Free Texas DMV Car / Permit Practice Test 2026
The Texas Car / Permit knowledge test has 30 questions, and you need 21 correct (70%) to pass. Practice free with questions written from the official Texas driver handbook — every one has a clear explanation, and you can retake as often as you like with no sign-up.
Content reviewed against official driver handbooks · August 12, 2026
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The Texas Car / Permit knowledge test has 30 questions; you need 21 correct (70%) to pass.
Based on the official Texas exam format — always confirm current details with your state DMV.
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Practice by topic
Focus on one area at a time — each topic has its own set of Texas practice questions.
Learn the shapes, colors, and meanings of regulatory, warning, and guide signs — from stop and yield to construction and school-zone signs.
Speed limits, turning and signaling rules, headlight and seat-belt requirements, and the everyday laws every driver must follow.
How to read traffic signals, lane lines, and pavement markings — including yellow and white lines, arrows, and flashing lights.
Who goes first at intersections, four-way stops, roundabouts, and crosswalks, and how to yield to pedestrians and emergency vehicles.
Following distance, scanning, blind spots, using your lights, and the habits that prevent crashes and keep you in control.
Driving safely around motorcycles, bicycles, large trucks, pedestrians, and school buses — and knowing who has the right of way.
Blood alcohol limits, zero-tolerance and implied-consent laws, and how alcohol and drugs — legal or not — affect your driving.
Legal and illegal parking, colored curbs, distances from hydrants and crossings, and how to park safely on hills.
Choosing a safe speed, keeping a space cushion, adjusting for weather and traffic, and understanding stopping distance.
What to do when things go wrong — brake failure, tire blowouts, skids, and stalling on railroad tracks.
The point system, license suspension, provisional-license rules, insurance requirements, and other licensing basics.
How to pass the first time
- Read the official Texas driver handbook at least once before test day.
- Practice by topic to find your weak spots, then fix them.
- Take full-length practice tests until you pass comfortably every time.
- Read every explanation — understanding beats memorizing.
Texas Car / Permit test — frequently asked questions
How many questions are on the Texas Car / Permit test?
The Texas Car / Permit knowledge test has 30 questions, and you need 21 correct (70%) to pass. Our practice tests mirror that format.
How many questions can I miss on the Texas Car / Permit test?
You can miss up to 9 of the 30 questions and still pass — you need 21 correct, which is 70%.
Can I retake the practice test?
Yes — practice as often as you like, completely free. The questions and answer choices are shuffled each time.
Can I take the Texas practice test in Spanish?
Yes. Every question here is available in English and Spanish — switch languages anytime. Many states also offer the real knowledge test in languages other than English; confirm what Texas offers with your DMV.
Can I practice on my phone?
Yes. The practice tests work in any mobile or desktop browser — no app or sign-up needed — so you can study anywhere.
Are these the real DMV test questions?
No. Our questions are original, written from the current official Texas driver handbook to match the real test's topics and style. We are not affiliated with any DMV or government agency.
What's the best way to study?
Read the Texas driver handbook, practice by topic to target weak areas, and finish with full-length tests until you consistently pass.
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Texas Car / Permit questions with answers
20 sample questions from the Texas Car / Permit question bank — each with the correct answer, a short explanation, and the section of the official handbook it comes from.
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1. You are about to pass on a two-lane road. How much room from oncoming traffic should you plan for?
Correct answer: Enough to finish the pass and be back in your own lane while an approaching car is still 200 feet or more away
Before pulling out, judge whether you have the room to get around and settle back into the right lane while an approaching vehicle is still at least 200 feet off. If you are unsure, stay put.
Source: Texas Driver Handbook — Passing
2. Texas law prohibits parking within how many feet of a crosswalk at an intersection?
Correct answer: 20 feet
You may not park within 20 feet of a crosswalk at an intersection. Parking closer blocks the view of drivers and pedestrians and can hide people who are trying to cross.
Source: Texas Driver Handbook — Parking
3. How often must an adult Texas driver license normally be renewed?
Correct answer: Every 8 years
The standard adult license runs eight years. Separately, a driver has to appear at an office at least once every sixteen years so the vision test, photo, signature, and fingerprints can be brought up to date.
4. A sign with a brown background is used to guide you to:
Correct answer: parks, campgrounds, and other recreational or scenic areas
Brown signs point to recreational and cultural sites such as parks, campgrounds, historic areas, and scenic points of interest.
5. Your right tires drift off the pavement onto a lower shoulder. The best response is to:
Correct answer: ease off the gas, keep control, and steer back gently when it is safe
Do not jerk the wheel or brake hard, which can cause a skid or rollover. Ease off the gas, hold the wheel firmly, let the car slow, then steer gently back onto the pavement when it is safe.
6. A large truck ahead of you has its right-turn signal on but first swings wide to the left. You should:
Correct answer: stay back and never try to pass on the right side of the truck
Big trucks need extra room and often swing wide left to make a right turn. Never try to squeeze between the truck and the curb on its right, where the driver cannot see you.
Source: Texas Driver Handbook — Sharing the Road with Trucks
7. About how much standing water on a road is enough to make many cars float?
Correct answer: About one foot
Roughly a foot of water lifts many passenger vehicles off the pavement, and half that already reaches the underside of most cars and can stall them. Turning around beats guessing at the depth.
Source: Texas Driver Handbook — Floods
8. A traffic signal showing a flashing red light means you should:
Correct answer: stop, then proceed when it is safe, just as you would at a stop sign
A flashing red light works like a stop sign: come to a full stop, yield to others, and go only when the way is clear.
9. When you pull out from a private driveway or alley onto a street, you must:
Correct answer: yield to traffic on the street and to pedestrians on the sidewalk
A vehicle entering a road from a driveway, alley, or private property must yield to all traffic already on the road and to pedestrians on the sidewalk before entering.
10. In Texas, an adult 21 or older is legally intoxicated to drive at a blood alcohol concentration (BAC) of:
Correct answer: 0.08 or higher
For adult drivers 21 and older, the legal BAC limit is 0.08. You can also be charged if alcohol or drugs impair your normal faculties below that level.
11. Unless another limit is posted, what is the speed limit in a Texas urban district?
Correct answer: 30 mph
In urban districts the standard limit is 30 mph unless signs say otherwise. Always follow the posted limit, which can be higher or lower.
12. What happens to the width of what a driver takes in as speed climbs from a standstill to 60 mph?
Correct answer: It narrows to roughly a fifth of what you take in standing still
Standing still, a driver sees 180 degrees or more. That field shrinks to roughly two-thirds at 20 mph, about two-fifths at 40 mph, and around a fifth at 60 mph, which is why hazards at the edges go unnoticed at speed.
13. You have to leave your car on the pavement of a rural highway because there is nowhere off the road to put it. Besides leaving room for others to get by, you must make sure that:
Correct answer: It can be seen from 200 feet away in each direction
A vehicle stopped on the traveled surface outside a business or residential district has to be visible for 200 feet in each direction, and after dark its parking lights or dimmed headlights must be left burning.
Source: Texas Driver Handbook — Parking
14. Texas requires drivers to carry at least the minimum liability insurance, commonly stated as 30/60/25. The '25' stands for:
Correct answer: $25,000 of coverage for others' property damage per crash
The 30/60/25 minimums are $30,000 for injuries to one person, $60,000 total per crash, and $25,000 for property damage — so the '25' is $25,000 of coverage for others' property damage per crash.
15. While driving you see a round yellow sign with a black 'X' and two 'R' letters. What does it indicate?
Correct answer: A railroad crossing is ahead; slow down and be ready to stop for trains.
A railroad crossing is ahead; slow down and be ready to stop for trains. (This is the "Railroad Crossing Ahead" sign.)
16. A car is stuck on the tracks at a railroad crossing. The blue-and-white sign posted at the crossing is there so that you can:
Correct answer: Report the problem to the railroad and give the crossing's identifying number
That is the Emergency Notification System sign. It carries the railroad's emergency phone number plus the crossing's inventory number, which tells the dispatcher exactly which crossing you are calling about.
17. When driving near a motorcycle, you should remember that the motorcycle:
Correct answer: is entitled to a full lane, so you should not crowd or share its lane
Motorcycles have the same right to a full lane as any vehicle. Give them the whole lane and check your blind spots — they are easy to miss.
18. The Texas 'two-second rule' is a way to judge:
Correct answer: a safe following distance behind the vehicle ahead
Pick a fixed point; when the car ahead passes it, you should reach it no sooner than two seconds later. Increase the gap in poor conditions.
19. A green arrow shown at a traffic signal means you may:
Correct answer: turn in the direction of the arrow, yielding to pedestrians already crossing
A green arrow gives you a protected turn in the direction it points; oncoming and cross traffic are held by a red light. You must still yield to any pedestrians already in the crosswalk.
20. You have a green light (no arrow) and want to turn left across oncoming traffic. You must:
Correct answer: yield to oncoming vehicles and pedestrians, then turn when it is safe
A green light without an arrow does not give you the right-of-way to turn left. You must yield to oncoming traffic and pedestrians first.