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Alabama Car / Permit: Road Signs practice test
Learn the shapes, colors, and meanings of regulatory, warning, and guide signs — from stop and yield to construction and school-zone signs.
Content reviewed against official driver handbooks · August 12, 2026
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1. A downward-pointing three-sided sign facing you at an intersection tells you to do what?
Correct answer: Slow down and give the right of way to crossing traffic and pedestrians
The triangular sign means slow down and let pedestrians and cross traffic go first; stop if needed to give way.
2. A round yellow sign bearing a black X and the letters RR warns that:
Correct answer: A railroad crossing lies ahead
The circular advance-warning sign, placed well ahead of the tracks, tells you a highway-railroad crossing is coming up.
Source: Alabama Driver Manual — Chapter 4, Railroad Crossings
3. What does an orange background on a diamond-shaped sign indicate?
Correct answer: A road construction or maintenance area is ahead
Warning signs used in work areas are black on orange, telling you a construction or maintenance zone is ahead.
4. A pennant-shaped (long triangle) sign on the left side of a two-lane road tells you that:
Correct answer: A no-passing zone is starting
This sign is posted on the left to mark where a no-passing zone begins.
5. A diamond-shaped sign with black symbols on a yellow background is used to:
Correct answer: Alert you to a possible hazard so you slow down and use caution
Yellow diamond signs are warnings that alert you to hazardous conditions ahead so you can drive with extra care.
6. You approach a red sign shaped like an eight-sided figure at a corner. What must you do?
Correct answer: Come to a complete stop and continue when it is clear
The eight-sided red sign is used only to mean STOP. You must bring the vehicle to a full halt and go ahead only after it is safe.
7. A green sign with white lettering along the highway usually provides what information?
Correct answer: Directions to destinations and distances
Guide signs that are green and white give motorists directions such as destinations, distances, and route names.
Source: Alabama Driver Manual — Chapter 5, Informational or Guide Signs
8. A blue-and-white roadside sign is used to point out:
Correct answer: Available services like gas, food, and lodging
Blue guide signs identify motorist services such as gas, food, lodging, and hospitals.
Source: Alabama Driver Manual — Chapter 5, Informational or Guide Signs
9. A yellow diamond sign showing the outline of a leaping animal warns drivers to:
Correct answer: Be alert for deer that may cross the roadway
The deer-crossing warning tells you animals may enter the road, so watch carefully and be ready to slow.
10. A sign reading NO TURN ON RED at a signalized intersection means you:
Correct answer: May not turn while the light is red
Where this regulatory sign is posted, you may not make a right or left turn while the light is red.
11. Signs that are black lettering on a white background generally do what?
Correct answer: Direct and legally control the movement of traffic
Regulatory signs are shown in black and white (apart from a few in actual color) and must be obeyed because they control how traffic may move.
12. The white X-shaped crossbuck sign posted at a railroad crossing means you should:
Correct answer: Reduce speed and be prepared to stop for an approaching train
The crossbuck is found at most crossings; when you see it, slow down and be ready to stop if a train is coming.
Source: Alabama Driver Manual — Chapter 4, Railroad Crossings
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