Texas Permit Practice Test: Speed Limits and Other Laws (2026)

Question 1 of 15

Unless another limit is posted, what is the speed limit in an urban district in Texas?

1. 30 mph
2. 25 mph
3. 35 mph

Question 2 of 15

What is the speed limit in an alley in Texas?

1. 10 mph
2. 15 mph
3. 25 mph

Question 3 of 15

Unless posted otherwise, what is the maximum speed for a passenger car on a numbered Texas or U.S. highway outside an urban district?

1. Sixty mph
2. Fifty-five mph
3. Seventy mph

Question 4 of 15

What is the highest posted speed limit you may find on some Texas limited-access highways?

1. Up to 85 mph
2. 65 mph
3. 100 mph

Question 5 of 15

When a city or county sets a speed limit, how must the day and night limits compare?

1. The night limit must be 10 mph lower
2. They must be the same
3. There is no night limit

Question 6 of 15

You approach a police car, tow truck or TxDOT vehicle stopped with its lights on. On a road with one lane in your direction, what must you do?

1. Keep your speed and honk
2. Stop completely behind it
3. Slow to 20 mph below the speed limit

Question 7 of 15

You pass a stopped emergency vehicle with its lights on where the posted limit is 20 mph. How fast may you go?

1. Less than 5 mph
2. 15 mph
3. 20 mph

Question 8 of 15

In good conditions at 30 mph or less, what is the minimum following time behind the car ahead?

1. 1 second
2. 2 seconds
3. 6 seconds

Question 9 of 15

In good conditions above 30 mph, what following gap does the Texas handbook recommend?

1. 2 seconds
2. 1 second
3. 4 seconds

Question 10 of 15

About how long does the average driver take to think, react and start braking?

1. 1½ seconds
2. Half a second
3. 5 seconds

Question 11 of 15

On dry pavement with good brakes, about how many feet does a car need to stop from 60 mph, including reaction distance?

1. About 100 feet
2. About 303 feet
3. About 600 feet

Question 12 of 15

How fast should you drive when visibility is limited?

1. At the posted limit
2. Fast enough to get out of the bad weather quickly
3. Slow enough to stop within the distance you can see ahead

Question 13 of 15

How does speed affect your field of vision?

1. It narrows: at 60 mph it is reduced to about one-fifth
2. It widens as you go faster
3. It does not change

Question 14 of 15

Is drag racing on a public road legal in Texas?

1. Yes, at night with little traffic
2. No, it is a crime that can range up to a felony
3. Yes, if no one is hurt

Question 15 of 15

May you coast downhill in neutral?

1. Yes, it saves fuel
2. Yes, on hills shorter than one mile
3. No, it is illegal