Right-of-Way & Pedestrians — Texas DPS Practice Questions

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1. A pedestrian crosses the street mid-block, not in a crosswalk at an intersection. Who must yield?

AWhoever is closer to the center line.
BVehicles must always yield, even mid-block, because pedestrians have priority.
The pedestrian must yield to vehicles.

Why C is correct

A pedestrian crossing anywhere other than within a crosswalk at an intersection must yield to all vehicles. Drivers must still take care to avoid them.

2. An ambulance with its siren on is coming up behind you. What should you do if traffic allows?

Pull to the right edge of the road and stop.
BSpeed up to stay ahead of it.
CStop in your lane immediately, even in the middle of an intersection.

Why A is correct

Yield to emergency vehicles using a siren, bell or flashing red light. Pull to the right edge and stop; if you cannot, slow down and leave a clear path.

3. There are no gates or lights, but a train sounding its horn is about 1,500 feet from the crossing. What must you do?

ACross quickly before it arrives.
BSlow to 10 mph and cross, since there are no gates or lights.
Stop between 15 and 50 feet from the nearest rail.

Why C is correct

You must stop if an approaching train is within about 1,500 feet of the crossing and signals the hazard.

4. When is it NOT necessary to stop for a school bus with flashing red lights in Texas?

AWhen you are on a road with four or more lanes and painted lines separating the directions.
BWhen no children can be seen.
When it is on a different road, or stopped at a controlled-access highway loading zone where pedestrians may not cross.

Why C is correct

Stopping is not required when passing a bus on a different road, or on a controlled-access highway where the bus is in a loading zone and pedestrians may not cross.

5. You are leaving a parking garage onto a city street. Where must you stop?

AAt the curb line.
BOnly if a car is coming.
Before the sidewalk.

Why C is correct

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

6. You are on a frontage road and a car ahead of you is about to cross your lane to take the entrance ramp onto the freeway. What do you do?

ASound your horn; it must wait for you.
BSpeed up and pass it on the right.
Yield to it.

Why C is correct

Frontage road traffic yields to vehicles leaving or about to leave the frontage road to enter the highway.

7. You are on a two-lane road that meets a divided highway at an intersection with no signs or signals. Who yields?

ATraffic on the divided highway yields to you.
You do, to traffic on the divided highway.
CWhoever arrives second.

Why B is correct

A driver on a single or two-lane road must yield to vehicles on an intersecting divided road or a road with three or more lanes.

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26 more Right-of-way questions

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A pedestrian crosses the road instead of using the overhead pedestrian crossing provided. Who must yield?
A pedestrian hybrid beacon over a marked crosswalk shows a steady red light to you. What does it mean?
A pedestrian started across on a WALK signal, and your light turns green before they finish. What do you do?
A pedestrian with a white cane is crossing. What must you do?
A school bus ahead is stopped with alternating red lights flashing. You are coming toward it from the opposite direction on the same two-lane road. What must you do?
A train has just passed and the gates are rising. Why should you still check before crossing?
Another driver ignores the rule and does not yield to you. What should you do?
At a pedestrian hybrid beacon, the signal facing you shows alternating flashing red lights. What do you do?
At an intersection with no signs or signals, a pedestrian is waiting to cross. Who has the right-of-way?
At an intersection with no signs, signals or other controls, a car is approaching from the road on your right. What do you do?
How close may you follow a fire truck answering an alarm?
Lights are flashing at a railroad crossing. Where must you stop?
On a highway with two lanes in your direction and a 60 mph limit, a police car is stopped on the shoulder with its lights on. What must you do?
On a road with three lanes going your way, you move from the right lane into the center lane at the same time as a car moving in from the left lane. Who yields?
The posted limit is 20 mph and you approach a stopped emergency vehicle with its lights on. How fast may you pass it?
What is the fine for a first conviction of illegally passing a stopped school bus in Texas?
When must you bring your car to a full stop for a pedestrian with a white cane?
Where should a pedestrian walk on a road with no sidewalks?
Who may carry a white cane on a Texas public street?
You are driving on a dirt road that meets a paved road. Who has the right-of-way?
You are driving on a frontage road beside a freeway. A car is coming down the exit ramp onto your frontage road. Who yields?
You are turning left at an intersection. Who must you yield to?
You see a pedestrian trying to cross the street ahead. What should you do?
Your car is stuck at a railroad crossing. Where can you find the number to call the railroad?
Your car stalls on the tracks and a train is coming. Which way should you go after getting out?
Your street ends at a T-intersection with a through street. What must you do?

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