help other drivers see you in poor weather.
Source: Alabama Driver Manual, page 73