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Alabama driving lessons

Alabama driving lessons.

Read 51 lessons across 9 course units, from licensing basics to the driving rules in Alabama’s handbook. Every public lesson includes its full study text, examples, and source page references.

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Your course, in order

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Unit 1 · 7 lessons

Your License

Who needs a license, documents, tests, GDL, classes and renewal

  1. Who needs an Alabama license 3 min · 6 checkpoint questions
  2. Who can't be licensed & proving who you are 4 min · 4 checkpoint questions
  3. The Learner License 3 min · 5 checkpoint questions
  4. Vision, knowledge and road tests 3 min · 6 checkpoint questions
  5. GDL rules for teen drivers 3 min · 6 checkpoint questions
  6. Renewal, duplicates, changes and ID cards 3 min · 6 checkpoint questions
  7. License classes, motorcycles and vessels 3 min · 6 checkpoint questions

Unit 2 · 3 lessons

You May Lose Your License

Fees, cancellation, revocation, suspension and the point system

  1. Reinstatement fees, cancellation and revocation 3 min · 6 checkpoint questions
  2. Grounds for suspension 3 min · 5 checkpoint questions
  3. The Alabama point system 3 min · 6 checkpoint questions

Unit 3 · 7 lessons

The Driving Task

Habits, turns, sharing the road, parking and restraints

  1. Good habits and rules for turns 4 min · 5 checkpoint questions
  2. Turn paths, three-point turns and curves 3 min · 4 checkpoint questions
  3. Sharing the road with bicycles 4 min · 6 checkpoint questions
  4. Sharing the road with motorcycles 3 min · 6 checkpoint questions
  5. Sharing the road with trucks and buses 3 min · 6 checkpoint questions
  6. Parking rules 3 min · 6 checkpoint questions
  7. Seat belts and child restraints 3 min · 6 checkpoint questions

Unit 4 · 8 lessons

The Driver

Attitude, phones, alcohol, drugs, distances, crashes and railroads

  1. Attitude, concentration and fatigue 3 min · 6 checkpoint questions
  2. Phones, texting and the Hands-Free Law 3 min · 5 checkpoint questions
  3. Alcohol and BAC limits 3 min · 6 checkpoint questions
  4. DUI penalties and implied consent 3 min · 6 checkpoint questions
  5. Drugs and driving 3 min · 6 checkpoint questions
  6. Following distance and stopping distance 3 min · 6 checkpoint questions
  7. If you have a crash 3 min · 3 checkpoint questions
  8. Railroad crossings 4 min · 6 checkpoint questions

Unit 5 · 8 lessons

Signs, Signals & Road Markings

Shapes, colors, regulatory and warning signs, lines, lights and roundabouts

  1. Sign shapes, colors and guide signs 3 min · 6 checkpoint questions
  2. Regulatory signs: stop, yield and do-not signs 3 min · 5 checkpoint questions
  3. Regulatory signs: speed, lanes and turns 3 min · 4 checkpoint questions
  4. Warning signs: road shape and conditions 3 min · 3 checkpoint questions
  5. Warning signs: traffic, crossings and work zones 3 min · 5 checkpoint questions
  6. Pavement markings 3 min · 6 checkpoint questions
  7. Traffic signals and lane-use lights 3 min · 6 checkpoint questions
  8. Driving through roundabouts 3 min · 6 checkpoint questions

Unit 6 · 8 lessons

Traffic Laws

Speed, stopping, school buses, right of way, passing, stops and more

  1. Speed limits 3 min · 6 checkpoint questions
  2. When you must stop 3 min · 6 checkpoint questions
  3. School buses 3 min · 6 checkpoint questions
  4. Right of way and pedestrians 3 min · 6 checkpoint questions
  5. Passing safely 3 min · 6 checkpoint questions
  6. Traffic stops and required documents 3 min · 4 checkpoint questions
  7. Backing, lane changes, hand signals and loads 3 min · 4 checkpoint questions
  8. Insurance, window tint, Move-Over and emergency vehicles 3 min · 6 checkpoint questions

Unit 7 · 6 lessons

Adjust to Driving Conditions

Night, winter, skids, hydroplaning, fog and emergencies

  1. Night driving 3 min · 6 checkpoint questions
  2. Winter and slippery roads 3 min · 6 checkpoint questions
  3. Skids and hydroplaning 3 min · 6 checkpoint questions
  4. Vehicle failures 3 min · 5 checkpoint questions
  5. Road emergencies: shoulders, oncoming cars, water and fire 3 min · 3 checkpoint questions
  6. Fog, hills and carbon monoxide 3 min · 5 checkpoint questions

Unit 8 · 2 lessons

Driving the Freeways

Entering, interchanges, leaving and breakdowns

  1. Entering the freeway and interchanges 3 min · 6 checkpoint questions
  2. Leaving the freeway and freeway emergencies 3 min · 6 checkpoint questions

Unit 9 · 2 lessons

Your Vehicle

Required equipment, tires, maintenance and trip planning

  1. Required equipment 3 min · 5 checkpoint questions
  2. Tires, maintenance and trip planning 3 min · 6 checkpoint questions