Crossing signs — Alabama Permit Test
Crossing signs on the Alabama permit test — 5 rules, each with the reason behind it and a question on it while it is fresh.
The rules
The round railroad warning sign means a railroad crossing is ahead: slow down, look carefully in both directions and be prepared to stop, because a train cannot stop quickly.
You get this warning well before the tracks so you have time to slow and look.
Railroad crossing ahead. You must slow down, look carefully in both directions and be prepared to stop.
The deer crossing sign means watch for deer crossing the road.
Deer often travel in groups and dart out suddenly, especially at dawn and dusk.
Watch for deer crossing the road.
The pedestrian crossing sign marks a place just ahead where people on foot often cross; the crosswalk may not be at an intersection, and you must yield to pedestrians in it.
People can step out where you do not expect them, so slow down and watch both sides.
You must yield to pedestrians in the crosswalk.
The school crossing sign means slow down and watch for children crossing.
Children are small, quick and hard to see, and they do not always look before crossing.
School crossing. Slow down and watch for children crossing.
This sign marks a bike crossing.
People on bicycles may enter the road here, so look out for them.
Bike crossing.
On the test
What does this sign mean?
A railroad crossing is ahead. You get this warning well before the tracks so you have time to slow and look. Alabama Driver Manual, p.47: “Railroad crossing ahead. You must slow down, look carefully in both directions and be prepared to stop.”
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Where these come from
Every rule here is checked against Alabama Driver Manual, published by the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency, and against the state code itself. Last checked 2026-10-04.
- src/assets/drivers-manuals/AL.pdf (Alabama Driver Manual, November 2024, Alabama Law Enforcement Agency, Driver License Division, retrieved 2026-09-14; sha256 pinned in SOURCES.json)
- src/assets/drivers-manuals/AL.pages.txt (the plain pdftotext fixture every citation here was cut from and verified against; sha256 pinned in SOURCES.json)
- https://www.alea.gov/dps/driver-license/driver-license-manuals
- https://www.alea.gov/dps/driver-license/driver-license-information (read 2026-10-04; states no count or mark)
- https://www.alea.gov/dps/driver-license/license-and-id-cards/graduated-driver-license (read 2026-10-04; "Must complete the written examination and receive a passing grade.")
- https://www.law.cornell.edu/regulations/alabama/Ala-Admin-Code-r-760-X-1-.13 (read 2026-10-04; requires the examination, sets no figure)