Texas Permit Test (DPS Written Test) — All Questions
22 questions
A red, eight-sided sign requires you to:
- a.Merge into the next lane
- b.Yield to trucks only
- c.Come to a complete stop, then proceed when safe✓
- d.Slow down only
A red octagon is a STOP sign; stop fully at the marked line or crosswalk, then go when it is safe. (Texas Driver Handbook, signs)
A yellow, diamond-shaped sign is used to:
- a.Show a highway route number
- b.Mark a rest area
- c.Give a mandatory speed limit
- d.Warn of a hazard or change in the road ahead✓
Diamond-shaped yellow warning signs alert drivers to hazards or changes such as curves, merges, or crossings ahead. (Texas Driver Handbook)
A downward-pointing, red-and-white triangular sign means:
- a.One-way street
- b.No entry
- c.Stop and stay stopped
- d.Yield the right of way and be ready to stop✓
The YIELD sign means slow down, give the right of way to other traffic and pedestrians, and stop if necessary. (Texas Driver Handbook, signs)
A flashing yellow traffic light means:
- a.Slow down and proceed with caution✓
- b.The signal is off; treat it as a stop sign
- c.Speed up through the intersection
- d.Stop and wait for green
A flashing yellow light means slow down, look carefully, and proceed with caution. (Texas Driver Handbook, signals)
A broken yellow line next to your lane means:
- a.Two-way left-turn lane
- b.You may pass when it is safe and the way is clear✓
- c.Passing is never allowed
- d.The road ends ahead
A broken yellow center line means passing is permitted when it is safe; a solid yellow line on your side means no passing. (Texas Driver Handbook, markings)
Two vehicles reach a four-way stop at the same time. Which driver should yield?
- a.Neither; both go together
- b.The driver on the left yields to the driver on the right✓
- c.The driver on the right
- d.The faster driver
When two vehicles stop at the same time, the driver on the left yields to the driver on the right. (Texas Driver Handbook, right of way)
You are turning left at an intersection with a green light. You must:
- a.Expect oncoming cars to stop for you
- b.Turn immediately
- c.Yield to oncoming traffic and pedestrians, then turn when safe✓
- d.Honk and proceed
A driver turning left must yield to oncoming vehicles and to pedestrians before completing the turn. (Texas Driver Handbook)
In Texas, turning right on a red light is:
- a.Allowed after a complete stop, unless a sign prohibits it✓
- b.Allowed without stopping
- c.Never permitted
- d.Allowed only for trucks
You may turn right on red after stopping completely and yielding to traffic and pedestrians, unless a sign prohibits the turn. (Texas Driver Handbook)
At an intersection with no signs or signals, you should yield to:
- a.A vehicle already in the intersection or one on your right if you arrive together✓
- b.The car on your left
- c.Only large vehicles
- d.No one
Yield to any vehicle already in the intersection, and to the vehicle on your right when you reach it at the same time. (Texas Driver Handbook, right of way)
When entering a roundabout, you should:
- a.Stop inside the circle to let others in
- b.Travel clockwise
- c.Enter at full speed
- d.Yield to traffic already in the circle, then enter when clear✓
Vehicles in a roundabout have the right of way; yield to them, then enter when there is a safe gap and travel counterclockwise. (Texas Driver Handbook)
The Texas Driver Handbook recommends a following distance of at least:
- a.Ten seconds at all times
- b.Two seconds, and more in poor conditions✓
- c.Half a second
- d.One second
A minimum two-second following distance is recommended, increased in rain, fog, or when following large vehicles and motorcycles. (Texas Driver Handbook, following distance)
Texas 'Move Over / Slow Down' law requires that, when passing a stopped emergency or maintenance vehicle with flashing lights, you:
- a.Speed up to pass quickly
- b.Move over a lane if you can, or slow down below the speed limit✓
- c.Sound your horn and continue at the limit
- d.Stop in your lane
The Move Over/Slow Down law requires moving over one lane, or if you cannot, slowing to a set amount below the posted limit. (Texas Driver Handbook)
An emergency vehicle approaches from behind with siren and lights. You should:
- a.Speed up to clear the road
- b.Stop immediately where you are
- c.Turn left in front of it
- d.Pull to the right, clear of intersections, and stop until it passes✓
Yield by pulling to the right edge of the road, away from intersections, and stopping until the emergency vehicle passes. (Texas Driver Handbook)
A school bus on an undivided road stops with red lights flashing. Drivers approaching from either direction must:
- a.Slow to 10 mph and pass
- b.Pass on the left when clear
- c.Continue if no children are seen
- d.Stop and remain stopped until the red lights stop flashing✓
On an undivided roadway, traffic in both directions must stop for a school bus loading or unloading with red lights flashing. (Texas Driver Handbook, sharing the road)
Texas speed law says you must always drive at a speed that is:
- a.At least the posted maximum
- b.The same as the car ahead
- c.Exactly the posted maximum
- d.Reasonable and prudent for the conditions✓
You must drive at a speed that is reasonable and prudent for existing conditions, never faster than is safe even if under the posted limit. (Texas Driver Handbook, speed)
Unless otherwise posted, the speed limit in an urban district is:
- a.30 mph✓
- b.50 mph
- c.15 mph
- d.45 mph
The prima facie speed limit in an urban district is 30 mph unless a different limit is posted. (Texas Driver Handbook, speed limits)
In a school zone with the lights flashing, you should:
- a.Speed up to clear the zone
- b.Stop completely and wait
- c.Slow to the posted reduced limit and put your phone away✓
- d.Keep your normal speed
Obey the reduced posted school-zone speed when lights are flashing, and using a handheld phone is prohibited in active school zones. (Texas Driver Handbook)
On a wet or slick road, the safest action is to:
- a.Follow more closely to see better
- b.Slow down and increase your following distance✓
- c.Brake hard often
- d.Keep the same speed
Reduce speed and allow extra following distance on wet, icy, or slick roads to avoid skidding or hydroplaning. (Texas Driver Handbook, adverse conditions)
In Texas, an adult 21 or older is legally intoxicated at a blood-alcohol concentration (BAC) of:
- a.0.05% or higher
- b.0.10% or higher
- c.0.08% or higher✓
- d.0.02% or higher
A driver 21 or older is legally intoxicated at 0.08% BAC; commercial drivers reach that limit at 0.04%. (Texas Driver Handbook, alcohol)
For a Texas driver under 21, it is illegal to drive with:
- a.A BAC of 0.08% or higher only
- b.Any detectable amount of alcohol in the system✓
- c.A BAC of 0.05% or higher only
- d.Alcohol only after midnight
Texas has zero tolerance for minors: a driver under 21 may not operate a vehicle with any detectable amount of alcohol. (Texas Driver Handbook)
During the first 12 months of a Texas provisional (under-18) license, the driver generally may not:
- a.Drive on any highway
- b.Drive with a parent in the car
- c.Drive to school
- d.Carry more than one passenger under 21 who is not a family member✓
Provisional drivers may not carry more than one passenger under 21 (except family members) during the restricted period. (Texas Driver Handbook, GDL)
A Texas provisional (under-18) driver is generally prohibited from driving between:
- a.Noon and 6 p.m.
- b.Midnight and 5 a.m., except for work, school, or a medical emergency✓
- c.6 a.m. and noon
- d.3 p.m. and 9 p.m.
Provisional drivers may not drive from midnight to 5 a.m. except for employment, a school activity, or a medical emergency. Drivers under 18 also may not use a wireless device while driving. (Texas Driver Handbook, GDL)