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Texas Drivers Handbook Test

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1. In what direction should you turn your wheels when parking uphill without a curb?
Turn wheels to the right
Many of the yellow diamond warning signs. Especially slow down on wet road.
On his next birth date after date of issuance.
No less than 20 feet.

2. Under what conditions may your drivers license be suspended?
Stop completely while entering the crosswalk/intersection - and then proceed carefully.
DWI by use of alcohol or drugs - drug offense - intoxication manslaughter - intoxication assault - failure to stop and render aid - causing the death or serious injury of anyone while operating a motor vehicle - any offense punishable as a felony und
A railroad crossing sign; it's circular and yellow with a black X and two Rs. Railroads also have railroad cross bucks posted by the crossing - with a gate and flashing lights.
When lane is of substandard length.

3. What circumstances may lead to possible loss of your license?
Marijuana impairs the sensory and perceptual skills - and also affects concentration and judgment. Amphetamines make the driver less coordinated - more edgy - and have been known to cause lapses in concentration.
Corrective lenses - LOFS age 21 or older - Daytime only - Do not exeed 45 mph - No expressway driving - M/C not to exeed 250 cc - licensed M/C operator age 21 or older in sight - Moped - Vehicle w/o air brakes-applies to vehicles requiring CDL - CDL
When pavement markings prohibit driving on other lane -When within 100 ft of/or crossing an intersection or railroad crossing -On a hill - curve - or other place with limited vision -100 ft of a bridge - viaduct - or tunnel.
Suspension/revocation action from another state - parental authorization withdrawn - voluntary surrender for medical/insurance purposes - and false statement on application.

4. To what agency in within what time period must a change of address be reported for driver licensing purposes?
Suspension/revocation action from another state - parental authorization withdrawn - voluntary surrender for medical/insurance purposes - and false statement on application.
It must be reported to the Driver License Office within 30 days.
Proceed carefully in the direction of the arrow - yielding the right-of-way to other vehicles and pedestrians.
To reduce air pollution.

5. What is the first thing that should be done when a car starts to skid?
110 feet
When pavement markings prohibit driving on other lane -When within 100 ft of/or crossing an intersection or railroad crossing -On a hill - curve - or other place with limited vision -100 ft of a bridge - viaduct - or tunnel.
Two years.
Take your foot off the gas pedal and turn the steering wheel in the direction of the skid.

6. What are the penalties for minors(persons under the age of 21)convicted of nondriving alcohol-related offenses?
Use a low gear to help slow your vehicle down.
1) 60 days suspension. 2) 120 days suspension. 3) 180 days suspension. May be placed in jail until bond is made or appearance before a magistrate or juvenile court judge.
An advisory speed sign; it has an arrow turning with a small sign with the speed limit under it.
On his next birth date after date of issuance.

7. What sign indicates that the road that you are on merges with another?

8. Which sign tells you to slow down because you are approaching a double curve?
It is still up to you to renew your license. Send in an application for renewal.
No less then 15 feet.
The road curves one way (right) and then the other way (left). Slow down - keep right - and do not pass.
They keep you from getting thrown out of your car - hitting the dashboard too hard - and in control of your car.

9. You should never drive on the left half of the roadway when you are within How many feet from an intersection - bridge - or railroad crossing?
If you can't get into the proper lane at least within one-half block before you turn - then don't turn and continue straight.
Corrective lenses - LOFS age 21 or older - Daytime only - Do not exeed 45 mph - No expressway driving - M/C not to exeed 250 cc - licensed M/C operator age 21 or older in sight - Moped - Vehicle w/o air brakes-applies to vehicles requiring CDL - CDL
When it's half an hour after sunset until half an hour before sunrise - and whenever you can't see clearly.
100 ft (five car lengths)

10. What are the penalties for minors(persons under the age of 21)convicted of driving under the influence of alcohol.
One lane merging onto the arrow that's pointing ahead.
Same regulations as drivers - but ride as far right in the lane as possible.
Get on the left lane - begin signaling and slowing down at least 100 ft from corner. Stay to the right of the interstate when on the centerline - and yield to approaching vehicles.
1) Fine up to $500 - 20-40 hrs community service - license suspended for 120 days - and/or confinement of up to 180 days. 2) Fine up to $500 - 40-60 hrs community service - and maybe AA course. 3) $500-$2000 - 40-60 hrs community service - and/or con

11. Which lights should you use when you are driving in a fog
You should stop prior to the sidewalk and yield the right-of-way to all approaching pedestrians.
When it's half an hour after sunset until half an hour before sunrise - and whenever you can't see clearly.
Lower (dim) headlights.
110 feet

12. Under what circumstances should you never attempt to pass a car ahead of you?
When pavement markings prohibit driving on other lane -When within 100 ft of/or crossing an intersection or railroad crossing -On a hill - curve - or other place with limited vision -100 ft of a bridge - viaduct - or tunnel.
To allow another vehicle or roadway user to proceed first - when they have the privilege of having immediate use of a part of a roadway.
Class A - 18 or 17 with approved driver education or approval of minor's hardship application. Class B - 18 or 17 with approved driver education or approval of minor's hardship - Class C - 18 or 16 with approved driver education or 15 with
No. Speed must be adjusted to conditions in order to avoid accidents.

13. When is it necessary to stop before procceding when you overtake a school bus loading or unloading children?
Half an hour after sunset until half an hour before sunrise.
When lane is of substandard length.
You should never overtake a school bus - especially when it is loading or unloading children. You should stop until the bus either resumes its drive or the driver tells you to pass.
Two years.

14. What should you do if you damage an unattended vehicle
1) 60 days suspension. 2) 120 days suspension. 3) 180 days suspension. May be placed in jail until bond is made or appearance before a magistrate or juvenile court judge.
Get on the left lane - begin signaling and slowing down at least 100 ft from corner. Stay to the right of the interstate when on the centerline - and yield to approaching vehicles.
You should never overtake a school bus - especially when it is loading or unloading children. You should stop until the bus either resumes its drive or the driver tells you to pass.
Stop - locate owner/operator - and give name and address. Or - leave a written notice.

15. How should you react when a traffic officer tells you to do something Which is ordinarily considered to be against the law?
When a law enforcement officer hasn't investigated the crash.
You must obey the traffic officer at all times.
A fluorescent orange triangle with retroflective borders.
30 mph

16. What type of restrictions may be placed on your license?
No less then 15 feet.
Corrective lenses - LOFS age 21 or older - Daytime only - Do not exeed 45 mph - No expressway driving - M/C not to exeed 250 cc - licensed M/C operator age 21 or older in sight - Moped - Vehicle w/o air brakes-applies to vehicles requiring CDL - CDL
On his next birth date after date of issuance.
500 ft.

17. What are the different classes of licenses and age requirements for each?
When lane is of substandard length.
Upon request - when you're involved in a crash.
Use a low gear to help slow your vehicle down.
Class A - 18 or 17 with approved driver education or approval of minor's hardship application. Class B - 18 or 17 with approved driver education or approval of minor's hardship - Class C - 18 or 16 with approved driver education or 15 with

18. Under what conditions should headlights be used?

19. What type of lighting should cars use when parked on the highway at night?
Use a low gear to slow your vehicle down.
Get on the left lane - begin signaling and slowing down at least 100 ft from corner. Stay to the right of the interstate when on the centerline - and yield to approaching vehicles.
Do not pass other vehicles.
Parking lights or lower beam headlights.

20. About How many feet will the average driver going 50mph travel from the moment he sees danger until he hits the brakes?
110 feet
Lower (dim) headlights.
It is a yellow diamond and shows that the bridge ahead is not as wide as the road. Slow down and use caution.
Turn wheels to the right

21. What qualifications must one have to teach a beginner to drive?
Must be a licensed driver - and at least 21 years old. The student must have a instruction permit.
It's a colorless - deadly gas in the exhaust fumes produced by cars and can cause poisoning.
Use a low gear to help slow your vehicle down.
1) Motorists turning left in front of oncoming bicycle traffic. 2) Motorists turning right across path of bicycle traffic. 3) Motorists pulling away from a stop sign or failing to yield to bicycle cross traffic.

22. Describe What you should do if you have a blowout while driving?
It is a yellow diamond and shows that the bridge ahead is not as wide as the road. Slow down and use caution.
Yellow - diamond - and a squiggly line pointing ahead.
When lane is of substandard length.
Move the car off the pavement - turn on emergency warning lights - and tie a white cloth where visible or raise your hood.

23. When parked parralell - your curbside wheels must be no more than How many inches from the curb?
6 inches
Two years.
Many of the yellow diamond warning signs. Especially slow down on wet road.
Turn wheels to the right

24. Which sign tells you to keep in the right-hand lane when driving slow?

25. What does a green arrow showing with a red light mean?
Proceed carefully in the direction of the arrow - yielding the right-of-way to other vehicles and pedestrians.
Half an hour after sunset until half an hour before sunrise.
Bump warning sign
110 feet

26. What is the maximum speed limit for passenger cars on Texas Highway numbered by the state - or for United States outside an urban district?
6 inches
Daytime - 70 mph Nighttime - 65 mph
You should stop prior to the sidewalk and yield the right-of-way to all approaching pedestrians.
15 mph

27. How much is the maximum fine for a first conviction of driving without a license?
If you can't get into the proper lane at least within one-half block before you turn - then don't turn and continue straight.
$200
Suspension/revocation action from another state - parental authorization withdrawn - voluntary surrender for medical/insurance purposes - and false statement on application.
110 feet

28. When a driver is waiting to make a left turn - What is the procedure he should take when the light turns green?
Get on the left lane - begin signaling and slowing down at least 100 ft from corner. Stay to the right of the interstate when on the centerline - and yield to approaching vehicles.
Keep at least two seconds away.
Lower (dim) headlights.
It is still up to you to renew your license. Send in an application for renewal.

29. When two cars meet at the intersection of a 2-lane road with 4-lane road - which one must yield the right-of-way?
Move the car off the pavement - turn on emergency warning lights - and tie a white cloth where visible or raise your hood.
Same regulations as drivers - but ride as far right in the lane as possible.
A fluorescent orange triangle with retroflective borders.
The car on the two-lane road should yield.

30. What effects does the use of marijuana and amphetamine have on driving?
Marijuana impairs the sensory and perceptual skills - and also affects concentration and judgment. Amphetamines make the driver less coordinated - more edgy - and have been known to cause lapses in concentration.
Do not pass other vehicles.
When a law enforcement officer hasn't investigated the crash.
110 feet

31. You should dim your lights when you are within How many feet of an approaching car?
When pavement markings prohibit driving on other lane -When within 100 ft of/or crossing an intersection or railroad crossing -On a hill - curve - or other place with limited vision -100 ft of a bridge - viaduct - or tunnel.
It is still up to you to renew your license. Send in an application for renewal.
'Slower Traffic Keep Right' sign.
500 ft.

32. What is meant by 'Defensive Driving?'
15 mph
Protecting yourself and others from dangerous and unexpected driving situations by using a space management system. Stay alert to everything happening around you - look for trouble spots developing around - have a plan of action if other driver does
When a law enforcement officer hasn't investigated the crash.
Use a low gear to help slow your vehicle down.

33. Which sign tells you to watch out for a train?

34. In addition to mufflers what new equipment is required on all cars manufactured in 1968 and after.
An exhaust emission system.
When a law enforcement officer hasn't investigated the crash.
If you need to drive off the paved portion of the highway.
15 mph

35. What kind of sign warns you that the highest safe speed for the turn ahead is 25mph?
The road curves one way (right) and then the other way (left). Slow down - keep right - and do not pass.
When lane is of substandard length.
Get on the left lane - begin signaling and slowing down at least 100 ft from corner. Stay to the right of the interstate when on the centerline - and yield to approaching vehicles.
An advisory speed sign; it has an arrow turning with a small sign with the speed limit under it.

36. What does a posted speed limit of 55mph mean?
It means that the maximum speed is 55 mph on the roadway in ideal conditions.
It is still up to you to renew your license. Send in an application for renewal.
You must not have... a. A red light showing from the front. b. A bell - siren - or exhaust whistle. c. A muffler cutout. d. Anything that extends more than three inches beyond the left side or six inches beyond the right side of the body - running bo
A fluorescent orange triangle with retroflective borders.

37. At what time of day should your headlights be turned on?
It must be reported to the Driver License Office within 30 days.
Half an hour after sunset until half an hour before sunrise.
Crossroad ahead. Slow down - look carefully in all directions.
Loop ### - rectangle with black writing.

38. What is the minimum age at which you can get a class C drivers license without driver education or being a hardship case?
18
Move the car off the pavement - turn on emergency warning lights - and tie a white cloth where visible or raise your hood.
When pavement markings prohibit driving on other lane -When within 100 ft of/or crossing an intersection or railroad crossing -On a hill - curve - or other place with limited vision -100 ft of a bridge - viaduct - or tunnel.
When it's half an hour after sunset until half an hour before sunrise - and whenever you can't see clearly.

39. How should you react to a flashing red light?
1) Motorists turning left in front of oncoming bicycle traffic. 2) Motorists turning right across path of bicycle traffic. 3) Motorists pulling away from a stop sign or failing to yield to bicycle cross traffic.
Stop completely while entering the crosswalk/intersection - and then proceed carefully.
Use a low gear to slow your vehicle down.
Proceed carefully in the direction of the arrow - yielding the right-of-way to other vehicles and pedestrians.

40. When are accident reports required?

41. Under what conditions must you always stop?
A railroad crossing sign; it's circular and yellow with a black X and two Rs. Railroads also have railroad cross bucks posted by the crossing - with a gate and flashing lights.
It's a colorless - deadly gas in the exhaust fumes produced by cars and can cause poisoning.
1) Motorists turning left in front of oncoming bicycle traffic. 2) Motorists turning right across path of bicycle traffic. 3) Motorists pulling away from a stop sign or failing to yield to bicycle cross traffic.
At stop signs - red lights - crosswalks - and for school buses and emergency vehicles.

42. What does a 'Do Not Pass' sign mean?
The road curves one way (right) and then the other way (left). Slow down - keep right - and do not pass.
Do not pass other vehicles.
Must be a licensed driver - and at least 21 years old. The student must have a instruction permit.
Move the car off the pavement - turn on emergency warning lights - and tie a white cloth where visible or raise your hood.

43. What type of sign warns you that you should slow down for a sharp rise in the road way?
You must not have... a. A red light showing from the front. b. A bell - siren - or exhaust whistle. c. A muffler cutout. d. Anything that extends more than three inches beyond the left side or six inches beyond the right side of the body - running bo
Yellow - diamond - and a squiggly line pointing ahead.
1) Fine up to $500 - 20-40 hrs community service - license suspended for 120 days - and/or confinement of up to 180 days. 2) Fine up to $500 - 40-60 hrs community service - and maybe AA course. 3) $500-$2000 - 40-60 hrs community service - and/or con
Bump warning sign

44. Once the brakes have been applied about How many feet does a car 70mph travel before it comes
It takes 387 feet for the car to stop.
It's a black cross in a yellow diamond. Cross traffic ahead. Slow down - look carefully in all directions.
Yellow - diamond - and a squiggly line pointing ahead.
If you need to drive off the paved portion of the highway.

45. What action should you take if you fail to receive the renewal notice card reminding license is about to expire?
It is still up to you to renew your license. Send in an application for renewal.
One lane merging onto the arrow that's pointing ahead.
500 ft.
At stop signs - red lights - crosswalks - and for school buses and emergency vehicles.

46. Does a posted speed limit of 55mph mean that you may drive 55mph on that highway under all conditions?
'Slower Traffic Keep Right' sign.
Two years.
1) 60 days suspension. 2) 120 days suspension. 3) 180 days suspension. May be placed in jail until bond is made or appearance before a magistrate or juvenile court judge.
No. Speed must be adjusted to conditions in order to avoid accidents.

47. If you are driving and hear a siren coming?
A red and white equilateral triangle. This sign tells you that the road you are on joins with another road ahead. You should slow down or stop if necessary so that you can yield the right-of-way to vehicles on the other road.
The road curves one way (right) and then the other way (left). Slow down - keep right - and do not pass.
Lower (dim) headlights.
Yield the right-of-way by moving to the right edge of the roadway and stopping.

48. What is the shape of a 'keep right' sign - and how should the driver react when he sees one?
A yellow diamond that has two arrows pointing up and down - he should keep to the right lane.Vertical - white rectangle; Drivers who are driving slower than other vehicles on the roadway should keep right.
Keep at least two seconds away.
30 mph
You must obey the traffic officer at all times.

49. How close to a fireplug may a vehicle lawfully park?
No less then 15 feet.
No. Speed must be adjusted to conditions in order to avoid accidents.
Mandatory suspension of license; the first offense has a maximum fine of $2000 - suspension of 90-365 days - and confinement of 72 hrs to 180 days.
3 inches.

50. Describe the sign which warns you to slow down for a winding road?
Yellow - diamond - and a squiggly line pointing ahead.
Class A - 18 or 17 with approved driver education or approval of minor's hardship application. Class B - 18 or 17 with approved driver education or approval of minor's hardship - Class C - 18 or 16 with approved driver education or 15 with
It's a black cross in a yellow diamond. Cross traffic ahead. Slow down - look carefully in all directions.
A fluorescent orange triangle with retroflective borders.