Texas practice test, rules of the road, general
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The general duties chapter 545 builds its scenarios from: driving on the right, passing and being passed, following distance under section 545.062, turning and signalling, and reckless driving under section 545.401. Sixty questions sit in this topic, the bank's largest, because the real test draws on the same breadth. Work zone fines double where workers are present, a fact this set states with its section.
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May you pass a slow vehicle by driving on the right shoulder, where the shoulder is not an improved shoulder?
✓ Correct answer: No, passing on the right may not be done by driving off the main travelled part of the road
The shoulder is not a passing lane for this rule. Sec. 545.057(b) bars passing on the right by leaving the main travelled portion of the road except as provided by sec. 545.058, and that section covers an improved shoulder only, in listed cases such as passing a vehicle that is slowing, stopped, disabled, or preparing to make a left turn. A shoulder that is not improved does not meet those cases. (Texas Transportation Code secs. 545.057(b) and 545.058(a).)
Texas Transportation Code secs. 545.057(b) and 545.058(a), checked 2026-11-03.
Your turn signals have failed. How do you signal a left turn by hand?
✓ Correct answer: Left hand and arm held straight out horizontally
The hand signal points where you are going: straight out for left. Up means right, and down means stop or slow down. (Texas Transportation Code sec. 545.107(1) to (3).)
Texas Transportation Code sec. 545.107(1) to (3), checked 2026-11-03.
A driver ahead signals a lane change into your lane on a freeway. Who has duties here?
✓ Correct answer: Only the driver changing lanes
A lane change carries duties for the driver who moves, not for the driver already in the lane. That driver must signal the intention to change lanes and may move from the lane only when the move can be made safely. (Texas Transportation Code secs. 545.060(a) and 545.104(a).)
Texas Transportation Code secs. 545.060(a) and 545.104(a), checked 2026-11-03.
At a four-way stop, a police officer is directing traffic through road works and waves you on while the sign says stop. What do you do after stopping?
✓ Correct answer: Follow the police officer's direction, because an officer's direction overrides the device
A stop sign duty applies unless a police officer directs you to proceed, and you must comply with a device unless a police officer directs otherwise. A person also may not wilfully fail or refuse a lawful order or direction of a police officer. (Texas Transportation Code secs. 542.501, 544.004(a)(1), and 544.010(a).)
Texas Transportation Code secs. 542.501, 544.004(a)(1), and 544.010(a), checked 2026-11-03.
A driver going slowly moves toward the left of the lane and then turns left into a side road. Has the keep-right rule for slow traffic been broken?
✓ Correct answer: No; preparing for a left turn is one of the stated exceptions to the keep-right duty
The keep right duty for slower traffic has named exceptions, and preparing for a left turn at an intersection or into a private road or driveway is one of them. Moving left to prepare for that turn does not break the duty by itself. (Texas Transportation Code sec. 545.051(b)(2).)
Texas Transportation Code sec. 545.051(b)(2), checked 2026-11-03.
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