Traffic Laws & Signals

Study questions with answers

12 sample Traffic Laws & Signals questions with the correct answer, a short explanation, and the official handbook reference. Read through them, then take the quiz above.

1. 1. When a peace officer or state trooper demands it, what must an Alabama motorcyclist be able to do?

   Correct answer: Display the driver license

   Every driver must carry the license while operating and display it on demand of a judge, peace officer, or state trooper.

   Source: Alabama Motorcycle Operator Manual - License to be Carried and Exhibited on Demand

2. 2. What is the maximum number of motorcycles that Alabama permits to be operated abreast within a single lane?

   Correct answer: Two

   Motorcycles may not travel more than two abreast in one lane.

   Source: Alabama Motorcycle Operator Manual - Motorcycle Operation in Alabama

3. 3. How tall above the seat may a motorcycle's handlebars be under Alabama law?

   Correct answer: No more than 15 inches above the seated portion

   No one may operate a motorcycle whose handlebars rise more than fifteen inches above the part of the seat where the operator sits.

   Source: Alabama Motorcycle Operator Manual - Motorcycle Operation in Alabama

4. 4. A 14- or 15-year-old operating under Alabama's Restriction B may ride only what kind of cycle?

   Correct answer: A motor-driven cycle of five horsepower or smaller

   Restriction B limits the youngest riders to a motor-driven cycle of five horsepower or smaller until they turn sixteen.

   Source: Alabama Motorcycle Operator Manual - License Required to Drive

5. 5. A motor-driven cycle in Alabama may have an engine displacement of no more than how many cubic centimeters?

   Correct answer: 150 cc

   The definition caps a motor-driven cycle at no more than 150 cubic centimeters of engine displacement (and no more than five brake horsepower).

   Source: Alabama Motorcycle Operator Manual - License Required to Drive

6. 6. When overtaking another vehicle, what does Alabama law forbid a motorcyclist from doing?

   Correct answer: Passing within the same lane occupied by the vehicle ahead

   A rider may not overtake and pass another vehicle while staying within that vehicle's own lane.

   Source: Alabama Motorcycle Operator Manual - Motorcycle Operation in Alabama

7. 7. Besides a helmet, what does Alabama law specifically require a person to wear while operating or riding a motorcycle?

   Correct answer: Shoes

   The law states that no one may operate or ride a motorcycle or motor-driven cycle without wearing shoes.

   Source: Alabama Motorcycle Operator Manual - Motorcycle Operation in Alabama

8. 8. On what part of the motorcycle does Alabama law require a cyclist to ride?

   Correct answer: The permanent and regular seat

   Riders must use only the permanent, regular seat and may not carry another person unless the cycle is equipped for it.

   Source: Alabama Motorcycle Operator Manual - Motorcycle Operation in Alabama

9. 9. What is the minimum age at which a person holding a Class M license may operate a full motorcycle in Alabama?

   Correct answer: 16

   A rider must be at least sixteen and hold a Class M license to operate either a motorcycle or a motor-driven cycle.

   Source: Alabama Motorcycle Operator Manual - License Required to Drive

10. 10. Alabama encourages, but does not require, riders to protect their face and eyes by using what?

    Correct answer: A plastic faceshield attached to an approved helmet

    The state encourages using a plastic faceshield attached to an approved helmet to protect the face and eyes.

    Source: Alabama Motorcycle Operator Manual - Motorcycle Operation in Alabama

11. 11. What does Alabama law say about a motorcyclist who rides in the gaps between traffic lanes or rows of vehicles?

    Correct answer: It is prohibited

    State law forbids threading a motorcycle through the gaps between traffic lanes or between rows of stopped or moving cars.

    Source: Alabama Motorcycle Operator Manual - Motorcycle Operation in Alabama

12. 12. In Alabama, which license class must appear on a person's license to legally operate a motorcycle?

    Correct answer: Class M

    The Class M designation must be shown on the license before someone may operate a motorcycle or motor-driven cycle.

    Source: Alabama Motorcycle Operator Manual - License Required to Drive