Texas driver fitness practice questions
2 questions below test Texas’s own driver fitness law, each with the statute or Texas Department of Public Safety handbook section it came from, plus 10 more on driver fitness rules that apply in every state.
The Texas permit knowledge test has 30 questions in total and needs 21 correct (70%) to pass.
Texas law
2 questions on Texas’s own driver fitness rules
These differ from the rules that hold nationally — they are the ones that catch out drivers who studied another state’s handbook.
1. Unless an exception applies, a Texas driver under 18 may not operate a motor vehicle:
- AAfter 11 p.m. and before 5 a.m.
- BAfter 9 p.m. and before sunrise
- CAfter 10 p.m. and before 6 a.m.
- After midnight and before 5 a.m.
Answer: After midnight and before 5 a.m.. Transportation Code §545.424(a-1) bars under-18 drivers from operating after midnight and before 5 a.m., except for employment, school-related activity, or a medical emergency.
Source: Texas Transportation Code — §545.424(a-1)
2. A Texas driver under 18 may not carry more than how many passengers under 21 who are not family members?
- One
- BTwo
- CThree
- DZero
Answer: One. Transportation Code §545.424(a-1)(2) limits under-18 drivers to no more than one passenger under 21 who is not a family member.
Source: Texas Transportation Code — §545.424(a-1)(2)
Sources for the Texas items above
Applies everywhere
Driver fitness rules that hold in every state
A sample of the national driver fitness bank. All 10 are in the practice run, combined with the Texas items above for 12 questions in total.
1. Under state Implied Consent laws, by accepting a driver license you automatically agree to:
- AProvide transportation for emergency personnel
- BCarry full commercial insurance
- CPay all traffic fines immediately
- Submit to a chemical test for alcohol or drugs if lawfully requested
Answer: Submit to a chemical test for alcohol or drugs if lawfully requested. Implied Consent means that by driving on public roads, you have given consent to breath, blood, or urine testing if arrested for suspected DUI.
Source: Official state driver handbook — Driver fitness — implied consent
2. Long stretches of unchanging highway can produce highway hypnosis, which is best countered by:
- AIncreasing your speed
- BDriving with the windows closed
- CFixing your gaze on the centre line
- Shifting your eyes regularly and taking breaks
Answer: Shifting your eyes regularly and taking breaks. A drowsy, trance-like state develops when the eyes stop moving. Keep scanning mirrors and the road ahead, and stop to rest regularly.
Source: Official state driver handbook — Driver fitness — fatigue
3. Night driving is more demanding largely because:
- ATires grip less in darkness
- BRoads are busier after dark
- Reduced visibility and slower glare recovery limit what you can see
- DSigns are removed at night
Answer: Reduced visibility and slower glare recovery limit what you can see. You can only react to what you can see. Reduce speed so your stopping distance stays within the lit area ahead.
Source: Official state driver handbook — Driver fitness — vision
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