DPS Texas Test Review Exam UPDATED
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
In a passenger car or truck (with a manufactureres rated carrying capacity of not more than
1500 pounds) who must use saftey belts? - CORRECT ANSWER The driver and all
passengers
Even if you are not intoxicated and you are under the age of 21, if you have any detectable
amount of alcohol in your system while operating a motor vehicle, you may be charged with:
- CORRECT ANSWER Driving Under the Influence of Alcohol by a minor (DUIA)
if you have a crash in which someone is injured you should - CORRECT
ANSWER Carefully help anyone who might be hurt and send for skilled help as
quickly as possible
The maximum fine for a first conviction of driving without a valid driver's license is: -
CORRECT ANSWER $200
When parallel parking, how many inches from the curb should your wheels be? - CORRECT
ANSWER 6-18 inches
Vehicle skids are most likely to be caused by: - CORRECT ANSWER Loss of traction
or driving too fast on wet roads
If you run out of pavement, you should - CORRECT ANSWER Don't hit the brakes
suddenly and hard but instead grip the steering wheel tightly and take your foot off the gas
pedal. Then you should carefully use your brakes, wait until your speed is reduced, check the
traffic behind you, and then carefully drive back onto the pavement.
A posted speed limit of 55 mph means: - CORRECT ANSWER You may drive 55 mph
only under favorable conditions.
, A solid yellow line on your side of the center stripe means - CORRECT
ANSWER "no-passing zone"
Headlights should be turned - CORRECT ANSWER 30 minutes after sunset & ending
30 mins. before sunrise, or when you cannot see someone clearly within at least 1,000 feet
At 20 miles per hour the average driver, from the moment he sees danger until he hits the
brake, will travel about - CORRECT ANSWER 44 feet
If you have a blow out while driving, you should - CORRECT ANSWER *do not hit
the brakes suddenly & hard
*Take your foot off the gas pedal & gently apply the brakes
*Steer straight ahead to a stop
When choosing your driving speed, the most important things to consider are: - CORRECT
ANSWER The condition of the weather, traffic, road, car, and driver
When you are taking medicine precribed for you by a doctor you should - CORRECT
ANSWER Ask your doctor if it is safe for you to drive
An object should extend NO more than how many inches from the left side of your vehicle? -
CORRECT ANSWER 3 inches
When approaching an intersection, bridge, or railroad crossing, you should never drive on the
left half of the road way when within - CORRECT ANSWER 100 feet
If a minor (a person under the age of 21 refuses to provide a breath or blood specimen to a
police officer, the minor's license will be suspended for a first time refusal for: - CORRECT
ANSWER 180 days
Not including thinking and reaction distance, at 20 miles per hour, lawful brakes should stop
a car within - CORRECT ANSWER 19 feet
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
In a passenger car or truck (with a manufactureres rated carrying capacity of not more than
1500 pounds) who must use saftey belts? - CORRECT ANSWER The driver and all
passengers
Even if you are not intoxicated and you are under the age of 21, if you have any detectable
amount of alcohol in your system while operating a motor vehicle, you may be charged with:
- CORRECT ANSWER Driving Under the Influence of Alcohol by a minor (DUIA)
if you have a crash in which someone is injured you should - CORRECT
ANSWER Carefully help anyone who might be hurt and send for skilled help as
quickly as possible
The maximum fine for a first conviction of driving without a valid driver's license is: -
CORRECT ANSWER $200
When parallel parking, how many inches from the curb should your wheels be? - CORRECT
ANSWER 6-18 inches
Vehicle skids are most likely to be caused by: - CORRECT ANSWER Loss of traction
or driving too fast on wet roads
If you run out of pavement, you should - CORRECT ANSWER Don't hit the brakes
suddenly and hard but instead grip the steering wheel tightly and take your foot off the gas
pedal. Then you should carefully use your brakes, wait until your speed is reduced, check the
traffic behind you, and then carefully drive back onto the pavement.
A posted speed limit of 55 mph means: - CORRECT ANSWER You may drive 55 mph
only under favorable conditions.
, A solid yellow line on your side of the center stripe means - CORRECT
ANSWER "no-passing zone"
Headlights should be turned - CORRECT ANSWER 30 minutes after sunset & ending
30 mins. before sunrise, or when you cannot see someone clearly within at least 1,000 feet
At 20 miles per hour the average driver, from the moment he sees danger until he hits the
brake, will travel about - CORRECT ANSWER 44 feet
If you have a blow out while driving, you should - CORRECT ANSWER *do not hit
the brakes suddenly & hard
*Take your foot off the gas pedal & gently apply the brakes
*Steer straight ahead to a stop
When choosing your driving speed, the most important things to consider are: - CORRECT
ANSWER The condition of the weather, traffic, road, car, and driver
When you are taking medicine precribed for you by a doctor you should - CORRECT
ANSWER Ask your doctor if it is safe for you to drive
An object should extend NO more than how many inches from the left side of your vehicle? -
CORRECT ANSWER 3 inches
When approaching an intersection, bridge, or railroad crossing, you should never drive on the
left half of the road way when within - CORRECT ANSWER 100 feet
If a minor (a person under the age of 21 refuses to provide a breath or blood specimen to a
police officer, the minor's license will be suspended for a first time refusal for: - CORRECT
ANSWER 180 days
Not including thinking and reaction distance, at 20 miles per hour, lawful brakes should stop
a car within - CORRECT ANSWER 19 feet
