TCOLE Traffic Code UPDATED ACTUAL Questions and CORRECT Answers
(A) a fire department or police vehicle;
(B) a public or private ambulance operated by a
person who has been issued a license by the Texas Department of Health;
(C) a municipal department or public service
corporation emergency vehicle that has been designated or
authorized by the governing body of a municipality;
(D) a private vehicle of a volunteer firefighter
or a certified emergency medical services employee or volunteer when responding
Authorized Emergency Vehicle to a fire alarm or medical emergency;
(E) an industrial emergency response vehicle,
including an industrial ambulance, when responding to an emergency, but only if the
vehicle is operated in compliance with criteria in effect September 1, 1989, and
established by the predecessor of the Texas Industrial Emergency Services Board of
the State Firemen's and Fire Marshals' Association of Texas; or
(F) a vehicle of a blood bank or tissue bank,
accredited or approved under the laws of this state or the United States, when
making emergency deliveries of blood, drugs, medicines, or organs.
Means a device that a person may ride and that is propelled by human power and
Bicycle
has two tandem wheels at least one of which is more than 14 inches in diameter.
(A) a motor vehicle used to transport persons and designed to accommodate more
than 10 passengers, including the operator; or
Bus
(B) a motor vehicle, other than a taxicab, designed and used to transport persons for
compensation.
means a motor vehicle designed and used primarily as a farm implement to draw an
Farm Tractor
implement of husbandry, including a plow or a mowing machine.
, means a trailer or semitrailer, other than a towable recreational vehicle, that:
(A) is transportable on a highway in one or more sections;
(B) is less than 40 feet in length, excluding tow bar, while in the traveling mode;
House Trailer (C) is built on a permanent chassis;
(D) is designed to be used as a dwelling or for commercial purposes if connected to
required utilities; and
(E) includes plumbing, heating, air-conditioning, and electrical systems.
a vehicle, other than a passenger car or truck, that is designed and adapted for use
Implement of husbandry
as a farm implement, machinery, or tool for tilling the soil
a truck, including a pickup truck, panel delivery truck, or carryall truck, that has a
Light Truck
manufacturer's rated carrying capacity of 2,000 pounds or less
a motor vehicle that is equipped with a riders saddle and designed to have when
propelled not more than 3 wheels on the ground, that cannot attain a speed in one
Moped
mile of more than 30 miles per hour, and the engine can not have greater than 5
brake horsepower
a motor vehicle, other than a tractor, that is equipped with a rider's saddle and
Motorcycle
designed to have when propelled not more than three wheels on the ground.
Motor-driven cycle
A self-propelled vehicle or a vehicle that is propelled by electric power from
Motor Vehicle
overhead trolley wires.
a motor vehicle that was manufactured in compliance with the federal motor vehicle
safety standards for school buses in effect on the date of manufacture other than the
standards requiring the bus to display alternately flashing red lights and to be
Multi function school activity bus
equipped with moveables to arms, and that is used to transport preprimary, primary,
or secondary students on a school related activity trip other than on routes to and
from school.
a motor vehicle, other than a motorcycle, used to transport persons and designed to
Passenger Car
accommodate 10 or fewer passengers, including the operator
means a vehicle without motive power:
(A) designed to be drawn by another vehicle and secured to the other vehicle by
pole, reach, boom, or other security device; and
Pole Trailer
(B) 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.
vehicle used by a peace officer for law enforcement purposes
Owned or leased by a governmental entity
Police Vehicle
Approved for use for LE purposes by the head of the enforcement agency that
employs the officer
a motor vehicle designed and used to draw another vehicle but not constructed to
Road Tractor
carry a load independently or a part of the weight of the other vehicle or its load.
A bus designed to accommodate more than 15 passengers including the operator to
School activity bus
and from school activities. Term does not include a chartered bus.
a motor vehicle that was manufactured in compliance with the federal motor
vehicle safety standards for school buses in effect on the date of manufacture and
that is used to transport pre-primary, primary, or secondary students on a route to or
School Bus
from school or on a school-related activity trip other than on routes to and from
school. The term does not include a school-chartered bus or a bus operated by a
mass transit authority.
(A) a fire department or police vehicle;
(B) a public or private ambulance operated by a
person who has been issued a license by the Texas Department of Health;
(C) a municipal department or public service
corporation emergency vehicle that has been designated or
authorized by the governing body of a municipality;
(D) a private vehicle of a volunteer firefighter
or a certified emergency medical services employee or volunteer when responding
Authorized Emergency Vehicle to a fire alarm or medical emergency;
(E) an industrial emergency response vehicle,
including an industrial ambulance, when responding to an emergency, but only if the
vehicle is operated in compliance with criteria in effect September 1, 1989, and
established by the predecessor of the Texas Industrial Emergency Services Board of
the State Firemen's and Fire Marshals' Association of Texas; or
(F) a vehicle of a blood bank or tissue bank,
accredited or approved under the laws of this state or the United States, when
making emergency deliveries of blood, drugs, medicines, or organs.
Means a device that a person may ride and that is propelled by human power and
Bicycle
has two tandem wheels at least one of which is more than 14 inches in diameter.
(A) a motor vehicle used to transport persons and designed to accommodate more
than 10 passengers, including the operator; or
Bus
(B) a motor vehicle, other than a taxicab, designed and used to transport persons for
compensation.
means a motor vehicle designed and used primarily as a farm implement to draw an
Farm Tractor
implement of husbandry, including a plow or a mowing machine.
, means a trailer or semitrailer, other than a towable recreational vehicle, that:
(A) is transportable on a highway in one or more sections;
(B) is less than 40 feet in length, excluding tow bar, while in the traveling mode;
House Trailer (C) is built on a permanent chassis;
(D) is designed to be used as a dwelling or for commercial purposes if connected to
required utilities; and
(E) includes plumbing, heating, air-conditioning, and electrical systems.
a vehicle, other than a passenger car or truck, that is designed and adapted for use
Implement of husbandry
as a farm implement, machinery, or tool for tilling the soil
a truck, including a pickup truck, panel delivery truck, or carryall truck, that has a
Light Truck
manufacturer's rated carrying capacity of 2,000 pounds or less
a motor vehicle that is equipped with a riders saddle and designed to have when
propelled not more than 3 wheels on the ground, that cannot attain a speed in one
Moped
mile of more than 30 miles per hour, and the engine can not have greater than 5
brake horsepower
a motor vehicle, other than a tractor, that is equipped with a rider's saddle and
Motorcycle
designed to have when propelled not more than three wheels on the ground.
Motor-driven cycle
A self-propelled vehicle or a vehicle that is propelled by electric power from
Motor Vehicle
overhead trolley wires.
a motor vehicle that was manufactured in compliance with the federal motor vehicle
safety standards for school buses in effect on the date of manufacture other than the
standards requiring the bus to display alternately flashing red lights and to be
Multi function school activity bus
equipped with moveables to arms, and that is used to transport preprimary, primary,
or secondary students on a school related activity trip other than on routes to and
from school.
a motor vehicle, other than a motorcycle, used to transport persons and designed to
Passenger Car
accommodate 10 or fewer passengers, including the operator
means a vehicle without motive power:
(A) designed to be drawn by another vehicle and secured to the other vehicle by
pole, reach, boom, or other security device; and
Pole Trailer
(B) 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.
vehicle used by a peace officer for law enforcement purposes
Owned or leased by a governmental entity
Police Vehicle
Approved for use for LE purposes by the head of the enforcement agency that
employs the officer
a motor vehicle designed and used to draw another vehicle but not constructed to
Road Tractor
carry a load independently or a part of the weight of the other vehicle or its load.
A bus designed to accommodate more than 15 passengers including the operator to
School activity bus
and from school activities. Term does not include a chartered bus.
a motor vehicle that was manufactured in compliance with the federal motor
vehicle safety standards for school buses in effect on the date of manufacture and
that is used to transport pre-primary, primary, or secondary students on a route to or
School Bus
from school or on a school-related activity trip other than on routes to and from
school. The term does not include a school-chartered bus or a bus operated by a
mass transit authority.
