Alabama DMV Cheat Sheet

Correct answer: A Class C felony

A fourth or subsequent DUI conviction is a Class C felony, with fines from $4,100 to $10,100, a five-year revocation of the driver license, and possible imprisonment of one year and one day up to ten years.

Correct answer: 2 points

Each texting-while-driving offense places a two-point violation on the offender’s driving record. Fines rise from $25 for a first offense to $50 for a second and $75 for a third or subsequent offense.

Correct answer: Valid for four years, and it can be renewed once

The learner license issued to a 15-year-old is valid for four years and can be renewed once.

Correct answer: Hold the learner license for six months (or until their 18th birthday) and pass the road skills test

A person 16 but under 18 who has held a learner license for six months (or until the 18th birthday) and has the necessary skills may take the road test; passing it removes the "Y" restriction at no cost for the rest of the four-year period.

Correct answer: 6 points

Reckless driving or reckless endangerment involving a motor vehicle is assessed 6 points — among the highest on the schedule, matching alcohol-related driving convictions.

Correct answer: 2 points

Speeding 1–25 mph over the limit is 2 points. Speeding 26 mph or more over the limit jumps to 5 points, so higher speeds are penalized far more heavily.

Correct answer: 32 percent

On passenger cars such as sedans, coupes, and station wagons, all side and rear windows may have tinting that allows at least 32 percent light transmission.

Correct answer: Is not an admission of guilt, but refusing to sign may result in your arrest

Your acceptance and signature on a traffic citation is not an admission of guilt, but refusing to sign may result in your arrest. You may choose to contest the citation in court.

Correct answer: The pedestrian must yield to all vehicles

Pedestrians must yield to all vehicles when crossing at points other than crosswalks. At crosswalks, however, drivers must yield to pedestrians.

Correct answer: It is a pre-warning that the bus is preparing to stop to load or unload children

Flashing amber lights are a pre-warning that the bus is preparing to stop. In rural areas they are used at least 300 feet before the stop, and in municipalities at least 100 feet before it.

Correct answer: Are not required to stop for a bus stopped in the opposite roadway

A stop is not required on a divided highway of four or more lanes (permitting two lanes of traffic in opposite directions) when meeting a school bus stopped in the opposing roadway. On undivided roads, you must stop from either direction.

Correct answer: The rear wheels of large trucks that need extra room to turn

A truck apron is a paved area on the inside of the roundabout for the rear wheels of large trucks when turning. It is not intended for cars, pickups, or SUVs.

Correct answer: Coast downhill with the transmission in neutral

The law forbids you to coast downhill with the transmission in neutral. On narrow, hilly roads use extra caution and sound your horn on hazardous curves to warn drivers you cannot see.

Correct answer: Stay on the shoulder, reduce speed, then turn gently back onto the pavement

If your wheels drift onto the shoulder, don’t try to swerve back onto the pavement — that can throw the car off balance. Stay on the shoulder and reduce speed, then turn gently back onto the pavement after slowing down.

Correct answer: 1/16 inch deep

A tire is illegal if its tread is less than 1/16 inch deep. Check tires often for proper inflation, cuts, and uneven wear, and never drive on under-inflated tires.

Correct answer: You must drive no faster than 55 and no slower than 45 under normal conditions

These signs post the maximum and minimum speeds for a section of highway. Minimum limits, usually on freeways, mean you must not drive below that speed under normal conditions.

Correct answer: The bridge ahead is too narrow to meet or pass another vehicle

A ONE LANE BRIDGE sign warns there is not room on the bridge ahead to meet or pass another car or truck, so be prepared to take turns.

Correct answer: You may not pass

A solid yellow line alongside the broken line marks where passing is not allowed. If the solid yellow line is on your side of the centerline, you may not pass.

Correct answer: Passing is prohibited for traffic in both directions

When passing is not allowed for traffic in either direction, the broken line is replaced by two solid yellow lines. Neither direction may cross to pass.

Correct answer: Crossing the lines is prohibited

A double solid white line delineates lanes of same-direction travel where crossing the lines is prohibited. A single solid white line discourages, but does not absolutely prohibit, crossing.

Correct answer: Move as far away as possible within your lane and slow to 15 mph below the posted limit

On a two-lane road, move as far away from the emergency vehicle or wrecker as possible within your lane. Where the posted limit is 25 mph or greater, slow to 15 mph below it; where it is 20 mph or less, travel at 10 mph.

Correct answer: No closer than 500 feet

Only vehicles on necessary official business are permitted to follow within 500 feet of emergency vehicles on an emergency run. You also must not drive over an unprotected fire hose unless authorized to do so.

Correct answer: Use caution because potentially hazardous conditions exist in that lane

A steady yellow X permits driving in the lane using caution — it warns that potentially hazardous conditions exist and the lane use is about to change.

Correct answer: About 750 feet before the crossing

The round yellow railroad warning sign is placed about 750 feet before the track to give advance notice that a highway-railroad crossing is ahead.

Correct answer: Within 15 to 50 feet of the nearest rail

When approaching a railroad crossing where a stop is required, you must stop within 15 to 50 feet of the tracks, giving yourself room to be certain the crossing is clear.