TEXAS DRIVERS HANDBOOK
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
What ppis ppthe ppminimum ppage ppat ppwhich ppyou ppcan ppget ppa ppclass ppC ppdrivers
pplicense ppwithout ppdriver ppeducation ppor ppbeing ppa pphardship ppcase? pp- ppANS-18
How ppmuch ppis ppthe ppmaximum ppfine ppfor ppa ppfirst ppconviction ppof ppdriving ppwithout
ppa pplicense? pp- ppANS-$200
What pptype ppof pprestrictions ppmay ppbe ppplaced ppon ppyour pplicense? pp- ppANS-
Corrective pplenses, ppLOFS ppage pp21 ppor ppolder, ppDaytime pponly, ppDo ppnot ppexeed
pp45 ppmph, ppNo ppexpressway ppdriving, ppM/C ppnot ppto ppexeed pp250 ppcc, pplicensed
ppM/C ppoperator ppage pp21 ppor ppolder ppin ppsight, ppMoped, ppVehicle ppw/o ppair
ppbrakes-applies ppto ppvehicles pprequiring ppCDL, ppCDL ppinterstate ppcommerce pponly,
ppStated ppon pplicense, ppLOFS pp21 ppor ppover ppvehicle ppabove ppclass ppB, ppLOFS pp21
ppor ppover ppvehicle ppabove ppclass ppC, ppOutside ppmirror ppor pphearing ppaid,
ppAutomatic ppTransmission, ppApplicable ppprosthetic ppdevices, ppApplicable ppvehicle
ppdevices, ppPower ppsteering.
In ppwhat ppdirection ppshould ppyou ppturn ppyour ppwheels ppwhen ppparking ppuphill
ppwithout ppa ppcurb? pp- ppANS-Turn ppwheels ppto ppthe ppright
What ppaction ppshould ppyou pptake ppif ppyou ppfail ppto ppreceive ppthe pprenewal ppnotice
ppcard ppreminding pplicense ppis ppabout ppto ppexpire? pp- ppANS-It ppis ppstill ppup ppto ppyou
ppto pprenew ppyour pplicense. ppSend ppin ppan ppapplication ppfor pprenewal.
On ppa ppone-way ppstreet, ppwhat ppcolor ppis ppthe ppbroken pplane ppmarker? pp- ppANS-
The ppbroken pplane ppmarker ppis ppwhite.
Describe ppthe pp"Yield" ppsign pp- ppANS-A ppred ppand ppwhite ppequilateral pptriangle.
ppThis ppsign pptells ppyou ppthat ppthe pproad ppyou ppare ppon ppjoins ppwith ppanother pproad
ppahead. ppYou ppshould ppslow ppdown ppor ppstop ppif ppnecessary ppso ppthat ppyou ppcan
ppyield ppthe ppright-of-way ppto ppvehicles ppon ppthe ppother pproad.
, What ppdoes ppa pp"narrow ppbridge" ppsign pplook pplike, ppand pphow ppshould ppthe ppdriver
ppreact ppwhen pphe ppsees ppone? pp- ppANS-It ppis ppa ppyellow ppdiamond ppand ppshows
ppthat ppthe ppbridge ppahead ppis ppnot ppas ppwide ppas ppthe pproad. ppSlow ppdown ppand
ppuse ppcaution.
What ppis ppthe ppshape ppof ppa pp"keep ppright' ppsign, ppand pphow ppshould ppthe ppdriver
ppreact ppwhen pphe ppsees ppone? pp- ppANS-A ppyellow ppdiamond ppthat pphas pptwo
pparrows pppointing ppup ppand ppdown, pphe ppshould ppkeep ppto ppthe ppright
pplane.Vertical, ppwhite pprectangle; ppDrivers ppwho ppare ppdriving ppslower ppthan ppother
ppvehicles ppon ppthe pproadway ppshould ppkeep ppright.
Which ppsign pptells ppyou ppto ppslow ppdown ppbecause ppyou ppare ppapproaching ppa
ppdouble ppcurve? pp- ppANS-The pproad ppcurves ppone ppway pp(right) ppand ppthen ppthe
ppother ppway pp(left). ppSlow ppdown, ppkeep ppright, ppand ppdo ppnot pppass.
What ppdoes ppa pp"Do ppNot ppPass" ppsign ppmean? pp- ppANS-Do ppnot pppass ppother
ppvehicles.
Which ppsign pptells ppyou ppto ppkeep ppin ppthe ppright-hand pplane ppwhen ppdriving ppslow?
pp- ppANS-"Slower ppTraffic ppKeep ppRight" ppsign.
What ppdoes pp"Yield ppright-of-way" ppmean? pp- ppANS-To ppallow ppanother ppvehicle ppor
pproadway ppuser ppto ppproceed ppfirst, ppwhen ppthey pphave ppthe ppprivilege ppof pphaving
ppimmediate ppuse ppof ppa pppart ppof ppa pproadway.
Describe ppthe ppequipment pprequired ppon pppassenger ppcars ppby ppstate pplaw. pp-
ppANS-1. ppBrakes pp(Foot ppBrake, ppParking ppBrake) pp2. ppLights pp(Two ppHeadlights,
ppTail ppLights, ppBrake ppLights, ppTurn ppSignals, ppLicense ppPlate ppLight, ppReflectors,
ppParking ppLights) pp3. ppHorn pp4. ppMuffler pp5. ppSafety ppGlass pp6. ppLicense ppPlates
pp7. ppWindshield ppWiper pp8. ppRearview ppMirror pp9. ppSlow-Moving ppVehicle ppEmblem
pp(if ppdesigned ppto pptravel ppat pp25 ppmph ppor ppless) pp10. ppFront ppSeat ppBelts pp11.
ppTires pp12. ppFuel ppCap
What ppis ppthe pppurpose ppof ppan ppexhaust ppemission ppsystem? pp- ppANS-To ppreduce
ppair pppollution.
Describe ppthe pptypes ppof ppequipment ppwhich ppTexas ppstate pplaw ppspecifically
ppforbids ppon pppassenger ppcars ppdriven ppwithin ppthe ppstate. pp- ppANS-You ppmust ppnot
pphave... ppa. ppA ppred pplight ppshowing ppfrom ppthe ppfront. ppb. ppA ppbell, ppsiren, ppor
ppexhaust ppwhistle. ppc. ppA ppmuffler ppcutout. ppd. ppAnything ppthat ppextends ppmore
ppthan ppthree ppinches ppbeyond ppthe ppleft ppside ppor ppsix ppinches ppbeyond ppthe ppright
ppside ppof ppthe ppbody, pprunning ppboard, ppor ppfenders ppof ppyour ppcar. ppe. ppFlashing
ppred pplights ppon ppthe ppfront.
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
What ppis ppthe ppminimum ppage ppat ppwhich ppyou ppcan ppget ppa ppclass ppC ppdrivers
pplicense ppwithout ppdriver ppeducation ppor ppbeing ppa pphardship ppcase? pp- ppANS-18
How ppmuch ppis ppthe ppmaximum ppfine ppfor ppa ppfirst ppconviction ppof ppdriving ppwithout
ppa pplicense? pp- ppANS-$200
What pptype ppof pprestrictions ppmay ppbe ppplaced ppon ppyour pplicense? pp- ppANS-
Corrective pplenses, ppLOFS ppage pp21 ppor ppolder, ppDaytime pponly, ppDo ppnot ppexeed
pp45 ppmph, ppNo ppexpressway ppdriving, ppM/C ppnot ppto ppexeed pp250 ppcc, pplicensed
ppM/C ppoperator ppage pp21 ppor ppolder ppin ppsight, ppMoped, ppVehicle ppw/o ppair
ppbrakes-applies ppto ppvehicles pprequiring ppCDL, ppCDL ppinterstate ppcommerce pponly,
ppStated ppon pplicense, ppLOFS pp21 ppor ppover ppvehicle ppabove ppclass ppB, ppLOFS pp21
ppor ppover ppvehicle ppabove ppclass ppC, ppOutside ppmirror ppor pphearing ppaid,
ppAutomatic ppTransmission, ppApplicable ppprosthetic ppdevices, ppApplicable ppvehicle
ppdevices, ppPower ppsteering.
In ppwhat ppdirection ppshould ppyou ppturn ppyour ppwheels ppwhen ppparking ppuphill
ppwithout ppa ppcurb? pp- ppANS-Turn ppwheels ppto ppthe ppright
What ppaction ppshould ppyou pptake ppif ppyou ppfail ppto ppreceive ppthe pprenewal ppnotice
ppcard ppreminding pplicense ppis ppabout ppto ppexpire? pp- ppANS-It ppis ppstill ppup ppto ppyou
ppto pprenew ppyour pplicense. ppSend ppin ppan ppapplication ppfor pprenewal.
On ppa ppone-way ppstreet, ppwhat ppcolor ppis ppthe ppbroken pplane ppmarker? pp- ppANS-
The ppbroken pplane ppmarker ppis ppwhite.
Describe ppthe pp"Yield" ppsign pp- ppANS-A ppred ppand ppwhite ppequilateral pptriangle.
ppThis ppsign pptells ppyou ppthat ppthe pproad ppyou ppare ppon ppjoins ppwith ppanother pproad
ppahead. ppYou ppshould ppslow ppdown ppor ppstop ppif ppnecessary ppso ppthat ppyou ppcan
ppyield ppthe ppright-of-way ppto ppvehicles ppon ppthe ppother pproad.
, What ppdoes ppa pp"narrow ppbridge" ppsign pplook pplike, ppand pphow ppshould ppthe ppdriver
ppreact ppwhen pphe ppsees ppone? pp- ppANS-It ppis ppa ppyellow ppdiamond ppand ppshows
ppthat ppthe ppbridge ppahead ppis ppnot ppas ppwide ppas ppthe pproad. ppSlow ppdown ppand
ppuse ppcaution.
What ppis ppthe ppshape ppof ppa pp"keep ppright' ppsign, ppand pphow ppshould ppthe ppdriver
ppreact ppwhen pphe ppsees ppone? pp- ppANS-A ppyellow ppdiamond ppthat pphas pptwo
pparrows pppointing ppup ppand ppdown, pphe ppshould ppkeep ppto ppthe ppright
pplane.Vertical, ppwhite pprectangle; ppDrivers ppwho ppare ppdriving ppslower ppthan ppother
ppvehicles ppon ppthe pproadway ppshould ppkeep ppright.
Which ppsign pptells ppyou ppto ppslow ppdown ppbecause ppyou ppare ppapproaching ppa
ppdouble ppcurve? pp- ppANS-The pproad ppcurves ppone ppway pp(right) ppand ppthen ppthe
ppother ppway pp(left). ppSlow ppdown, ppkeep ppright, ppand ppdo ppnot pppass.
What ppdoes ppa pp"Do ppNot ppPass" ppsign ppmean? pp- ppANS-Do ppnot pppass ppother
ppvehicles.
Which ppsign pptells ppyou ppto ppkeep ppin ppthe ppright-hand pplane ppwhen ppdriving ppslow?
pp- ppANS-"Slower ppTraffic ppKeep ppRight" ppsign.
What ppdoes pp"Yield ppright-of-way" ppmean? pp- ppANS-To ppallow ppanother ppvehicle ppor
pproadway ppuser ppto ppproceed ppfirst, ppwhen ppthey pphave ppthe ppprivilege ppof pphaving
ppimmediate ppuse ppof ppa pppart ppof ppa pproadway.
Describe ppthe ppequipment pprequired ppon pppassenger ppcars ppby ppstate pplaw. pp-
ppANS-1. ppBrakes pp(Foot ppBrake, ppParking ppBrake) pp2. ppLights pp(Two ppHeadlights,
ppTail ppLights, ppBrake ppLights, ppTurn ppSignals, ppLicense ppPlate ppLight, ppReflectors,
ppParking ppLights) pp3. ppHorn pp4. ppMuffler pp5. ppSafety ppGlass pp6. ppLicense ppPlates
pp7. ppWindshield ppWiper pp8. ppRearview ppMirror pp9. ppSlow-Moving ppVehicle ppEmblem
pp(if ppdesigned ppto pptravel ppat pp25 ppmph ppor ppless) pp10. ppFront ppSeat ppBelts pp11.
ppTires pp12. ppFuel ppCap
What ppis ppthe pppurpose ppof ppan ppexhaust ppemission ppsystem? pp- ppANS-To ppreduce
ppair pppollution.
Describe ppthe pptypes ppof ppequipment ppwhich ppTexas ppstate pplaw ppspecifically
ppforbids ppon pppassenger ppcars ppdriven ppwithin ppthe ppstate. pp- ppANS-You ppmust ppnot
pphave... ppa. ppA ppred pplight ppshowing ppfrom ppthe ppfront. ppb. ppA ppbell, ppsiren, ppor
ppexhaust ppwhistle. ppc. ppA ppmuffler ppcutout. ppd. ppAnything ppthat ppextends ppmore
ppthan ppthree ppinches ppbeyond ppthe ppleft ppside ppor ppsix ppinches ppbeyond ppthe ppright
ppside ppof ppthe ppbody, pprunning ppboard, ppor ppfenders ppof ppyour ppcar. ppe. ppFlashing
ppred pplights ppon ppthe ppfront.