Texas Drivers Handbook Test

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1. What type of restrictions may be placed on your license?
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.
Suspension/revocation action from another state - parental authorization withdrawn - voluntary surrender for medical/insurance purposes - and false statement on application.
Use a low gear to slow your vehicle down.
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


2. When following another car - What is a good rule to determine the distance at which you should follow behind?
Passing/overtaking - left turn at intersection - unsafe conditions in roadway - lane's width is inappropriate.
It takes 387 feet for the car to stop.
Two years.
Keep at least two seconds away.


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

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4. Within How many feet of a crosswalk may you park - when parking near a corner?
No less than 20 feet.
Use a low gear to slow your vehicle down.
If you need to drive off the paved portion of the highway.
To reduce air pollution.


5. What type of sign warns you that you should slow down for a sharp rise in the road way?
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.
An exhaust emission system.
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


6. Under what conditions must you always stop?
Stop - locate owner/operator - and give name and address. Or - leave a written notice.
At stop signs - red lights - crosswalks - and for school buses and emergency 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
No less than 20 feet.


7. What should you do if you damage an unattended vehicle
On his next birth date after date of issuance.
Stop - locate owner/operator - and give name and address. Or - leave a written notice.
Bump warning sign
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.


8. Describe What you should do if you have a blowout while driving?
$200
Move the car off the pavement - turn on emergency warning lights - and tie a white cloth where visible or raise your hood.
30 mph
Stop - locate owner/operator - and give name and address. Or - leave a written notice.


9. On a one-way street - what color is the broken lane marker?
The broken lane marker is white.
It must be reported to the Driver License Office within 30 days.
When it's half an hour after sunset until half an hour before sunrise - and whenever you can't see clearly.
Crossroad ahead. Slow down - look carefully in all directions.


10. How much is the maximum fine for a first conviction of driving without a license?
$200
Loop ### - rectangle with black writing.
Use a low gear to slow your vehicle down.
It's a black cross in a yellow diamond. Cross traffic ahead. Slow down - look carefully in all directions.


11. To what agency in within what time period must a change of address be reported for driver licensing purposes?
Turn wheels to the right
It is still up to you to renew your license. Send in an application for renewal.
110 feet
It must be reported to the Driver License Office within 30 days.


12. 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.
It is a yellow diamond and shows that the bridge ahead is not as wide as the road. Slow down and use caution.
At stop signs - red lights - crosswalks - and for school buses and emergency vehicles.
It takes 387 feet for the car to stop.


13. In which gear should you drive when going down a steep hill?
Use a low gear to help slow your vehicle down.
If you need to drive off the paved portion of the highway.
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.
You must obey the traffic officer at all times.


14. Under what conditions should headlights be used?

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15. What is the minimum age at which you can get a class C drivers license without driver education or being a hardship case?
'Slower Traffic Keep Right' sign.
18
Take your foot off the gas pedal and turn the steering wheel in the direction of the skid.
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.


16. In addition to mufflers what new equipment is required on all cars manufactured in 1968 and after.
An exhaust emission system.
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.
Use a low gear to help slow your vehicle down.


17. What regulations should a bicycle rider observe?
Use a low gear to help slow your vehicle down.
It's a colorless - deadly gas in the exhaust fumes produced by cars and can cause poisoning.
The car on the two-lane road should yield.
Same regulations as drivers - but ride as far right in the lane as possible.


18. What circumstances may lead to possible loss of your license?
'Slower Traffic Keep Right' sign.
Suspension/revocation action from another state - parental authorization withdrawn - voluntary surrender for medical/insurance purposes - and false statement on application.
Proceed carefully in the direction of the arrow - yielding the right-of-way to other vehicles and pedestrians.
Passing/overtaking - left turn at intersection - unsafe conditions in roadway - lane's width is inappropriate.


19. When a driver is waiting to make a left turn - What is the procedure he should take when the light turns green?
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.
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.
Two years.
It is still up to you to renew your license. Send in an application for renewal.


20. Describe the equipment required on passenger cars by state law.
Take your foot off the gas pedal and turn the steering wheel in the direction of the skid.
1. Brakes (Foot Brake - Parking Brake) 2. Lights (Two Headlights - Tail Lights - Brake Lights - Turn Signals - License Plate Light - Reflectors - Parking Lights) 3. Horn 4. Muffler 5. Safety Glass 6. License Plates 7. Windshield Wiper 8. Rearview Mir
When it's half an hour after sunset until half an hour before sunrise - and whenever you can't see clearly.
3 inches.


21. Describe the 'Yield' sign
Use a low gear to help slow your vehicle down.
With a liability insurance policy - or a standard proof of liability insurance form given by the Texas Department of Insurance and issued by a liability insurer
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.
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.


22. What does 'Yield right-of-way' mean?
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.
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
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.


23. What should you do when driving down a steep grade in a car with a standard transmission?
With a liability insurance policy - or a standard proof of liability insurance form given by the Texas Department of Insurance and issued by a liability insurer
An exhaust emission system.
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.
Use a low gear to slow your vehicle down.


24. How close to a fireplug may a vehicle lawfully park?
No less then 15 feet.
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.
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.
An exhaust emission system.


25. You should dim your lights when you are within How many feet of an approaching car?
Same regulations as drivers - but ride as far right in the lane as possible.
500 ft.
You should stop prior to the sidewalk and yield the right-of-way to all approaching pedestrians.
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


26. Describe the sign that tells you to watch for cross traffic ahead?

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27. When is it necessary to stop before procceding when you overtake a school bus loading or unloading children?
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 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
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.


28. When are you required to show proof of financial responsibility?

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29. What sign warns you that you must slow down?
Suspension/revocation action from another state - parental authorization withdrawn - voluntary surrender for medical/insurance purposes - and false statement on application.
Yield to any vehicle which has entered the intersection from the right or is approaching from the right. Make sure there are not any vehicles going left or right.
At stop signs - red lights - crosswalks - and for school buses and emergency vehicles.
Many of the yellow diamond warning signs. Especially slow down on wet road.


30. When parked parralell - your curbside wheels must be no more than How many inches from the curb?
6 inches
Keep at least two seconds away.
No. Speed must be adjusted to conditions in order to avoid accidents.
15 mph


31. What is meant by 'Defensive Driving?'
Parking lights or lower beam headlights.
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.
The road curves one way (right) and then the other way (left). Slow down - keep right - and do not pass.
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


32. When is a bicyclist not required to ride on the right of the roadway?

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33. Describe the types of equipment which Texas state law specifically forbids on passenger cars driven within the state.
It's a colorless - deadly gas in the exhaust fumes produced by cars and can cause poisoning.
One lane merging onto the arrow that's pointing ahead.
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
When it's half an hour after sunset until half an hour before sunrise - and whenever you can't see clearly.


34. What is the penalty for being convicted of driving while intoxicated?
To reduce air pollution.
Stop - locate owner/operator - and give name and address. Or - leave a written notice.
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.
It's a black cross in a yellow diamond. Cross traffic ahead. Slow down - look carefully in all directions.


35. When are bicyclists allowed to ride two abreast in a traffic lane?
With a liability insurance policy - or a standard proof of liability insurance form given by the Texas Department of Insurance and issued by a liability insurer
When lane is of substandard length.
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 a law enforcement officer hasn't investigated the crash.


36. Which lights should you use when you are driving in a fog
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 black cross in a yellow diamond. Cross traffic ahead. Slow down - look carefully in all directions.
1. Brakes (Foot Brake - Parking Brake) 2. Lights (Two Headlights - Tail Lights - Brake Lights - Turn Signals - License Plate Light - Reflectors - Parking Lights) 3. Horn 4. Muffler 5. Safety Glass 6. License Plates 7. Windshield Wiper 8. Rearview Mir
Lower (dim) headlights.


37. Under what conditions are overtaking and passing to the right not permitted?
A fluorescent orange triangle with retroflective borders.
Stop - locate owner/operator - and give name and address. Or - leave a written notice.
If you need to drive off the paved portion of the highway.
Daytime - 70 mph Nighttime - 65 mph


38. Why are seat belts important?
'Slower Traffic Keep Right' sign.
They keep you from getting thrown out of your car - hitting the dashboard too hard - and in control of your car.
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.
It means that the maximum speed is 55 mph on the roadway in ideal conditions.


39. Describe the type of sign which would let you know that you were on a short state highway in a city or urban area.
'Slower Traffic Keep Right' sign.
Loop ### - rectangle with black writing.
Upon request - when you're involved in a crash.
Use a low gear to help slow your vehicle down.


40. Describe the emblem Which identifies vehicles which travel at speeds of 25mph or less?
It is still up to you to renew your license. Send in an application for renewal.
No less than 20 feet.
A fluorescent orange triangle with retroflective borders.
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.


41. What is the purpose of an exhaust emission system?
To reduce air pollution.
Many of the yellow diamond warning signs. Especially slow down on wet road.
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.
You should stop prior to the sidewalk and yield the right-of-way to all approaching pedestrians.


42. What action should you take if you fail to receive the renewal notice card reminding license is about to expire?
No. Speed must be adjusted to conditions in order to avoid accidents.
Upon request - when you're involved in a crash.
When lane is of substandard length.
It is still up to you to renew your license. Send in an application for renewal.


43. When needed - how may one show proof of financial responsibility?
15 mph
No less then 15 feet.
It is still up to you to renew your license. Send in an application for renewal.
With a liability insurance policy - or a standard proof of liability insurance form given by the Texas Department of Insurance and issued by a liability insurer


44. What are the different classes of licenses and age requirements for each?
Daytime - 70 mph Nighttime - 65 mph
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
Turn wheels to the right
'Slower Traffic Keep Right' sign.


45. What is the first thing that should be done when a car starts to skid?
On his next birth date after date of issuance.
When a law enforcement officer hasn't investigated the crash.
Take your foot off the gas pedal and turn the steering wheel in the direction of the skid.
100 ft (five car lengths)


46. What kind of sign warns you that the highest safe speed for the turn ahead is 25mph?
On his next birth date after date of issuance.
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
An advisory speed sign; it has an arrow turning with a small sign with the speed limit under it.
It must be reported to the Driver License Office within 30 days.


47. If you are driving and hear a siren coming?
When it's half an hour after sunset until half an hour before sunrise - and whenever you can't see clearly.
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.
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
Yield the right-of-way by moving to the right edge of the roadway and stopping.


48. How should you react when a traffic officer tells you to do something Which is ordinarily considered to be against the law?
You should stop prior to the sidewalk and yield the right-of-way to all approaching pedestrians.
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.
No less then 15 feet.
You must obey the traffic officer at all times.


49. What does a posted speed limit of 55mph mean?
It means that the maximum speed is 55 mph on the roadway in ideal conditions.
3 inches.
No less then 15 feet.
No less than 20 feet.


50. What effects does the use of marijuana and amphetamine have on driving?
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.
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.
It is a yellow diamond and shows that the bridge ahead is not as wide as the road. Slow down and use caution.
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.