100 Questions
Which of the following is true regarding the prima facie speed limit in the state of Texas?
The prima facie speed limits are determined to be the reasonable and prudent speeds under normal conditions; however, no person may operate a vehicle at a speed greater than is reasonable and prudent under circumstances that do in fact exist.
“_____________” means the period beginning one-half hour before sunrise and ending one-half hour after sunset.
Daytime
Flat tire marks are generally...
much longer than any car would ever skid.
An operator may not drive so slowly as to impede the ____ and ____ movement of traffic, except when necessary for safe operation.
normal/reasonable
An operator on a “paved road” ______________ an operator on an unpaved road.
has right-of-way over
Which of the following is true regarding the operation of an authorized emergency vehicle in an emergency?
All are correct.
Under which of the following conditions is a vehicle not authorized to operate on an improved shoulder?
None listed, since each is a legal movement.
Which of the following situations/offenses would require the officer to take the violator into custody?
All listed.
Which person may not be issued a driver's license in the state of Texas?
A seventeen-year-old person seeking a class C license to go to work because she dropped out of high school after forty days of class for hardship reasons to seek work to help her family.
How may persons can ride in a house trailer?
None
The Traffic Code states, “An operator may not operate at a speed greater than is reasonable and __________ under the circumstances then existing.”
prudent
Which of the following groups or persons does not come under the jurisdiction of the Transportation Code while upon a roadway?
None listed
All witnesses to an accident should...
complete written statements.
In order to legally dump, how far must the dumping area be from a road or fence?
300 feet
In measuring a skid mark, the officer...
begins at the point where the skid mark is even faintly visible.
“__________” means pedestrians, ridden or herded animals, and conveyances, including vehicles and streetcars, singly or together while using a highway for the purposes of travel.
Traffic
To reconstruct an accident, the investigator begins...
by working from the results back to the cause of the accident.
Upon reaching an uncontrolled intersection of equal design and surface, an operator of a vehicle must yield right-of-way to...
the vehicle on his right.
Under which of the following circumstances is a vehicle permitted to move to the left side of the roadway?
To avoid a collision.
Which of the following is not an "authorized emergency vehicle?"
Blood bank or tissue bank vehicles any time.
Regarding right-of-way rules, which of the following is false?
A police patrol vehicle making use of visual and audible signals is given the right-of-way and therefore does not have to worry about due regard for the safety of others.
Which of the following circumstances does not require an officer to take the arrested person immediately before a magistrate?
The violator is charged with a Class C misdemeanor.
Which of the following is not required to be displayed as a warning device when a truck carrying flammable liquids that is over 30 feet long is disabled on the roadway for more than 10 minutes?
A lighted flare placed approximately 100 feet from the disabled vehicle in the center of the lane occupied by such vehicle and toward approaching traffic.
What is the minimum distance permissible for any person other than an authorized emergency vehicle to follow a fire apparatus responding to an emergency or to follow an ambulance when its flashing red lights are operating?
500 feet
Hazard lamps shall be visible at a distance of _______ feet in normal light.
500
Which of the following is true?
Traffic laws apply to persons riding bicycles with the exception of those provisions of the Transportation Code that by their nature cannot apply.
The “prima facie speed limit” in an alley is________ per hour.
15
Which of the following would most likely be responsible for livestock running loose on the highway?
County sheriff officers
In accordance with T.C. 601.191, which of the following violations is punishable by a fine of not less than $175 for the first offense?
Failure to show proof of financial responsibility to a police officer upon request.
Vehicle headlamps must be turned on within __ minutes after sunset.
30
Vehicular traffic entering an intersection controlled by a signal light which shows a "Red Light" with "Green Arrow" facing the driver of such vehicle shall yield the right of way to __________ lawfully within a crosswalk, but will have the right of way to other vehicles.
pedestrians
When visibility is less than ___ feet, an operator must turn on his or her headlights.
1000
An ambulance is responding Code 3 to an emergency using emergency light and siren. On seeing or hearing the emergency vehicle, other traffic on the roadway must...
pull to the farthest right lane and stop if possible.
Under which of the following conditions may a person operate a vehicle over an unprotected fire hose laid down on a street to be used at a fire emergency?
Only with permission of the fire department official in charge.
How many days must a police officer give a violator to appear in court when the person has been permitted to sign the traffic ticket?
Ten
Bobby is driving his motor vehicle upon a public roadway during the time of day that lighted lamps are required. Lighted lamps are required to be displayed:
One half hour after sunset to a half-hour before sunrise.
A vehicle facing a flashing red traffic signal at an intersection shall...
stop and then proceed when safe to do so.
Under the traffic law, a "school bus" must:
be painted and designated as a school bus.
What is the punishment for failing to stop at the scene of an accident when the driver involved in the accident causes the injury or death of a person?
Felony of the Third Degree
Bill is driving his vehicle on a single lane street and approaches an intersecting street that has three marked lanes for traffic. There are no traffic signs or signals erected. Bill should:
Must yield right of way.
Which of the following offenses may not be dismissed by taking a driving safety course? The offense charged is:
26 mph over the speed limit.
The driver of any motor truck or motor vehicle drawing another vehicle which if following another motor truck upon a roadway outside of business or residential area shall have ______ between his vehicle and the one he is following so that an overtaking can safely enter and occupy the space.
Sufficient space.
The shoulder of a road is that portion of the highway that is...
contiguous to the roadway.
A “moped” means a motor-driven cycle that cannot attain a speed in one mile of more than ______ miles per hour.
30
Which of the following is true regarding the right-of-way rules?
The Transportation Code never gives the right-of-way to any vehicle but rather places responsibility on one vehicle to yield the right-of-way to another in specific circumstances.
A motor vehicle would be considered “Abandoned” if the motor vehicle has be left unattended on the right-of-way of a designated county, state, or federal highway for more than ______ hours.
48
An operator of a motor vehicle who is permitted to give a hand and arm signal shall give the signal from ___________.
the left side of the vehicle
Which of the following is not a valid driver's license in the state of Texas?
Class E
Under which of the following conditions may a person operate a vehicle over an unprotected fire hose laid down on a street to be used at a fire emergency?
only with the permission of the fire department official in charge
A “moped” engine by definition:
All listed
In taking photographs of an accident scene, an officer...
concentrates on evidence at the scene.
"Urban District" means the territory continuous to and including any highway or street which is built up with structures devoted go business, industry, or dwelling houses, situated at intervals of less than _______ feet for a distance of _______ mile on either side of the highway.
100 feet and 1/4 mile.
An operator may not turn the vehicle to move in the opposite direction when approaching a curve or the crest of a grade if the vehicle is not visible to the operator of another vehicle approaching from either direction within _______ feet.
500
Under which of the following conditions is the operator of an automobile not required to bring the vehicle to a full stop and wait until authorized to proceed?
On a divided highway, the operator of a vehicle sees a stopped school bus displaying alternately flashing red lights on the opposite side of the roadway where pedestrians are not permitted to cross the roadway.
To make a right turn at an intersection, an operator shall make both the _______ and the ______ as closely as practicable to the right-hand curb or edge of the roadway.
approach and the turn
An operator passing another vehicle shall return to an authorized lane of travel before coming within _______ feet of an approaching vehicle, if a lane authorized for vehicles approaching from the opposite direction is used in passing; or otherwise.
200
Unless otherwise stated, a person found guilty of violating the Transportation Code is charged with a...
a misdemeanor
If an operator disregards a missing stop sign the violation would be:
no violation
“_____________” means a motor vehicle designed, used, or maintained primarily to transport property.
Truck
According to the Transportation Code, which of the following is a recognized way to establish the financial responsibility required for the operation of a motor vehicle?
Surety bond
Which of the following persons may not be issued any type of driver's license in the state of Texas?
Any person who is under the age of 15 years.
An arrested traffic violator may be released on his promise to appear if the...
All listed
“Shoulder” means the portion of a highway that is:
All listed
Which of the following reports is filed in every reportable accident for which the Texas peace officer has jurisdiction to investigate collisions?
Texas Peace Officer's Accident Report, CR-3
A two-lane dirt road intersects with a two-lane paved road. Who must yield?
Person on dirt road
Which of the following is false regarding passing another vehicle on the highway?
While making a pass, a vehicle is permitted to exceed the maximum posted speed limit in order to comply with the rule that states that a pass must be completed while allowing 200 feet for vehicles approaching from the opposite direction.
If a sixteen-year-old front-seat passenger is not wearing a safety belt, to whom should the traffic ticket be issued?
Both the driver and the passenger.
A store erects a Square Red Sign that reads Stop, facing their own parking lot traffic, to control their customers in their own parking lot, adjacent to the highway. This is:
No violation
A tail-lamp or a separate lamp shall be constructed and mounted to emit a ________ light that; (1) illuminates the rear license plate; and makes the plate clearly legible at a distance of _____ feet from the rear.
white, 50
A citizen, concerned about the speed of vehicles traveling in front of his residence, places a "slow" sign next to the road.
Both are correct.
Which of the following criteria must a magistrate meet to qualify as the magistrate the officer is to take a traffic violator before?
All listed
In which of the following circumstances are headlights not required?
Half an hour after sunrise in clear weather conditions.
A ___________ is a graph on which three or more scales are arranged so that a straight line drawn though values on any two will cross the third at a corresponding value.
nomograph
The Texas police officer has jurisdiction in all but one circumstance below. In which does the officer not have jurisdiction to investigate and issue a traffic citation if warranted?
The violator is operating a motor vehicle in a reckless manner in a parking lot for which a fee is paid for parking motor vehicles.
Unless prohibited by the Commercial Driver’s License Chapter, the license holder may operate any vehicle of the type for which that class of license is issued and any lesser type of vehicle other than:
Motorcycle
A class C driver's license permits a person to operate a single two-axle vehicle (other than a motorcycle or moped) with a gross weight not exceeding __ pounds.
26,000
Which of the following is false regarding skid mark evidence?
All accident scenes have skid mark evidence.
How many head lamps can the operator of a vehicle legally activate at any one time?
4
If a driver hits a mailbox and causes damage to the vehicle exceeding $1,000, the operator is required to...
Do all listed
A turn signal lamp must be visible in normal sunlight at a distance of at least ______ feet from the front and rear of the vehicle if the vehicle is at least 80 inches wide, and at least _____ feet from front and rear of the vehicle if the vehicle is less than 80 inches wide.
500, 300
Which of the following skid marks most frequently indicates the point of impact?
Scrub marks
Authorized emergency vehicle means:
A private vehicle of a certified emergency medical services employee when responding to a medical emergency.
Mr. Smith is driving a vehicle on a two-way roadway. On his way to work, as he is driving observes Mr. Wilson stop in the middle of the roadway having mechanical problems. To avoid a collision, Mr. Smith drives his vehicle left of the center of the roadway. What offense has been committed?
No offense
Except as provided by Subchapter F of the Traffic Code, a motor vehicle, trailer, semi-trailer, or pole trailer shall be equipped with at least two _____ reflectors on the rear of the vehicle.
Red
Which of the following is not a question the investigating officer should ask an operator during the post collision interview?
All listed are proper questions the investigator might ask the driver.
“____________________” means a vehicle that is not designed or used primarily to transport persons or property and that is only incidentally operated on a highway.
Special Mobile Equipment
To determine which person was operating a particular vehicle, the investigating officer's best approach is to...
place a hand on the vehicle and ask, "Who was operating this car at the time of the crash?"
Unless specifically prohibited, vehicular traffic facing a green signal may...
proceed straight.
While driving an automobile, a person may not pass within ____ feet of an intersection.
100
A person may not drive a motor vehicle on:
sidewalk, sidewalk area or a hike and bike trail
A person intending to turn left or right must signal intent to turn at least ___ feet before the intersection.
100
An operator, shall, if following another vehicle maintain______________ between the two vehicles so that, considering the speed of the vehicle, traffic, and the conditions of the highway, the operator can safely stop without colliding with the preceding vehicle or veering into another vehicle, object, or person on or near the highway.
maintain an assured clear distance (Safe Distance)
Where is a U-turn permitted in accordance with the Transportation Code?
At an intersection controlled by an official traffic control device displaying red, yellow, and green signals, unless a sign prohibits the movement.
In which of the following conditions may an officer make a valid custody arrest?
All listed
A person must have at least a _________ driver’s license in order to legally operate a truck with a GVWR of 45,000 pounds towing a “farm-trailer” with a GVWR of 20,000 pounds.
Class B
Which of the following is false regarding the operation of an authorized emergency vehicle in an emergency?
The emergency audible and visual signals give the operator the right of way; therefore, the operator may proceed as desired.
What is the total number of headlights that a vehicle can have on each side of the vehicle?
Two
Rules of the Road—Definitions—are found in The Transportation Code Chapter in which of the following statutes?
541
In which of the following reports can an officer express an "opinion?"
An accident report
The term "vehicle" under the traffic laws does not include:
railroad train operated on rails.
Study Notes
Traffic Laws in Texas
- "Daytime" means the period beginning one-half hour before sunrise and ending one-half hour after sunset.
- An operator may not drive so slowly as to impede the normal and safe movement of traffic, except when necessary for safe operation.
Authorized Emergency Vehicles
- Authorized emergency vehicles may operate at a speed greater than is reasonable and safe under the circumstances.
- An operator of an authorized emergency vehicle may disregard traffic regulations when operating in an emergency.
Right-of-Way Rules
- An operator of a vehicle must yield right-of-way to other vehicles, pedestrians, or animals when approaching an intersection without a traffic signal or sign.
- An operator of a vehicle must yield right-of-way to pedestrians or vehicles already in the intersection.
Traffic Signals
- A vehicle facing a flashing red traffic signal at an intersection must come to a complete stop before entering the intersection.
- A vehicle facing a green traffic signal may proceed through the intersection, but must yield to pedestrians or vehicles already in the intersection.
Speed Limits
- The prima facie speed limit in an alley is 15 miles per hour.
- The prima facie speed limit on a highway is 30 miles per hour in an urban district and 70 miles per hour in a rural area.
Vehicle Operation
- An operator may not turn the vehicle to move in the opposite direction when approaching a curve or the crest of a grade if the vehicle is not visible to the operator of another vehicle approaching from either direction within 500 feet.
- An operator may not pass another vehicle on the right side when approaching an intersection or when the operator of the other vehicle is turning left.
- An operator may not pass another vehicle on the left side when the operator of the other vehicle is turning left.
Lighting
- Vehicle headlamps must be turned on within 30 minutes after sunset.
- Hazard lamps must be visible at a distance of 500 feet in normal light.
Accidents
- All witnesses to an accident should remain at the scene until the investigating officer has completed the investigation.
- To reconstruct an accident, the investigator begins by taking photographs of the accident scene.
Vehicle Equipment
- A tail-lamp or a separate lamp must be constructed and mounted to emit a red light that illuminates the rear license plate and makes the plate clearly legible at a distance of 50 feet from the rear.
- A turn signal lamp must be visible in normal sunlight at a distance of at least 100 feet from the front and rear of the vehicle if the vehicle is at least 80 inches wide.
Licenses
- A person may not be issued a driver's license in the state of Texas if they are under the age of 15 or if they have been adjudicated as mentally incompetent.
- A class C driver's license permits a person to operate a single two-axle vehicle (other than a motorcycle or moped) with a gross weight not exceeding 26,011 pounds.
skid marks
- Skid marks are generally used to measure the speed of a vehicle.
- The length of a skid mark can be used to estimate the speed of a vehicle before the brakes were applied.
Texas Traffic Code Quiz
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