TEXAS DPS FIREFIGHTER UPDATED FINAL PAPER
QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS GUARANTEE A+
✔✔What should be the greatest distance between two vehicles when one is towing the
other? - ✔✔15'
✔✔What should you do when hauling equipment that is wider, heavier, or longer than
the law permits? - ✔✔TX DOT Permit
✔✔When are turn indicator signals required on a vehicle? - ✔✔Any vehicle
manufactured after 1959
✔✔Outside the city limits, what type of vehicle must stop at all railroad crossings? -
✔✔Buses with people, Super heavy equipment, and trucks with explosives.
✔✔What types of vehicles are required to have mud flaps? - ✔✔all vehicles with 4 or
more wheels on the rear axle except single truck tractors pole trailers
✔✔What is the maximum speed limit for a taxicab on a numbered US or state highway
during the day? - ✔✔70mph
✔✔What is the maximum speed limit for motorbuses at night on numbered US and
state highways. - ✔✔65mph
✔✔What are the limits on load extensions over the front and rear of vehicles? - ✔✔3'
front and 4' back
✔✔What is the safest method to use when backing a large truck? - ✔✔Have a guide
✔✔What is the purpose of requiring registration papers on trucks at all times? -
✔✔Show officers empty weight and max haul capacity.
✔✔All school buses, taxis, and other vehicles hauling passengers for hire must carry a
chemical-type fire extinguisher of at least what capacity? - ✔✔One quart
✔✔What are the requirements concerning clearance lights on trucks and buses? -
✔✔Two amber on front and two red on back.
✔✔Every trailer, semi-trailer, or pole-trailer must have how many reflectors on the rear?
- ✔✔2
✔✔Mounted reflectors must be at least how many inches above the ground? - ✔✔24"
QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS GUARANTEE A+
✔✔What should be the greatest distance between two vehicles when one is towing the
other? - ✔✔15'
✔✔What should you do when hauling equipment that is wider, heavier, or longer than
the law permits? - ✔✔TX DOT Permit
✔✔When are turn indicator signals required on a vehicle? - ✔✔Any vehicle
manufactured after 1959
✔✔Outside the city limits, what type of vehicle must stop at all railroad crossings? -
✔✔Buses with people, Super heavy equipment, and trucks with explosives.
✔✔What types of vehicles are required to have mud flaps? - ✔✔all vehicles with 4 or
more wheels on the rear axle except single truck tractors pole trailers
✔✔What is the maximum speed limit for a taxicab on a numbered US or state highway
during the day? - ✔✔70mph
✔✔What is the maximum speed limit for motorbuses at night on numbered US and
state highways. - ✔✔65mph
✔✔What are the limits on load extensions over the front and rear of vehicles? - ✔✔3'
front and 4' back
✔✔What is the safest method to use when backing a large truck? - ✔✔Have a guide
✔✔What is the purpose of requiring registration papers on trucks at all times? -
✔✔Show officers empty weight and max haul capacity.
✔✔All school buses, taxis, and other vehicles hauling passengers for hire must carry a
chemical-type fire extinguisher of at least what capacity? - ✔✔One quart
✔✔What are the requirements concerning clearance lights on trucks and buses? -
✔✔Two amber on front and two red on back.
✔✔Every trailer, semi-trailer, or pole-trailer must have how many reflectors on the rear?
- ✔✔2
✔✔Mounted reflectors must be at least how many inches above the ground? - ✔✔24"
