Texas DPS Permit Practice Test 27
- Questions30
- Correct to pass21
- Passing score70%
- Minimum age15 years
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1. Without a local ordinance, under what conditions may a golf cart be driven on a Texas highway posted at 35 mph or less?
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Answer C: In daytime, within five miles of where it is kept, for golf course trips
State law allows a golf cart on a highway posted at 35 mph or less in daytime, within five miles of where it is usually parked, for travel to or from a golf course. Master planned communities and beaches have separate rules.
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2. A pedestrian signal displays a steady walking person symbol. What does it mean for a pedestrian at that corner?
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Answer B: The pedestrian may start crossing in the direction of the signal
The steady walking person permits a pedestrian to begin the crossing, while still yielding to vehicles already lawfully in the intersection.
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3. Why is backing up on a freeway or on its shoulder prohibited?
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Answer A: Traffic arrives far too fast to expect a vehicle moving the wrong way
Freeway traffic closes on a stopped or reversing vehicle at highway speed and has almost no time to react to something moving against the flow.
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4. How soon after purchasing a vehicle must a Texas owner apply for registration?
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Answer B: Not more than 30 days after the purchase
Section 502.040(a) sets a deadline for applying for registration after purchasing a vehicle, the same deadline used for a new resident.
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5. A driver hunting for an on-ramp meets this sign at the mouth of the pavement ahead. What is the correct action?
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Answer C: Keep out of that roadway and look for the proper approach elsewhere
The restriction is absolute and does not depend on how much traffic is present, so the driver has to reach the highway by an approach built for entering vehicles.
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6. Is it acceptable to watch a video on a screen positioned where you can see it while driving?
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Answer B: No, the screen pulls your eyes and attention away from the road
Moving pictures are among the strongest visual distractions. Video screens must be out of the driver's view while the vehicle is moving.
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7. What fine can a Texas driver face for letting a child under 17, who is not required to use a child seat, ride without a safety belt?
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Answer A: $100 to $200
Texas makes it an offense for a driver to allow a child younger than 17 to ride unbelted in a seat equipped with a belt, punishable by a fine of $100 to $200.
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8. You are driving at night on an unlit road using low beams. How should you choose your speed?
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Answer C: So you could stop within the distance your headlights light up
Driving faster than you can stop within the lit area is called overdriving your headlights. Anything beyond the beam is invisible until it is too late to react.
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9. In the alternate Texas license examination offered in Spanish, what stays in English?
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Answer D: The text of the highway signs
The Spanish examination matches the regular one, with directions and written material in Spanish, except that highway sign text stays in English.
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10. How does Texas define a vehicle registration year?
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Answer C: 12 consecutive months beginning on the first day of a calendar month
Section 502.044(a) defines the registration year as 12 consecutive months beginning on the first day of a calendar month.
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11. How long can cannabis affect a driver?
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Answer A: For hours after the strongest effects have passed
Slowed reactions, poor tracking and weak judgment of distance can last for hours, well beyond the point where the user believes the effects are over.
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12. What must you do before changing lanes, in addition to signaling and checking your mirrors?
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Answer D: Glance over your shoulder to check the blind spot the mirrors do not cover
Mirrors leave an area beside and behind the vehicle that they cannot show, so a quick head check is needed before the vehicle moves sideways.
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13. You reach a one-lane bridge and a vehicle is already partway across it coming toward you. What should you do?
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Answer D: Stop before the bridge and let it come through
A vehicle already on a one-lane bridge has the right of way, and the driver who has not yet entered waits at the approach.
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14. You realize at the last moment that you have passed the street where you meant to turn. What should you do?
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Answer D: Keep going and turn around where it is safe and legal
A missed turn is a minor inconvenience; braking suddenly, backing up or turning across traffic to recover it causes crashes.
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15. You are driving on a rural road with no sidewalk. Where should you expect to meet pedestrians?
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Answer A: Walking toward you on your side of the road
Where there is no sidewalk, pedestrians are taught to walk facing traffic, so they appear on your side of the road coming toward you.
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16. On a long drive you notice repeated yawning, missed exits and drifting toward the lane line. What should you do?
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Answer C: Pull off at a safe place and sleep, or change drivers
Those are warning signs that sleepiness is already interfering with driving, and only rest restores alertness. Fresh air, music and caffeine do not reverse it.
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17. How does Texas law treat wireless device use by drivers under 18?
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Answer A: They may not use a wireless communication device at all while driving, except in an emergency
Texas prohibits drivers under 18 from operating a motor vehicle while using a wireless communication device, hands free or not, unless there is an emergency.
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18. You realize you have driven several miles without remembering any of it. What kind of distraction is this?
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Answer C: Cognitive distraction, because your mind was not on driving
Daydreaming or being lost in thought is a cognitive distraction. Your eyes may be on the road, but your brain is not processing what they see.
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19. What does Texas law prohibit when a vehicle tows a boat or personal watercraft on a street or highway?
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Answer A: Letting a child younger than 18 ride in the towed boat
It is an offense to drive on a highway or street while a child younger than 18 occupies a towed boat or personal watercraft, except in a parade, an emergency or on a beach.
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20. You have just merged onto a freeway from an entrance ramp. What should you do next?
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Answer C: Settle into the right lane and build up speed before changing lanes
Crossing lanes while you are still below the speed of the traffic forces other drivers to brake, so the speed comes first and the lane change second.
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21. You are backing out of a driveway that crosses a public sidewalk. What should you do?
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Answer C: Stop before the sidewalk and check both ways
Walkers, runners and riders use the sidewalk at speeds that can bring them into your path in a second, so the stop and the look belong before the sidewalk, not after it.
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22. A train has just cleared a crossing that carries two sets of tracks. What should you do?
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Answer B: Wait and look both ways for a second train
A passing train hides a second train on the other track, so wait until the signals stop and you can see that both tracks are clear.
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23. At what level of property damage does Texas law require a written collision report to be made?
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Answer D: $1,000 or more
Section 550.062(a) requires a written report when a collision results in property damage reaching a set dollar figure, in addition to any injury or death.
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24. How should speed and following distance be adjusted beyond this sign?
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Answer D: Cut speed and leave a longer gap, because traffic can stop without warning
Traffic in these areas stops and starts unexpectedly and there is little room to steer around a problem, so extra space is what prevents a rear-end collision.
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25. After a Texas driver receives notice of an administrative license suspension following a failed or refused alcohol test, how many days does the driver have to request a hearing to contest it?
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Answer B: 15 days from the date the notice of suspension is received
Transportation Code Section 524.031 gives a driver 15 days from receiving the notice of suspension to request an administrative hearing.
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26. Two vehicles reach a four-way stop at the same moment from adjacent roads. Who should go first?
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Answer A: The driver on the right
When two drivers stop at a four-way stop at the same time, the driver on the left yields to the driver on the right.
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27. What fine range applies to a second Texas Move Over or Slow Down violation within five years of the first?
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Answer A: $1,000 to $2,000
A first violation carries $500 to $1,250, and a second or later violation within five years carries $1,000 to $2,000.
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28. After a minor collision on a Texas freeway in a metropolitan area, if every vehicle can be driven normally and safely, what must the drivers do?
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Answer D: Move off the main lanes to a safe nearby spot to exchange information
Texas requires drivers in that situation to move as soon as possible to a designated collision site, the frontage road, the nearest suitable cross street or another suitable place to complete the information exchange.
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29. A front tire blows out at highway speed. What should you do?
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Answer B: Hold the wheel firmly, ease off the accelerator and slow gradually before leaving the road
A blowout pulls the vehicle toward the failed tire, and hard braking or sharp steering can turn that pull into a spin, so a firm grip and gradual slowing keep the vehicle straight.
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30. Where is a road work ahead sign placed?
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Answer B: In advance of the work space or detour, so drivers are warned before reaching it
Advance warning signs are placed upstream of the work space or detour so that drivers have time to slow down and change lanes before reaching the activity.