Alabama Speed Limits practice test

Practice limits and how to adjust your speed, with questions based on the Alabama Driver Manual.

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Sample Speed Limits questions

On a two-lane road posted at 45 mph, you pass a wrecker with flashing amber lights on the shoulder. How fast may you go?

  • The full 45 mph
  • No faster than 30 mph
  • No faster than 40 mph
  • No faster than 35 mph
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No faster than 30 mph

Move as far from it as you can in your lane and slow to 15 mph under the limit.

Source: Alabama Driver Manual, Chapter 6, Traffic Laws, Move-Over Law, PDF p. 70

Under Alabama law, what does driving faster than the posted limit show?

  • Only that you were in a hurry
  • Nothing, unless you cause a crash
  • Nothing at all, if the road is dry
  • Prima facie evidence of unlawful speed
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Prima facie evidence of unlawful speed

Going over the limit is treated as evidence of an unlawful speed, and you may be arrested.

Source: Alabama Driver Manual, Chapter 6, Traffic Laws, Speed Limits, PDF p. 61

How fast should you be going as you enter a curve?

  • Fast enough to coast through
  • Fast enough to brake hard in the middle
  • Slow enough to speed up slightly in the curve
  • At the road's top speed
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Slow enough to speed up slightly in the curve

Slow down before the curve so you do not cross the center line or leave the road.

Source: Alabama Driver Manual, Chapter 3, The Driving Task, Curves, PDF p. 25

On a highway with four or more lanes you cannot safely leave the lane next to a stopped police car with flashing lights. What must you do?

  • Keep the posted speed
  • Stop in your lane until it leaves
  • Slow to at least 15 mph below the posted limit
  • Slow by 5 mph
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Slow to at least 15 mph below the posted limit

If moving over is unsafe or impossible, slow to at least 15 mph below the posted limit.

Source: Alabama Driver Manual, Chapter 6, Traffic Laws, Move-Over Law, PDF p. 70

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We wrote these practice questions from the facts in the Alabama Driver Manual (November 2024 (cover), PDF created 2024-12-05 and modified 2025-01-23, read 2026-11-09, plus ALEA's Graduated Driver License and Alabama Move Over Act pages. Pages cited are PDF pages (printed page = PDF page - 2); PDF pp. 20-21 repeat the suspension list. edition) and from official sources on road signs. Every answer links to its source, so you can check it and read more.

DMV Decoded is an independent guide, not a government agency. This practice test is not connected to the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency, and your actual test will have different questions. Study the handbook, and check the agency's website for current rules.