Texas Driver's Handbook, Section 6: Signaling, Passing and Turning
When and how to signal, when you may not pass, how to pass safely and the steps for right and left turns.
Summary written by MyPermitExam from the official handbook, Revised January 2026. Not a copy of the handbook. Checked Oct 2026. Not affiliated with the DMV. Texas Driver Handbook (DL-7)
Key rules
- Signal at least 100 feet before turning or stopping and cancel the signal afterwards. p. 38
- Never drive on the left within 100 feet of an intersection, railroad crossing, bridge or tunnel, on hills or curves, or where markings forbid it. p. 38
- When passing, be back in your lane before oncoming traffic is within 200 feet and only once you see the passed car in your mirror. When being passed, do not speed up. p. 39
- Choose your lane early: if you cannot reach it half a block before the turn, go straight. p. 39
- Right turns are made close to the right edge; left turns end to the right of the center line, in the lane that interferes least with traffic. p. 40