# Texas permit test — verified facts (2026)

Source: US Permit Test <https://us-permit-test.com/texas/answers/>
Official agency: Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) <https://www.dps.texas.gov/>
Official handbook: https://www.dps.texas.gov/internetforms/Forms/DL-7.pdf
Last verified: 2026-09-26

These answers are verified against official Texas sources. Practice questions on the site are original. Do not treat this page as the legal text — quote the official handbook for statutes.

## What score do you need to pass the Texas permit test?

You must score at least 70% to pass the Texas Class C knowledge exam (also called the written exam), according to the DPS (verified 2026-09-22).

Citation: https://www.dps.texas.gov/internetforms/Forms/DL-7.pdf (verified 2026-09-22)

## How old do you have to be to get a learner's permit in Texas?

You can apply for a learner's permit in Texas at 15, according to the DPS (verified 2026-09-26).

Citation: https://www.dps.texas.gov/section/driver-license/texas-learners-license-teen (verified 2026-09-26)

## How much does the Texas permit cost?

$16 (learner license, under 18; expires on your 18th birthday). A new Class C license for ages 18-84 is $33. — as listed by the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS), verified 2026-09-26. Always confirm current fees on the official site.

Citation: https://www.dps.texas.gov/section/driver-license/driver-license-fees (verified 2026-09-26)

## What happens if you fail the Texas permit test?

One application and fee cover up to three attempts at each exam; if you fail, your application is held open for 90 days. After three failed exams or 90 days, you must submit a new application and pay the fee again; DPS does not publish a minimum wait between attempts. (per the DPS, verified 2026-09-22).

Citation: https://www.dps.texas.gov/internetforms/Forms/DL-7.pdf (verified 2026-09-22)

## Can you take the Texas permit test online?

Yes, in some cases. The DPS offers an online option for the Class C knowledge exam (also called the written exam) — check eligibility on the official site (verified 2026-09-22).

Citation: https://www.dps.texas.gov/section/driver-license/texas-learners-license-teen (verified 2026-09-22)

## What languages is the Texas permit test offered in?

English and Spanish (DPS supplies the Class C knowledge exam to driver education schools in English or in both English and Spanish) (per the DPS, verified 2026-09-26).

Citation: https://www.dps.texas.gov/section/driver-license/section-23-request-knowledge-tests-driver-education-schools (verified 2026-09-26)

## Who runs the permit test in Texas?

Driver licensing in Texas is handled by the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS). The official site is https://www.dps.texas.gov/.

Citation: https://www.dps.texas.gov/section/driver-license (verified 2026-09-26)

## Where can I read the official Texas driver handbook?

The official Texas driver handbook is published by the DPS at https://www.dps.texas.gov/internetforms/Forms/DL-7.pdf. Practice questions on this site are original and grounded in that handbook and Texas traffic law — quote the official handbook for the legal text.

Citation: https://www.dps.texas.gov/section/driver-license/requirements (verified 2026-09-21)

## What is the Texas permit test officially called?

The DPS officially calls it the Class C knowledge exam (also called the written exam). "Permit test" and "written test" are common informal names for the same exam.

Citation: https://www.dps.texas.gov/internetforms/Forms/DL-7.pdf (verified 2026-09-21)

## What is the legal BAC limit for adult drivers in Texas?

In Texas, a driver who is 21 or older is over the per-se alcohol limit at a blood alcohol concentration of 0.08%, according to the DPS (verified 2026-09-23). Impairment can begin below that number.

Citation: https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/docs/PE/htm/PE.49.htm (verified 2026-09-23)

## What is the BAC limit for drivers under 21 in Texas?

Drivers under 21 in Texas are held to a zero-tolerance rule: the limit is any detectable amount, according to the DPS (verified 2026-09-23).

Citation: https://www.dps.texas.gov/section/driver-license/texas-learners-license-teen (verified 2026-09-23)

## What is the residential speed limit in Texas?

Unless a sign posts a different limit, the typical residential / city default in Texas is 30 mph (verified 2026-09-23 against the DPS). Always obey the posted sign when it differs.

Citation: https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/GetStatute.aspx?Code=TN&Value=545.352 (verified 2026-09-23)

## What is the highest posted highway speed limit in Texas?

The highest posted highway speed limit in Texas is 85 mph, according to official DPS / statute sources (verified 2026-09-23). Most roads are posted lower.

Citation: https://www.txdot.gov/safety/driving-laws/speed-limits/limits.html (verified 2026-09-23)

## What are the new-driver (GDL) rules in Texas?

Texas uses a two-step Graduated Driver License program: you must hold a learner license for at least six months and complete 30 hours of supervised behind-the-wheel practice (at least 10 at night, with a licensed driver 21 or older) before getting a provisional license at 16. Provisional drivers may carry only one non-family passenger under 21, may not drive between midnight and 5:00 a.m. except for work, school activities, or emergencies, and may not use wireless devices, even hands-free. Source: DPS, verified 2026-09-25.

Citation: https://www.dps.texas.gov/section/driver-license/texas-provisional-license-teen (verified 2026-09-25)

## Which Texas title rules cover a motor-assisted scooter on a bicycle path or sidewalk?

Tex. Transp. Code § 551.352(d) says except as otherwise provided by this section, a provision of this title applicable to the operation of a bicycle applies to the operation of a motor-assisted scooter. Practice wording is original; confirm the legal text in the official Texas handbook.

Citation: https://www.dps.texas.gov/internetforms/Forms/DL-7.pdf (verified 2026-09-21)

## Who may set a Texas bicycle path speed limit?

Texas Transportation Code 551.106(b)(2) on statutes.capitol.texas.gov says the department or a local authority may establish speed limits for bicycles on paths set aside for the exclusive operation of bicycles and other paths on which bicycles may be operated. Testers invent leftover Texas no-path-limit courtesy. Path-speed leftover from the prior extra. Practice wording is original; confirm the legal text in the official Texas handbook.

Citation: https://www.dps.texas.gov/internetforms/Forms/DL-7.pdf (verified 2026-09-21)

## May a Texas electric personal assistive mobility device use a bicycle path?

The Texas Driver Handbook says an EPAMD may be operated on a path set aside for the exclusive operation of a bicycle. Tex. Transp. Code § 551.202(b) says a person may operate an electric personal assistive mobility device on a path set aside for the exclusive operation of bicycles. Practice wording is original; confirm the legal text in the official Texas handbook.

Citation: https://www.dps.texas.gov/internetforms/Forms/DL-7.pdf (verified 2026-09-21)

## Does Texas authorize a pocket bike or minimotorbike on a highway, bicycle path, or sidewalk?

Tex. Transp. Code § 551.353 says this subchapter may not be construed to authorize the operation of a pocket bike or minimotorbike on any: (1) highway, road, or street; (2) path set aside for the exclusive operation of bicycles; or (3) sidewalk. Practice wording is original; confirm the legal text in the official Texas handbook.

Citation: https://www.dps.texas.gov/internetforms/Forms/DL-7.pdf (verified 2026-09-21)

## Who must a Texas frontage-road driver yield to on a controlled-access highway?

The official Texas Driver Handbook enter-or-leave controlled-access highway section on dps.texas.gov says the driver traveling on a frontage road of a controlled-access highway must yield the right-of-way to a vehicle entering or about to enter the frontage road from the highway, and to a vehicle leaving or about to leave the frontage road to enter the highway. Testers invent leftover Texas cut-off-the-ramp-car-because-you-are-already-on-the-frontage courtesy. Frontage-yield-enter-leave leftover from the prior extra. Practice wording is original; confirm the legal text in the official Texas handbook.

Citation: https://www.dps.texas.gov/internetforms/Forms/DL-7.pdf (verified 2026-09-21)

## May you park, stop, or stand alongside or opposite a Texas street excavation or obstruction when that stop would obstruct traffic?

The official Texas Driver Handbook forbids parking, stopping, or standing alongside or opposite any street excavation or obstruction when that stop would obstruct traffic. Testers squeeze a Texas car beside the cones. If it blocks the work, stay out, separate from the intersection extra. Practice wording is original; confirm the legal text in the official Texas handbook.

Citation: https://www.dps.texas.gov/internetforms/Forms/DL-7.pdf (verified 2026-09-21)

## May a Texas rider cling to a moving streetcar or vehicle while on a bicycle, coaster, sled, toy vehicle, or roller skates?

Official Texas Transportation Code 551.102 leftover says a person operating a bicycle, coaster, sled, or toy vehicle or using roller skates may not attach either the person or the bicycle, coaster, sled, toy vehicle, or roller skates to a streetcar or vehicle on a roadway. Testers treat leftover Texas bumper-hitches as courtesy. No-cling leftover from the one-hand extra. Practice wording is original; confirm the legal text in the official Texas handbook.

Citation: https://www.dps.texas.gov/internetforms/Forms/DL-7.pdf (verified 2026-09-21)

## What federal 16 CFR 1512 standard must a Texas electric bicycle meet?

Texas Transportation Code 664.003 on statutes.capitol.texas.gov says a person who manufactures or sells an electric bicycle shall ensure that the bicycle complies with the equipment and manufacturing requirements for bicycles adopted by the United States Consumer Product Safety Commission under 16 C.F.R. Part 1512. Testers invent leftover Texas home-built-skip courtesy. CPSC leftover from the prior extra. Practice wording is original; confirm the legal text in the official Texas handbook.

Citation: https://www.dps.texas.gov/internetforms/Forms/DL-7.pdf (verified 2026-09-21)

## What extra instrument must a Texas Class 3 electric bicycle carry?

Texas Transportation Code 664.004 on statutes.capitol.texas.gov says a person who manufactures or sells a Class 3 electric bicycle shall ensure that the bicycle is equipped with a speedometer. That is separate from the Class 3 under-15 operator extra. Testers invent leftover Texas guess-the-speed courtesy. Speedometer leftover from the prior extra. Practice wording is original; confirm the legal text in the official Texas handbook.

Citation: https://www.dps.texas.gov/internetforms/Forms/DL-7.pdf (verified 2026-09-21)

## What is a Texas Class 3 electric bicycle?

Official Tex. Transp. Code 664.001(3) in the TN.664 compilation on statutes.capitol.texas.gov says a Class 3 electric bicycle means an electric bicycle equipped with a motor that assists the rider only when the rider is pedaling and with a top assisted speed of more than 20 but less than 28 miles per hour. Testers invent leftover Texas throttle-to-20 courtesy. Class3 leftover from the prior extra. Practice wording is original; confirm the legal text in the official Texas handbook.

Citation: https://www.dps.texas.gov/internetforms/Forms/DL-7.pdf (verified 2026-09-21)

## May you park, stop, or stand on a Texas bridge or other elevated highway structure, or inside a highway tunnel?

The official Texas Driver Handbook forbids parking, stopping, or standing on a bridge or other elevated structure on a highway or within a highway tunnel. Testers treat a Texas span as leftover shoulder. The span stays a travel way, separate from the excavation extra. Practice wording is original; confirm the legal text in the official Texas handbook.

Citation: https://www.dps.texas.gov/internetforms/Forms/DL-7.pdf (verified 2026-09-21)

## What do Texas shared-lane markings help a bicyclist do beside parallel-parked cars or in a lane too narrow to share?

The official Texas Driver Handbook says shared-lane markings may help cyclists with lateral position next to parallel-parked cars so an opened door is less likely, help position in a lane too narrow for a car and a bike side by side, alert road users where cyclists may sit, encourage safe passing, and reduce wrong-way riding. Testers squeeze a Texas rider into the door zone. Those five uses are leftover from the stop-sign yield extra. Practice wording is original; confirm the legal text in the official Texas handbook.

Citation: https://www.dps.texas.gov/internetforms/Forms/DL-7.pdf (verified 2026-09-21)

## What extra cue may a hearing-impaired Texas bicyclist display?

The official Texas Driver Handbook says cyclists with a hearing impairment may display a safety flag. Testers treat that Texas flag as leftover decoration. Slow and give room, leftover from the two-abreast extra. Practice wording is original; confirm the legal text in the official Texas handbook.

Citation: https://www.dps.texas.gov/internetforms/Forms/DL-7.pdf (verified 2026-09-21)

## When may a slower Texas rider leave the right curb, including a outside lane less than 14 feet wide?

Official Texas Transportation Code 551.103 leftover lets a slower rider leave the right curb when passing, preparing a left, avoiding a roadway condition, or operating in an outside lane less than 14 feet wide with no adjacent designated bicycle lane, or too narrow for a bicycle and a motor vehicle to travel safely side by side. Testers trap leftover Texas riders against every curb. Fourteen-foot leftover from the no-cling extra. Practice wording is original; confirm the legal text in the official Texas handbook.

Citation: https://www.dps.texas.gov/internetforms/Forms/DL-7.pdf (verified 2026-09-21)

## Where may a Texas rider sit on a one-way roadway with two or more marked lanes?

Official Texas Transportation Code 551.103 leftover says a person operating a bicycle on a one-way roadway with two or more marked traffic lanes may ride as near as practicable to the left curb or edge of the roadway. Testers trap leftover Texas one-way riders on the right. One-way left leftover from the 14-foot extra. Practice wording is original; confirm the legal text in the official Texas handbook.

Citation: https://www.dps.texas.gov/internetforms/Forms/DL-7.pdf (verified 2026-09-21)

## Who may operate a Texas Class 3 electric bicycle?

Official Texas Transportation Code 551.107 leftover says a person may not operate a Class 3 electric bicycle unless the person is at least 15 years of age, and that leftover does not prohibit a person under 15 from riding on a Class 3 bicycle as a passenger. Testers invent leftover Texas no-age courtesy. Class-3 leftover from the skid-brake extra. Practice wording is original; confirm the legal text in the official Texas handbook.

Citation: https://www.dps.texas.gov/internetforms/Forms/DL-7.pdf (verified 2026-09-21)

## Where may a Texas department or local authority ban an electric bicycle?

Texas Transportation Code 551.106 on statutes.capitol.texas.gov says the department or a local authority may not prohibit an electric bicycle on a highway used primarily by motor vehicles or in an area where a nonelectric bicycle is permitted, unless that area is a path not open to motor vehicles with a natural surface tread made by clearing and grading native soil without added surfacing. Testers invent leftover Texas ban-everywhere courtesy. Path leftover from the prior extra. Practice wording is original; confirm the legal text in the official Texas handbook.

Citation: https://www.dps.texas.gov/internetforms/Forms/DL-7.pdf (verified 2026-09-21)

## When must a Texas electric-bicycle motor disengage?

Texas Transportation Code 551.107(b) on statutes.capitol.texas.gov says a person may not operate an electric bicycle unless the electric motor disengages or ceases to function when the operator stops pedaling or when the brakes are applied. That is separate from the Class 3 age extra. Testers invent leftover Texas keep-spinning courtesy. Disengage leftover from the prior extra. Practice wording is original; confirm the legal text in the official Texas handbook.

Citation: https://www.dps.texas.gov/internetforms/Forms/DL-7.pdf (verified 2026-09-21)

## What label must a Texas electric bicycle carry?

Texas Transportation Code 664.002(a) on statutes.capitol.texas.gov says a person who manufactures or sells an electric bicycle shall apply a permanent label in a prominent location that shows in Arial font in at least 9-point type the class, top assisted speed, and motor wattage. Testers invent leftover Texas blank-frame courtesy. Nine-point leftover from the prior extra. Practice wording is original; confirm the legal text in the official Texas handbook.

Citation: https://www.dps.texas.gov/internetforms/Forms/DL-7.pdf (verified 2026-09-21)

## Which Texas subtitle rules skip an electric bicycle?

Texas Transportation Code 551.107(a) on statutes.capitol.texas.gov says Subtitles A, B, and D and Chapter 551A do not apply to the operation of an electric bicycle. Testers invent leftover Texas every-motor-title courtesy. Subtitle-skip leftover from the prior extra. Practice wording is original; confirm the legal text in the official Texas handbook.

Citation: https://www.dps.texas.gov/internetforms/Forms/DL-7.pdf (verified 2026-09-21)

## What is a Texas Class 1 electric bicycle?

Official Tex. Transp. Code 664.001(1) in the TN.664 compilation on statutes.capitol.texas.gov says a Class 1 electric bicycle means an electric bicycle equipped with a motor that assists the rider only when the rider is pedaling and with a top assisted speed of 20 miles per hour or less. Testers invent leftover Texas throttle-to-28 courtesy. Class1 leftover from the prior extra. Practice wording is original; confirm the legal text in the official Texas handbook.

Citation: https://www.dps.texas.gov/internetforms/Forms/DL-7.pdf (verified 2026-09-21)

## What is a Texas Class 2 electric bicycle?

Official Tex. Transp. Code 664.001(2) in the TN.664 compilation on statutes.capitol.texas.gov says a Class 2 electric bicycle means an electric bicycle equipped with a motor that may be used to propel the bicycle without the pedaling of the rider and with a top assisted speed of 20 miles per hour or less. Testers invent leftover Texas pedal-only-to-28 courtesy. Class2 leftover from the prior extra. Practice wording is original; confirm the legal text in the official Texas handbook.

Citation: https://www.dps.texas.gov/internetforms/Forms/DL-7.pdf (verified 2026-09-21)

## What machine does Texas count as an electric bicycle?

Official Tex. Transp. Code 664.001(4) in the TN.664 compilation on statutes.capitol.texas.gov says an electric bicycle means a bicycle equipped with fully operable pedals and an electric motor of fewer than 750 watts, with a top assisted speed of 28 miles per hour or less. Testers invent leftover Texas any-motor-bike courtesy. E-bike-defined leftover from the prior extra. Practice wording is original; confirm the legal text in the official Texas handbook.

Citation: https://www.dps.texas.gov/internetforms/Forms/DL-7.pdf (verified 2026-09-21)

## Which Texas equipment rules skip a bicycle or electric bicycle?

Tex. Transp. Code § 547.002 says unless a provision is specifically made applicable, this chapter and the rules of the department adopted under this chapter do not apply to a bicycle, a bicyclist, or bicycle equipment; (6) an electric bicycle, an electric bicyclist, or electric bicycle equipment. Practice wording is original; confirm the legal text in the official Texas handbook.

Citation: https://www.dps.texas.gov/internetforms/Forms/DL-7.pdf (verified 2026-09-21)

## Does a Texas electric bicycle count as a pocket bike or minimotorbike?

Official Tex. Transp. Code 551.351(2)(B) in the TN.551 compilation on statutes.capitol.texas.gov says the pocket-bike or minimotorbike term does not include an electric bicycle. Testers invent leftover Texas ebike-is-pocket courtesy. Pocket-not-ebike leftover from the prior extra. Practice wording is original; confirm the legal text in the official Texas handbook.

Citation: https://www.dps.texas.gov/internetforms/Forms/DL-7.pdf (verified 2026-09-21)

## What is top assisted speed for a Texas electric bicycle?

Tex. Transp. Code § 664.001(5) says top assisted speed means the speed at which the bicycle's motor ceases propelling the bicycle or assisting the rider. Practice wording is original; confirm the legal text in the official Texas handbook.

Citation: https://www.dps.texas.gov/internetforms/Forms/DL-7.pdf (verified 2026-09-21)

## Does a Texas neighborhood electric vehicle count as a pocket bike or minimotorbike?

Official Tex. Transp. Code 551.351(2)(E) in the TN.551 compilation on statutes.capitol.texas.gov says the pocket-bike or minimotorbike term does not include a neighborhood electric vehicle as defined by Section 551.301. Testers invent leftover Texas nev-is-pocket courtesy. Pocket-not-nev leftover from the prior extra. Practice wording is original; confirm the legal text in the official Texas handbook.

Citation: https://www.dps.texas.gov/internetforms/Forms/DL-7.pdf (verified 2026-09-21)

## Who must a Texas driver yield to at a T-intersection where that driver's street ends?

The official Texas Driver Handbook T-intersection section on dps.texas.gov says when approaching an intersection of a through street traveling from a street that ends at the intersection, you must stop and yield the right-of-way to vehicles on the through street. That stem-yield is separate from the already-shipped roundabout circulating-yield question. Testers invent leftover Texas cut-across-the-through-road-because-you-slowed courtesy. T-intersection-yield-through leftover from the prior extra. Practice wording is original; confirm the legal text in the official Texas handbook.

Citation: https://www.dps.texas.gov/internetforms/Forms/DL-7.pdf (verified 2026-09-21)

## What does a Texas Wrong Way sign facing the driver mean?

The official Texas Driver Handbook on dps.texas.gov says if you see this sign facing you, you are driving the wrong way on a one-way street and you are directly opposing the flow of traffic. That wrong-way warning is separate from the already-shipped one-way left-on-red extra. Testers invent leftover Texas keep-going-if-the-one-way-looks-empty courtesy. Wrong-way-one-way-opposing-flow leftover from the prior extra. Practice wording is original; confirm the legal text in the official Texas handbook.

Citation: https://www.dps.texas.gov/internetforms/Forms/DL-7.pdf (verified 2026-09-21)

## What devices alert a Texas driver in a work zone?

The official Texas Driver Handbook on dps.texas.gov says barricades, vertical panels, drums, cones, and tubes are the most commonly used devices to alert drivers of unusual or potentially dangerous conditions in highway and street work zones, and to guide drivers safely through the work zone. At night channelizing devices are often equipped with flashing or steady burn lights. That channeling cue is separate from the already-shipped flag-person extra. Testers invent leftover Texas hold-the-closed-lane-until-the-last-cone courtesy. Channelizing-devices-alert-and-guide-night-lights leftover from the prior extra. Practice wording is original; confirm the legal text in the official Texas handbook.

Citation: https://www.dps.texas.gov/internetforms/Forms/DL-7.pdf (verified 2026-09-21)

## What do diagonal stripes on a Texas barricade or vertical panel tell a driver?

The official Texas Driver Handbook on dps.texas.gov says the diagonal stripes on the barricade or vertical panel guide the driver towards the direction to where the traffic is to pass. Stripes sloping downward to the right mean the driver should bear to the right. Stripes sloping downward to the left mean the driver should bear to the left. That stripe cue is separate from the already-shipped channelizing extra. Testers invent leftover Texas cut-against-the-stripe-if-the-closed-lane-looks-empty courtesy. Barricade-stripes-show-pass-direction leftover from the prior extra. Practice wording is original; confirm the legal text in the official Texas handbook.

Citation: https://www.dps.texas.gov/internetforms/Forms/DL-7.pdf (verified 2026-09-21)

## What do flashing arrow panels tell a Texas driver in a work zone?

The official Texas Driver Handbook on dps.texas.gov says large flashing or sequencing arrow panels may be used in work zones day and night to guide drivers into certain traffic lanes and to inform them part of the road ahead is closed. That lane-guide cue is separate from the already-shipped stripe-direction extra. Testers invent leftover Texas hold-the-closed-lane-until-the-last-cone courtesy. Flashing-arrow-panels-guide-into-lanes leftover from the prior extra. Practice wording is original; confirm the legal text in the official Texas handbook.

Citation: https://www.dps.texas.gov/internetforms/Forms/DL-7.pdf (verified 2026-09-21)

## What unexpected movement must a Texas driver be ready for in a work zone?

The official Texas Driver Handbook on dps.texas.gov says when you are in a construction and maintenance work zone, be prepared for unexpected movements of workers and equipment. That movement cue is separate from the already-shipped flag-person extra. Testers invent leftover Texas assume-the-loader-will-stay-parked courtesy. Be-prepared-for-unexpected-movements-of-workers-and-equipment leftover from the prior extra. Practice wording is original; confirm the legal text in the official Texas handbook.

Citation: https://www.dps.texas.gov/internetforms/Forms/DL-7.pdf (verified 2026-09-21)

## When may a Texas driver return to the normal lane after a work zone?

The official Texas Driver Handbook on dps.texas.gov says return to the normal driving lane only after checking traffic behind you. That look-back cue is separate from the already-shipped unexpected-movements-of-workers-and-equipment extra. Testers invent leftover Texas swing-back-without-a-mirror-check courtesy. Return-to-the-normal-lane-only-after-checking-traffic-behind-you leftover from the prior extra. Practice wording is original; confirm the legal text in the official Texas handbook.

Citation: https://www.dps.texas.gov/internetforms/Forms/DL-7.pdf (verified 2026-09-21)

## When is a Texas flag person used in a work zone?

The official Texas Driver Handbook on dps.texas.gov says a flag person is used in cases of extreme hazard. That extreme-hazard cue is separate from the already-shipped flagger-obey-stop-in-lane-wait-for-instruction extra. Testers invent leftover Texas treat-the-flag-as-optional-if-the-lane-looks-open courtesy. Flag-person-is-used-in-cases-of-extreme-hazard leftover from the prior extra. Practice wording is original; confirm the legal text in the official Texas handbook.

Citation: https://www.dps.texas.gov/internetforms/Forms/DL-7.pdf (verified 2026-09-21)

## What oncoming traffic must a Texas driver watch for in a work zone?

The official Texas Driver Handbook on dps.texas.gov says always be on the lookout for oncoming vehicles in your lane of traffic. That oncoming-lane cue is separate from the already-shipped flagger-obey-stop-in-lane-wait-for-instruction extra. Testers invent leftover Texas assume-the-closed-lane-stays-one-way courtesy. Always-be-on-the-lookout-for-oncoming-vehicles-in-your-lane leftover from the prior extra. Practice wording is original; confirm the legal text in the official Texas handbook.

Citation: https://www.dps.texas.gov/internetforms/Forms/DL-7.pdf (verified 2026-09-21)

## How can a Texas driver tell the construction zone has ended?

The official Texas Driver Handbook on dps.texas.gov says there should be a sign indicating you are leaving the construction zone. That leaving-sign cue is separate from the already-shipped return-to-the-normal-lane-only-after-checking-traffic-behind-you extra. Testers invent leftover Texas resume-old-pace-at-the-first-gap-in-cones courtesy. There-should-be-a-sign-indicating-you-are-leaving-the-construction-zone leftover from the prior extra. Practice wording is original; confirm the legal text in the official Texas handbook.

Citation: https://www.dps.texas.gov/internetforms/Forms/DL-7.pdf (verified 2026-09-21)

## Whom must a Texas driver watch for even without the right-of-way?

The official Texas Driver Handbook on dps.texas.gov says you should always be on the lookout for individuals who are on foot (pedestrians) whether they have the right-of-way or not. That lookout-cue is separate from the already-shipped light-changes-after-entering extra. Testers invent leftover Texas hold-pace-only-when-they-have-the-ball courtesy. Lookout-for-walkers-whether-they-have-the-right-of-way-or-not leftover from the prior extra. Practice wording is original; confirm the legal text in the official Texas handbook.

Citation: https://www.dps.texas.gov/internetforms/Forms/DL-7.pdf (verified 2026-09-21)

## When a Texas railroad signal warns of a train, how far from the nearest rail must you stop?

Texas requires a stop between 15 and 50 feet from the nearest rail when a railroad signal, lowered gate, or flag person warns of a train. Stopping on the tracks or too far back both create hazards. Practice wording is original; confirm the legal text in the official Texas handbook.

Citation: https://www.dps.texas.gov/internetforms/Forms/DL-7.pdf (verified 2026-09-21)

## When a Texas railroad signal, gate, or flagger warns of a train, how far from the nearest rail must you stop?

Texas says when approaching a railroad grade crossing, stop between 15 and 50 feet from the nearest rail if a railroad signal warns of a train, a crossing gate is lowered, or a flagger is signaling. Do not drive around a lowered gate. Practice wording is original; confirm the legal text in the official Texas handbook.

Citation: https://www.dps.texas.gov/internetforms/Forms/DL-7.pdf (verified 2026-09-21)

## A Texas pedestrian hybrid beacon at a marked crosswalk is showing alternating flashing red. What must you do?

A Texas pedestrian hybrid beacon is dark until a pedestrian calls it. Drivers then see flashing yellow, steady yellow, steady red, then alternating flashing red — stop, then go if clear — before it goes dark again. Testers treat every Texas hybrid red as a stuck light. The alternating flash is a stop-then-go once the marked crosswalk is empty. Practice wording is original; confirm the legal text in the official Texas handbook.

Citation: https://www.dps.texas.gov/internetforms/Forms/DL-7.pdf (verified 2026-09-21)

## Does a Texas moped or motorcycle count as a pocket bike or minimotorbike?

Official Tex. Transp. Code 551.351(2)(A) in the TN.551 compilation on statutes.capitol.texas.gov says the pocket-bike or minimotorbike term does not include a moped or motorcycle. Testers invent leftover Texas moped-is-pocket courtesy. Pocket-not-moped leftover from the prior extra. Practice wording is original; confirm the legal text in the official Texas handbook.

Citation: https://www.dps.texas.gov/internetforms/Forms/DL-7.pdf (verified 2026-09-21)

## What must a Texas driver do at a flashing red light?

The official Texas Driver Handbook on dps.texas.gov says a flashing red light means stop completely before entering the crosswalk or intersection, then proceed when you can do so safely. Vehicles on the intersecting road may not have to stop. That circular flash-red stop is separate from the already-shipped pedestrian-hybrid-beacon alternating-flashing-red regular question and the already-shipped school-bus flashing-red fine. Testers invent leftover Texas treat-the-flash-red-like-a-yield-and-roll courtesy. Flashing-red-stop-then-go-if-clear leftover from the prior extra. Practice wording is original; confirm the legal text in the official Texas handbook.

Citation: https://www.dps.texas.gov/internetforms/Forms/DL-7.pdf (verified 2026-09-21)

## What must a Texas driver do when an emergency vehicle approaches with a siren, bell, or flashing red light?

The official Texas Driver Handbook right-of-way chapter on dps.texas.gov says you must yield to police cars, fire trucks, ambulances, and other emergency vehicles sounding a siren, bell, or flashing red light. If traffic allows, pull to the right edge of the road and stop. If you are unable to pull over to the right, slow down and leave a clear path for the emergency vehicle. That approaching-siren duty is separate from the already-shipped 500-foot fire-truck follow and street-parking ban. Testers invent leftover Texas keep-rolling-and-wave-the-siren-through courtesy. Emergency-pull-right-or-leave-clear-path leftover from the prior extra. Practice wording is original; confirm the legal text in the official Texas handbook.

Citation: https://www.dps.texas.gov/internetforms/Forms/DL-7.pdf (verified 2026-09-21)

## What rights does a Texas motorcycle operator have on the road?

The official Texas Driver Handbook on dps.texas.gov says individuals who operate a motorcycle have the same rights and privileges as any other vehicle on the road. That rights-cue is separate from the already-shipped following-distance extra. Testers invent leftover Texas treat-the-bike-as-a-guest-on-the-shoulder courtesy. Motorcyclists-have-the-same-rights-and-privileges-as-any-other-vehicle leftover from the prior extra. Practice wording is original; confirm the legal text in the official Texas handbook.

Citation: https://www.dps.texas.gov/internetforms/Forms/DL-7.pdf (verified 2026-09-21)

## Why may a Texas driver miss an approaching motorcycle?

The official Texas Driver Handbook on dps.texas.gov says the profile of a motorcycle is much smaller than the profile of a car, making an approaching motorcyclist harder to see. That profile-cue is separate from the already-shipped left-turn extra. Testers invent leftover Texas treat-the-small-shape-as-far-away courtesy. The-profile-of-a-motorcycle-is-much-smaller-making-an-approaching-rider-harder-to-see leftover from the prior extra. Practice wording is original; confirm the legal text in the official Texas handbook.

Citation: https://www.dps.texas.gov/internetforms/Forms/DL-7.pdf (verified 2026-09-21)

## Why may a Texas motorcycle keep moving inside its lane?

The official Texas Driver Handbook on dps.texas.gov says motorcycle riding requires frequent lane movements to adjust to changing road conditions. That move-cue is separate from the already-shipped full-lane extra. Testers invent leftover Texas assume-the-bike-holds-one-stripe courtesy. Motorcycle-riding-requires-frequent-lane-movements-to-adjust-to-road-conditions leftover from the prior extra. Practice wording is original; confirm the legal text in the official Texas handbook.

Citation: https://www.dps.texas.gov/internetforms/Forms/DL-7.pdf (verified 2026-09-21)

## How much following distance does the Texas Driver Handbook recommend behind a motorcycle?

Texas says the slightest contact can spill a rider, so allow more following distance — at least four to six seconds — when you follow a motorcycle. That extra time lets the motorcyclist maneuver or stop. Testers keep a two-second car habit. In Texas, two wheels get the longer count. Practice wording is original; confirm the legal text in the official Texas handbook.

Citation: https://www.dps.texas.gov/internetforms/Forms/DL-7.pdf (verified 2026-09-21)

## A Texas fire truck is answering an alarm, or an ambulance is running flashing red lights. How close may you follow, and where may you drive or park?

Texas says you may not follow within 500 feet of a fire truck answering an alarm or an ambulance showing flashing red lights. Do not drive or park on the street where the fire truck answered the alarm, and do not park where you block an ambulance arriving or leaving. Testers invent a 200-foot Texas follow. Five hundred feet plus the street ban is the pair. Practice wording is original; confirm the legal text in the official Texas handbook.

Citation: https://www.dps.texas.gov/internetforms/Forms/DL-7.pdf (verified 2026-09-21)

## Who must a Texas driver yield to at an intersection not controlled by signs, signals, multi-lanes, or pavement?

The official Texas Driver Handbook on dps.texas.gov says at an intersection not controlled by signs, signals, multi-lanes, or pavement, yield the right-of-way to any vehicle that has entered or is approaching the intersection on your right. If the road to your right is clear or approaching vehicles are far enough away to make the crossing safe, you may proceed. That right-side yield is separate from the already-shipped T-intersection extra. Testers invent leftover Texas take-the-box-because-you-are-on-the-busier-looking-street courtesy. Uncontrolled-yield-to-right-entered-or-approaching leftover from the prior extra. Practice wording is original; confirm the legal text in the official Texas handbook.

Citation: https://www.dps.texas.gov/internetforms/Forms/DL-7.pdf (verified 2026-09-21)

## A Texas traffic signal shows a flashing yellow arrow for a left turn. What does it allow?

Texas says a flashing yellow arrow allows a left turn, but you must yield the right-of-way to oncoming traffic. It is not a green arrow. Oncoming cars still have a through movement. Practice wording is original; confirm the legal text in the official Texas handbook.

Citation: https://www.dps.texas.gov/internetforms/Forms/DL-7.pdf (verified 2026-09-21)

## How do you drive through a modern Texas roundabout?

Texas says a modern roundabout is a one-way circular intersection that uses yield signs rather than traffic lights. Slow down, yield to traffic already in the circle, travel counterclockwise, and make a right turn to exit. In a multi-lane roundabout, pick the correct entry lane from the advance sign and do not change lanes in the circle. Practice wording is original; confirm the legal text in the official Texas handbook.

Citation: https://www.dps.texas.gov/internetforms/Forms/DL-7.pdf (verified 2026-09-21)

## May you park on the road side of a vehicle already stopped at a Texas curb?

The Texas Driver Handbook’s do-not-park-stop-or-stand list starts with the road side of any vehicle stopped or parked at the edge or curb of a street — double parking. Testers squeeze alongside a Texas curb car to “just run in.” The travel lane stays a travel lane, separate from the 6-to-18-inch curb extra. Practice wording is original; confirm the legal text in the official Texas handbook.

Citation: https://www.dps.texas.gov/internetforms/Forms/DL-7.pdf (verified 2026-09-21)

## A train approaching a Texas crossing is giving an audible warning. How far away may that train still be when you must already treat it as an immediate hazard?

The Texas Driver Handbook requires a stop when an approaching train is within about 1,500 feet of the crossing and produces an audible signal that identifies the immediate hazard. Testers wait until the Texas locomotive is on the pavement. Fifteen hundred feet of horn is already a stop, separate from the 15-to-50-foot rail gap. Practice wording is original; confirm the legal text in the official Texas handbook.

Citation: https://www.dps.texas.gov/internetforms/Forms/DL-7.pdf (verified 2026-09-21)

## May you park in the striped area beside a Texas disabled parking space, or in a striped area in front of a business entrance next to that space?

The Texas Driver Handbook says do not park in striped areas adjacent to disabled parking spaces or in a striped area in front of an entrance to a business adjacent to a disabled parking space. Those stripes are for wheelchair lifts. Testers treat the hash as leftover stall space. The lift path stays open, separate from the sidewalk-bicycle extra. Practice wording is original; confirm the legal text in the official Texas handbook.

Citation: https://www.dps.texas.gov/internetforms/Forms/DL-7.pdf (verified 2026-09-21)

## May you block an access or curb ramp on a Texas street or lot?

The official Texas Driver Handbook’s disabled-parking chapter says you may not block an access or curb ramp. Testers treat a Texas dropped curb as leftover stall space. The ramp stays a wheelchair path, separate from the striped wheelchair-lift extra. Practice wording is original; confirm the legal text in the official Texas handbook.

Citation: https://www.dps.texas.gov/internetforms/Forms/DL-7.pdf (verified 2026-09-21)

## May you park or stand a vehicle in front of a public or private Texas driveway?

The official Texas Driver Handbook forbids parking or standing a vehicle, whether occupied or not, in front of a public or private driveway. Testers pinch a Texas driveway “just to run in.” Leave the opening, separate from the railroad-track extra. Practice wording is original; confirm the legal text in the official Texas handbook.

Citation: https://www.dps.texas.gov/internetforms/Forms/DL-7.pdf (verified 2026-09-21)

## How close to a Texas safety zone may you park, stop, or stand?

The official Texas Driver Handbook forbids parking, stopping, or standing between a safety zone and the adjacent curb, or within 30 feet of a place on the curb immediately opposite the end of a safety zone. That safety-zone buffer is a different line from the 30-foot roadside-signal approach in the 15/20/30/50 set extra. Testers reuse the 15-foot Texas hydrant guess at the island. Thirty feet is the Texas safety-zone gap, separate from the unattended-vehicle extra. Practice wording is original; confirm the legal text in the official Texas handbook.

Citation: https://www.dps.texas.gov/internetforms/Forms/DL-7.pdf (verified 2026-09-21)

## You are preparing a right turn on a Texas street where bicycle traffic is using the road. How should you turn?

The official Texas Driver Handbook says a motorist should merge with bicycle traffic when preparing for a right turn and avoid turning directly across the path of bicycle traffic. Testers hook a Texas rider from the travel lane. Merge first, separate from the not-restricted-to-the-right-lane extra. Practice wording is original; confirm the legal text in the official Texas handbook.

Citation: https://www.dps.texas.gov/internetforms/Forms/DL-7.pdf (verified 2026-09-21)

## When may a Texas bicyclist take the full travel lane even if a car and a bicycle could otherwise sit side by side?

The official Texas Driver Handbook says a bicyclist must hug the right only when a car and a bicycle can share the lane safely, and that the rider may take the full lane when overtaking, preparing a left onto a street or driveway, facing unsafe objects, parked cars, pedestrians, animals, potholes, or debris, or when the lane is of substandard width. Testers squeeze a Texas rider into the gutter. The full lane is allowed, separate from the right-lane extra. Practice wording is original; confirm the legal text in the official Texas handbook.

Citation: https://www.dps.texas.gov/internetforms/Forms/DL-7.pdf (verified 2026-09-21)

## What is the most common Texas car-bicycle crash caused by a motorist at an intersection?

The official Texas Driver Handbook says the most common motorist-caused car-bicycle crashes include a left turn in front of oncoming bicycle traffic, because that traffic is often overlooked or its speed is misjudged. Testers treat a Texas bike like a slow pedestrian. Look left and judge the speed, separate from the merge-for-right extra. Practice wording is original; confirm the legal text in the official Texas handbook.

Citation: https://www.dps.texas.gov/internetforms/Forms/DL-7.pdf (verified 2026-09-21)

## You pull away from a Texas stop sign and a bicyclist is crossing the intersection. Who goes first?

The official Texas Driver Handbook lists a motorist who pulls away from a stop sign and fails to yield to bicycle cross traffic among the most common car-bicycle crashes, and says right-of-way rules apply equally to motor vehicles and bicycles at intersections. Testers roll a Texas stop as if the bike were leftover shoulder traffic. Yield first, separate from the left-cross extra. Practice wording is original; confirm the legal text in the official Texas handbook.

Citation: https://www.dps.texas.gov/internetforms/Forms/DL-7.pdf (verified 2026-09-21)

## What night lighting does Texas require on a bicycle?

The official Texas Driver Handbook says each bicycle used at night must have a front lamp emitting white light visible at least 500 feet, and a DPS-approved red rear reflector visible from 50 to 300 feet; an extra red rear lamp visible 500 feet may also be used. Testers treat an unlit Texas bike as legal after dark. Five hundred feet is leftover from the shared-lane extra. Practice wording is original; confirm the legal text in the official Texas handbook.

Citation: https://www.dps.texas.gov/internetforms/Forms/DL-7.pdf (verified 2026-09-21)

## When Texas bicyclists ride side by side on a laned roadway, how must they ride?

The official Texas Driver Handbook says persons riding side by side on a roadway with marked lanes must stay in a single lane and not impede the flow of traffic. Testers blast a lawful Texas pair into the gutter. One lane, leftover from the night-light extra. Practice wording is original; confirm the legal text in the official Texas handbook.

Citation: https://www.dps.texas.gov/internetforms/Forms/DL-7.pdf (verified 2026-09-21)

## How must a person ride a Texas bicycle?

Texas Transportation Code 551.102 says a person operating a bicycle shall ride only on or astride a permanent and regular seat attached to the bicycle. Testers treat a Texas frame-stand as leftover courtesy. Regular seat leftover from the hearing-flag extra. Practice wording is original; confirm the legal text in the official Texas handbook.

Citation: https://www.dps.texas.gov/internetforms/Forms/DL-7.pdf (verified 2026-09-21)

## How many people may a Texas bicycle carry at one time?

Texas Transportation Code 551.102 says a person may not use a bicycle to carry more persons than the bicycle is designed or equipped to carry. Testers treat a Texas handlebar passenger as leftover courtesy. Designed capacity leftover from the regular-seat extra. Practice wording is original; confirm the legal text in the official Texas handbook.

Citation: https://www.dps.texas.gov/internetforms/Forms/DL-7.pdf (verified 2026-09-21)

## May a Texas cyclist carry an object that takes both hands off the handlebars?

Texas Transportation Code 551.102 says a person operating a bicycle may not use the bicycle to carry an object that prevents the person from operating the bicycle with at least one hand on the handlebars. Testers treat a Texas no-hands grocery run as leftover courtesy. One hand leftover from the designed-capacity extra. Practice wording is original; confirm the legal text in the official Texas handbook.

Citation: https://www.dps.texas.gov/internetforms/Forms/DL-7.pdf (verified 2026-09-21)

## What happens if a Texas rider changes motor speed without a new label?

Texas Transportation Code 664.002(b) on statutes.capitol.texas.gov says a person who changes the motor-powered speed capability or engagement of an electric bicycle shall replace the label required by subsection (a) to show accurate information. Testers invent leftover Texas keep-the-old-sticker courtesy. Tamper leftover from the prior extra. Practice wording is original; confirm the legal text in the official Texas handbook.

Citation: https://www.dps.texas.gov/internetforms/Forms/DL-7.pdf (verified 2026-09-21)

## What rights does a Texas bicyclist have?

The Texas Driver Handbook says a bicycle is a vehicle. Any person riding a bicycle has the same rights and responsibilities that apply to a driver operating a vehicle unless these cannot, by their nature, apply to a person operating a bicycle. Practice wording is original; confirm the legal text in the official Texas handbook.

Citation: https://www.dps.texas.gov/internetforms/Forms/DL-7.pdf (verified 2026-09-21)

## What duty does a Texas parent or guardian have about a child bicycle rule?

Texas Transportation Code 551.101(b) on statutes.capitol.texas.gov says a parent of a child or a guardian of a ward may not knowingly permit the child or ward to violate that subtitle. Testers invent leftover Texas kids-may-ignore courtesy. Parent-duty leftover from the prior extra. Practice wording is original; confirm the legal text in the official Texas handbook.

Citation: https://www.dps.texas.gov/internetforms/Forms/DL-7.pdf (verified 2026-09-21)

## Where do Texas bicycle chapter rules apply?

Texas Transportation Code 551.001 on statutes.capitol.texas.gov says unless specifically provided otherwise, a provision of that chapter that applies to a person operating a bicycle applies only to a person operating a bicycle on a highway or a path set aside for the exclusive operation of bicycles. Testers invent leftover Texas parking-lot-too courtesy. Highway-or-path leftover from the prior extra. Practice wording is original; confirm the legal text in the official Texas handbook.

Citation: https://www.dps.texas.gov/internetforms/Forms/DL-7.pdf (verified 2026-09-21)

## Which Texas devices follow bicycle subtitle rules?

Texas Transportation Code 551.002 on statutes.capitol.texas.gov says a provision of that subtitle applicable to a bicycle also applies to a moped, other than a provision that by its nature cannot apply to a moped, and to an electric bicycle, other than a provision that by its nature cannot apply to an electric bicycle. Testers invent leftover Texas moped-is-car-only courtesy. Moped-and-ebike leftover from the prior extra. Practice wording is original; confirm the legal text in the official Texas handbook.

Citation: https://www.dps.texas.gov/internetforms/Forms/DL-7.pdf (verified 2026-09-21)

## What does bicycle mean in the Texas competitive-race section?

Texas Transportation Code 551.105(a) on statutes.capitol.texas.gov says that in that section, bicycle means a nonmotorized vehicle propelled by human power. Testers invent leftover Texas e-bike-race-too courtesy. Race-definition leftover from the prior extra. Practice wording is original; confirm the legal text in the official Texas handbook.

Citation: https://www.dps.texas.gov/internetforms/Forms/DL-7.pdf (verified 2026-09-21)

## When may a sponsor hold a Texas competitive bicycle race on a public road?

Texas Transportation Code 551.105(b) on statutes.capitol.texas.gov says a sponsoring organization may hold a competitive bicycle race on a public road only with the approval of the appropriate local law enforcement agencies. Testers invent leftover Texas any-club-ride courtesy. Race-approval leftover from the prior extra. Practice wording is original; confirm the legal text in the official Texas handbook.

Citation: https://www.dps.texas.gov/internetforms/Forms/DL-7.pdf (verified 2026-09-21)

## When may Texas race or training riders ride abreast by agreement?

Texas Transportation Code 551.105(c) on statutes.capitol.texas.gov says the local law enforcement agencies and the sponsoring organization may agree on safety regulations governing the movement of bicycles during a competitive race or during training for a competitive race, including the permission for bicycle operators to ride abreast. Testers invent leftover Texas pack-the-lane-anytime courtesy. Race-abreast leftover from the prior extra. Practice wording is original; confirm the legal text in the official Texas handbook.

Citation: https://www.dps.texas.gov/internetforms/Forms/DL-7.pdf (verified 2026-09-21)

## Who may ban a Texas bicycle from a sidewalk?

Texas Transportation Code 551.106(b)(1) on statutes.capitol.texas.gov says the department or a local authority may prohibit the operation of a bicycle on a sidewalk. Testers invent leftover Texas statewide-sidewalk-ban courtesy. Sidewalk-ban leftover from the prior extra. Practice wording is original; confirm the legal text in the official Texas handbook.

Citation: https://www.dps.texas.gov/internetforms/Forms/DL-7.pdf (verified 2026-09-21)

## What machine does Texas count as an electric personal assistive mobility device?

Official Tex. Transp. Code 551.201 in the TN.551 compilation on statutes.capitol.texas.gov says an electric personal assistive mobility device means a two non-tandem wheeled device designed for transporting one person that is self-balancing and propelled by an electric propulsion system with an average power of 750 watts or one horsepower. Testers invent leftover Texas any-scooter courtesy. Epamd-defined leftover from the prior extra. Practice wording is original; confirm the legal text in the official Texas handbook.

Citation: https://www.dps.texas.gov/internetforms/Forms/DL-7.pdf (verified 2026-09-21)

## Where may a Texas electric personal assistive mobility device use a 30-mph-or-slower road?

Official Tex. Transp. Code 551.202(a) in the TN.551 compilation on statutes.capitol.texas.gov says a person may operate an electric personal assistive mobility device on a residential street, roadway, or public highway with a speed limit of 30 miles per hour or less only while making a direct crossing in a marked or unmarked crosswalk, where no sidewalk is available, or when so directed by a traffic control device or a law enforcement officer. Testers invent leftover Texas freeway-anywhere courtesy. Roadway-30 leftover from the prior extra. Practice wording is original; confirm the legal text in the official Texas handbook.

Citation: https://www.dps.texas.gov/internetforms/Forms/DL-7.pdf (verified 2026-09-21)

## Where must a Texas electric personal assistive mobility device ride on a roadway?

Official Tex. Transp. Code 551.202(c) in the TN.551 compilation on statutes.capitol.texas.gov says any person operating an electric personal assistive mobility device on a residential street, roadway, or public highway shall ride as close as practicable to the right-hand edge. Testers invent leftover Texas take-the-left courtesy. Ride-right leftover from the prior extra. Practice wording is original; confirm the legal text in the official Texas handbook.

Citation: https://www.dps.texas.gov/internetforms/Forms/DL-7.pdf (verified 2026-09-21)

## Which Texas title rules cover an electric personal assistive mobility device?

Tex. Transp. Code § 551.202(d) says except as otherwise provided by this section, provisions of this title applicable to the operation of bicycles apply to the operation of electric personal assistive mobility devices. Practice wording is original; confirm the legal text in the official Texas handbook.

Citation: https://www.dps.texas.gov/internetforms/Forms/DL-7.pdf (verified 2026-09-21)

## May a Texas electric personal assistive mobility device use a sidewalk?

The Texas Driver Handbook says an EPAMD may be operated on a sidewalk. Tex. Transp. Code § 551.203 says a person may operate an electric personal assistive mobility device on a sidewalk. Practice wording is original; confirm the legal text in the official Texas handbook.

Citation: https://www.dps.texas.gov/internetforms/Forms/DL-7.pdf (verified 2026-09-21)

## What machine does Texas count as a motor-assisted scooter?

Official Tex. Transp. Code 551.351(1)(A) in the TN.551 compilation on statutes.capitol.texas.gov says a motor-assisted scooter means a self-propelled device with at least two wheels in contact with the ground during operation, a braking system capable of stopping the device under typical operating conditions, a gas or electric motor not exceeding 40 cubic centimeters, a deck designed to allow a person to stand or sit while operating the device, and the ability to be propelled by human power alone. Testers invent leftover Texas any-kick-scooter courtesy. Scooter-defined leftover from the prior extra. Practice wording is original; confirm the legal text in the official Texas handbook.

Citation: https://www.dps.texas.gov/internetforms/Forms/DL-7.pdf (verified 2026-09-21)

## Does a Texas pocket bike or minimotorbike count as a motor-assisted scooter?

Official Tex. Transp. Code 551.351(1)(B) in the TN.551 compilation on statutes.capitol.texas.gov says a motor-assisted scooter does not include a pocket bike or a minimotorbike. Testers invent leftover Texas pocket-is-scooter courtesy. Scooter-skip-pocket leftover from the prior extra. Practice wording is original; confirm the legal text in the official Texas handbook.

Citation: https://www.dps.texas.gov/internetforms/Forms/DL-7.pdf (verified 2026-09-21)

## What machine does Texas count as a pocket bike or minimotorbike?

Official Tex. Transp. Code 551.351(2) in the TN.551 compilation on statutes.capitol.texas.gov says a pocket bike or minimotorbike means a self-propelled vehicle that is equipped with an electric motor or internal combustion engine having a piston displacement of less than 50 cubic centimeters, is designed to propel itself with not more than two wheels in contact with the ground, has a seat or saddle for the use of the operator, is not designed for use on a highway, and is ineligible for a certificate of title under Chapter 501. Testers invent leftover Texas any-mini-bike courtesy. Pocket-defined leftover from the prior extra. Practice wording is original; confirm the legal text in the official Texas handbook.

Citation: https://www.dps.texas.gov/internetforms/Forms/DL-7.pdf (verified 2026-09-21)

## Does a Texas electric personal assistive mobility device count as a pocket bike or minimotorbike?

Official Tex. Transp. Code 551.351(2)(D) in the TN.551 compilation on statutes.capitol.texas.gov says the pocket-bike or minimotorbike term does not include an electric personal assistive mobility device as defined by Section 551.201. Testers invent leftover Texas epamd-is-pocket courtesy. Pocket-not-epamd leftover from the prior extra. Practice wording is original; confirm the legal text in the official Texas handbook.

Citation: https://www.dps.texas.gov/internetforms/Forms/DL-7.pdf (verified 2026-09-21)

## On which Texas street may a motor-assisted scooter operate?

Official Tex. Transp. Code 551.352(a) in the TN.551 compilation on statutes.capitol.texas.gov says a motor-assisted scooter may be operated only on a street or highway for which the posted speed limit is 35 miles per hour or less. Testers invent leftover Texas freeway-scooter courtesy. Thirty-five-street leftover from the prior extra. Practice wording is original; confirm the legal text in the official Texas handbook.

Citation: https://www.dps.texas.gov/internetforms/Forms/DL-7.pdf (verified 2026-09-21)

## May a Texas motor-assisted scooter cross a road posted faster than 35 mph?

Official Tex. Transp. Code 551.352(a) in the TN.551 compilation on statutes.capitol.texas.gov says the motor-assisted scooter may cross a road or street at an intersection where the road or street has a posted speed limit of more than 35 miles per hour. Testers invent leftover Texas never-cross-faster courtesy. Cross-faster leftover from the prior extra. Practice wording is original; confirm the legal text in the official Texas handbook.

Citation: https://www.dps.texas.gov/internetforms/Forms/DL-7.pdf (verified 2026-09-21)

## May a Texas county or municipality ban a motor-assisted scooter?

Tex. Transp. Code § 551.352(b) says a county or municipality may prohibit the operation of a motor-assisted scooter on a street, highway, or sidewalk if the governing body of the county or municipality determines that the prohibition is necessary in the interest of safety. Practice wording is original; confirm the legal text in the official Texas handbook.

Citation: https://www.dps.texas.gov/internetforms/Forms/DL-7.pdf (verified 2026-09-21)

## May the Texas department ban a motor-assisted scooter on a highway?

Tex. Transp. Code § 551.352(c) says the department may prohibit the operation of a motor-assisted scooter on a highway if it determines that the prohibition is necessary in the interest of safety. Practice wording is original; confirm the legal text in the official Texas handbook.

Citation: https://www.dps.texas.gov/internetforms/Forms/DL-7.pdf (verified 2026-09-21)

## On which Texas path may a motor-assisted scooter operate?

Tex. Transp. Code § 551.352(d) says a person may operate a motor-assisted scooter on a path set aside for the exclusive operation of bicycles or on a sidewalk. Practice wording is original; confirm the legal text in the official Texas handbook.

Citation: https://www.dps.texas.gov/internetforms/Forms/DL-7.pdf (verified 2026-09-21)

## Do Texas title motor-vehicle rules cover a motor-assisted scooter?

Official Tex. Transp. Code 551.352(e) in the TN.551 compilation on statutes.capitol.texas.gov says a provision of that title applicable to a motor vehicle does not apply to a motor-assisted scooter. Testers invent leftover Texas car-rules-apply courtesy. Motor-skip leftover from the prior extra. Practice wording is original; confirm the legal text in the official Texas handbook.

Citation: https://www.dps.texas.gov/internetforms/Forms/DL-7.pdf (verified 2026-09-21)

## Does a Texas motorized mobility device count as a pocket bike or minimotorbike?

Official Tex. Transp. Code 551.351(2)(C) in the TN.551 compilation on statutes.capitol.texas.gov says the pocket-bike or minimotorbike term does not include a motorized mobility device as defined by Section 552A.0101. Testers invent leftover Texas mmd-is-pocket courtesy. Pocket-not-mmd leftover from the prior extra. Practice wording is original; confirm the legal text in the official Texas handbook.

Citation: https://www.dps.texas.gov/internetforms/Forms/DL-7.pdf (verified 2026-09-21)

## What must a Texas driver do when entering a road from a private road, alley, building, or driveway?

The official Texas Driver Handbook private-roads-and-driveways section on dps.texas.gov says when entering or crossing a road, street, or highway from a private road, alley, building, or driveway, you must stop prior to the sidewalk and yield the right-of-way to all approaching vehicles and pedestrians. That sidewalk-stop rule is separate from the already-shipped do-not-park-in-front-of-a-driveway question. Testers invent leftover Texas roll-across-the-walk-without-stopping courtesy. Driveway-stop-prior-sidewalk-yield-all leftover from the prior extra. Practice wording is original; confirm the legal text in the official Texas handbook.

Citation: https://www.dps.texas.gov/internetforms/Forms/DL-7.pdf (verified 2026-09-21)

## Who must a Texas driver yield to before turning left on a green light?

The official Texas Driver Handbook left-turn-on-green section on dps.texas.gov says you can turn left on a green light. However, you must yield the right-of-way to all traffic that is approaching from the opposite direction before turning. That oncoming yield is separate from the already-shipped roundabout question. Testers invent leftover Texas cut-across-the-through-car-because-the-light-is-green courtesy. Left-turn-on-green-yield-oncoming leftover from the prior extra. Practice wording is original; confirm the legal text in the official Texas handbook.

Citation: https://www.dps.texas.gov/internetforms/Forms/DL-7.pdf (verified 2026-09-21)

## Who must a Texas driver yield to when a single or two-lane road meets a divided or three-or-more-lane road?

The official Texas Driver Handbook on dps.texas.gov says if you are driving on a single or two lane road that intersects with a divided road or road with three or more lanes, you must yield the right-of-way to vehicles traveling on the divided or three or more lane road. That lane-count yield is separate from the already-shipped frontage-road extra. Testers invent leftover Texas keep-the-box-because-you-are-already-moving courtesy. Two-lane-yield-to-divided-or-three-plus leftover from the prior extra. Practice wording is original; confirm the legal text in the official Texas handbook.

Citation: https://www.dps.texas.gov/internetforms/Forms/DL-7.pdf (verified 2026-09-21)

## Who must a Texas driver yield to when an unpaved road meets a paved road?

The official Texas Driver Handbook on dps.texas.gov says if you are driving on an unpaved road that intersects with a paved road, you must yield the right-of-way to vehicles traveling on the paved road. That surface yield is separate from the already-shipped two-lane-to-divided duty. Testers invent leftover Texas take-the-gap-because-the-dirt-road-got-there-first courtesy. Unpaved-yield-to-paved leftover from the prior extra. Practice wording is original; confirm the legal text in the official Texas handbook.

Citation: https://www.dps.texas.gov/internetforms/Forms/DL-7.pdf (verified 2026-09-21)

## When may a Texas driver turn on a steady red light?

The official Texas Driver Handbook on dps.texas.gov says on a steady red light, stop before entering the crosswalk or intersection. You may turn right unless prohibited by law. You may also turn left if both streets are one way, unless prohibited by law. You must yield to all pedestrians and other traffic lawfully using the intersection. That stop-then-yield turn is separate from the already-shipped left-on-green extra. Testers invent leftover Texas roll-the-red-if-the-curb-looks-empty courtesy. Right-on-red-stop-yield leftover from the prior extra. Practice wording is original; confirm the legal text in the official Texas handbook.

Citation: https://www.dps.texas.gov/internetforms/Forms/DL-7.pdf (verified 2026-09-21)

## What must a Texas driver do at a stop sign?

The official Texas Driver Handbook on dps.texas.gov says a stop sign means come to a complete stop, yield to pedestrians or other vehicles, and then proceed carefully. Stop before the crosswalk, intersection, or stop sign. This applies to each vehicle that comes to the sign. Slowing down is not adequate. That octagon stop is separate from the already-shipped uncontrolled-yield-to-the-right and right-on-red extras. Testers invent leftover Texas roll-the-octagon-if-the-through-road-looks-empty courtesy. Stop-sign-complete-stop-before-crosswalk-yield leftover from the prior extra. Practice wording is original; confirm the legal text in the official Texas handbook.

Citation: https://www.dps.texas.gov/internetforms/Forms/DL-7.pdf (verified 2026-09-21)

## Who must a Texas driver yield to if the light changes after a pedestrian has entered the crosswalk?

The official Texas Driver Handbook on dps.texas.gov says drivers must give the right-of-way to pedestrians at an uncontrolled intersection, if the pedestrian has a WALK signal, or, if there is no pedestrian control signal, on a green light. If the light changes after the pedestrian has entered the crosswalk, still give the pedestrian the right-of-way. That finish-the-cross duty is separate from the already-shipped white-cane regular question and the already-shipped hybrid-beacon regular question. Testers invent leftover Texas cut-off-the-walker-when-your-light-turns courtesy. Ped-still-has-row-if-light-changes-after-entering leftover from the prior extra. Practice wording is original; confirm the legal text in the official Texas handbook.

Citation: https://www.dps.texas.gov/internetforms/Forms/DL-7.pdf (verified 2026-09-21)

## What must a Texas driver do at a steady yellow traffic light?

The official Texas Driver Handbook on dps.texas.gov says a steady yellow light warns drivers to use caution and alerts them the light is about to change to red. You must stop before entering the nearest crosswalk at the intersection if you can do so safely. If a stop cannot be made safely, you may proceed cautiously through the intersection before the light changes to red. That circular yellow is separate from the already-shipped flashing yellow regular question. Testers invent leftover Texas gun-it-to-beat-the-red courtesy. Circular-yellow-stop-before-nearest-crosswalk-if-safe-else-caution leftover from the prior extra. Practice wording is original; confirm the legal text in the official Texas handbook.

Citation: https://www.dps.texas.gov/internetforms/Forms/DL-7.pdf (verified 2026-09-21)

## What may a Texas driver do at a steady green traffic light?

The official Texas Driver Handbook on dps.texas.gov says a steady green light means the driver can proceed if it is safe to do so. You may drive straight ahead or turn unless prohibited by another sign or signal. Watch for cars and pedestrians in the intersection. Be aware of reckless drivers who may race across to beat a red light. That circular green is separate from the already-shipped left-on-green yield regular question. Testers invent leftover Texas blast-the-green-without-a-second-look courtesy. Circular-green-go-if-safe-straight-or-turn-unless-forbidden leftover from the prior extra. Practice wording is original; confirm the legal text in the official Texas handbook.

Citation: https://www.dps.texas.gov/internetforms/Forms/DL-7.pdf (verified 2026-09-21)

## What may a Texas driver do when a green arrow is shown with a red light?

The official Texas Driver Handbook on dps.texas.gov says a green arrow displayed at the same time as a red light means the driver can proceed carefully in the direction of the arrow after yielding the right-of-way to other vehicles and pedestrians. That protected arrow with red is separate from the already-shipped flashing yellow arrow regular question. Testers invent leftover Texas cut-across-on-the-arrow-without-looking courtesy. Green-arrow-with-red-proceed-in-direction-after-yield leftover from the prior extra. Practice wording is original; confirm the legal text in the official Texas handbook.

Citation: https://www.dps.texas.gov/internetforms/Forms/DL-7.pdf (verified 2026-09-21)

## What must a Texas driver do when a red X appears above a lane?

The official Texas Driver Handbook on dps.texas.gov says lane-use control signals are overhead signals that show whether motorists should drive in a specific lane. If a red X appears above a lane, a driver should not drive in that lane. A steady yellow X means prepare to safely vacate the lane because a lane control change is being made. A steady downward green arrow means you may drive in the lane under that arrow. That red-X lane ban is separate from the already-shipped steady red turn regular question. Testers invent leftover Texas stay-in-the-lane-under-the-red-x courtesy. Lane-red-x-do-not-drive-in-that-lane leftover from the prior extra. Practice wording is original; confirm the legal text in the official Texas handbook.

Citation: https://www.dps.texas.gov/internetforms/Forms/DL-7.pdf (verified 2026-09-21)

## What must a Texas driver do at a steady yellow X over the lane?

The official Texas Driver Handbook on dps.texas.gov says a steady yellow X means a driver should prepare to safely vacate the lane over which the signal is located because a lane control change is being made. That clear-out duty is separate from the already-shipped red X extra. Testers invent leftover Texas treat-the-yellow-x-as-a-through-lane courtesy. Lane-yellow-x-prepare-safely-vacate leftover from the prior extra. Practice wording is original; confirm the legal text in the official Texas handbook.

Citation: https://www.dps.texas.gov/internetforms/Forms/DL-7.pdf (verified 2026-09-21)

## What does a downward green arrow over a Texas lane mean?

The official Texas Driver Handbook on dps.texas.gov says a steady downward green arrow means a driver is permitted to drive in the lane over which the arrow signal is located. That lane permission is separate from the already-shipped turn green arrow extra. Testers invent leftover Texas treat-the-lane-green-arrow-as-a-turn-only courtesy. Lane-green-arrow-travel-permitted leftover from the prior extra. Practice wording is original; confirm the legal text in the official Texas handbook.

Citation: https://www.dps.texas.gov/internetforms/Forms/DL-7.pdf (verified 2026-09-21)

## What must a Texas driver do when a work-zone flag person is directing traffic?

The official Texas Driver Handbook on dps.texas.gov says a flag person is often provided in roadway work zones to stop, slow, or guide traffic safely through the area. A flag person wears an orange vest, shirt, or jacket and uses stop/slow paddles or red flags. A flag person's instructions must be obeyed. When instructed to stop, do so in your lane and do not veer right or left. Do not attempt to go forward until the flag person instructs you to do so. That flagger duty is separate from the already-shipped railroad flag person regular question. Testers invent leftover Texas ignore-the-orange-vest-and-keep-the-posted-speed courtesy. Flagger-obey-stop-in-lane-wait-for-instruction leftover from the prior extra. Practice wording is original; confirm the legal text in the official Texas handbook.

Citation: https://www.dps.texas.gov/internetforms/Forms/DL-7.pdf (verified 2026-09-21)

## What is a Texas automated flagger assistance device designed to do?

The official Texas Driver Handbook on dps.texas.gov says an automated flagger assistance device (AFAD) is used to control road users through temporary traffic zones. An AFAD is designed to be remotely operated, allowing a flag person to be positioned out of the lane of traffic. Temporary traffic control in roadway work zones can also include pilot/escort vehicles, advanced warning signs, or temporary traffic signals. That remote-flagger cue is separate from the already-shipped flag-person extra. Testers invent leftover Texas wave-past-the-empty-paddle-stand courtesy. Afad-remotely-operated-flag-person-out-of-lane leftover from the prior extra. Practice wording is original; confirm the legal text in the official Texas handbook.

Citation: https://www.dps.texas.gov/internetforms/Forms/DL-7.pdf (verified 2026-09-21)

## What is the basic color for a Texas work-zone traffic control device?

The official Texas Driver Handbook on dps.texas.gov says the most commonly used traffic control devices are signs, barricades, vertical panels, drums, cones, tubes, flashing arrow panels, and flag individuals. Orange is the basic color for these devices. That basic-color cue is separate from the already-shipped channelizing extra. Testers invent leftover Texas treat-orange-as-optional-if-the-crew-looks-gone courtesy. Orange-is-basic-color-for-work-zone-devices leftover from the prior extra. Practice wording is original; confirm the legal text in the official Texas handbook.

Citation: https://www.dps.texas.gov/internetforms/Forms/DL-7.pdf (verified 2026-09-21)

## What do construction and maintenance signs tell a Texas driver?

The official Texas Driver Handbook on dps.texas.gov says construction and maintenance signs are used to alert drivers of unusual or potentially dangerous conditions in or near work zones. That alert cue is separate from the already-shipped orange-basic-color extra. Testers invent leftover Texas treat-the-sign-as-decor-if-the-lane-looks-open courtesy. Construction-signs-alert-unusual-or-dangerous-conditions leftover from the prior extra. Practice wording is original; confirm the legal text in the official Texas handbook.

Citation: https://www.dps.texas.gov/internetforms/Forms/DL-7.pdf (verified 2026-09-21)

## What shape are most work-zone signs for a Texas driver?

The official Texas Driver Handbook on dps.texas.gov says most signs in work zones are diamond shaped, but a few are rectangular. That shape cue is separate from the already-shipped construction-sign-alert extra. Testers invent leftover Texas treat-every-work-sign-as-a-white-rectangle courtesy. Most-work-signs-diamond-shaped-few-rectangular leftover from the prior extra. Practice wording is original; confirm the legal text in the official Texas handbook.

Citation: https://www.dps.texas.gov/internetforms/Forms/DL-7.pdf (verified 2026-09-21)

## What should a Texas driver do first at channelizing devices?

The official Texas Driver Handbook on dps.texas.gov says when you encounter any type of channelizing device, slow down and prepare to change lanes when it is safe to do so. That prepare-to-shift cue is separate from the already-shipped channelizing-device list extra. Testers invent leftover Texas hold-highway-pace-until-the-last-drum courtesy. Slow-down-and-prepare-to-change-lanes-when-it-is-safe leftover from the prior extra. Practice wording is original; confirm the legal text in the official Texas handbook.

Citation: https://www.dps.texas.gov/internetforms/Forms/DL-7.pdf (verified 2026-09-21)

## What last-second move must a Texas driver expect at a lane closure?

The official Texas Driver Handbook on dps.texas.gov says be prepared for drivers who wait until the last second to move to the open lane. That late-cut cue is separate from the already-shipped flashing-arrow-panel extra. Testers invent leftover Texas race-the-gap-if-the-other-car-looks-late courtesy. Be-prepared-for-drivers-who-wait-until-the-last-second-to-move-to-the-open-lane leftover from the prior extra. Practice wording is original; confirm the legal text in the official Texas handbook.

Citation: https://www.dps.texas.gov/internetforms/Forms/DL-7.pdf (verified 2026-09-21)

## What emblem must slow equipment show a Texas driver?

The official Texas Driver Handbook on dps.texas.gov says this emblem is required for all slow-moving vehicles. Slow-moving vehicles are those designed to operate at a maximum speed of 25 mph or less, and the term includes all vehicles, farm and other machinery, and any other road machinery drawn by either animals or slow moving motor vehicles. That emblem cue is separate from the already-shipped orange-is-the-basic-color extra. Testers invent leftover Texas pass-the-triangle-as-if-it-were-highway-traffic courtesy. Slow-moving-vehicle-emblem-required-for-vehicles-designed-to-operate-at-25-mph-or-less leftover from the prior extra. Practice wording is original; confirm the legal text in the official Texas handbook.

Citation: https://www.dps.texas.gov/internetforms/Forms/DL-7.pdf (verified 2026-09-21)

## How should a Texas driver go forward after a flag person releases the lane?

The official Texas Driver Handbook on dps.texas.gov says proceed with caution, expect the unexpected. That caution cue is separate from the already-shipped flagger-obey-stop-in-lane-wait-for-instruction extra. Testers invent leftover Texas resume-highway-pace-the-instant-the-paddle-flips courtesy. Proceed-with-caution-expect-the-unexpected leftover from the prior extra. Practice wording is original; confirm the legal text in the official Texas handbook.

Citation: https://www.dps.texas.gov/internetforms/Forms/DL-7.pdf (verified 2026-09-21)

## What must a Texas driver be ready to do when approaching workers and equipment?

The official Texas Driver Handbook on dps.texas.gov says when you are in a construction and maintenance work zone, be prepared to slow down or stop as you approach workers and equipment. That approach-stop cue is separate from the already-shipped be-prepared-for-unexpected-movements-of-workers-and-equipment extra. Testers invent leftover Texas hold-highway-pace-until-a-worker-steps-out courtesy. Slow-down-or-stop-as-you-approach-workers-and-equipment leftover from the prior extra. Practice wording is original; confirm the legal text in the official Texas handbook.

Citation: https://www.dps.texas.gov/internetforms/Forms/DL-7.pdf (verified 2026-09-21)

## What must a Texas driver skip doing at a warning sign or barricade?

The official Texas Driver Handbook on dps.texas.gov says it is a violation to disobey the instructions, signals, warnings, or markings of a warning sign, or to drive around a barricade. That obey-or-stay cue is separate from the already-shipped channelizing-device list extra. Testers invent leftover Texas swing-around-the-barrels-if-the-lane-looks-empty courtesy. It-is-a-violation-to-disobey-warning-signs-or-drive-around-a-barricade leftover from the prior extra. Practice wording is original; confirm the legal text in the official Texas handbook.

Citation: https://www.dps.texas.gov/internetforms/Forms/DL-7.pdf (verified 2026-09-21)

## Where may a Texas slow-moving vehicle emblem be used?

The official Texas Driver Handbook on dps.texas.gov says the use of this emblem is prohibited on anything other than a slow-moving vehicle. It must not be used on other vehicles or on stationary objects. That emblem-limit cue is separate from the already-shipped slow-moving-vehicle-emblem-required extra. Testers invent leftover Texas stick-the-triangle-on-a-parked-trailer courtesy. Emblem-is-prohibited-on-anything-other-than-a-slow-moving-vehicle leftover from the prior extra. Practice wording is original; confirm the legal text in the official Texas handbook.

Citation: https://www.dps.texas.gov/internetforms/Forms/DL-7.pdf (verified 2026-09-21)

## What flooded-road warning must a Texas driver obey?

The official Texas Driver Handbook on dps.texas.gov says the offense is a Class B misdemeanor when a warning sign or barricade has been placed at a location where water is over any portion of a road, street, or highway. That flooded-road cue is separate from the already-shipped flag-person-extreme-hazard extra. Testers invent leftover Texas drive-around-the-water-board-if-the-gap-looks-shallow courtesy. Warning-sign-or-barricade-where-water-is-over-any-portion-of-a-road leftover from the prior extra. Practice wording is original; confirm the legal text in the official Texas handbook.

Citation: https://www.dps.texas.gov/internetforms/Forms/DL-7.pdf (verified 2026-09-21)

## What extra look must a Texas driver take before turning at an intersection?

The official Texas Driver Handbook on dps.texas.gov says always take a second look for a motorcycle before turning at an intersection, particularly when making left turns. That second-look-cue is separate from the already-shipped left-turn extra. Testers invent leftover Texas cut-the-left-if-the-car-lane-looks-empty courtesy. Always-take-a-second-look-for-a-motorcycle-before-turning-particularly-left leftover from the prior extra. Practice wording is original; confirm the legal text in the official Texas handbook.

Citation: https://www.dps.texas.gov/internetforms/Forms/DL-7.pdf (verified 2026-09-21)

## What must a Texas driver watch for when backing out of a parking space?

The official Texas Driver Handbook on dps.texas.gov says children often play between parked cars. Look back before and while you are backing up. Check mirrors so nothing is obstructing your path, especially pedestrians or children. That backup-cue is separate from the already-shipped white-cane regular question. Testers invent leftover Texas roll-if-the-mirror-looks-empty courtesy. Watch-for-children-playing-between-parked-cars-when-backing leftover from the prior extra. Practice wording is original; confirm the legal text in the official Texas handbook.

Citation: https://www.dps.texas.gov/internetforms/Forms/DL-7.pdf (verified 2026-09-21)

## What must a Texas driver do after seeing a walker crossing or about to cross?

The official Texas Driver Handbook on dps.texas.gov says if you see a pedestrian crossing or attempting to cross the street, slow down, use your horn if necessary, and be prepared to stop. That slow-cue is separate from the already-shipped light-changes-after-entering extra. Testers invent leftover Texas hold-pace-if-they-are-only-stepping-off courtesy. Slow-horn-and-be-ready-to-stop-for-a-walker-crossing-or-about-to-cross leftover from the prior extra. Practice wording is original; confirm the legal text in the official Texas handbook.

Citation: https://www.dps.texas.gov/internetforms/Forms/DL-7.pdf (verified 2026-09-21)

## Where must a Texas driver watch for a blind walker besides a marked crosswalk?

The official Texas Driver Handbook on dps.texas.gov says watch for individuals who are blind at bus stops, intersections, business areas, and near schools for the blind. That place-cue is separate from the already-shipped white-cane regular question. Testers invent leftover Texas watch-only-inside-the-paint courtesy. Watch-for-blind-walkers-at-bus-stops-intersections-business-areas-and-schools leftover from the prior extra. Practice wording is original; confirm the legal text in the official Texas handbook.

Citation: https://www.dps.texas.gov/internetforms/Forms/DL-7.pdf (verified 2026-09-21)

## Besides 30 minutes after sunset to 30 minutes before sunrise, when must Texas headlights be on?

Texas requires headlights beginning 30 minutes after sunset and ending 30 minutes before sunrise, or anytime people or vehicles cannot be seen clearly for at least 1,000 feet. Use low beams within 500 feet of an approaching vehicle and within 300 feet when following. Do not overdrive the distance your lights show. Practice wording is original; confirm the legal text in the official Texas handbook.

Citation: https://www.dps.texas.gov/internetforms/Forms/DL-7.pdf (verified 2026-09-21)

## A pedestrian in Texas is guided by an assistance animal or is carrying a white cane. What must you do?

Texas says a white cane means the person may be blind, partially blind, or disabled. A driver must take the precautions needed to avoid injuring a pedestrian who is crossing or attempting to cross, and must bring the vehicle to a full stop if injury or danger can only be avoided that way. Practice wording is original; confirm the legal text in the official Texas handbook.

Citation: https://www.dps.texas.gov/internetforms/Forms/DL-7.pdf (verified 2026-09-21)

## How close to a Texas fire-station driveway may you park on the same side of the street?

Texas forbids parking within 20 feet of a fire-station driveway entrance and, on the opposite side of the street, within 75 feet of that entrance. The extra opposite-side distance keeps the path clear for departing apparatus. Practice wording is original; confirm the legal text in the official Texas handbook.

Citation: https://www.dps.texas.gov/internetforms/Forms/DL-7.pdf (verified 2026-09-21)

## A Texas flashing yellow light is showing. What should you do?

Texas says a flashing yellow light warns drivers to slow down and proceed with caution. A flashing yellow arrow for left turns is the turn-lane version of the same caution-and-yield idea already in the bank. Practice wording is original; confirm the legal text in the official Texas handbook.

Citation: https://www.dps.texas.gov/internetforms/Forms/DL-7.pdf (verified 2026-09-21)

## A Texas sign shows a U-turn arrow inside a red circle with a slash. What does it mean at that intersection?

Texas regulatory signs with a red circle and slash forbid the maneuver shown. A U-turn symbol under that slash means you must not make a complete turn to go the opposite way at that intersection. Testers treat it as a warning. In Texas it is a prohibition. Practice wording is original; confirm the legal text in the official Texas handbook.

Citation: https://www.dps.texas.gov/internetforms/Forms/DL-7.pdf (verified 2026-09-21)

## Which Texas vehicles may show flashing red lights on the front?

Texas generally bars flashing red lights on the front of a vehicle, with listed exceptions: emergency vehicles, school buses, and church buses. Testers skip the church bus. A flashing red on the front of a Texas church bus is legal equipment, not a fake emergency light. Practice wording is original; confirm the legal text in the official Texas handbook.

Citation: https://www.dps.texas.gov/internetforms/Forms/DL-7.pdf (verified 2026-09-21)

## A Texas HOV Preferential Lane sign limits buses and carpool vehicles. When may those vehicles use that lane?

The Texas handbook’s HOV Preferential Lane sign says buses and vehicles used for carpools may use that lane only between 6 a.m. and 9 a.m., Monday through Friday. Testers treat every Texas diamond as an all-day carpool lane. The posted weekday morning window is the item. Practice wording is original; confirm the legal text in the official Texas handbook.

Citation: https://www.dps.texas.gov/internetforms/Forms/DL-7.pdf (verified 2026-09-21)

## May you park, stop, or stand a vehicle on a Texas railroad track?

The official Texas Driver Handbook forbids parking, stopping, or standing a vehicle on any railroad track. That on-the-rails ban is a different line from the 50-foot nearest-rail parking gap. Testers treat a quiet Texas crossing as leftover stall space. The rails stay clear, separate from the bridge extra. Practice wording is original; confirm the legal text in the official Texas handbook.

Citation: https://www.dps.texas.gov/internetforms/Forms/DL-7.pdf (verified 2026-09-21)

## How far before a Texas turn or stop must you signal continuously?

Texas requires a continuous signal for at least 100 feet before turning or stopping, then turning the signal off when the move is complete. An unintended leftover blinker still means “turn” to everyone behind you. Practice wording is original; confirm the legal text in the official Texas handbook.

Citation: https://www.dps.texas.gov/internetforms/Forms/DL-7.pdf (verified 2026-09-21)

## Which Texas no-parking distances does the Driver Handbook list?

Texas forbids parking within 15 feet of a fire hydrant, 20 feet of a crosswalk at an intersection, 30 feet of the approach to a flashing signal, stop sign, yield sign, or other roadside traffic-control signal, and 50 feet of the nearest rail. Learn 15 / 20 / 30 / 50 as a set. Practice wording is original; confirm the legal text in the official Texas handbook.

Citation: https://www.dps.texas.gov/internetforms/Forms/DL-7.pdf (verified 2026-09-21)

## Are Texas bicyclists restricted to the right lane of traffic?

Texas says a bicycle is a vehicle and a rider has the same rights and responsibilities as a driver. Bicyclists are not restricted to the right lane. One-way multi-lane streets are one example; changing lanes to turn left is another. Testers invent a Texas curb-hug rule. Expect a rider in the left lane when the path requires it. Practice wording is original; confirm the legal text in the official Texas handbook.

Citation: https://www.dps.texas.gov/internetforms/Forms/DL-7.pdf (verified 2026-09-21)

## Texas light-rail trains share city streets and are quieter than most buses and cars. What does the handbook say about driving near the tracks?

Texas light rail moves on city streets and is quieter than most buses and cars. The handbook says do not drive, stop, or park on the tracks — it is dangerous and illegal. Cross only at designated crossings, look both ways because trains travel in both directions, and obey lights, gates, and signs. Testers treat a quiet Texas train like ordinary traffic. Stay off the rails. Practice wording is original; confirm the legal text in the official Texas handbook.

Citation: https://www.dps.texas.gov/internetforms/Forms/DL-7.pdf (verified 2026-09-21)

## How far from a Texas curb or road edge may you finish a parallel park?

Texas’s parallel-parking steps say you should be about six inches from the curb and must not park more than 18 inches from the curb or edge of the road. Testers copy a flat 12-inch number. Six-to-eighteen is the Texas curb range, separate from the 20 / 75 fire-station pair. Practice wording is original; confirm the legal text in the official Texas handbook.

Citation: https://www.dps.texas.gov/internetforms/Forms/DL-7.pdf (verified 2026-09-21)

## When may a bicycle stop, stand, or park on a Texas sidewalk?

The Texas Driver Handbook says a person may stop, stand, or park a bicycle on a sidewalk if the bicycle does not impede the normal and reasonable movement of pedestrian or other traffic on the sidewalk. Testers treat every Texas sidewalk as a no-bike stall. A bicycle that still leaves a walking path may stop there, separate from the 15 / 20 / 30 / 50 set extra. Practice wording is original; confirm the legal text in the official Texas handbook.

Citation: https://www.dps.texas.gov/internetforms/Forms/DL-7.pdf (verified 2026-09-21)

## What first-offense fine does the Texas Driver Handbook list for parking in a space reserved for people with disabilities?

The Texas Driver Handbook says illegally parking in a space reserved for individuals with disabilities is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of $500 to $750 for the first offense, rising with later offenses up to $1,250 for five or more. Testers treat a Texas disabled stall as an ordinary ticket. Five hundred to seven hundred fifty is the first-offense range, separate from the striped wheelchair-lift extra. Practice wording is original; confirm the legal text in the official Texas handbook.

Citation: https://www.dps.texas.gov/internetforms/Forms/DL-7.pdf (verified 2026-09-21)

## You cannot park off a Texas highway outside a business or residential district. How far must the standing vehicle stay visible?

The official Texas Driver Handbook says never park or leave a vehicle standing on the paved part of a highway outside a business or residential district when you can park off the road. If you cannot, leave room to pass, be sure the vehicle can be seen for at least 200 feet from each direction, and at night use parking lights or leave headlights on dim. Testers invent a short Texas glow. Two hundred feet each way is the rural pair, separate from the $500-to-$750 disabled-space extra. Practice wording is original; confirm the legal text in the official Texas handbook.

Citation: https://www.dps.texas.gov/internetforms/Forms/DL-7.pdf (verified 2026-09-21)

## May you park, stop, or stand a motor vehicle on a Texas sidewalk or crosswalk?

The official Texas Driver Handbook forbids parking, stopping, or standing a vehicle on a sidewalk or crosswalk. That motor-vehicle rule is a different line from the bicycle-on-sidewalk carve-out. Testers treat a Texas walk as leftover stall space. The walk stays for people, separate from the $500-to-$750 disabled-space extra. Practice wording is original; confirm the legal text in the official Texas handbook.

Citation: https://www.dps.texas.gov/internetforms/Forms/DL-7.pdf (verified 2026-09-21)

## May you park, stop, or stand a vehicle within a Texas intersection?

The official Texas Driver Handbook forbids parking, stopping, or standing a vehicle within an intersection. Testers nose a Texas car into the box “just to run in.” The box stays open, separate from the sidewalk-or-crosswalk extra. Practice wording is original; confirm the legal text in the official Texas handbook.

Citation: https://www.dps.texas.gov/internetforms/Forms/DL-7.pdf (verified 2026-09-21)

## When you leave a Texas vehicle standing unattended, what must already be done with the engine, ignition, key, brake, and wheels?

The official Texas Driver Handbook says it is illegal to permit a car to stand idling unattended without turning off the engine, locking the ignition, removing the key, and setting the brake, and when standing on any grade without turning the front wheels to the curb or side of the road. A remote starter that starts the engine without the key in the ignition is a listed exception until the key is in the vehicle. Testers leave a Texas stick-shift rolling toward the street. Engine, key, brake, and wheels are the set, separate from the driveway extra. Practice wording is original; confirm the legal text in the official Texas handbook.

Citation: https://www.dps.texas.gov/internetforms/Forms/DL-7.pdf (verified 2026-09-21)

## What braking does Texas require on a bicycle?

Official Texas Transportation Code 551.104 leftover says a person may not operate a bicycle unless the bicycle is equipped with a brake capable of making a braked wheel skid on dry, level, clean pavement. Testers invent leftover Texas no-brake courtesy. Skid-brake leftover from the one-way left extra. Practice wording is original; confirm the legal text in the official Texas handbook.

Citation: https://www.dps.texas.gov/internetforms/Forms/DL-7.pdf (verified 2026-09-21)

## How to cite

US Permit Test. “Texas permit test answers.” https://us-permit-test.com/texas/answers/ Verified 2026-09-26.
Handbook passages: https://us-permit-test.com/texas/handbook/ — confirm the legal text on the official handbook URL above.
Statute passages: https://us-permit-test.com/texas/statute/ — confirm the legal text on the legislature site.