TCOLE Traffic & Transportation Code QUESTIONS WITH
ANSWERS RATED A+
Motorcycle - a motor vehicle that is equipped with a rider's saddle and designed to have not more
than three wheels on the ground.
Motor-Driven Cycle - a motorcycle equipped with a motor that has an engine piston
displacement of 250 cubic centimeters or less.
Motor Vehicle - a self-propelled vehicle or a vehicle that is propelled by electric power from
overhead trolley wires. Does not include electric bicycle.
Mulitfunction school activity bus - a motor vehicle used to transport preprimary, primary, or
secondary students on a school-related activity trip other than on routes to and from school and
that is not equipped with alternately flashing red lights and movable stop arms.
Passenger Car - means a motor vehicle, other than a motorcycle, used to transport persons and
designed to accommodate 10 or fewer passengers, including the operator.
Pole trailer - means a vehicle without motive power
-designed to be drawn by another vehicle and secured to the other vehicle by pole, reach, boom,
or other security device
-ordinarily used to transport a long or irregularly shaped load, including poles, pipes, or
structural members, generally capable of sustaining themselves as beams between the supporting
connections.
Police vehicle - a vehicle used by a peace officer by article 2.12, ccp for law enforcement
purposes that
-is owned or leased by a governmental entity
-is owned or leased by the police department of a private institution of higher education that
commissions peace officers
-is a private vehicle owned or leased by the peace officer approved for use for law enforcement
purposes by the head of the law enforcement agency that employs the peace officer,
Road Tractor - means a motor vehicle designed and used to draw another vehicle but not
constructed to carry a load independently or a part of the weight of the other vehicle or its load.
School Activity Bus - means a bus designed to accommodate more than 15 passengers, including
the operator, that is owned, operated, rented, or leased by a school district and that is used to
transport public school students on a school-related activity trip, other than on routes to and from
school.
School Bus - designed to transport more than 15 passengers, including the operator, and is used
to transport pre-primary, primary, or secondary students on a route to or from school or on a
school-related activity trip other than on routes to and from school.
, Semi-Trailer - means a vehicle with or without motive power
-designed to be drawn by a motor vehicle and to transport persons or property
-constructed so that part of the vehicle's weight and load rests on or is carried by another vehicle.
Special Mobile Equipment - means a vehicle that is not designed or used primarily to transport
persons or property and that is only incidentally operated on a highway.
Towable recreational vehicle - means a nonmotorized vehicle that is designed to be towable by a
motor vehicle for temporary human habitation for uses including recreational camping or
seasonal use;
-is permanently built on a single chassis;
-may contain one or more life-support systems and;
-may be used permanently or temporarily for advertising, selling, displaying, or promoting
merchandise or services, but is not used for transporting property for hire or for distribution by a
private carrier.
Trailer - means a vehicle, other than a pole trailer, with or without motive power
-designed to be drawn by a motor vehicle and to transport persons or property
-constructed so that no part of the vehicle's weight and load rests on the motor vehicle.
Truck - a motor vehicle designed, used, or maintained primarily to transport property.
Truck Tractor - a motor vehicle designed and used primarily to draw another vehicle but not
constructed to carry a load other than a part of the weight of the other vehicle and its load.
Vehicle - a device that can be used to transport or draw persons or property on a highway. The
term does not include
-a device exclusively used on stationary rails or tracks
-manufactured housing
Electric Bicycle - a bicycle that is designed to be propelled by an electric motor, exclusively or
combination with the application of human power
Persons - means an individual, firm, partnership, association, or corporation.
Motor Carrier - means an individual, association, corporation or other legal entity that controls,
operates, or directs the operation of one or more vehicles that transport persons or cargo over a
road or highway in this state
Operator - a person who drives or has physical control of a vehicle.
Owner - a person who has a property interest in or title to a vehicle.
Pedestrian - means a person on foot.
ANSWERS RATED A+
Motorcycle - a motor vehicle that is equipped with a rider's saddle and designed to have not more
than three wheels on the ground.
Motor-Driven Cycle - a motorcycle equipped with a motor that has an engine piston
displacement of 250 cubic centimeters or less.
Motor Vehicle - a self-propelled vehicle or a vehicle that is propelled by electric power from
overhead trolley wires. Does not include electric bicycle.
Mulitfunction school activity bus - a motor vehicle used to transport preprimary, primary, or
secondary students on a school-related activity trip other than on routes to and from school and
that is not equipped with alternately flashing red lights and movable stop arms.
Passenger Car - means a motor vehicle, other than a motorcycle, used to transport persons and
designed to accommodate 10 or fewer passengers, including the operator.
Pole trailer - means a vehicle without motive power
-designed to be drawn by another vehicle and secured to the other vehicle by pole, reach, boom,
or other security device
-ordinarily used to transport a long or irregularly shaped load, including poles, pipes, or
structural members, generally capable of sustaining themselves as beams between the supporting
connections.
Police vehicle - a vehicle used by a peace officer by article 2.12, ccp for law enforcement
purposes that
-is owned or leased by a governmental entity
-is owned or leased by the police department of a private institution of higher education that
commissions peace officers
-is a private vehicle owned or leased by the peace officer approved for use for law enforcement
purposes by the head of the law enforcement agency that employs the peace officer,
Road Tractor - means a motor vehicle designed and used to draw another vehicle but not
constructed to carry a load independently or a part of the weight of the other vehicle or its load.
School Activity Bus - means a bus designed to accommodate more than 15 passengers, including
the operator, that is owned, operated, rented, or leased by a school district and that is used to
transport public school students on a school-related activity trip, other than on routes to and from
school.
School Bus - designed to transport more than 15 passengers, including the operator, and is used
to transport pre-primary, primary, or secondary students on a route to or from school or on a
school-related activity trip other than on routes to and from school.
, Semi-Trailer - means a vehicle with or without motive power
-designed to be drawn by a motor vehicle and to transport persons or property
-constructed so that part of the vehicle's weight and load rests on or is carried by another vehicle.
Special Mobile Equipment - means a vehicle that is not designed or used primarily to transport
persons or property and that is only incidentally operated on a highway.
Towable recreational vehicle - means a nonmotorized vehicle that is designed to be towable by a
motor vehicle for temporary human habitation for uses including recreational camping or
seasonal use;
-is permanently built on a single chassis;
-may contain one or more life-support systems and;
-may be used permanently or temporarily for advertising, selling, displaying, or promoting
merchandise or services, but is not used for transporting property for hire or for distribution by a
private carrier.
Trailer - means a vehicle, other than a pole trailer, with or without motive power
-designed to be drawn by a motor vehicle and to transport persons or property
-constructed so that no part of the vehicle's weight and load rests on the motor vehicle.
Truck - a motor vehicle designed, used, or maintained primarily to transport property.
Truck Tractor - a motor vehicle designed and used primarily to draw another vehicle but not
constructed to carry a load other than a part of the weight of the other vehicle and its load.
Vehicle - a device that can be used to transport or draw persons or property on a highway. The
term does not include
-a device exclusively used on stationary rails or tracks
-manufactured housing
Electric Bicycle - a bicycle that is designed to be propelled by an electric motor, exclusively or
combination with the application of human power
Persons - means an individual, firm, partnership, association, or corporation.
Motor Carrier - means an individual, association, corporation or other legal entity that controls,
operates, or directs the operation of one or more vehicles that transport persons or cargo over a
road or highway in this state
Operator - a person who drives or has physical control of a vehicle.
Owner - a person who has a property interest in or title to a vehicle.
Pedestrian - means a person on foot.
