Texas Car / Permit practice question · Safe Driving Practices
Advice for keeping an ordinary irritation from turning into road rage includes using your horn how?
Answer choices
- Give it a quick tap rather than leaning on it— Correct answer
- Hold it down until the other driver reacts
- Sound it twice any time someone cuts you off
- Avoid using it at all in city traffic
Why this is the answer
The handbook's road-rage tips say that if you need the horn, tap it rather than holding it down. It also says not to confront other drivers or make obscene gestures. A quick tap gets attention without escalating the situation. Laying on the horn is the kind of behavior that can turn irritation into aggressive driving.
Source: Texas Driver Handbook — Road Rage
Content reviewed against official driver handbooks · August 12, 2026
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