Texas Drivers Handbook Test

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• Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. 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.
Keep at least two seconds away.
It is still up to you to renew your license. Send in an application for renewal.
No less than 20 feet.


2. 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.
If you need to drive off the paved portion of the highway.
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.
The road curves one way (right) and then the other way (left). Slow down - keep right - and do not pass.


3. Describe the type of sign which would let you know that you were on a short state highway in a city or urban area.
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
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) 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.
Loop ### - rectangle with black writing.


4. What is the purpose of an exhaust emission system?
Yellow - diamond - and a squiggly line pointing ahead.
It takes 387 feet for the car to stop.
To reduce air pollution.
One lane merging onto the arrow that's pointing ahead.


5. What is the state speed limit for automobiles in urban districts..
One lane merging onto the arrow that's pointing ahead.
It means that the maximum speed is 55 mph on the roadway in ideal conditions.
An advisory speed sign; it has an arrow turning with a small sign with the speed limit under it.
30 mph


6. If you are required to show proof of financial responsibility for the future - How many years must such proof be kept up?
Yield the right-of-way by moving to the right edge of the roadway and stopping.
Two years.
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
Use a low gear to help slow your vehicle down.


7. What should you do if you discover you are in the wrong lane to make a turn as you enter an intersection?

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8. When needed - how may one show proof of financial responsibility?
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
500 ft.
Parking lights or lower beam headlights.
110 feet


9. What does a 'narrow bridge' sign look like - and how should the driver react when he sees one?
It must be reported to the Driver License Office within 30 days.
If you need to drive off the paved portion of the highway.
Turn wheels to the right
It is a yellow diamond and shows that the bridge ahead is not as wide as the road. Slow down and use caution.


10. When two cars meet at the intersection of a 2-lane road with 4-lane road - which one must yield the right-of-way?
30 mph
If you need to drive off the paved portion of the highway.
The car on the two-lane road should yield.
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


11. In addition to mufflers what new equipment is required on all cars manufactured in 1968 and after.
An exhaust emission system.
Must be a licensed driver - and at least 21 years old. The student must have a instruction permit.
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
No. Speed must be adjusted to conditions in order to avoid accidents.


12. Why are seat belts important?
They keep you from getting thrown out of your car - hitting the dashboard too hard - and in control of your car.
Keep at least two seconds away.
No less then 15 feet.
It means that the maximum speed is 55 mph on the roadway in ideal conditions.


13. In what direction should you turn your wheels when parking uphill without a curb?
No less than 20 feet.
Crossroad ahead. Slow down - look carefully in all directions.
Move the car off the pavement - turn on emergency warning lights - and tie a white cloth where visible or raise your hood.
Turn wheels to the right


14. What is the maximum number of inches that you may lawfully allow an object to extend the left fender of your car?
No less than 20 feet.
It's a colorless - deadly gas in the exhaust fumes produced by cars and can cause poisoning.
3 inches.
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


15. To what agency in within what time period must a change of address be reported for driver licensing purposes?
Bump warning sign
It must be reported to the Driver License Office within 30 days.
Use a low gear to slow your vehicle down.
Stop completely while entering the crosswalk/intersection - and then proceed carefully.


16. What does a green arrow showing with a red light mean?
It is still up to you to renew your license. Send in an application for renewal.
Proceed carefully in the direction of the arrow - yielding the right-of-way to other vehicles and pedestrians.
When it's half an hour after sunset until half an hour before sunrise - and whenever you can't see clearly.
When a law enforcement officer hasn't investigated the crash.


17. Describe What you should do if you have a blowout while driving?
Stop completely while entering the crosswalk/intersection - and then proceed carefully.
Take your foot off the gas pedal and turn the steering wheel in the direction of the skid.
Move the car off the pavement - turn on emergency warning lights - and tie a white cloth where visible or raise your hood.
Bump warning sign


18. You should dim your lights when you are within How many feet of an approaching car?
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
500 ft.
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.
Turn wheels to the right


19. If you are driving and hear a siren coming?
Yield the right-of-way by moving to the right edge of the roadway and stopping.
3 inches.
It's a colorless - deadly gas in the exhaust fumes produced by cars and can cause poisoning.
If you need to drive off the paved portion of the highway.


20. Within How many feet of a crosswalk may you park - when parking near a corner?
Proceed carefully in the direction of the arrow - yielding the right-of-way to other vehicles and pedestrians.
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.
Lower (dim) headlights.
No less than 20 feet.


21. How should you react to a flashing red light?
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
Stop completely while entering the crosswalk/intersection - and then proceed carefully.
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
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 is meant by 'Defensive Driving?'
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
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
Take your foot off the gas pedal and turn the steering wheel in the direction of the skid.
No less then 15 feet.


23. At what time of day should your headlights be turned on?
It's a colorless - deadly gas in the exhaust fumes produced by cars and can cause poisoning.
It means that the maximum speed is 55 mph on the roadway in ideal conditions.
Half an hour after sunset until half an hour before sunrise.
No less then 15 feet.


24. What is the shape of a 'keep right' sign - and how should the driver react when he sees one?
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.
'Slower Traffic Keep Right' sign.
Must be a licensed driver - and at least 21 years old. The student must have a instruction permit.


25. What are the three most common motorist caused car-bicycle crashes?
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.
Two years.
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
Use a low gear to help slow your vehicle down.


26. If a child runs into the road 45-50 feet ahead of your car - What is the highest speed from which you can stop with good brakes without hitting him?
15 mph
At stop signs - red lights - crosswalks - and for school buses and emergency vehicles.
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
100 ft (five car lengths)


27. On a one-way street - what color is the broken lane marker?
The broken lane marker is white.
Use a low gear to help slow your vehicle down.
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.
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


28. What qualifications must one have to teach a beginner to drive?
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
Must be a licensed driver - and at least 21 years old. The student must have a instruction permit.
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.
Same regulations as drivers - but ride as far right in the lane as possible.


29. When are accident reports required?

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30. What is the minimum age at which you can get a class C drivers license without driver education or being a hardship case?
Turn wheels to the right
It means that the maximum speed is 55 mph on the roadway in ideal conditions.
Two years.
18


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

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32. Describe the types of equipment which Texas state law specifically forbids on passenger cars driven within the state.
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 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.
It means that the maximum speed is 55 mph on the roadway in ideal conditions.


33. What action should you take if you fail to receive the renewal notice card reminding license is about to expire?
At stop signs - red lights - crosswalks - and for school buses and emergency vehicles.
It is a yellow diamond and shows that the bridge ahead is not as wide as the road. Slow down and use caution.
On his next birth date after date of issuance.
It is still up to you to renew your license. Send in an application for renewal.


34. If a person is under 18 - when does his provisional license expire?
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 must be reported to the Driver License Office within 30 days.
3 inches.
On his next birth date after date of issuance.


35. What are the penalties for minors(persons under the age of 21)convicted of nondriving alcohol-related offenses?
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.
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.
15 mph
It takes 387 feet for the car to stop.


36. About How many feet will the average driver going 50mph travel from the moment he sees danger until he hits the brakes?
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
110 feet
$200
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


37. Describe the 'Yield' sign
Half an hour after sunset until half an hour before sunrise.
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.
Upon request - when you're involved in a crash.
Passing/overtaking - left turn at intersection - unsafe conditions in roadway - lane's width is inappropriate.


38. Once the brakes have been applied about How many feet does a car 70mph travel before it comes
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
They keep you from getting thrown out of your car - hitting the dashboard too hard - and in control of your car.
It takes 387 feet for the car to stop.
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


39. What should you do when driving down a steep grade in a car with a standard transmission?
Take your foot off the gas pedal and turn the steering wheel in the direction of the skid.
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.
Yield the right-of-way by moving to the right edge of the roadway and stopping.


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

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41. What does a 'Do Not Pass' sign mean?
Do not pass other vehicles.
An exhaust emission system.
3 inches.
The road curves one way (right) and then the other way (left). Slow down - keep right - and do not pass.


42. What type of sign warns you to watch right and left for cross traffic?
Bump warning sign
3 inches.
'Slower Traffic Keep Right' sign.
Crossroad ahead. Slow down - look carefully in all directions.


43. Under what conditions should headlights be used?

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44. Under what conditions must you always stop?
At stop signs - red lights - crosswalks - and for school buses and emergency vehicles.
Move the car off the pavement - turn on emergency warning lights - and tie a white cloth where visible or raise your hood.
No less then 15 feet.
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.


45. What precautions should a driver take at uncontrolled intersections?
It takes 387 feet for the car to stop.
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.
It is still up to you to renew your license. Send in an application for renewal.
It's a black cross in a yellow diamond. Cross traffic ahead. Slow down - look carefully in all directions.


46. What circumstances may lead to possible loss of your license?
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
The car on the two-lane road should yield.
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.
Suspension/revocation action from another state - parental authorization withdrawn - voluntary surrender for medical/insurance purposes - and false statement on application.


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

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48. How should you react when a traffic officer tells you to do something Which is ordinarily considered to be against the law?
Stop completely while entering the crosswalk/intersection - and then proceed carefully.
Bump warning sign
You must obey the traffic officer at all times.
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.


49. When are bicyclists allowed to ride two abreast in a traffic lane?
When lane is of substandard length.
100 ft (five car lengths)
Half an hour after sunset until half an hour before sunrise.
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


50. What should you do if you damage an unattended vehicle
No. Speed must be adjusted to conditions in order to avoid accidents.
If you need to drive off the paved portion of the highway.
Upon request - when you're involved in a crash.
Stop - locate owner/operator - and give name and address. Or - leave a written notice.