A Texas provisional driver, age 17, plans to carry two unrelated 17-year-old friends. What is the passenger restriction?
Correct answer: No more than one passenger under 21 who is not a family member
The provisional restriction concerns more than one non-family passenger under 21, not just passengers under 16 or long trips.
Source: DPS — Provisional license requirements and restrictions ↗
You cause a crash. What is the main purpose of your automobile liability coverage?
Correct answer: To pay covered injuries and property damage you cause to others
Liability coverage addresses covered harm to others. It is not the same as collision coverage for your own car, and insurance does not erase traffic violations.
Source: TDI — Types of auto coverages; liability coverage ↗
You want to turn left across the path of an oncoming vehicle that is too close for a safe turn. What must you do?
Correct answer: Wait and yield to the oncoming vehicle
A left-turn signal announces intent; it does not grant right-of-way over an oncoming vehicle that presents an immediate hazard.
Source: §545.152 ↗
At an intersection, a circular yellow signal is flashing. What does it require?
Correct answer: Proceed only with caution
Flashing yellow means proceed with caution. A flashing red signal, not flashing yellow, requires a stop followed by the stop-sign right-of-way rules.
Source: §544.008(b) ↗
After a full stop at a steady red light, which left turn may be permitted if no sign prohibits it and all yielding duties are met?
Correct answer: From a one-way street onto another one-way street
The Texas red-light left-turn provision requires both intersecting streets to be one-way and the left turn to be permissible.
Source: §544.007(d)(2) ↗
How far from a roadside stop sign on its approach side must you stay when leaving your car parked normally?
Correct answer: At least 30 feet
The approach-side restriction is 30 feet for a flashing signal, stop sign, yield sign or traffic-control signal located at the roadside.
Source: §545.302(b)(4) ↗
A space would leave two wheels of your car on the sidewalk. With no officer or other legal exception involved, may you park there?
Correct answer: No; parking a motor vehicle on the sidewalk is prohibited
A sidewalk is not a partial parking lane. Keeping the engine running or leaving room elsewhere does not make sidewalk parking lawful.
Source: §545.302(a)(2) ↗
A driver’s left hand and arm point downward. What should you anticipate?
Correct answer: The driver will stop or reduce speed
The downward hand-and-arm signal communicates stopping or slowing. Leave enough following space to respond.
Source: §545.107(3) ↗
You cannot safely change lanes when passing a covered roadside emergency vehicle. The posted limit is 65 mph. What is the maximum speed under the slow-down alternative?
Correct answer: 45 mph
For a posted limit of 25 mph or more, reduce speed by at least 20 mph. At 65 mph, that means no more than 45 mph; conditions may require slower travel.
Source: Texas Transportation Code §545.157 — Move Over or Slow Down ↗
A stopped school bus is on the opposite roadway of a divided highway, separated from you by a physical median. What does the bus-stop rule require of your direction?
Correct answer: It does not require you to stop for that opposite-roadway bus
The opposite-roadway exception applies on a divided highway. Continue attentively; children and other hazards still require caution.
Source: TxDOT — Tips for drivers sharing the road with school buses ↗
You finish passing on a divided highway marked “Left Lane for Passing Only.” What should you do next?
Correct answer: Return to the right lane once safely clear
The posted left lane is for passing rather than continuous travel. Return right after safely completing the pass.
Source: TxDOT Texas Road Tips 2024 — Highway Driving, printed pages 10–11 (PDF page 8) ↗
Before changing lanes near a motorcycle, what should supplement your signal?
Correct answer: A check of the blind spot as well as the mirrors
Signal and check the blind spot. A motorcycle may be hidden from a mirror-only check.
Source: TxDOT Texas Road Tips 2024 — Motorcycles and Bicycles, printed pages 12–13 (PDF page 9) ↗
Another driver becomes angry and makes threatening gestures. What is the safest response?
Correct answer: Avoid engaging and give the driver space
Do not escalate a confrontation. TxDOT recommends avoiding eye contact and gestures and giving angry drivers room.
Source: TxDOT Texas Road Tips 2024 — Aggressive Driving, pages 2–3; Distracted Driving, pages 6–7 ↗
Water covers a low crossing and you cannot tell its depth. What should you do?
Correct answer: Choose another route instead of entering the water
Avoid flooded crossings. You cannot reliably judge depth, current or road damage from inside the car.
Source: TxDOT Texas Road Tips 2024 — Violations and Cautions, printed pages 20–21 (PDF page 13) ↗
You have just been involved in a crash. What should you check first?
Correct answer: Whether anyone is injured
Check for injuries first, arrange needed help, and then handle the information exchange and other steps when safe.
Source: TxDOT Texas Road Tips 2024 — Collisions, printed pages 4–5 (PDF page 5) ↗
The shoulder belt feels uncomfortable. Which adjustment is unsafe?
Correct answer: Putting it under your arm or behind your back
Do not route the shoulder belt under your arm or behind your back. That defeats its intended restraint function.
Source: TxDOT Texas Road Tips 2024 — Safety Seats and Seat Belts, printed pages 16–17 (PDF page 11) ↗
What should you anticipate at the bridge ahead?
Correct answer: A bridge with a narrower roadway
NARROW BRIDGE warns about the roadway width at the bridge. It is different from a drawbridge or clearance warning.
Source: FHWA MUTCD 2009 Figure 2C-5 — W5-2 Narrow bridge ↗
What must traffic on this roadway prepare to do?
Correct answer: Prepare to leave the roadway using the indicated exit route
The message applies to all traffic, rather than only vehicles already in an optional exit lane. Follow the posted route rather than assuming a through route remains available.
Source: FHWA MUTCD 2009 Figure 2C-5 — W19-5 All traffic must exit ↗
Which part of the roadway may not support your vehicle normally?
Correct answer: The shoulder beside the travel lane
The warning applies to the shoulder surface beside the traveled roadway. It is not an invitation to use that area as an extra lane.
Source: FHWA MUTCD 2009 Figure 2C-6 — W8-4 Soft shoulder ↗
How will traffic from the joining road enter?
Correct answer: Entering traffic has an added lane
The separate continuing paths distinguish an added lane from the merging-traffic warning, where the incoming path joins the through path.
Source: FHWA MUTCD 2009 Figure 2C-8 — W4-3 Added lane ↗
