Alabama Permit Test Cheat Sheet

High-occupancy vehicle (HOV) lanes are designed for vehicles with multiple occupants, such as carpools. This sign states that this HOV lane is an HOV 2+ lane, which requires at least two occupants in each vehicle. That is, a driver and at least one passenger.

Normally, you must stop for a stopped school or church bus whose red lights are flashing, no matter which direction it is traveling in. In Alabama, however, there are two exceptions to this rule. (1) The school or church bus is stopped on the opposite side of a divided highway with at least four lanes. (2) The school or church bus is stopped in a loading zone adjacent to a divided highway with at least four lanes and pedestrians are not allowed to cross the highway there. In these situations, yo

A steady yellow traffic light is a warning that the traffic light will soon turn red. You should try to stop if it is safe to do so. (Never speed up to try to "beat the light" before it turns red.) But don't stop suddenly and risk skidding or getting rear-ended by the vehicle behind you. If you cannot stop safely, proceed with caution through the intersection. [Traffic Signals; Chapter 5: Signs, Signals and Road Markings; Alabama Driver Manual]