Texas Car / Permit practice question · Signals & Pavement Markings

A wide white line is painted across your lane at a signalized intersection. Where must you stop?

Answer choices

• In the middle of the crosswalk, where you can see the signal
• Even with the first row of cross traffic
• Anywhere before the far side of the intersection
• Behind the painted line— Correct answer

Why this is the answer

White stop lines are painted across the lanes at signs and signals, and where they are present you must stop behind the line. If there is no stop line, stop before the crosswalk when a sign, signal or pedestrian requires it. Stopping in the crosswalk or past the line blocks pedestrians and puts you in the intersection.

Source: Texas Driver Handbook — Pavement Markings

Content reviewed against official driver handbooks · August 12, 2026