Alabama Driver Manual

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Organ and Tissue Donation: What are the Facts?PDF page 2
Organ, Eye, and Tissue Donation: Giving Life a Second ChancePDF page 2
DRIVER LICENSE DIVISIONPDF page 3
SecretaryPDF page 4
State of AlabamaPDF page 4
Vision Screening................................11PDF page 5
Entering the Freeway.........................76PDF page 6
Highway Hypnosis and Fatigue ........32PDF page 6
Informational or Guide Signs ...........51PDF page 6
Mandatory Liability Insurance Law ..68PDF page 6
Right of Way and Yielding ................62PDF page 6
Sharing the Road with LargePDF page 6
Slippery Roads Are Hazardous ..........71PDF page 6
What To Do If You Have A Crash ....37PDF page 6
Your LicensePDF page 6
YOUR LICENSE TO DRIVEPDF page 6
FOR THESE PEOPLEPDF page 7
LICENSE REQUIREMENTSPDF page 7
A. Identification RequirementsPDF page 8
AUTHORIZED PRESENCEPDF page 8
WHO CANNOT BE LICENSEDPDF page 8
B. Legal Date of Birth RequirementsPDF page 9
C. Documentation RequirementsPDF page 9
D. Social Security Number RequirementsPDF page 9
E. Notarization RequirementsPDF page 10
Federal AgencyPDF page 10
Name Change DecreePDF page 10
PRIMARY DOCUMENTSPDF page 10
States Immigration DocumentPDF page 10
CITIZENSPDF page 11
FOREIGN EXAMINATIONSPDF page 11
NATO, O, P, Q, R, S, T, TN, TD, TPS or UPDF page 12
THE LEARNER LICENSE AND RESTRICTED LICENSEPDF page 11
KNOWLEDGE TESTPDF page 13
THE ROAD TESTPDF page 13
VISION SCREENINGPDF page 13
Check Tire Pressure with a Pressure Gauge MonthlyPDF page 14
Check Tread Depth with a PennyPDF page 14
IDENTIFICATION CARDS (NON-DRIVER)PDF page 14
RE-EXAMINATIONPDF page 14
ALABAMA ONLINE ISSUANCE - WWW.ALABAMADL.ALEA.GOVPDF page 15
DUPLICATING YOUR LICENSEPDF page 15
RENEWING YOUR LICENSEPDF page 15
CHANGE OF NAME, CHANGE OF ADDRESSPDF page 16
DETERMINING WHICH CLASS OF LICENSE YOU NEEDPDF page 16
COMMERCIAL DRIVER LICENSEPDF page 17
VESSEL LICENSEPDF page 17
ALABAMA’S HANDS-FREE LAW, EFFECTIVE JUNE 2024PDF page 18
LICENSE FEESPDF page 18
CANCELLATIONPDF page 19
REVOCATIONPDF page 19
YOU MAY LOSE YOUR LICENSEPDF page 19
SUSPENSIONPDF page 21
THE ALABAMA POINT SYSTEMPDF page 21
ENTERING THE CARPDF page 22
GOOD DRIVING HABITSPDF page 22
ON THE ROADPDF page 22
POSTURE AND STEERINGPDF page 22
STARTING FROM A PARKING PLACEPDF page 22
THE DRIVING TASKPDF page 22
PROPER TURNING RULESPDF page 23
RULES FOR TURNSPDF page 23
TURNING FROM FOUR-LANE HIGHWAYSPDF page 23
SHARING THE ROAD WITH BICYCLESPDF page 27
THREE-POINT TURNPDF page 25
SHARING THE ROAD WITH MOTORCYCLESPDF page 29
NO ZONEPDF page 29
No-ZonesPDF page 29
SHARING THE ROAD WITH LARGE VEHICLESPDF page 29
PARKING ON A HILLPDF page 31
ALABAMA’S SAFETY BELT AND CHILD RESTRAINT LAWSPDF page 31
THE DRIVERPDF page 32
CONCENTRATIONPDF page 33
YOUR PERSONALITY AFFECTS YOUR DRIVINGPDF page 33
HIGHWAY HYPNOSIS AND FATIGUEPDF page 34
RELATIONSHIP OF ALCOHOL TO TRAFFIC ACCIDENTSPDF page 34
TEXTING WHILE DRIVINGPDF page 34
DRIVING WHILE UNDER THE INFLUENCEPDF page 36
THE EFFECTS OF ALCOHOLPDF page 35
IMPLIED CONSENT LAWPDF page 36
WHY NOT DRINK AND DRIVE?PDF page 36
DRUGSPDF page 37
HOW TO AVOID REAR END COLLISIONSPDF page 38
STOPPING DISTANCEPDF page 39
REPORT ALL TRAFFIC MISHAPSPDF page 39
WHAT TO DO IF YOU HAVE A CRASHPDF page 39
IF YOU WITNESS A TRAFFIC MISHAP OR CRASHPDF page 40
RAILROAD CROSSINGS –ADVANCED WARNINGSPDF page 40
WHEN INVOLVED IN A CRASHPDF page 40
STOPPING FOR RAILROAD CROSSINGSPDF page 41
SAFETY TIPS FOR MOTORISTSPDF page 42
NO PASSINGPDF page 43
REGULATORY SIGNSPDF page 43
SIGNS, SIGNALS AND ROAD MARKINGSPDF page 43
STOPPDF page 44
ONLYPDF page 46
WARNING SIGNSPDF page 46
SHOULDERPDF page 47
NARROWSPDF page 48
ENDSPDF page 49
ZONEPDF page 50
AHEADPDF page 52
INFORMATIONAL OR GUIDE SIGNSPDF page 53
MILEPOSTSPDF page 53
MILEPDF page 54
PAVEMENT MARKINGSPDF page 54
TRAFFIC SIGNALSPDF page 56
VEHICLE TURNSPDF page 57
LANE USE CONTROL SIGNALSPDF page 58
BicyclesPDF page 60
GENERAL INFORMATION FOR ALL ROUNDABOUTSPDF page 59
STEPS FOR DRIVING A ROUNDABOUTPDF page 59
YIELDPDF page 59
EMERGENCY VEHICLES IN THE ROUNDABOUTPDF page 60
IMPORTANT THINGS TO REMEMBER ABOUT ROUNDABOUTSPDF page 60
PedestriansPDF page 60
TRAFFIC LAWSPDF page 60
TRUCK APRONPDF page 60
SPEED LIMITSPDF page 61
SPEED REGULATIONSPDF page 61
STOPPINGPDF page 63
COMING FROM EITHER DIRECTION YOU MUST STOPPDF page 64
RIGHT OF WAY AND YIELDINGPDF page 65
SCHOOLPDF page 64
LINEPDF page 67
FOLLOWING EMERGENCY VEHICLESPDF page 67
PEDESTRIANSPDF page 67
SAFETY RULES FOR PEDESTRIANSPDF page 67
CHANGING LANESPDF page 68
LEFTSLOW/ STOPRIGHTPDF page 68
OTHER TRAFFIC LAWSPDF page 68
LOADS MUST CONFORM TO LAWPDF page 69
WHAT TO DO AND EXPECT DURING LAW ENFORCEMENT STOPPDF page 70
MANDATORY LIABILITY INSURANCE LAWPDF page 70
MOVE-OVER LAWPDF page 70
WINDOW TINTINGPDF page 70
ADJUST TO DRIVING CONDITIONSPDF page 71
NIGHT DRIVINGPDF page 72
WINTER DRIVINGPDF page 73
SKIDDINGPDF page 73
SLIPPERY ROADS ARE HAZARDOUSPDF page 73
HYDROPLANING -“WATER SKIING ON THE HIGHWAY”PDF page 74
LIGHTLY ON THE GAS WILL INCREASE FRONT WHEEL SPEED, soPDF page 74
CARBON MONOXIDEPDF page 75
DRIVING EMERGENCIESPDF page 77
DRIVING IN FOG, SNOWPDF page 75
DRIVING IN HILLY COUNTRYPDF page 75
DRIVING THE FREEWAYSPDF page 78
ENTERING THE FREEWAYPDF page 78
INTERCHANGESPDF page 79
TRUMPETPDF page 79
LEAVING THE FREEWAYPDF page 80
YOUR VEHICLEPDF page 81
HORNSPDF page 82
MAINTENANCEPDF page 82
TIRESPDF page 82
YOUR CAR MUST HAVE THIS EQUIPMENTPDF page 82
PLAN YOUR TRIPPDF page 83
THE DEATH ZONEPDF page 83
AGREEMENTPDF page 85
NO ALCOHOL, DRUGS, OR SMOKINGPDF page 85
GDL (Graduated Drivers License)—Act #02-408PDF page 86
NO EATINGPDF page 86
Telephone NumbersPDF page 87
My CardPDF page 88
Suspended License HelpPDF page 91