Texas DPS Permit Practice Test 4
Test 4 of 10. Pick an answer for each question to see if it is right and why; your score appears at the end. You need 21 correct answers to pass, the same ratio as the real Texas test.
- Questions30
- Correct to pass21
- Passing score70%
- Minimum age15 years
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1. How long is a Texas driver's license administratively suspended for a first alcohol-related driving offense with a failed test, if the driver has no prior alcohol-related contact in the preceding 10 years?
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Answer C: 90 days
Section 524.022(a) sets the administrative suspension for a first offense with a clean 10-year history at 90 days.
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2. What is the safest way to leave a perpendicular parking space in a busy lot?
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Answer B: Back out slowly, checking both ways and yielding
Backing out gives you the poorest view of any maneuver, so it must be done slowly, with checks in both directions and with yielding to whoever is already there.
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3. You are about to slow down sharply for a turn. Which check comes first?
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Answer A: A look in the mirror to see how close the traffic behind you is
Any hard slowing needs a mirror check first, because the driver behind is the one who has to react to it.
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4. Which Texas state agencies jointly created the TexasSure vehicle insurance verification system?
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Answer B: The departments of motor vehicles, insurance, public safety, and information resources
According to TxDMV, TexasSure is a joint project of the Texas departments of motor vehicles, insurance, public safety, and information resources.
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5. What must a Texas court order for a driver convicted of a second or subsequent intoxication-related driving offense within five years of the earlier one?
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Answer B: Installation of a deep-lung breath analysis ignition interlock device on every vehicle the person owns or operates
Penal Code Section 49.09(h) requires the court to order an ignition interlock device using deep-lung breath analysis on every vehicle owned or operated by a repeat intoxication offender.
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6. A driver stopped at a red signal wants to turn right and this sign is posted at the corner. What is permitted?
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Answer A: Nothing: the turn is barred whether the signal is red or green
The restriction works independently of the signal, so the usual permission to turn right after stopping at a red light does not exist where this sign is posted.
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7. How does Texas guidance describe the correct restraint for the youngest children?
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Answer A: Rear facing until at least age two or until the seat manufacturer limits are reached
Texas advises keeping infants and toddlers rear facing until they turn two or outgrow the height or weight limit set by the seat manufacturer, then moving to a forward facing harness.
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8. Traffic is backed up on the far side of a railroad crossing. What should you do before driving onto the tracks?
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Answer D: Wait behind the tracks until there is room to clear them completely
Never enter a crossing until you are certain you can drive completely across without stopping, because a vehicle trapped on the tracks cannot get out of a train's way.
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9. Which Texas applicants must complete an approved driver education course before a first driver license?
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Answer C: Every applicant younger than 25 who does not already hold a valid license from another state
Texas will not issue a driver license to a person younger than 25 without a driver education certificate, although a valid out of state license removes the requirement.
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10. How long must a Texas driver education student hold a valid learner license before testing for a provisional license?
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Answer A: At least 6 months
A Texas driver education student must hold a valid learner license for at least six months before testing for a provisional license.
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11. You are using the parking brake to slow a vehicle whose brakes have failed. How should you apply it?
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Answer D: Gradually, holding the release so you can let it off if the rear slides
The parking brake works on two wheels only, so applying it hard can lock them and spin the vehicle. Keep the release held so you can back it off instantly.
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12. You are stopped at the yield line of a roundabout when an emergency vehicle comes up behind you with lights and siren. What should you do?
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Answer A: Stay out of the roundabout and pull over to the right of your lane if there is room
Never enter a roundabout ahead of an emergency vehicle and never stop inside one; wait clear of the entry so the crew can get through.
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13. The engine dies at speed and the dashboard lights go out on a dark road. What should you do?
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Answer C: Hold the wheel firmly, steer over to the shoulder and use the hazard lights
Never switch the ignition to lock, because the steering can lock; steer to the shoulder and warn traffic with the hazard lights.
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14. You are about to pull out of a driveway when someone on the sidewalk is walking toward it. What should you do?
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Answer D: Wait, because traffic on the sidewalk has the right-of-way
A vehicle entering the roadway from a driveway yields to people on the sidewalk as well as to traffic on the street.
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15. Two solid white lines separate your lane from the lane beside it. What do they mean?
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Answer B: Crossing from one lane to the other is prohibited
A solid double white line marks a boundary that road users may not cross, such as the entrance to a preferential lane.
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16. Beyond this sign, cones and temporary signs lead traffic along a path that does not agree with the lines painted on the pavement. Which one must the driver follow?
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Answer C: The temporary arrangement, because it replaces the permanent layout while the work lasts
Temporary traffic control set up for the work takes precedence over the permanent signs and markings, which no longer describe how the road is being used.
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17. What is the correct order of steps as you finish parking an automatic on a grade?
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Answer C: Turn the wheels, set the parking brake, then select park
Setting the parking brake before shifting into park lets the brake take the load, instead of leaving the whole weight of the car on the parking pawl.
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18. 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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19. On a long uphill grade a second lane opens on the right and a sign directs slower traffic into it. You are towing a trailer and holding up a line of vehicles. What should you do?
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Answer A: Move into the right-hand lane and let the faster traffic use the left lane
A climbing lane exists so that slow vehicles can be passed safely, and the slower vehicle is the one that belongs in it.
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20. What light transmission and reflectance limits does Texas set for windshield sunscreening tint?
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Answer B: The rule sets the same percentage figure for both measurements, at a moderate level
Section 547.613(b)(1) requires windshield sunscreening to allow at least 25 percent light transmission and limits reflectance to 25 percent or less.
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21. For an alert driver, about how long is the reaction time once a hazard has been recognized?
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Answer A: About three quarters of a second
Reaction alone takes roughly three quarters of a second for an alert driver, and perception takes about as long again, so a second and a half of travel is added before the brakes bite.
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22. Is it a good idea to shift into neutral and coast down a long hill to save fuel?
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Answer B: No, you lose engine braking and some control of the vehicle
In neutral the engine cannot help slow the vehicle, so the brakes do all the work and can overheat. Stay in gear so the drivetrain helps hold your speed.
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23. What does a sign reading Slower Traffic Keep Right require?
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Answer C: Traffic moving slower than the general flow must use the right-hand lane
The sign applies to any vehicle traveling below the speed of the traffic around it, which must keep right so faster vehicles can use the lanes to the left.
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24. How long does a Texas minor have, after a final conviction for an underage alcohol offense, to show the court proof of completing the required alcohol awareness program?
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Answer B: 90 days
Section 106.115 gives the defendant 90 days from the date of final conviction to present evidence of satisfactory completion to the court.
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25. May a regrooved tire be sold in Texas for use on a passenger automobile?
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Answer A: No, selling a regrooved tire for a passenger automobile is itself an offense
Section 547.612(e) makes it a misdemeanor to sell a regrooved tire for use on a passenger automobile.
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26. What does Texas require of school bus drivers regarding cell phones?
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Answer B: They may not use a cell phone at all while driving when children are present
Texas bans all cell phone use by a school bus driver while the bus is being driven with children on board.
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27. What does a booster seat do for a child?
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Answer B: It lifts the child so that the adult belt crosses hips and shoulder
A booster raises the child so the adult belt lies on the strong parts of the body instead of the neck and the abdomen.
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28. How far down a Texas windshield may sunscreening tint extend?
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Answer C: No lower than a manufacturer's marking on the glass, or a set distance from the top
Section 547.613(b)(1) limits windshield tint placement to no lower than the AS-1 line or 5 inches from the top of the windshield.
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29. Besides a chemical test, what else supports an impaired driving charge?
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Answer B: The officer's observations of the driving and the driver
Weaving, slow responses, speech and balance observed by the officer are evidence in their own right, which is why a driver can be charged on behavior alone.
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30. What habit prevents the hood from flying up while you are driving?
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Answer D: Press the hood down at the front and check that the latch has caught
Most hoods fly up because they were left on the safety catch, so check that the main latch is fully closed after any work under the hood.