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Texas permit test: right-of-way, signaling and turns

Right-of-way at intersections and highways, emergency vehicles, school buses, yielding to pedestrians, hand and turn signals, right and left turns and roundabouts. 30 questions, 10 at a time, starting with ones you haven't seen.

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  1. A driver on an unpaved road must yield to vehicles traveling on the paved road. (p. 26, Texas Driver Handbook (Revised January 2026) (opens the handbook))
  2. At a T-intersection, the driver on the street that ends must stop and yield to vehicles on the through street. (p. 26, Texas Driver Handbook (Revised January 2026) (opens the handbook))
  3. You must stop when an approaching train is within about 1,500 feet of the crossing, even if there are no signals or gates. (p. 27, Texas Driver Handbook (Revised January 2026) (opens the handbook))
  4. When you must stop at a railroad crossing, stop between 15 and 50 feet from the nearest rail. (p. 27, Texas Driver Handbook (Revised January 2026) (opens the handbook))
  5. You may not follow within 500 feet of a fire truck answering an alarm, or an ambulance with its flashing red lights on. (p. 28, Texas Driver Handbook (Revised January 2026) (opens the handbook))
  6. There may be two or more sets of tracks, and one train can block your view of another. (p. 28, Texas Driver Handbook (Revised January 2026) (opens the handbook))
  7. If the light changes after a pedestrian has entered the crosswalk, you must still give the pedestrian the right-of-way. (p. 29, Texas Driver Handbook (Revised January 2026) (opens the handbook))
  8. A first conviction for failing to stop for a school bus with flashing red lights brings a fine of $500 to $1,250. (p. 29, Texas Driver Handbook (Revised January 2026) (opens the handbook))
  9. Signal continuously for at least 100 feet before turning or stopping, and turn the signal off after the turn. (p. 44, Texas Driver Handbook (Revised January 2026) (opens the handbook))
  10. When turning left from a one-way street onto a two-way street, turn from the left lane into the right lane going your direction. (p. 46, Texas Driver Handbook (Revised January 2026) (opens the handbook))

Taken from the explanations to checked practice questions; page numbers link to the official handbook.

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Sample right-of-way, signaling and turns questions

  1. 1.The street you are on ends at a T-intersection with a through street. There is no sign. What must you do?

    • ASlow down but do not stop
    • BGo first, since you are turning
    • CYield only to traffic coming from your right
    • DStop and yield to traffic on the through street
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    ✓ D. Stop and yield to traffic on the through street

    At a T-intersection, the driver on the street that ends must stop and yield to vehicles on the through street.

    Source: Texas Driver Handbook (DL-7) (Revised January 2026), page 26

  2. 2.Your car stalls on the tracks and a train is coming. You get out. Which way should you run?

    • ABack into the car to wait
    • BAway from the train, along the tracks
    • CStraight across to the far side
    • DToward the train, off to the side of the tracks
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    ✓ D. Toward the train, off to the side of the tracks

    Get out quickly and move away from the tracks, going toward the approaching train but off to the side, to avoid flying debris.

    Source: Texas Driver Handbook (DL-7) (Revised January 2026), page 28

  3. 3.You are pulling out of a store driveway onto a street. Where must you stop first?

    • AAt the curb line, after crossing the sidewalk
    • BNowhere, if no cars are coming
    • CIn the street, once you can see traffic
    • DBefore the sidewalk, then yield to cars and walkers
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    ✓ D. Before the sidewalk, then yield to cars and walkers

    When entering a road from a driveway, alley or private road, stop before the sidewalk and yield to all approaching vehicles and pedestrians.

    Source: Texas Driver Handbook (DL-7) (Revised January 2026), page 26

  4. 4.You plan to turn right at the next corner on a multi-lane street. How should you prepare?

    • ASignal only as you start turning the wheel
    • BGet in the far right lane, signal, slow 100 feet ahead
    • CStay in the left lane and signal right at the corner
    • DSwing left first so you can make a wider turn
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    ✓ B. Get in the far right lane, signal, slow 100 feet ahead

    For a right turn, move to the far right lane when safe, use your right turn signal and slow down at least 100 feet from the corner.

    Source: Texas Driver Handbook (DL-7) (Revised January 2026), page 46