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The Director of ALEA must revoke your license upon receiving a record of your conviction for failures to stop, render aid, or identify yourself in the event of a motor vehicle accident resulting in the death or personal injury of another.

Your driver’s license may be suspended if you are convicted of racing on the highways or a first offense of DUI.

When an emergency vehicle is coming toward you or approaches from behind, displaying flashing red or blue lights and activating a siren, you must pull over to the curb or side of the road and come to a complete stop.

Parking is not allowed within 15 feet of a fire hydrant.

According to state law, headlights must be turned on from a half-hour after sunset to a half-hour before sunrise and during other periods of limited visibility when you cannot see clearly for at least 500 feet. Alabama law also requires that headlights be turned on when the windshield wipers of the vehicle are in use because of rain, sleet, or snow.

Slowing or stop – left arm extended downward, with the palm to the rear.

Make sure in advance that it is safe to turn. Check to the front, rear, and sides for cars and pedestrians, and also watch for situations developing in the street you will enter upon turning. Yield to oncoming vehicles.

Traffic signals are ahead. Slow down and be prepared to obey the signals.

This is an Advisory Speed sign. It shows the recommended speed to use.

Muffler cutouts, bypasses or similar devices are forbidden.

State law requires all front-seat occupants to be restrained, and occupants younger than 15 must be restrained regardless of seat position. Children ages 5 and younger must use size- and age-appropriate child restraints specified in the child restraint law.

Even when the law requires only front seat passengers 15 years or older to wear safety belts, it is still a good idea to encourage everyone to buckle up.

Do not swing back onto the pavement right away! Overcorrecting might throw your vehicle off balance. Do not use your brakes.

Instead, take your foot off the accelerator, steer straight ahead, straddling the pavement edge, until the car has almost stopped. After you have slowed down, turn gently back onto the pavement.

Reverse Turn. Gradual curve to the left then curve to the right.

Shared center lanes are reserved for making left turns by vehicles traveling in both directions. On the pavement, left-turn arrows for traffic in one direction alternate with left-turn arrows for traffic coming from the other direction.

These lanes are marked on each side by a solid yellow and dashed yellow line.

Passing or overtaking is not permitted in the center lane.

There is an easy way to tell if you are following another vehicle too closely. It is called the two-second rule and it works at any speed.

If the road and weather conditions are not good, increase your following distance to a four or five second count. The increased following limit also applies if you drivevehicles with longer lengths than cars.

Remember, the two-second rule does not mean that you are able to stop within two seconds.

Alabama law prohibits text messaging and internet use by all drivers. For drivers under 18 years with a provisional license held less than 6 months, all use of a cell phone, even hands-free, is prohibited.

If you do use a cell phone, use following precautions:

• Always assess traffic conditions before calling.
• Be familiar with the telephone keypad. Use speed dial, if possible.
• Place calls when parked or have a passenger call.
• Ensure phone is within easy reach.
• Use speaker phone/hands-free device.
• Avoid intense, emotional or complicated conversations.
• Avoid talking on phone in congested traffic or bad weather.
• Pull off the road to dial or complete a conversation.

Unless otherwise posted, the statutory speed limit on an unpaved road is 35 mph.

Slippery when wet.

The road surface is slippery when it is wet. This sign is often located near bridges and overpasses.

You must stop when you are following or meeting a school bus or church bus stopped on the road while the stop signal arm is extended and displaying flashing red lights. Remain stopped until the stop signal is retracted and red lights are turned off.

Drinking three drinks in one hour will affect you more than drinking three drinks in three hours. Remember, your BAC depends on several factors including the period of time in which the alcohol was consumed and the amount of time since you had your last drink.

A round sign means a highway railroad crossing is ahead. It is yellow with a black X and the letters RR. The sign is placed 750 feet before the track.

Large vehicles generally:

• Accelerate more slowly.
• Need more room to maneuver safely.
• Require greater stopping distances.
• Have larger blind spots.
• Make wide right turns.

You must show your intentions to other drivers by using turn signals or hand signals, but remember that a signal does not grant the right to change lanes or give you the right-of-way.

If you are under 21 and found driving with a BAC of .02 percent or more, you will be convicted of underage driving while under the influence.

Under state law, it is unlawful for any of the following persons to operate or be in actual physical control of a vehicle:

• A person who is under the influence of alcohol or drugs.
• A person who is under the influence of a drug to a degree which renders him incapable of safely operating a motor vehicle.
• A person whose blood contains .08 percent or more concentration of alcohol.
• A person under the combined influence of alcohol and a drug to a degree which renders him incapable of safely driving.
• Commercial vehicle operators whose blood alcohol content is .04 percent or more.
• Persons under 21 years of age whose blood alcohol content is .02 percent or more.
• School bus and daycare drivers whose blood alcohol content is .02 percent or more.

Alabama ranks #13 in the nation for highway-railroad crossing fatalities.

Don’t share the lane with a motorcycle. Motorcycles are entitled to the same full lane width as all other vehicles. A skilled motorcycle operator is constantly changing positions within a lane to maximize being seen, to see the roadway better, and to compensate for objects on or near the road. Drivers should never move into the same lane alongside a motorcycle even if the lane is wide and cyclist is riding far to one side. It is not only illegal, but extremely hazardous.

It is dangerous to move injured persons. You should avoid moving the injured unless it is absolutely necessary to remove them from areas threatened by fire or other dangers common to a crash scene. Keep the injured lying or sitting down until competent medical aid arrives.

This question asked what you should not do.

At speeds up to 35 mph, most tires will wipe the road surface, the same way a windshield wiper cleans the windshield. As the speed increases, the tires cannot wipe the road as well and start to ride on a film of water, just like a set of water skis.

When entering a freeway watch for an opening, activate your turn signal, and merge smoothly with the other traffic. Do not forget to check your blind spot by looking over your shoulder.

You must come to a complete stop when traffic signal shows a red light. Wait until the signal changes to green and the way is clear before proceeding.

You may make a right turn after stopping for a red light if you are in the proper lane for such turn.

You may make a left turn after stopping if you driveon a one-way street and the street you turn left onto is a one-way street with traffic moving from right to left.

In the case of both right and left turns after stopping for a red light, you must yield to other traffic and pedestrians lawfully proceeding through the intersection. Such turns cannot be made against a red light if a sign has been posted prohibiting such turn.

Never sound your horn when approaching or passing a horse.

Remember, you may use your horn when it is reasonably necessary to ensure safe operation. It is illegal to use your horn in all other situations.