All 40 Texas Permit Test Questions
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Get Smart Review & Mock Exams Licensing & Permits In Texas, an applicant for a learner license must be:
Answer: At least 15 but no more than 18
You must be at least 15 but no more than 18 for a learner license.
A Texas learner license applicant must complete:
Answer: The classroom portion of a driver education course
You must complete the classroom portion of a driver education course.
Texas's Graduated Driver License program has two phases: Phase One is the learner license and Phase Two is the:
Answer: Provisional license
Phase Two is the provisional license (under 18).
A Texas learner license must be held for at least how long before Phase Two?
Answer: Six months
You must hold the learner license six months before a provisional license.
A Texas provisional driver may not drive with more than one passenger under 21 who is:
Answer: Not a family member
No more than one passenger under 21 who is not a family member.
A Texas provisional driver may not drive between:
Answer: Midnight and 5:00 a.m. (with exceptions)
No driving midnight–5:00 a.m. unless for work, school activity, or a medical emergency.
A Texas hardship license may be available at age 15 if the applicant:
Answer: Completes and passes a driver education course
A hardship license requires completing and passing a driver education course.
Texas drivers under 18 must meet the requirements for a learner or provisional license and also:
Answer: Driver education and the GDL program
Under-18 drivers are also subject to driver education and the GDL program.
To be licensed in Texas you must pass a:
Answer: Vision test
A vision test is required for licensing.
Alcohol, Drugs & the Law .02 under 21 .08 adult
In Texas, the legal blood alcohol limit for intoxication is:
Answer: .08 BAC
The legal limit is 0.08 BAC (or loss of normal mental/physical faculties).
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In Texas, a minor (under 21) can be charged for driving with:
Answer: Any detectable amount of alcohol
A minor commits an offense with any detectable amount of alcohol.
In Texas, you can be intoxicated even below .08 if you have lost:
Answer: Normal use of mental or physical faculties
Intoxication also means loss of normal use of mental or physical faculties.
In Texas, refusing a breath or blood test brings:
Answer: A license suspension
Refusing a test triggers a license suspension.
A Texas commercial driver is intoxicated at a BAC of:
Answer: .04
Commercial drivers are DWI at .04.
The only thing that lowers your BAC is:
Answer: Time
Only time removes alcohol from your body.
If you plan to drink in Texas, the safest choice is to:
Answer: Arrange a sober ride or designated driver
Line up a sober ride before you drink.
Speed Limits & Speed Management In Texas, many limited-access highways have posted speed limits as high as:
Answer: 85 mph
Many Texas limited-access highways are posted 75 up to 85 mph.
In Texas, for speeds of 30 mph or less, keep a following gap of at least:
Answer: 2 seconds
For 30 mph or less, keep at least a 2-second gap in good conditions.
In Texas, for speeds above 30 mph, keep a following gap of at least:
Answer: 4 seconds
For speeds above 30 mph, keep at least a 4-second gap in good conditions.
Texas notes that as your speed increases, your field of vision:
Answer: Narrows
Higher speed narrows your field of vision.
A Texas advisory speed sign shows:
Answer: The highest safe speed for a curve or turn ahead
An advisory speed sign gives the highest safe speed for the curve/turn ahead.
Even at the posted Texas limit, in rain, snow, or fog you should:
Answer: Slow down for conditions
Reduce speed for weather and road conditions.
Sharing the Road Under Texas's Move Over/Slow Down law, you must move over or slow to:
Answer: 20 mph below the posted limit (or 5 mph if the limit is 25 or less)
Move over, or slow to 20 mph below the posted limit (5 mph if the limit is 25 or less).
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At a Texas railroad grade crossing with a warning of an approaching train, you must stop between:
Answer: 15 and 50 feet from the nearest rail
Stop between 15 and 50 feet from the nearest rail.
When an emergency vehicle approaches with lights and siren in Texas, you should:
Answer: Pull to the right and stop
Pull to the right edge and stop until it passes.
In a Texas school zone, the reduced speed applies when:
Answer: The yellow light is flashing or during posted times
The school-zone speed applies when the yellow light flashes or during posted times.
In an active Texas school zone, using a hand-held cell phone is:
Answer: Prohibited
Hand-held phone use is prohibited in active school zones.
A motorcycle in Texas is entitled to:
Answer: A full lane of travel
Motorcycles are entitled to a full lane.
Vehicle Equipment In Texas, your foot brake must be able to stop the car within 25 feet at a speed of:
Answer: 20 mph
The foot brake must stop the car within 25 feet at 20 mph.
Texas law requires the driver and passengers to:
Answer: Wear seat belts
Buckle up — Texas's seat-belt law is enforced.
If your turn signals fail in Texas, you should:
Answer: Use hand signals
Use hand signals if your turn signals fail.
A Texas vehicle must have at minimum two headlights and:
Answer: Working taillights
Your vehicle must have two headlights and working taillights.
Signaling & Communication An arm extended straight out the driver's window means:
Answer: Left turn
Arm straight out = left turn.
In Texas, if you drive slower than other traffic, you should:
Answer: Stay in the right-hand lane
Keep right if you are driving slower than other traffic.
Safe Driving If you become drowsy while driving in Texas, you should:
Answer: Pull over safely and rest
Only rest cures drowsiness — pull over.
A safe following distance in Texas gives you:
Answer: Time to react and avoid a crash
Space ahead gives you time to react and avoid rear-ending others.
In poor road conditions, Texas advises you to increase your following gap to:
Answer: More than the good-condition gap
Increase your following distance beyond the good-condition gap in poor conditions.
Keeping a safe following distance behind the vehicle ahead helps you:
Answer: React safely to sudden stops
Space ahead gives you time to react and avoid rear-ending others.
Points & Penalties If you are involved in a crash in Texas, you must:
Answer: Stop and give information
Stop and exchange information at any crash.
A Texas minor caught driving with any alcohol in their system will have their license:
Answer: Suspended or denied
A minor with any detectable alcohol faces license suspension or denial.