Bad Weather & Night Driving — Alabama
Alabama CDL practice test: 447 free practice questions (Based on the official driver handbook). The official format is not yet verified; check the official site before your test. Bad Weather & Night Driving: 19 questions.
Rain, snow, ice, fog and night driving: visibility, traction and headlight use.
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| Topic / Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Topic | Bad Weather & Night Driving |
| License test | Alabama CDL permit (CLP) knowledge tests |
| Topic questions | 19 (4% of 447 total) |
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Questions (19)
1. How do ice cream trucks become hazardous to other drivers?
- Ice cream trucks must be kept cold.
- Children often run toward an ice cream truck without looking for other traffic. ✓
- Ice cream trucks leave trails of water and ice on the roadway.
Answer: B. Children often run toward an ice cream truck without looking for other traffic.
Children make an ice cream truck hazardous because they often run toward it without looking for other traffic. The handbook lists someone selling ice cream as a hazard clue. It explains that children may be nearby and may not see you, and it also says children tend to act quickly without checking traffic. That combination is what makes the truck hazardous: the truck attracts children, and their attention may be on it rather than on other vehicles. The bank answer matches this idea by pointing to children moving toward the truck without looking for traffic.
2. When entering a foggy area, you should:
- Stop on the side of the roadway.
- Pass other vehicles.
- Slow down. ✓
- Use your high beam headlights.
Answer: C. Slow down.
When you enter a foggy area, you should slow down. The handbook says fog is often unexpected and visibility can drop fast, so you should watch for it and be ready to reduce speed. Its specific instruction is to slow down before you enter the fog, and it warns you not to count on the fog thinning out once you are inside it. It also says the best choice is not to drive in fog at all, and if you must, to obey fog warning signs and use low-beam headlights and fog lights for the best visibility, even in daytime.
3. Regarding winter driving, all of the following are true, except:
- Front tires should have a tread depth of at least 4/32 an inch.
- Tires should be slightly deflated. ✓
- Rear tires should have a tread depth of at least 2/32 an inch.
- Use a gauge to verify that each tire has a safe tread depth.
Answer: B. Tires should be slightly deflated.
The statement that is not true is that tires should be slightly deflated; the winter check is about having enough tread, not lowering tire pressure. The handbook's winter vehicle check says to make sure your tires have enough tread for traction. It gives minimum tread depths: at least 4/32 inch in every major groove on front tires and at least 2/32 inch on the other tires, with more being better. It also says to use a gauge to determine whether the tread is enough. The passage never says to deflate tires slightly, so that statement is the exception.
4. Driving at night is:
- Safer than driving during the day.
- Just as safe as driving during the day.
- More dangerous than driving during the day. ✓
Answer: C. More dangerous than driving during the day.
Driving at night is more dangerous than driving during the day. The handbook opens its night-driving section by saying you are at greater risk after dark. In daylight you can spot hazards sooner; at night you cannot see them as quickly, so you have less time to react. A driver caught by surprise is less able to avoid a crash. The handbook also ties night driving to glare and fatigue, which impair vision and judgment. That combination supports the answer that night driving is more dangerous than daytime driving.
5. When should you watch out for black ice?
- When it is snowing
- When the temperature is below freezing and the road looks wet ✓
- When the temperature is above freezing and there is snow on the ground
- Just after a rainstorm
Answer: B. When the temperature is below freezing and the road looks wet
Watch for black ice whenever the temperature is below freezing and the road looks wet. The handbook describes black ice as a thin, clear layer that lets the pavement show through, so the surface can look wet rather than icy. It gives a simple rule: whenever the temperature is below freezing and the road appears wet, black ice is a hazard to watch for. That matches the condition in the correct choice: below-freezing temperatures plus a wet-looking road.
6. During the skills test, if making a turn that requires a stop, you should:
- Skid to a stop.
- Stop after the stop line to get a better view.
- Allow your vehicle to roll.
- Keep the front wheels aimed straight ahead. ✓
Answer: D. Keep the front wheels aimed straight ahead.
When a turn requires you to stop, keep the front wheels aimed straight ahead while you are stopped. The on-road driving section of the handbook lists this as one of the things you must do during the skills test: do not let the vehicle roll, and keep the front wheels aimed straight ahead. It appears next to the rule about leaving a safe gap when you stop behind another vehicle. Keeping the wheels straight is also what the handbook's steering guidance points toward, since it wants your steering inputs small and the vehicle held in a straight line rather than drifting or turning while you sit still.
7. If an approaching driver is using their high beam headlights, you should:
- Look directly at the headlights.
- Flash your high beam lights to remind the driver to switch to their low beams.
- Look to the right side of your lane until the vehicle has passed. ✓
- Pull to the side of the road until the vehicle has passed.
Answer: C. Look to the right side of your lane until the vehicle has passed.
8. When encountering fog, you will be safest if you:
- Stay in the left lane.
- Don’t drive in the fog. ✓
- Use your low beam lights.
- Follow the vehicle ahead of you closely.
Answer: B. Don’t drive in the fog.
The safest choice is not to drive in the fog; pull off the road until visibility improves. The handbook's fog section says fog on highways can be extremely dangerous and visibility can drop fast. Its best advice for driving in fog is simply don't. It suggests pulling off into a rest area or truck stop until you can see better. The same section does tell you to use low-beam headlights and fog lights if you must drive, but that guidance comes after the main instruction to avoid driving in fog. So the safest answer is to stay out of the fog when you can.
9. When driving in fog, you should:
- Slow down. ✓
- Speed up.
- Drive on the shoulder.
Answer: A. Slow down.
Slow down when driving in fog. The handbook warns that fog can appear without warning and visibility can drop fast. It says to be ready to reduce speed and to slow down before you enter fog. If fog is bad enough, it is better to pull off the road into a rest area or truck stop than to keep driving. That supports slowing down rather than trying to drive faster or treating the shoulder as a travel lane.
10. The best way to avoid glare at night from oncoming vehicles is to:
- Wear sunglasses.
- Close your eyes as vehicles approach.
- Look to the right side of road. ✓
- Use your high beams.
Answer: C. Look to the right side of road.
The best way to avoid glare from oncoming vehicles at night is to look to the right side of the road. The handbook says not to stare directly at the lights of oncoming vehicles. Instead, you should shift your view a little to the right, toward a lane line or the edge marking when one is there. It also warns against retaliating with your own high beams when other drivers fail to dim theirs, because that adds glare and raises the chance of a crash. Directing your eyes to the right edge helps you keep your lane while avoiding the brightest part of the oncoming light.
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Last checked: 2026-10-17 · Not yet verified
Updated: · Based on the official driver handbook