Texas Permit Practice Test: Lanes, Turns and Passing (2026)

Question 1 of 19

Where is it illegal to drive on the left side of the road to pass?

1. On any straight road
2. On a one-way street
3. Within 100 feet of an intersection, railroad crossing, bridge or tunnel

Question 2 of 19

When passing on a two-lane road, you must be back in the right lane before an oncoming car comes within how many feet?

1. 200 feet
2. 50 feet
3. 1,000 feet

Question 3 of 19

After passing, when is it safe to return to the right lane?

1. As soon as your front bumper is ahead of it
2. When you can see the car you passed in your rearview mirror
3. After counting to two

Question 4 of 19

When passing on the right is allowed, what may you never do?

1. Pass on a one-way road
2. Pass on a road with two lanes in each direction
3. Drive off the paved part of the road to pass

Question 5 of 19

Another vehicle is passing you. What should you do?

1. Do not speed up; stay in your lane and make the pass easy
2. Speed up so they finish faster
3. Move to the left to block them

Question 6 of 19

You are not in the proper lane half a block before your turn. What should you do?

1. Cut across lanes quickly
2. Do not turn; continue straight ahead
3. Stop and wait for a gap

Question 7 of 19

How far before a turn must you signal?

1. At least 25 feet
2. At least 500 feet
3. At least 100 feet

Question 8 of 19

How should you make a right turn?

1. From the far right lane, as close as possible to the right edge
2. From the center lane, swinging wide
3. From the left lane

Question 9 of 19

You turn left from a one-way street onto a two-way street. Which lanes should you use?

1. From the right lane into the left lane
2. From the left lane into the right lane going your way
3. Any lane into any lane

Question 10 of 19

Why must you turn off your turn signal after a turn?

1. To save the battery
2. It is only a courtesy
3. An unintended signal still means turn to other drivers

Question 11 of 19

When entering a highway from an on-ramp, who has the right-of-way?

1. Vehicles already on the highway
2. You, because you are merging
3. Whoever is faster

Question 12 of 19

On a multi-lane highway, which lane should you use if you drive slower than the normal flow?

1. The left lane
2. The right lane
3. The center lane

Question 13 of 19

About how far ahead of an exit are exit signs usually placed?

1. 100 feet
2. Five miles
3. At least 1,000 yards

Question 14 of 19

Where should you slow down when leaving a highway?

1. On the exit ramp
2. In the main lanes before the exit
3. After you reach the street

Question 15 of 19

How may you use a center left-turn lane?

1. To pass slow vehicles
2. Only to turn left, entering it where you have time to slow down
3. As a travel lane in heavy traffic

Question 16 of 19

On a road with more than one lane in your direction, what is the farthest left lane for?

1. Slow traffic
2. Trucks only
3. Passing

Question 17 of 19

In a multi-lane roundabout, what should you avoid?

1. Changing lanes inside the circle
2. Yielding at the entrance
3. Signaling at your exit

Question 18 of 19

In which direction does traffic flow in a modern roundabout, and who yields?

1. Clockwise; traffic in the circle yields
2. Counterclockwise; entering vehicles yield to traffic in the circle
3. Either way; the larger vehicle goes first

Question 19 of 19

You are inside a roundabout when an emergency vehicle approaches. What should you do?

1. Stop right away inside the circle
2. Speed up and go around again
3. Do not stop in the circle: exit first, then pull over