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Texas Car / Permit: Traffic Laws practice test
Speed limits, turning and signaling rules, headlight and seat-belt requirements, and the everyday laws every driver must follow.
Content reviewed against official driver handbooks · August 12, 2026
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1. In a Texas school zone, using a handheld cell phone to talk while driving is:
Correct answer: prohibited, because Texas bans wireless device use in a school zone
Texas treats a school zone as a place where the use of a wireless communication device is prohibited, as one of the signs in the handbook says. So a handheld call is not allowed there. Keeping one hand on the wheel or staying under the speed limit makes no difference, and the ban is not limited to text messages.
2. Unless another limit is posted, what is the speed limit in a Texas urban district?
Correct answer: 30 mph
Texas sets the limit in an urban district at 30 mph unless a sign says something different. An urban district is land beside a road where homes or businesses stand less than 100 feet apart for at least a quarter mile on either side, so expect crowded streets and drive slower than you would on open road.
3. A Texas driver who is under 18 years old may use a wireless communication device while driving:
Correct answer: not at all, except in an emergency
Every driver under 18 is restricted from using a wireless communication device, and that includes a hands-free device. The only exception is an emergency. Holding a valid license does not lift the ban, and the rule is not limited to texting. Hands-free calling and short messages are both covered for a driver of this age.
4. In which situation is it legal to pass another vehicle on the right in Texas?
Correct answer: when the vehicle ahead is turning left and there is room to pass safely on the pavement
Texas lets you pass on the right only when it is safe, including when the driver ahead is preparing to turn left and you can use a paved shoulder, or when the road is one-way or has two or more lanes each way. It is never allowed to pass on the right by driving off the paved part of the road.
Source: Texas Driver Handbook — Passing
5. Texas seat belt law requires that:
Correct answer: the driver and every passenger be buckled, in both front and back seats
Texas requires the driver and all passengers, whatever their age, to use safety belts in a passenger vehicle that has them, and that includes pickups, SUVs and trucks. So back-seat riders are covered just like the front. A child under 8 must also be in a federally approved car seat unless taller than 4 feet 9 inches.
6. On a multi-lane Texas highway, the far left lane is generally intended for:
Correct answer: passing slower vehicles, so slower traffic should keep to the right
The farthest left lane is meant for passing only, and slower traffic should travel in a lane other than that one. So on a road with several lanes going your way, you overtake on the left and keep right if you are going slower. A slower driver sitting in the left lane is the situation this rule is meant to prevent.
7. At a steady red light in Texas, when may you make a right turn?
Correct answer: after making a complete stop and yielding, unless a sign prohibits the turn
A steady red light means stop before the crosswalk or intersection, but the handbook lets you turn right once you have stopped, unless a sign or law prohibits it. You still must yield to pedestrians and any other traffic lawfully using the intersection. Waiting for a green light or arrow is not required unless the turn is posted as prohibited.
Source: Texas Driver Handbook — Turning
8. A left turn against a red light is permitted in Texas only when you turn:
Correct answer: from a one-way street onto another one-way street, after stopping
At a steady red light you may turn left only when both streets are one way, and then only if no law or sign prohibits it. You must stop first and yield to pedestrians and other traffic using the intersection. Turning from a two-way street onto a one-way street, or from any street with no cars in sight, is not covered by this exception.
Source: Texas Driver Handbook — Turning
9. Before turning in a city, Texas law requires you to signal continuously for at least the last:
Correct answer: 100 feet
Give your turn signal continuously for at least 100 feet before you turn or stop, and switch it off once the turn is done. A signal left on by mistake still tells other drivers you are about to turn. Ten or twenty-five feet gives drivers and pedestrians too little warning. The handbook repeats the 100-foot figure in its steps for turning at an intersection.
10. Under Texas law, sending or reading a text message on a handheld phone while driving is:
Correct answer: banned statewide for all drivers
Texas law makes it illegal to send, read or write messages on a cell phone or similar portable wireless device while you drive, and a conviction means a fine. If your phone rings or a text arrives, do not respond. The handbook's only exception is using the phone to contact law enforcement or during an emergency.
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