TEXAS ADULT DRIVERS EDUCATION COURSE

Your deivers license may be suspended for causing?

One serious collision

You can lawfully allow an object to extend beyond the left side of your vehicle:

3 inches

What is the maximum fine for a conviction of driving with out a valid drivers license?

U to $200

What is he minimum age to get a license?

16

Your deivers license may be suspended for

Habitual reckless driving

Uninsured drivers become subject to license and vehicle registration suspension when damages amount to:

At least $1000 to property of one person

If you are teaching a beginner to drive, you must:

Be a licensed driver age 21 years or older.

If your driver's license is suspended you may drive only:

If you obtain an essential need driver license

If you move, how many days do you have before you must report your change of address to the Department of Public Safety?

30 days

Not including thinking and reaction distance, at 20 miles per hour, lawful brakes must stop a car within:

25 feet

When a vehicle in front of you stops to let a pedestrian pass in front of it, you should:

Stay in line and wait until the vehicle ahead proceeds.

Once you have stopped for a school bus, do not pass until the driver signals you to proceed, the red light stop flashing, or

The bus starts moving ahead

When possible, pedestrians should walk:

On a sidelwalk

When entering a street from a private driveway or alley you must:

Yield to vehicles and pedestrians.

When you hear a siren coming, you should:

Yield to the emergency vehicle.

It's a violation of State law for pedestrians to

Stand in the roadway for purposes of soliciting a ride

A driver waiting to make a left turn when the traffic light turns green should:

Turn only after there is no danger from oncoming vehicles

If you must walk on the highway, you should:

Walk on the left side in order to watch for approaching vehicles

When a pedestrian walks out into the street in violation of the law, you should:

Yield the right of way to avoid injuring them

When entering a street from an unpaved road, you should:

Yield to the vehicle on the paved road in all instances

Under favorable circumstances, including reaction time, a motor vehicle going 50 can be stopped within:

about 229 ft

After parking your vehicle, for greatest safety you should get out of your vehicle:

Curb side

Speeding is a factor in ___________% of all fatal accidents.

30

If you are driving at the speed limit and another driver sounds his horn and starts to pass you should

Slow down and allow him to pass.

You must give a signal either by hand and arm or by signal device:

Anytime you change lanes.

When following another vehicle how much driving time should you maintain between yourself and the vehicle you are following?

3 seconds

When parking near a corner, you may park your vehicle no closer than:

20 feet from a crosswalk

Cars parked on the side of the highway at night should show

parking lights

The most important thing in backing a motor vehicle is:

Looking back carefully

After overtaking another motor vehicle on a two-lane road, you can best judge when it is safe to drive back into the right hand lane by:

Waiting until you can see the overtaken vehicle in your rear view mirror

When you are caught behind a very slow truck going up a long hill, you should:

Stay behind the truck until you reach the top of the hill and the way is clear

IPDE

Identify, Predict, Decide, Execute

When making a long trip you should stop for a rest:

Every 2 hours or 100 miles

When you are driving in fog, you can see better by:

Using lower headlight beam

The headlight must be turned on

30 minutes after sunset

The lights on your vehicle must be turned on any time day or night when persons and vehicles cannot clearly be seen for:

1000 feet

To avoid accidents, a defensive driver should:

Stay alert and look for trouble spots developing around him

If you get drowsy while driving it is best to:

Stop, get out and walk around.

Why should you drive slower at night?

The distance which you can see ahead is less

At night, a driver should dim his headlights when an oncoming car comes within:

500 feet

On a multiple lane highway, slow drivers should drive:

In the right hand lane.

If blinded by an approaching motor vehicle at night, it is best to:

Slow down and avoid looking directly into the lights of the approaching vehicle.

If you are involved in a city, you must immediately notify

The local police

It is against the law for a child under what age to ride in the open bed of a truck or trailer?

18

In a passenger car or truck which of the following must use safety belts?

All passengers under 17 years of age; front seat passengers; and the driver

What is the first thing that you should be done when a motor vehicle starts to skid?

Take your foot of the accelerator and steer in the direction of the skid

Child passenger safety seats are required for all children under the age of:

8 years of age and less than 4 feet, 9 inches

If you have a blow-out while driving, you should:

steer firmly, take your foot off the accelerator and brake cautiously

Vehicle skids are most likely to be caused by:

Driving too fast on slippery roads.

If you run off the pavement you should:

Steer straight ahead, slow down and gradually return to the pavement.

If you damage an unattended vehicle you must:

Locate the owner or leave a signed statement on the vehicle

If you have an accident in which someone is injured you should:

Carefully help anyone injured and send for skilled help as soon as possible.

The most a person (age 21 or older) can be fined for a first conviction of driving while under the influence of intoxicating liquor with no death or injury involved is:

$2,000

If you run over and kill someone while driving under the influence of intoxicating liquor, the worst offense with which you may be charged is:

Intoxication Manslaughter

Possession of an open container of alcohol receives a $500 fine and a jail confinement of:

6 days

If a minor under the age of 21 refuse to provide a breath of blood specimen to a police officer, the minor's driver license will be suspended for a first time refusal for:

180 days

The maximum fine for a first non-driving alcohol-related offense of possession of consumption of alcohol by a minor is:

$500

The maximum fine for driving and drinking an alcoholic beverage is:

$500

When you are taking medicine prescribed for you by a doctor you should:

Ask your doctor if it is safe for you to drive

Marijuana use will:

Weaken abilities to concentrate, to perceive distances and speed, and to make wise decisions about driving

Even if you are not intoxicated and you are under the age of 21, if you have any detectable amount of alcohol in your system while operating a motor vehicle, you may be charged with:

Driving Under the Influence of Alcohol by a minor (DUIA)

As a driver, if you refuse a test to determine the amount of alcohol in your body:

Your driver license may be suspended for 180 days

Text messaging or surfing the internet on your wireless device while driving

Take your hands off the wheel and your eyes off the road

While driving resist distractions such as

Taking a cell phone or text message; lighting a cigarette or loading a CD; having a conversation with your passengers

If you have passengers that are infants or children, make sure:

They are fed, watered, and dry before you belt them into their seats and begin your trip

The video of TOE TAG warning about the dangers of distracted driving opens to scene at

morgue

Fatigue has many of the same dangerous effects of:

drinking alcohol

Personal grooming is best done

Before leaving your home

To manage risk when driving:

It is essential that you remain alert to conditions of objects that can increase levels of risk

Serious signs that you are drowsy and should not be driving are:

Having trouble keeping your head up; drifting between lines; not remembering driving the last few miles

The percentage of distracted drivers operating their vehicles on roadways at any given time may be a as high as

50 percent

The definition of a driving distraction is:

Any activity that takes your mind off your driving or your eyes off the road