TEXAS COMMERCIAL RULES 2026 DEFENSIVE
DRIVING AND INSPECTION DRILL PACK
ANSWER SHEET
◉ What does "communicating" mean in safe driving?
Answer: Telling other drivers what you are going to do. Signaling,
brake lights, hazard lights, driving slowly, use of horn flash lights.
◉ Where should you place reflectors when stopped on a divided
highway?
Answer: 10 ft, 100 ft and 200 feet
◉ What three things add up to total stopping distance?
Answer: Perception Distance
+ Reaction Distance
+ Braking Distance
= Total Stopping Distance
◉ If you go twice as fast, will your stopping distance increase by two
or four times?
Answer: Four
,◉ Empty trucks have the best braking. True or False?
Answer: False. Empty trucks require greater stopping distances
because less traction.
◉ What is hydroplaning?
Answer: Like water-skiing- the tires lose contact with the road and
have no traction.
◉ What is "black ice"?
Answer: Thin layer of ice that makes road look wet below freezing.
◉ How do you find out how many seconds of following distance
space you have?
Answer: Count the seconds until you reach the same spot as the
vehicle ahead of you. 1 second = 10 feet
◉ If you are driving a 30-foot vehicle at 55 mph, how many seconds
of following distance should you allow?
Answer: 4 seconds or more
◉ You should decrease your following distance if somebody is
following you too closely. True or False?
Answer: true
, ◉ If you swing wide to the left before turning right, another driver
may try to pass you on the right. True or False?
Answer: true
◉ What is a hazard?
Answer: any road condition or other road user (driver, bicyclist,
pedestrian) that is a possible danger.
◉ Why make emergency plans when you see a hazard?
Answer: To be prepared
◉ What are some tips to follow so you won't become a distracted
driver?
Answer: reduce or eliminate distractions, turn off all communication
devices, use hands free if possible, do not read or type text
messages. Be familiar with vehicle features and equipment before
getting behind the wheel.
◉ How do you use in-vehicle communications equipment
cautiously?
Answer: keep it in reach and to not read or text
◉ How do you recognize a distracted driver?
DRIVING AND INSPECTION DRILL PACK
ANSWER SHEET
◉ What does "communicating" mean in safe driving?
Answer: Telling other drivers what you are going to do. Signaling,
brake lights, hazard lights, driving slowly, use of horn flash lights.
◉ Where should you place reflectors when stopped on a divided
highway?
Answer: 10 ft, 100 ft and 200 feet
◉ What three things add up to total stopping distance?
Answer: Perception Distance
+ Reaction Distance
+ Braking Distance
= Total Stopping Distance
◉ If you go twice as fast, will your stopping distance increase by two
or four times?
Answer: Four
,◉ Empty trucks have the best braking. True or False?
Answer: False. Empty trucks require greater stopping distances
because less traction.
◉ What is hydroplaning?
Answer: Like water-skiing- the tires lose contact with the road and
have no traction.
◉ What is "black ice"?
Answer: Thin layer of ice that makes road look wet below freezing.
◉ How do you find out how many seconds of following distance
space you have?
Answer: Count the seconds until you reach the same spot as the
vehicle ahead of you. 1 second = 10 feet
◉ If you are driving a 30-foot vehicle at 55 mph, how many seconds
of following distance should you allow?
Answer: 4 seconds or more
◉ You should decrease your following distance if somebody is
following you too closely. True or False?
Answer: true
, ◉ If you swing wide to the left before turning right, another driver
may try to pass you on the right. True or False?
Answer: true
◉ What is a hazard?
Answer: any road condition or other road user (driver, bicyclist,
pedestrian) that is a possible danger.
◉ Why make emergency plans when you see a hazard?
Answer: To be prepared
◉ What are some tips to follow so you won't become a distracted
driver?
Answer: reduce or eliminate distractions, turn off all communication
devices, use hands free if possible, do not read or type text
messages. Be familiar with vehicle features and equipment before
getting behind the wheel.
◉ How do you use in-vehicle communications equipment
cautiously?
Answer: keep it in reach and to not read or text
◉ How do you recognize a distracted driver?
