Texas practice test 1: Questions and answers

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The symbol shows two successive curves: first right, then left.

💡 Remember: follow the arrow’s direction from bottom to top.

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Flashing yellow beacons warn of a roadway hazard. Reduce speed and proceed carefully.

💡 Remember: Yellow means “slow down and watch out.”

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This warning sign shows a curve ahead with an advisory safe speed, not a legal minimum or maximum speed limit.

💡 Remember: Yellow curve signs give recommendations—slow down to the shown speed.

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The arrow sign provides directional guidance, showing the direction traffic should follow.

💡 Remember: An arrow points the way.

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The blue sign shows a picnic table and tree, indicating a place where drivers may stop and take a break.

💡 Remember: a picnic table means a place to pause and relax.

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Texas law requires passenger cars to have a horn that can be heard from at least 200 feet. The other items are not standard legal requirements.

💡 Remember: Your horn must warn others from “two hundred feet away.”

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The white “H” on a blue sign identifies nearby hospital services.

💡 Remember: “H” stands for hospital.

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💡 Pedestrian Hybrid Beacons A pedestrian hybrid beacon is a special type of pedestrian activated warning device used with signs and pavement markings to warn and control traffic at locations where pedestrians enter or cross a street or highway. Pedestrian hybrid beacons are only installed at a marked crosswalk.

🟡 Steady Yellow: Warns that the light is about to turn red. Drivers must come to a safe stop. 🟡 ⚡ Flashing Yellow: A pedestrian has pressed the button. This warns drivers to slow down and prepare to stop.

🔴 Steady Red: Drivers must come to a complete stop before the stop line. During this time, pedestrians receive a "WALK" signal and begin crossing the street. 🔴 ⚡ Alternating Flashing Red: Drivers must treat it like a "Stop" sign (come to a complete stop, and then proceed only when the crosswalk is completely clear of pedestrians).

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🚦Protected-Permissive Left-Turn Signal - (FYA) signals

🔴 Red Light: Prohibits movement and left turns (same as a standard traffic light). Similarly, a solid green light allows normal movement. Similarly, solid yellow light warns that the signal is changing from green to red, and you should stop if it is safe to do so.

⬅ 🟢 Steady Green Arrow: Means a protected turn—oncoming traffic has a red light, so you can turn left with the right-of-way.

⬅ 🟡 Steady Yellow Arrow: Warns that the protected phase is ending and a red signal is about to appear (prepare to stop or clear the intersection if you are already turning).

⬅ ⚡ Flashing Yellow Arrow: Allows you to turn left, but you must yield to oncoming traffic and pedestrians.

Before the introduction of flashing yellow arrow (FYA) signals, a standard circular green signal was often used for permitted left turns. Many drivers, out of habit, perceived the green color as an absolute signal to move ("green means go") and turned left while forgetting the need to yield to oncoming traffic, which often led to accidents. This is exactly why the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) introduced the flashing yellow arrow as a national standard: a flashing yellow light is intuitively associated with caution and the need to be careful (unlike green), making it clear to drivers that they must yield to oncoming vehicles and pedestrians.

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💡 Pedestrian Hybrid Beacons A pedestrian hybrid beacon is a special type of pedestrian activated warning device used with signs and pavement markings to warn and control traffic at locations where pedestrians enter or cross a street or highway. Pedestrian hybrid beacons are only installed at a marked crosswalk.

🟡 Steady Yellow: Warns that the light is about to turn red. Drivers must come to a safe stop. 🟡 ⚡ Flashing Yellow: A pedestrian has pressed the button. This warns drivers to slow down and prepare to stop.

🔴 Steady Red: Drivers must come to a complete stop before the stop line. During this time, pedestrians receive a "WALK" signal and begin crossing the street. 🔴 ⚡ Alternating Flashing Red: Drivers must treat it like a "Stop" sign (come to a complete stop, and then proceed only when the crosswalk is completely clear of pedestrians).

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The yellow warning sign shows a railroad track symbol, alerting drivers to prepare for tracks ahead.

💡 Remember: the black rails on yellow mean “train tracks ahead.”

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The red circle and diagonal slash over the U-shaped arrow indicate that this maneuver is not permitted.

💡 Remember: a red slash means “do not,” and the curved arrow shows a U-turn.

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◆ Unpaved Road Intersecting a Paved Road If you are driving on an unpaved road that intersects with a paved road, you must yield the right-of-way to vehicles traveling on the paved road.

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The wheelchair symbol marks parking reserved for persons with disabilities.

💡 Remember: a wheelchair icon identifies accessible or disabled parking spaces.

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Cars made in 1968 or later must have equipment that controls harmful exhaust pollutants, in addition to a muffler.

💡 Remember: “1968 means cleaner air.”