Alabama road tests are administered by the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency (ALEA). You need 50 supervised hours before testing — 10 at night. The permit hold period is 6 months.

What the test covers

Alabama road tests run on public streets near the driver’s license office. Tests last about 15-20 minutes.

Skills tested:

Left and right turns at intersections
Stopping at signs and signals
Lane changes
Parallel parking at most locations
Backing
Speed management
Following distance
Mirror and observation habits

What gets people failed

Not stopping fully at stop signs. Full stop, wheels completely stopped. Rolling through is the most common road test failure in Alabama.

Parallel parking. Hitting cones or ending up far from the curb are the typical failure points.

Blind spot checks. Signal, mirror, head turn to check blind spot, then move. Examiners watch for the head turn on lane changes.

Turning into the wrong lane. Left turns go to the leftmost available lane, right turns to the rightmost. Wide turns are a consistent deduction.

Speed. Stay at or under the posted limit throughout the test. Alabama residential streets are typically 25-35 mph.

Before the test

Alabama requires 50 hours and 10 night hours. Permit age is 15.

Bring:

Valid Alabama learner’s permit
Driving log showing 50 hours (10 night)
Vehicle registration and current insurance
Parent or guardian if under 18

Tracking your hours

Alabama’s night definition is sunset to sunrise.

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