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Traffic Review
Transportation Code
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is the title of chapter 541 of the Transportation Code? | Rules of the Road |
| How many days must a police officer give a violator to appear in court when they give a promise to appear (traffic citation) | 10 days |
| What 2 offenses can you not arrest someone for and you MUST issue a promise to appaer | speeding and open container |
| What states are not a member of the Nonresident Violator Compact of 1977? | Alaska, California, Oregon, Michigan, Montana, and Wisconsin |
| What does a blood bank vehicle become when it is used in an emergency? | Authorized emergency vehicle |
| An operator exempt from the rules regulating traffic in the transportation code, may proceed past a red light after slowing down as necessary and the provisions of the Code do not protect the operator from the consequences of reckless disregard when? | Running code to a call |
| What may you do at a green light? | Proceed straight ahead, make a u-turn unless prohibited by a sign, make a left turn providing oncoming traffic has cleared the intersection and make a right turn |
| What is a warning to vehicular traffic that the related green movement is being terminated and that a red light will soon be exhibited? | A steady yellow light |
| What is a flashing red light? | A stop sign |
| What is one half hour after sunset until one half hour before sunrise? | Nightime |
| What is one half hour before sunrise until one half hour after sunset? | Daytime |
| What can a 16 year old in violation of a law in a vehicle receive? | A ticket and so may the operator |
| The shoulder of the road is a road that is that portion of the highway that is.... | Contiguous to the highway |
| What is a person's signature on a traffic ticket? | Not an admission of guilt and is a promise to appear in court |
| You may not use this to indicate to a driver behind you a "Do Pass" situation. | Turn signal |
| An example of when right of way is given to vehicles in situations and not certain vehicles in general is. | A vehicle on the highway has the right of way to a vehicle entering the highway. |
| The authorized distances within which a stop may be made at a railroad crossing. | Within 50 feet but not closer than 15 feet from the nearest rail |
| How long do you have to take a driver's safety course in order to dismiss a ticket? | 90 days |
| What is an improved shoulder? | A paved shoulder |
| Within how many feet of an intersection must you use a turn signal if you are turning? | 100 feet |
| What must a school bus be? | Painted yellow and have the words school bus on it. |
| What type of license has a profile layout? | Provisional license |
| A driver's license for someone over 21 has what type of layout | Horizontal layout |
| How far behind an ambulance must you be if it is running code? | 50 feet |
| Who can give someone permission to run over a fire hose? | The Fire Commander on scene |
| How old must you be to drive a school bus or taxi? | At least 18 years old. |
| What must you do at a flashing yellow light? | Use caution but you do not have to yield. |
| Prima Facie Speed for Urban District | 30mph |
| Prima Facie Speed for Alley | 15mph |
| Prima Facie Speed for Numbered Highway | 70mph |
| Prima Facie Speed for not a numbered highway | 60mph |
| Prima Facie Speed for an inspected school bus | 60mph |
| Prima Facie Speed for an uninspected school bus | 50mph |
| Prima Facie Speed for a beach | 15mph |
| A dirt road yields the right of way to? | A paved road |
| A service road yields the right of way to? | Highway |
| Who has the right of way at an intersection where both vehicles arrive at the same time? | The person on the right. |
| The person on the left yields the right of way to? | the person on the right |
| Anytime someone is _______ to the road you are entering they have the right of way. | already established |
| When is it okay to drive on an improved shoulder? | stop, stand, park, accelerate to enter the main road, decelerate to make a right turn, pass another vehicle that is slowing to make a left turn, to allow a vehicle going faster than you to pass, and to avoid a collision. |
| Drivers and passengers must have heardear on a motorcycle unless: | 21 or older and completed a motorcycle training and safety course OR 21 or older and has health insurance |
| What is a vehicle? | A device that can be used to transport or draw persons or property on a highway. |
| What is a motorcycle? | A motor vehicle other than a tractor that is equipped with a rider's saddle and designed to have not more than 3 wheels on the ground when propelled. |
| Who may get a driver's license? | 18 year olds or older |
| Who may have a licnese once completed a training program? | 16 year olds |
| Who may have a hardship license once completed a training program | 15 year olds |
| What are the requirements of a hardship license? | Must pass a driver's ed course, must pass written exam, must show that if you are denied it will place unusual economic hardship on your family, that it is necessary because of an ill family member |
| What is a Class A License? | 26,001 or more gross vehicle weight rating - towing 10,001 or more |
| What is a Class B License? | 26,000 or more gross vehicle weight rating - towing 10,000 or less |
| What is a Class C license? | Less than 26,001 gross vehicle weight rating and no combination of requirements of A or B license. |
| When do you not have to stop for a school bus loading or unloading? | You are on opposite side of the road and there is a protected median |
| How long do military members have to get a driver's license? | 120 days |
| The offense of running a red light can only be an offense when? | The light was in fact red and not yellow. |
| What should you do if an emergence vehicle comes up behind you? | Move to the right lane and stop if possible. |
| How close does dumping have to be for it to be a public nuisance offense. | 300 feet or less from a public street |
| What are the requirements for a vehicle's headlights? | 2 headlights, one on each side of the vehicle, 24-54 inches from the ground, and must be white and visible at a distance of 1000 feet. |
| You are not permitted to pass anyone within how many feet of a railroad track or intersection? | 100 feet |
| What should you do when making a right hand turn? | Turn as close as practicable to the right curb. |
| How far from the curb should your tires be when parking? | 18 inches or less |
| What should you do when traffic is slowing? | Slow down and stop if needed. |
| When may you pass a vehicle on the right lane? | When on a two lane road and the vehicle is stopped on the left. |
| When must you stop when coming out of an alley? | before the sidewalk |
| What should you do at a solid yellow light? | Slow down and prepare to stop |
| What is a moped? | motor driven cycle that cannot attain a speed of 30 mph in 1 mile and has a piston displacement of 50 cubic centimeters or less. |
| Who is charged with clearing livestock off of the roadway? | Sheriff |
| Where must you stop at a stop sign? | behind the withe line or before the intersection |
| When can you make a left hand turn on red? | When going from a one way street onto another one way street |
| How many lights total are you allowed to have on the front of your vehicle? | 4 |
| What is a light truck? | has a manufacturer rated carrying capacity of 2,000 pounds or less |
| What is a bus? | Motor vehicle used to carry 10 or more passengers including the driver |
| What may a horse, bicycle, etc. be considered when on the roadway? | Traffic |
| When does a pedestrian have the right of way? | Inside a marked crosswalk. |
| How far away from a fire hydrant must you park? | 15 feet |
| How far away from a crosswalk must you park? | 20 feet |
| How far away from a stop sign, yield sign, or traffic control device must you park? | 30 feet |
| What type of license will the DMV issue you if you get a motorcycle license? | CM |
| When may you pass a school bus? | After it has resumed motion, the driver signals that you may proceed and the visual sign is no longer actuated. |
| What is a highway? | A public highway that is in the designated state highway system, is designated a controlled access facility and has a minimum of 3 travel lanes in each direction of travel |
| What is a passenger car? | a motor vehicle used to transport persons and designed to accommodate 10 or fewer passengers including the driver |
| What are tail lamp requirements? | 2 tail lamps, height from 15-72 inches, spaced as widely apart as practicable, must be red and visible at a distance of 1000 feet from the rear of the vehicle |
| What are the license plate light requirements? | must be white light and visible at a distance of 50 feet |
| What are the stop lamp requirements? | 2 stop lamps, mounted on the rear of the vehicle, must be red or amber, visible at a distance of 300 feet and display when the brake is applied |
| What are the turn signal lamp requirements? | Must be in the front, rear and sides of vehicle; spaced as widely apart as practicable; white or amber on the front and red or amber on the back; must be visible from 500 feet if vehicle is 80 inches wide or more and 300 feet if less than 80 inches wide |
| What are the reflector requirements? | Must have 2 red reflectors on the rear and can be part of the tail lamp, mounted at a height of 15 - 60 inches, and visible at night at a distance of 100-600 feet. |
| What is a roadway? | portion of a municipal street that is improved, designed or ordinarily used for vehicular travel. |
| What is a motor vehicle? | motor driven or propelled vehicle required to be registered under the laws of this state; a travel trailer; an all terrain vehicle or a recreational off highway vehicle; and a motorcycle, motor driven cycle, or moped that is not required to be registered |
| When is a vehicle deemed to be abandoned? | Has been left for longer than 48 hours on a highway and is subject to removal by a police officer |
| What are the requirements when towing a vehicle? | Must be no more than 15 feet between your vehicle and he one you are towing; must place a white flag in the middle of the tow bar/chain; and the flag must be 12" square |
| You can have up to what percentage of tint? | 25% |
| When must a train blow their horn? | within 1500 feet of a railroad crossing |
| What are the requirements when carrying a load? | If sticks out over 4 feet from the back of the vehicle you must tie a red flag on the end of the load and it has to be 12" square |
| What is a farm tractor? | A motor vehicle designed and used primarily as a farm implement to draw an implement of husbandry, including a plow or a mowing machine |
| What chapter of the Texas Penal Code is DWI found in? | Chapter 49 |
| How close to a railroad crossing or an intersection can you not pass? | within 100 feet |
| When can you be held for negligent behavior that causes harm? | If violating company policy |
| What is the first thing you do when arriving on the scene of a crash? | Check on the people involved in the crash. |
| Who sets the prima facie speed limits? | Texas Department of Transportation |
| What is it when you drive at a rate greater than is reasonable and prudent under then circumstances existing? | speeding |
| How many days do you have to get a vehicle inspected after it expires? | 5 days |
| How many days do you have to get a vehicle registered after it expires? | 5 business days |
| When operating a vehicle that emits visible smoke for 10 second or longer or smoke that remains suspended in the air for 10 seconds it is a what? | Offense |
| You may not operate a vehicle equipped with what? | red, white or blue beacon flashing or alternating light |
| Where may an operator not back a vehicle? | on a shoulder or roadway of a limited access or controlled access highway |
| How old must you be to ride in the bed of a truck? | 18 years old |
| It is an offense to transport a child without a car seat when? | The child is younger than 8 years old, unless the child is taller than 4 feet 9 inches. |
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