In most states, which left turn may you make on a steady red light after a full stop, if no sign forbids it?

From a one-way street onto another one-way street

From any street when no oncoming car is in sight

From a two-way street onto another two-way street

From a two-way street into a store's driveway

When you reach an intersection with a flashing red light in your direction and a flashing yellow in the cross direction, you must:

Stop, then go when safe - cross traffic won't stop

Slow down and go - the cross traffic has to stop

Stop and wait until your light turns solid green

Stop, then go first - cross traffic must yield

Total stopping distance is made up of:

Perception, reaction, and braking distance

Reaction distance and braking distance only

Perception distance and braking distance

Braking distance plus one car length

Free Alabama DMV Practice Permit Test - Practice Test 4 2026

25 questions80% to passExplanations includedFree

—Real test questions

—Pass score

This Practice Test 4 is modeled on the Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) written knowledge exam, whose length the agency does not publish; to pass you need a pass mark the DMV does not publish (our practice tests use 80%). These 25 questions rotate through traffic laws, road signs, and right-of-way - the core topics the DMV tests most heavily. Every question includes an explanation, so you learn the rule behind each answer - not just whether you got it right.

Question 1 of 25

A solid white line between lanes of traffic going the same direction means:

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Inside this test

What's on the Alabama Practice Test 4

The DMV does not publish how many questions are on the real Alabama knowledge test. Practice Test 4 is a 25-question set drawn from 49 questions, scored against a practice target of 80%.

Topics in this test's question pool

Road signs 15
Safe driving 11
Traffic laws 8
Right of way 5
Emergencies 3
Parking 2
Alcohol & drugs 2
Vehicle equipment 2
Speed limits 1

49 questions in the pool, 8 of them written specifically for Alabama. Each attempt shows 25 in a new order.

Sample questions from this test, with answers

Want to test yourself first? Take the test above before reading these. Every answer below is checked against the source shown.

1. Under Alabama's child restraint law, a child must ride in a booster seat until what age?
- A. 4 years
- B. 6 years (correct)
- C. 8 years
- D. 10 years
Why: Alabama's law moves children from rear-facing seats to forward-facing seats to booster seats. The booster seat is required until age 6, then a seat belt through age 15.
Source: official Alabama driver handbook, p.30 (PDF p.32), Safety Belt and Child Restraint Laws
2. On an Alabama highway with two or more lanes in your direction, when passing a stopped emergency or utility vehicle you must:
- A. Leave the lane next to it when safe (correct)
- B. Stop completely until it leaves
- C. Stay in the lane closest to it
- D. Speed up to pass it quickly
Why: Alabama's Move Over Act requires you to vacate the lane closest to a stopped emergency, utility, or similar vehicle when it is safe to do so.
Source: ALEA Alabama Move Over Act page (Code of Ala. 32-5A-58.2(b)(1))
3. A solid white line between lanes of traffic going the same direction means:
- A. Lane changes are allowed when safe
- B. Lane changes are discouraged (correct)
- C. The road is one-way
- D. Traffic moves in opposite directions
Why: A solid white line discourages or prohibits lane changes. A broken (dashed) white line means lane changes are permitted when safe. White lines separate traffic moving in the same direction.
Source: official Alabama driver handbook
4. When you reach an intersection with a flashing red light in your direction and a flashing yellow in the cross direction, you must:
- A. Slow down and go - the cross traffic has to stop
- B. Stop, then go when safe - cross traffic won't stop (correct)
- C. Stop and wait until your light turns solid green
- D. Stop, then go first - cross traffic must yield
Why: A flashing red light works like a stop sign: stop completely, then go when safe. The cross traffic with a flashing yellow only needs to slow and proceed with caution - they do not stop, so you must yield to them.
Source: official Alabama driver handbook
5. A yellow diamond sign showing a 'T' shape indicates:
- A. A side road enters from one side
- B. Your road ends at a T ahead (correct)
- C. A four-way crossroad ahead
- D. A truck route begins here
Why: A 'T' symbol warns that the road you are on ends ahead at a T-intersection. Be prepared to stop or yield and turn left or right.
Source: Federal MUTCD 11th ed. (Dec 2023) 2C.41
6. A white rectangular sign generally provides:
- A. A hazard warning ahead
- B. A rule you must obey (correct)
- C. Directions to a city
- D. A suggested safe speed
Why: White rectangular signs are regulatory signs. They tell you the law - such as speed limits, lane usage, and turning rules - and must be obeyed.
Source: Federal MUTCD 11th ed. (Dec 2023) 1D.05 Color Code

More Alabama facts, the full requirements table and the printable PDF are on the Alabama permit practice test page.

Alabama DMV Test Info

Questions on real test: Not published by the DMV
Passing score: Not published
Correct needed: a pass mark the DMV does not publish (our practice tests use 80%)
Minimum age: 15 years old
Testing agency: Department of Motor Vehicles

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Study Tip

Don't just aim to pass this Alabama Practice Test 4 once - keep taking it until you score 80% or higher two or three times in a row. Read the explanation after every question, even the ones you get right, to lock in the rule before your DMV exam.