Alabama CDL — General Knowledge: Sharing the Road Practice Test

Question 1

Rental-truck drivers should be watched carefully because they:

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Are frequently unaccustomed to the big blind spots around a large vehicle — People at the wheel of a rental truck are often not used to how little they can see to the sides and rear.

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Are exempt from traffic laws

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Always drive faster than the limit

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Have no brake lights

Question 2

When a driver is tailgating you, one thing you should NOT do is:

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Play tricks such as switching your taillights on or flicking your brake lights — Tricks like flashing the brake lights can confuse a tailgater; instead stay steady, leave extra room ahead, and let them pass.

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Move to the right when possible

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Keep a steady speed

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Increase your following distance ahead

Question 3

When you are being tailgated, opening up extra space in front of your vehicle helps because:

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It lets you stop or slow gradually without being rear-ended — More room ahead means you can make gradual speed changes, reducing the chance the tailgater hits you.

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It shortens your total stopping distance

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It forces the tailgater to speed up

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It signals the tailgater to pass on the right

Question 4

A driver in a hurry near your commercial vehicle may:

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Pass without a safe gap and cut in too closely in front of you — Impatient drivers may squeeze past and pull in too close, so anticipate the move and protect the space ahead of you.

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Stay well behind until you exit

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Always give you extra room

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Slow down to let you merge

Question 5

When a heavy load slows you on an uphill grade, you should:

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Avoid trying to pass slower vehicles — Going uphill with a heavy load, stay in the right lane and do not attempt to pass, since you cannot accelerate quickly.

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Ride the shoulder to let others by

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Flash your brake lights repeatedly

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Pass in the left lane to keep up speed

Question 6

A vehicle displaying a red triangle with an orange center is:

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A slow-moving vehicle you should be ready to overtake carefully — The slow-moving vehicle emblem warns that farm machinery, tractors, or similar equipment ahead is traveling well below normal speed.

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A disabled vehicle you must stop behind

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A hazardous materials carrier

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An emergency vehicle with the right of way

Question 7

If you are not sure another driver sees you, you should:

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Assume they do not and be ready to react — When in doubt, assume the other driver has not seen you, since they could suddenly pull into your path.

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Assume they do and hold your speed

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Flash your high beams continuously

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Speed up to pass them quickly

Question 8

A driver signaling a turn into a narrow driveway or alley may be a hazard because they:

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May slow far more than expected or stop — Drivers making tight turns often move very slowly or stop, especially if pedestrians or traffic block them.

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Cannot legally turn there

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Have the right of way over pedestrians

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Will always speed up first

Question 9

Motorists who fail to keep up normal speed are hazards, so seeing them early:

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Can help you avoid a crash — Slow vehicles such as mopeds, farm equipment, and construction machinery must be spotted early to prevent a collision.

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Is unimportant on highways

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Lets you tailgate them safely

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Only matters at night

Question 10

To warn a driver who may not see you, when legal you can:

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Tap the horn lightly, or flash your lights at night — A light tap of the horn, or flashing low to high beam at night, alerts a driver without startling them into a mistake.

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Swerve toward their lane

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Lean on the horn continuously

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Brake hard to get attention

Question 11

In rain, snow, dawn, or dusk, to make your vehicle easier to see you should:

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Turn on your headlights using the low beams — Poor visibility calls for headlights on low beam; high beams can bother other drivers even during the day.

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Use only your clearance and identification lights

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Rely on high beams at all times

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Turn off all lights to reduce glare

Question 12

Two dangers of traveling alongside other vehicles are:

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Being boxed in and having no escape path if trouble develops — Driving next to others can trap you with no open space to move into, and another driver may drift into your lane.

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Shorter following distances for everyone

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Better fuel economy and less wind

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A clearer view of the road ahead

Sharing the Road

Study questions with answers

1. Rental-truck drivers should be watched carefully because they:

2. When a driver is tailgating you, one thing you should NOT do is:

3. When you are being tailgated, opening up extra space in front of your vehicle helps because:

4. A driver in a hurry near your commercial vehicle may:

5. When a heavy load slows you on an uphill grade, you should:

6. A vehicle displaying a red triangle with an orange center is:

7. If you are not sure another driver sees you, you should:

8. A driver signaling a turn into a narrow driveway or alley may be a hazard because they:

9. Motorists who fail to keep up normal speed are hazards, so seeing them early:

10. To warn a driver who may not see you, when legal you can:

11. In rain, snow, dawn, or dusk, to make your vehicle easier to see you should:

12. Two dangers of traveling alongside other vehicles are:

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