4 t A b l E o f c o n t E n t s
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Chapter 1- Your License to Drive
License Requirements .........................5
Who Cannot Be Licensed ...................6
Identication Requirements ................6
Learner License /Restricted License. ... 9
Vision Screening................................11
Knowledge Test .................................11
Road Test ...........................................11
Before You Drive ...............................12
Re-Examination ................................12
Identication Cards (Non-Driver) ....12
Renewing/Duplicating Your License .13
Change of Name, Address .................14
Class of License .................................15
Commercial License ..........................15
Vessel License ....................................16
Appointment/Fees .............................16
Present Your License ..........................16
Chapter 2 - You May Lose
Your License
Cancellation ......................................17
Revocation .........................................17
Suspension .........................................18
Alabama Point System.......................18
Chapter 3 - The Driving Task
Good Driving Habits ........................20
Tu rns .................................................21
Sharing the Road with Bicycles .........23
Sharing the Road with
Motorcycles .................................25
Sharing the Road with Large
Vehicles ........................................27
Parking ..............................................28
Alabama’s Safety Belt and Child
Restraint Laws .............................30
Chapter 4 - The Driver
Your Personality Aects Your
Driving ........................................31
Cellular Phone/Texting Usage ........... 32
Highway Hypnosis and Fatigue ........32
Drinking and Driving .......................32
Drugs .................................................35
How to Avoid Rear-End
Collisions .....................................36
Stopping Distance .............................36
What To Do If You Have A Crash ....37
Railroad Crossings .............................38
Chapter 5 - Signs, Signals
and Road Markings
Trac Signs .......................................41
Regulatory Signs ................................42
Warning Signs ...................................44
Informational or Guide Signs ...........51
Pavement Markings ...........................52
Trac Signals ....................................54
Driving rough Roundabouts ........57
Chapter 6 – Trafc Laws
Speed Limits ......................................59
Stopping ............................................60
School Buses ......................................61
Right of Way and Yielding ................62
Passing ...............................................63
Pedestrians .........................................64
Following Emergency Vehicles ..........65
Other Trac Laws .............................65
Changing Lanes ................................65
Loads Must Conform to Law ...........66
What to Expect at Trac Stops .........66
Documents Required at Trac
Stops ..................................................67
Mandatory Liability Insurance Law ..67
Window Tinting ...............................68
Move Over Law ................................68
Chapter 7 - Adjust to
Driving Conditions
Night Driving ...................................69
Winter Driving .................................70
Windshield Wipers/Headlights ......... 71
Slippery Roads Are Hazardous .......... 71
Skidding ............................................71
Hydroplaning ....................................72
Driving in Fog, Snow ........................73
Driving in Hilly Country ..................73
Carbon Monoxide .............................73
Driving Emergencies .........................73
Chapter 8 - Driving the Freeways
Entering the Freeway.........................76
Interchanges ......................................77
Leaving the Freeway ..........................78
Chapter 9 - your vehiCle
Maintaining Your Vehicle ..................79
aDDitional inFormation
Parent Teen Driving Agreement ........82
GDL Summary .................................84
Web Site or Contact ..........................85