Alabama ALEA Motorcycle Practice Test 27
- Questions30
- Correct to pass24
- Passing score80%
- Minimum age16 years
-
1. What does a sign reading Slower Traffic Keep Right require?
Show answer
Answer C: Traffic moving slower than the general flow must use the right-hand lane
The sign applies to any vehicle traveling below the speed of the traffic around it, which must keep right so faster vehicles can use the lanes to the left.
-
2. You are on a two-lane road where a broken yellow line runs on your side of the center. What does that pattern allow?
Show answer
Answer C: Passing when the way ahead is clear and it is otherwise legal
A broken yellow center line marks a stretch where passing is permitted for traffic on that side when it can be completed safely.
-
3. What is the job of the hard outer shell of a motorcycle helmet?
Show answer
Answer D: To spread impact force and to resist objects punching through
The shell distributes a concentrated blow over a wide area and stops sharp objects from reaching the head, while the liner underneath absorbs the energy.
-
4. How many points does Alabama assess for driving on the wrong side of the road or for illegal passing?
Show answer
Answer B: 4 points
Wrong side of road and illegal passing are assessed at 4 points on the Alabama point table.
-
5. Why do groups agree on a set of hand signals before setting off?
Show answer
Answer B: Because engine noise and helmets make speech useless between moving machines
Riders cannot talk to each other while moving, so agreed signals for hazards, stops, fuel and single file keep the whole group informed.
-
6. What does a flashing yellow traffic light mean?
Show answer
Answer B: Slow down and proceed with caution
A flashing yellow lets you enter the intersection cautiously after yielding to pedestrians and to conflicting traffic that is already there.
-
7. You are about to carry a passenger for the first time. Where should you begin?
Show answer
Answer C: In a quiet area away from traffic, at low speed
A passenger changes balance, braking and steering feel, and those differences are best learned somewhere there is nothing else to deal with.
-
8. An Alabama driver whose license is revoked fails to surrender the card within the time allowed. What is the consequence?
Show answer
Answer A: An additional fee of 50 dollars
Failing to surrender the license within the time allowed adds a further 50 dollar fee on top of the ordinary Alabama reinstatement fee.
-
9. When downshifting as the motorcycle slows, what keeps the rear tire from skidding?
Show answer
Answer A: Easing the clutch lever out smoothly instead of releasing it abruptly
Letting the clutch out gradually lets engine speed and road speed match, so the rear wheel is not forced to slow suddenly.
-
10. How should a load be distributed between the two saddlebags?
Show answer
Answer B: Evenly, so the weight is balanced from side to side
An uneven load pulls the motorcycle toward the heavy side and makes it behave differently in left turns than in right turns.
-
11. What is the correct way to apply the front brake when you need maximum braking?
Show answer
Answer C: Squeeze it progressively harder as weight settles onto the front tire
Progressive pressure lets load build on the front tire before the braking force does, so the tire has the grip needed to handle it.
-
12. Which of these is announced with the same family of signs as the facility shown here?
Show answer
Answer A: A rest area for travelers
A rest area belongs to the same motorist service series, which points travelers toward facilities such as fuel, food, lodging and medical care.
-
13. Alabama law provides a grace period after a driver license expires, during which the license is still treated as valid for renewal purposes. How long is that grace period?
Show answer
Answer C: 60 days
Alabama gives a 60 day grace period after the expiration date for renewal purposes, although driving on an expired license remains unlawful.
-
14. How does riding in a formation change your responsibility for your own space cushion?
Show answer
Answer C: It does not change it, because each rider still manages their own space and decisions
A formation organizes the group, but every rider remains responsible for their own following distance, escape paths and riding decisions.
-
15. A steady red arrow is displayed for your left-turn lane at a two-way intersection. What must you do?
Show answer
Answer C: Stop and remain stopped until an indication permits the turn
A steady red arrow prohibits the movement it points to, so the driver stops and waits for a green arrow, a flashing yellow arrow or another indication that permits the turn.
-
16. You expect to be out after dark on a sunny day's ride. What should you plan for eye protection?
Show answer
Answer B: Carry a clear shield to change to when the light drops
A tint that helps in daylight steals light you need at night, and riding with no eye protection is not the answer, so carry a clear shield and change it at dusk.
-
17. You are in the open lane where another lane is merging into yours. What is your part in the merge?
Show answer
Answer A: Keep a steady speed and leave a gap for one vehicle to come in
A merge works when each driver in the through lane lets one vehicle in, which keeps both lines moving instead of stopping them both.
-
18. What is the highest posted speed limit used on Alabama interstate highways?
Show answer
Answer A: 70 mph
Alabama posts a maximum of 70 mph on interstate highways.
-
19. A driver on the street this sign governs is preparing to turn left at the next corner. Which lane should the vehicle be in beforehand?
Show answer
Answer A: The lane closest to the left curb
All the traffic here runs the same way, so nothing is coming toward the driver and the turn is taken from the extreme left lane rather than from beside the middle of the roadway.
-
20. A line beside your lane is painted about twice the normal width. What does the extra width convey?
Show answer
Answer B: Greater emphasis on the restriction it carries
Width is part of the marking code: a wide line carries more emphasis than a normal one, which is why it is used at gores and channelizing lines.
-
21. What does a pre-ride check of a hydraulic brake system cover?
Show answer
Answer C: The fluid level and any sign of a leak at the hoses and fittings
A falling fluid level means either worn pads or a leak, and a leaking hose or fitting can empty the system without warning.
-
22. Which of the four blind spots around a tractor-trailer is the largest?
Show answer
Answer A: The one on the right side of the truck
A truck has no-zones on all four sides, and the right-side blind spot is the largest because it runs back along the trailer and reaches across more than one lane.
-
23. What do white lane lines painted between travel lanes indicate?
Show answer
Answer A: Traffic in the adjacent lane moves in the same direction as you
White markings separate lanes carrying traffic in the same direction and mark the right edge of the roadway.
-
24. A speed limit sign carries a second panel reading TRUCKS 55. What does that panel do?
Show answer
Answer B: It sets a lower legal limit for trucks
A truck speed limit panel is regulatory, so trucks are bound by the lower figure while other traffic keeps to the main limit.
-
25. What are the minimum liability insurance limits required by the Alabama Mandatory Liability Insurance Law?
Show answer
Answer B: 25,000 dollars per person, 50,000 dollars per crash and 25,000 dollars property damage
Alabama requires liability coverage of at least 25,000 dollars for injury or death of one person, 50,000 dollars for two or more people and 25,000 dollars for property damage.
-
26. You are about to leave a roundabout when a pedestrian steps into the crosswalk on your exit. What should you do?
Show answer
Answer B: Yield to the pedestrian and wait for the crosswalk to clear
Roundabout crosswalks sit on the entries and exits, and drivers must yield to pedestrians using them.
-
27. Where must the engine cut-off switch be set before the starter button will crank the engine?
Show answer
Answer A: In the run position
The cut-off switch sits in the ignition circuit, so the engine will not start or run while it is set to off.
-
28. What is the correct swerving technique?
Show answer
Answer D: Press the handgrip on the side you want to go and look toward the escape route
A swerve is two quick countersteering inputs, and because the motorcycle goes where the rider looks, the eyes belong on the open space.
-
29. You are stopped at a steady red arrow pointing right, and no sign or state rule permits turning on a red arrow. May you turn right?
Show answer
Answer A: No, you must wait until the red arrow goes out and a green signal appears
A steady red arrow prohibits the movement it points to until a signal permitting it appears. Only a posted sign or a specific state rule allows a turn on a red arrow after a complete stop, so without one you must wait.
-
30. A yellow horizontal rectangular sign showing one large arrow pointing left or right, facing traffic on the far side of a sharp bend, tells the driver
Show answer
Answer C: which way the roadway turns at that point
The large arrow sign is mounted on the outside of a sharp change in alignment so that a driver approaching head on immediately sees which way the road goes.