Your Vehicle — Alabama Driver's License Practice Test
23 questions in this topic · 23 drawn at random this round
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This Alabama Driver's License Your Vehicle practice set has 23 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 Your Vehicle bank with the correct answer and an explanation. The practice quiz above draws 23 questions at random from the same bank.
What braking equipment must all automobiles have?
- Two separate methods of applying brakes — a regular foot brake and a parking brake — Correct answer
- Only a foot brake, since a parking brake is optional
- Anti-lock brakes on all four wheels
- A single hand-operated brake lever
Explanation: All automobiles must have two separate methods of applying brakes: a regular foot brake and a parking brake.
Handbook: Your Vehicle — Brakes
Which statement about mufflers and exhaust systems is correct under Alabama law?
- The muffler must work properly, cutouts and bypasses are forbidden, and the exhaust must not leak carbon monoxide into the interior — Correct answer
- Muffler cutouts are allowed if used only on rural highways
- A loud exhaust is legal as long as the engine runs well
- Only commercial vehicles are required to have mufflers
Explanation: Every vehicle must have a muffler in good working order eliminating excessive or unusual noise; muffler cutouts, bypasses or similar devices are forbidden, and the exhaust system must not leak carbon monoxide into the vehicle interior.
Handbook: Your Vehicle — Mufflers
Which vehicles must be equipped with windshield wipers in good working order?
- Every motor vehicle having a windshield — Correct answer
- Only vehicles driven regularly in rainy areas
- Only commercial trucks and buses
- Only vehicles newer than ten years old
Explanation: Every motor vehicle having a windshield must be equipped with windshield wipers in good working order.
Handbook: Your Vehicle — Windshield Wipers