TX DMV Driving Safety and Practices 3 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: In Texas, when must you use your headlights?
- Only after midnight
- From 30 minutes after sunset to 30 minutes before sunrise, and when visibility is less than 1,000 feet (Correct answer)
- Whenever it is cloudy
- Only during heavy rain
Correct answer: From 30 minutes after sunset to 30 minutes before sunrise, and when visibility is less than 1,000 feet
Texas law requires headlights from one-half hour after sunset to one-half hour before sunrise, and whenever you cannot see at least 1,000 feet ahead.
Question 2: What should you do when you see a 'Road Work Ahead' sign?
- Maintain your speed to clear the zone quickly
- Slow down, be alert for workers, and follow posted reduced speed limits (Correct answer)
- Move to the left lane immediately
- Honk to alert workers of your presence
Correct answer: Slow down, be alert for workers, and follow posted reduced speed limits
Construction zones in Texas carry doubled fines for violations, so you must slow down, watch for workers, and obey all posted signs.
Question 3: When a traffic signal is not working (dark), you should treat the intersection as:
- A yield sign
- A green light if your path is clear
- A four-way stop (Correct answer)
- A flashing red light in all directions
Correct answer: A four-way stop
A non-functioning traffic signal requires all drivers to stop and take turns as at a four-way stop.
Question 4: The 'Move Over' law in Texas requires drivers to:
- Yield to pedestrians in crosswalks
- Change lanes or slow down when passing emergency and tow trucks stopped with lights flashing (Correct answer)
- Pull over for any vehicle flashing headlights
- Stop for school buses at all times
Correct answer: Change lanes or slow down when passing emergency and tow trucks stopped with lights flashing
Texas Move Over law requires you to vacate the lane closest to an emergency or tow vehicle stopped on the shoulder, or reduce speed if changing lanes is unsafe.
Question 5: When parking facing downhill with NO curb, you should turn your front wheels:
- Straight ahead
- To the left (toward traffic)
- To the right (away from traffic) (Correct answer)
- It does not matter
Correct answer: To the right (away from traffic)
Without a curb, turning wheels to the right means the car will roll away from the road if it moves, reducing risk.
Question 6: Which of the following is a common cause of 'road rage'?
- Using cruise control on the highway
- Feeling rushed, stressed, or personally offended by other drivers' actions (Correct answer)
- Driving in the right lane
- Using turn signals consistently
Correct answer: Feeling rushed, stressed, or personally offended by other drivers' actions
Road rage commonly stems from stress, running late, or interpreting other drivers' mistakes as personal attacks.
Question 7: What is the safest action if you miss your highway exit?
- Stop on the shoulder and reverse to the exit
- Continue to the next exit and turn around (Correct answer)
- Cut across the gore area to reach the exit ramp
- Make a U-turn on the highway
Correct answer: Continue to the next exit and turn around
Backing up on a highway or driving through the gore area is extremely dangerous; proceeding to the next exit and returning safely is the correct choice.
TX DMV Driving Safety and Practices 3
In Texas, when must you use your headlights?