TX DMV Sharing the Road 2 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: In Texas, when passing a bicycle rider, drivers must maintain at least how much clearance?
- 1 foot
- 3 feet (Correct answer)
- 5 feet
- 10 feet
Correct answer: 3 feet
Texas law requires at least 3 feet of clearance between a passing vehicle and a bicycle rider.
Question 2: When may a driver legally cross a double yellow center line to pass a bicycle rider in Texas?
- Never — double yellow lines may never be crossed
- Only if the speed limit is under 35 mph
- When it can be done safely and the driver returns to the lane promptly (Correct answer)
- Only in rural areas with no oncoming traffic for 500 feet
Correct answer: When it can be done safely and the driver returns to the lane promptly
Texas permits crossing a double yellow line to pass a cyclist when the pass can be made safely and the driver returns to the lane without causing danger.
Question 3: Pedestrians have the right of way in which of the following locations in Texas?
- Only in marked crosswalks with painted lines
- Only when a WALK signal is displayed
- In both marked and unmarked crosswalks at intersections (Correct answer)
- Only on roads with a posted speed limit under 35 mph
Correct answer: In both marked and unmarked crosswalks at intersections
Texas law grants pedestrians the right of way in both marked crosswalks and unmarked crosswalks at intersections.
Question 4: When a pedestrian using a white cane or guide dog is crossing the street, a driver must:
- Slow to 15 mph and proceed carefully
- Yield the right of way and wait until the pedestrian has safely crossed (Correct answer)
- Honk once to signal awareness and then proceed
- Yield only if the pedestrian is still in the driver's lane
Correct answer: Yield the right of way and wait until the pedestrian has safely crossed
Drivers must yield completely and remain stopped until a visually impaired pedestrian using a white cane or guide dog has safely crossed.
Question 5: Under what circumstance is a driver allowed to drive in a bicycle lane?
- Whenever the main lanes are congested
- When passing a slower vehicle in the travel lane
- Only within 200 feet of an intersection when preparing to turn (Correct answer)
- Bicycle lanes may never be used by motor vehicles
Correct answer: Only within 200 feet of an intersection when preparing to turn
Drivers may enter a bike lane only within 200 feet of an intersection to make a turn.
Question 6: When two vehicles arrive at an uncontrolled intersection at exactly the same time, who has the right of way?
- The vehicle traveling on the wider road
- The vehicle approaching from the right (Correct answer)
- The heavier vehicle
- The vehicle traveling at a higher speed
Correct answer: The vehicle approaching from the right
When two vehicles reach an uncontrolled intersection simultaneously, the driver on the left must yield to the vehicle on the right.
Question 7: A driver approaching a crosswalk where a pedestrian is crossing must:
- Yield only if the pedestrian is in the driver's half of the road
- Sound the horn and slow down
- Stop and remain stopped until the pedestrian has completely crossed to the other side (Correct answer)
- Proceed if there is at least one full lane of clearance
Correct answer: Stop and remain stopped until the pedestrian has completely crossed to the other side
Texas law requires drivers to stop and stay stopped until the pedestrian has completely finished crossing before proceeding.
TX DMV Sharing the Road 2
In Texas, when passing a bicycle rider, drivers must maintain at least how much clearance?