Driving the Freeways — Alabama Driver's License Practice Test

This Alabama Driver's License Driving the Freeways practice set has 21 practice questions based on the official exam materials, each with an instant explanation. You need 80% on the real Alabama Driver's License knowledge test to pass.

Sample questions

Three questions from the Driving the Freeways bank with the correct answer and an explanation. The practice quiz above draws 21 questions at random from the same bank.

1. What kind of highways are freeways?

   • Multi-lane, controlled-access, divided highways with no stops and no cross traffic — Correct answer
   • Two-lane rural roads with frequent stops and cross traffic
   • City streets with traffic signals at every intersection
   • Toll roads where cross traffic is permitted at marked crossings

   Explanation: Freeways are multi-lane, controlled-access, divided highways with no stops and no cross traffic, permitting long-distance driving with minimum fatigue and maximum safety.

   Handbook: Driving the Freeways — Freeway Characteristics

2. On a freeway, vehicles traveling at less than the normal speed of traffic must do what?

   • Keep to the right — Correct answer
   • Keep to the left
   • Use the center lane only
   • Turn on their hazard lights and use any lane

   Explanation: Slower-moving vehicles — those traveling at less than the normal speed of traffic at that time — MUST KEEP TO THE RIGHT on freeways.

   Handbook: Driving the Freeways — Keep Right

3. What is the safest practice for choosing a lane on the freeway?

   • Choose the lane moving at the pace you prefer and stay in it — Correct answer
   • Cut from lane to lane to keep moving faster than traffic
   • Always drive in the far left lane
   • Straddle two lanes to keep both options open

   Explanation: Cutting from one lane to another is dangerous — choose the lane in which traffic is moving at the pace you prefer and stay in it.

   Handbook: Driving the Freeways — Lane Choice