A 17-year-old learner wants to make an ordinary hands-free call while driving. Is that allowed?
Correct answer: No; the under-18 restriction includes hands-free calls except emergencies
For a learner under 18, hands-free equipment does not remove the cell phone restriction. The stated exception is an emergency.
Source: DPS — Learner license requirements and restrictions ↗
Which age range does DPS list for the ordinary teen provisional license?
Correct answer: 16 to 17
The teen provisional stage is for ages 16–17 after the other requirements are met, including the learner period and driving test.
Source: DPS — Provisional license requirements and restrictions ↗
Your two-lane road meets an uncontrolled divided highway. A vehicle on the highway is close enough to be a hazard. What is required?
Correct answer: Stop and yield to the highway vehicle
At an uncontrolled intersection with a divided road or a road with three or more marked lanes, traffic from the single- or two-lane road must stop and yield as required.
Source: §545.151(b) ↗
You approach a yield sign and another vehicle is too close for you to enter safely. What must you do?
Correct answer: Slow and stop if needed, yielding until entry is safe
A yield sign requires yielding to hazardous approaching traffic. When safety requires it, you must stop rather than force your way into the intersection.
Source: §545.153; §544.010(b) ↗
You have a green turn arrow, but a vehicle is still lawfully clearing the intersection. What should you do?
Correct answer: Yield to that vehicle while entering cautiously in the arrow’s direction
The arrow permits movement in its direction, but you must still yield to traffic lawfully using the intersection and protect lawful crosswalk users.
Source: §544.007(c) ↗
You want to leave your car parked near a fire hydrant. Under the ordinary Texas rule, how far away must it be?
Correct answer: At least 15 feet
Ordinary parking is prohibited within 15 feet of a hydrant. This question is about leaving the car parked, not a brief passenger pickup or an officer’s direction.
Source: §545.302(b)(2) ↗
The area opposite a fire station entrance is properly marked with a sign. What parking clearance applies on that opposite side?
Correct answer: 75 feet from the entrance
The opposite-side fire station entrance restriction is 75 feet when properly marked. It differs from the 20-foot same-side restriction.
Source: §545.302(b)(5) ↗
A driver’s left arm is held straight out horizontally. What maneuver does that normally signal?
Correct answer: A left turn
When hand signals are permitted, a horizontal left arm is the Texas left-turn signal. It is not a message that the road ahead is safe for passing.
Source: §545.107(1) ↗
You are approaching another car from behind at night and are within 300 feet. What must you avoid?
Correct answer: Using your uppermost high-beam setting
Within 300 feet behind another vehicle, Texas prohibits selecting the uppermost distribution of light. Low beams help avoid glare in the other driver’s mirrors.
Source: Texas Transportation Code §547.333(c) ↗
A local-authority employee is issuing a parking citation from a vehicle using the legally specified warning lights. What protection applies?
Correct answer: The Move Over or Slow Down requirement
The September 2025 expansion includes qualifying local parking-enforcement vehicles. Move over safely or use the required reduced-speed alternative.
Source: Texas Transportation Code §545.157 — Move Over or Slow Down ↗
Rain starts while you are following another vehicle. How should you adjust your gap?
Correct answer: Increase the following distance
Wet conditions and reduced visibility call for more stopping space. The normal good-weather gap is not a maximum.
Source: TxDOT Texas Road Tips 2024 — Highway Driving, printed pages 10–11 (PDF page 8) ↗
An oncoming motorcycle looks far away as you prepare to turn left. What is the safest approach?
Correct answer: Look again and wait if its distance or speed makes the turn uncertain
Motorcycles can be harder to judge and may be closer than they appear. Recheck before turning across a rider’s path.
Source: TxDOT Texas Road Tips 2024 — Motorcycles and Bicycles, printed pages 12–13 (PDF page 9) ↗
Before an evening involving alcohol, which plan best prevents impaired driving?
Correct answer: Arrange a sober driver or another sober ride before drinking
Arrange transportation before drinking. A shorter route, slower speed or a friend’s impression does not remove impairment.
Source: TxDOT Texas Road Tips 2024 — Driving While Intoxicated, printed pages 8–9; Underage Drinking, pages 18–19 ↗
Which activity can distract a driver even without a phone?
Correct answer: Eating or adjusting the radio
Distraction includes eating, grooming and adjusting controls as well as phone use. Prepare before driving and keep attention on the road.
Source: TxDOT Texas Road Tips 2024 — Aggressive Driving, pages 2–3; Distracted Driving, pages 6–7 ↗
Traffic beyond a railroad crossing has stopped and there is not enough room for your whole car beyond the tracks. What should you do?
Correct answer: Wait before the tracks until there is room to clear them completely
Never stop on the tracks. Do not enter a crossing unless there is space to clear it completely.
Source: TxDOT Texas Road Tips 2024 — Violations and Cautions, printed pages 20–21 (PDF page 13) ↗
A 6-year-old passenger is 4 feet 4 inches tall. What restraint is required for ordinary travel in Texas?
Correct answer: An appropriate child safety seat or booster
A child younger than eight must use an appropriate child restraint unless taller than 4 feet 9 inches. This child does not meet that height exception.
Source: TxDOT Texas Road Tips 2024 — Safety Seats and Seat Belts, printed pages 16–17 (PDF page 11) ↗
Orange warning signs appear along your route. What should you expect?
Correct answer: Road work or temporary work-zone conditions
Orange signs identify work-zone conditions. Watch for changed lanes, workers, equipment and temporary speed controls.
Source: TxDOT Texas Road Tips 2024 — Work Zones and Road Signs, printed pages 22–23 (PDF page 14) ↗
What does this sign tell you about leaving the street network ahead?
Correct answer: They do not provide a through route out
NO OUTLET warns that the road network ahead does not lead through to another exit. It is not the same instruction as DO NOT ENTER.
Source: FHWA MUTCD 2009 Figure 2C-5 — W14-2 No outlet ↗
How does the road surface change here?
Correct answer: A depression in the road surface
DIP warns of a low depression in the roadway rather than a raised bump or a change in lane count.
Source: FHWA MUTCD 2009 Figure 2C-6 — W8-2 Dip ↗
Which assumption should you avoid after seeing this sign?
Correct answer: That the old lane arrangement still applies
The warning alerts familiar drivers as well as new visitors to a changed arrangement ahead. Pay attention to current signs and markings instead of relying on memory.
Source: FHWA MUTCD 2009 Figure 2C-6 — W23-2 New traffic pattern ↗
