Texas DPS Permit Practice Test 2026: Übungstest 8

Übungstest 8 von 8 für den Test „Texas DPS Permit Practice Test“: 25 weitere Fragen mit Antworten und Erklärungen.

Führerschein
Texas
205 Fragen
Geprüft am 10. Oktober 2026

Frage 1 von 25
What usually happens if you refuse a chemical test after an arrest for impaired driving?
- You get a written warning
- Nothing happens
- Your driver license is suspended or revoked
- You must retake the written test only
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Antwort: C. Your driver license is suspended or revoked
Refusing a test brings its own penalties, including losing your license, even if you are not convicted of impaired driving.
Frage 2 von 25
You are driving out of a driveway or parking lot onto a street. Who must you yield to?
- Only pedestrians
- No one, if you use your turn signal
- Pedestrians on the sidewalk and all traffic on the street
- Only cars coming from your left
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Antwort: C. Pedestrians on the sidewalk and all traffic on the street
A driver entering a road from a driveway or private road must stop and yield to pedestrians and to traffic on the road.
Frage 3 von 25
What does this sign mean?
- The road ahead becomes a divided highway; keep right
- The divided highway ends
- A narrow bridge is ahead
- A crossroad is ahead
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Antwort: A. The road ahead becomes a divided highway; keep right
A median or barrier will separate the two directions of traffic. Keep to the right of it.
Frage 4 von 25
You stopped for a school bus with flashing red lights. When may you drive on?
- After waiting about 30 seconds
- When the bus driver honks
- As soon as you see the children on the sidewalk
- Only after the red lights stop flashing
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Antwort: D. Only after the red lights stop flashing
Stay stopped for as long as the red lights are flashing. Then watch for children before you move.
Frage 5 von 25
What does this sign mean?
- A passing lane is ahead
- Traffic ahead travels in both directions on the same road
- Two lanes go your way
- A divided highway begins
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Antwort: B. Traffic ahead travels in both directions on the same road
You are leaving a one-way road or divided highway. Oncoming traffic will be beside you, so keep right.
Frage 6 von 25
When is it right to use your horn?
- To warn others of danger or to help avoid a crash
- To greet friends as you drive by
- To show you are angry
- To tell a slow driver to hurry up
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Antwort: A. To warn others of danger or to help avoid a crash
Use your horn to let others know you are there or to warn them of a hazard, not to express anger.
Frage 7 von 25
Your car breaks down on a highway. What should you do first?
- Turn on your hazard lights and pull as far off the road as you can
- Keep the lights off to save the battery
- Walk along the highway for help
- Stop in your lane and get out
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Antwort: A. Turn on your hazard lights and pull as far off the road as you can
Use your hazard flashers and get your car off the road if possible. Avoid stopping just over a hill or around a curve.
Frage 8 von 25
What should you do when you see this sign?
- Turn right only on a green light
- Do not turn right; go straight or turn left if allowed
- Yield to vehicles turning right
- Turn right after a full stop
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Antwort: B. Do not turn right; go straight or turn left if allowed
The black arrow shows the move and the red circle and slash forbid it. You may not turn right at this intersection.
Frage 9 von 25
What does it mean to overdrive your headlights?
- Driving with only parking lights on
- Driving so fast that you cannot stop within the distance your headlights show
- Using high beams near other cars
- Driving with one headlight out
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Antwort: B. Driving so fast that you cannot stop within the distance your headlights show
At night, drive at a speed that lets you stop within the area your headlights light up.
Frage 10 von 25
What is the center lane shown here used for?
- Driving for long distances in heavy traffic
- Left turns by drivers from both directions
- Passing slower vehicles
- Parking and loading
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Antwort: B. Left turns by drivers from both directions
A two-way left-turn lane is shared by drivers from both directions to make left turns. It is not a travel lane or passing lane.
Frage 11 von 25
How should you exit a freeway?
- Stop on the shoulder, then take the exit
- Slow down in the main lane, then change lanes
- Move into the exit lane early, then slow down in the exit lane
- Cross the painted area at the last moment
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Antwort: C. Move into the exit lane early, then slow down in the exit lane
Get into the correct lane well before the exit, signal, and do most of your slowing after you enter the exit lane or ramp.
Frage 12 von 25
In almost every state, an adult driver age 21 or older is breaking the law if their blood alcohol concentration (BAC) is at or above what level?
- 0.12%
- 0.15%
- 0.20%
- 0.08%
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Antwort: D. 0.08%
It is illegal in every state except Utah to drive with a BAC of 0.08% or higher. Utah's limit is 0.05%, and stricter limits apply to younger and commercial drivers.
Frage 13 von 25
Compared with a sober driver, about how much more likely is a driver with a BAC of 0.08% to crash?
- About 20 times
- About the same
- About 4 times
- About 1.5 times
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Antwort: C. About 4 times
Drivers at a BAC of 0.08% are about four times more likely to crash than drivers with no alcohol.
Frage 14 von 25
A flagger in a work zone holds up a STOP paddle. What must you do?
- Stop and wait until the flagger signals you to go
- Stop only if workers are in your lane
- Honk and keep going
- Slow down and drive around the flagger
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Antwort: A. Stop and wait until the flagger signals you to go
Work zone flaggers are allowed to direct traffic. Their signals must be obeyed like a traffic officer's.
Frage 15 von 25
Why should you never drive beside a motorcycle in the same lane?
- Motorcycles must ride on the shoulder
- A motorcyclist has the right to use the full width of the lane
- Motorcycles are always slower than cars
- It is fine if the rider waves you by
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Antwort: B. A motorcyclist has the right to use the full width of the lane
A motorcycle is entitled to a full lane, just like a car. Sharing its lane is dangerous and not allowed.
Frage 16 von 25
Which signs use this round shape?
- Hospital signs
- Railroad crossing advance warning signs
- Speed limit signs
- School zone signs
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Antwort: B. Railroad crossing advance warning signs
In the United States the circle shape is used for the railroad advance warning sign.
Frage 17 von 25
What does this sign mean?
- Trucks cross the road ahead
- An uphill passing lane is ahead
- A steep downhill grade is ahead; slow down and use a lower gear
- A truck stop is ahead
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Antwort: C. A steep downhill grade is ahead; slow down and use a lower gear
On a steep downgrade, slow down before the hill and shift to a lower gear so your brakes do not overheat.
Frage 18 von 25
When is it right to use your high-beam headlights?
- On dark, open roads when no vehicles are close ahead or coming toward you
- In fog
- In busy city traffic
- When following another car closely
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Antwort: A. On dark, open roads when no vehicles are close ahead or coming toward you
High beams help you see farther on dark roads, but dim them for oncoming traffic and when following another vehicle.
Frage 19 von 25
Which of these is distracted driving?
- Scanning the road ahead
- Eating or changing the music while driving
- Keeping both hands on the wheel
- Checking your mirrors
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Antwort: B. Eating or changing the music while driving
Any activity that takes your attention from driving is a distraction, including eating, talking and adjusting the stereo or GPS.
Frage 20 von 25
Your car stalls on railroad tracks and a train is coming. What should you do?
- Try to push the car off the tracks
- Run along the tracks away from the train
- Stay in the car and keep trying to start it
- Get everyone out and walk away from the tracks at an angle toward the train
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Antwort: D. Get everyone out and walk away from the tracks at an angle toward the train
Get out right away. Moving toward the train at an angle keeps you away from flying debris, which spreads in the direction the train is going.
Frage 21 von 25
Total stopping distance, as shown, is made up of which two parts?
- The distance you travel while reacting, plus the braking distance
- The braking distance, counted twice
- The reaction distance plus the length of your car
- The distance to the car ahead plus the braking distance
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Antwort: A. The distance you travel while reacting, plus the braking distance
Part 1 is how far you travel while you see the danger and move your foot to the brake. Part 2 is how far you travel after braking until you stop.
Frage 22 von 25
While you wait to turn left, why should you keep your front wheels pointed straight ahead?
- To keep your tires from wearing out
- So your turn signal keeps working
- So you can turn faster when the way is clear
- So you are not pushed into oncoming traffic if you are hit from behind
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Antwort: D. So you are not pushed into oncoming traffic if you are hit from behind
Keep your wheels straight until it is safe to turn. If your wheels are turned and someone hits you from behind, you could be pushed into oncoming cars.
Frage 23 von 25
What does keeping a space cushion around your car, as shown, give you?
- The right-of-way over other drivers
- A shorter braking distance
- Time and room to react if something goes wrong
- Better fuel economy
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Antwort: C. Time and room to react if something goes wrong
Space around your vehicle gives you time to see problems and room to steer or stop.
Frage 24 von 25
A police officer directing traffic waves you through a red light. What should you do?
- Follow the officer's directions
- Turn right instead
- Honk to check that the officer means you
- Stay stopped until the light turns green
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Antwort: A. Follow the officer's directions
Directions from a police officer directing traffic override traffic lights, signs and pavement markings.
Frage 25 von 25
Where should you stop at this sign if there is a crosswalk but no stop line?
- After the crosswalk, at the edge of the cross street
- Inside the intersection, where you can see best
- Before the crosswalk
- In the middle of the crosswalk
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Antwort: C. Before the crosswalk
Stop at the stop line. If there is no line, stop before the crosswalk. If there is no crosswalk, stop before you enter the intersection.

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