Texas Car / Permit Practice Test 8

11.A can of beer, a glass of wine, and a mixed drink are compared. Which statement is accurate?

Beer is so much weaker that several cans equal one mixed drinkA 12-ounce beer, a 5-ounce glass of wine, and a mixed drink made with an ounce and a half of liquor carry about the same alcoholWine holds the least alcohol of the threeLiquor is the only one of the three that raises a BAC

12.If you must leave a vehicle parked on an unlighted highway overnight, you should:

Leave the parking lights, or the headlights on low beam, turned onSwitch every light off to save the batteryLeave the high beams burningLeave the hazard lights flashing until morning

13.A traffic signal showing a flashing red light means you should:

slow down but keep movingspeed up to clear the intersectiontreat it as a broken signal and ignore itstop, then proceed when it is safe, just as you would at a stop sign

14.Why is drinking alcohol while taking a tranquilizer or sedative especially dangerous for a driver?

Alcohol cancels the medication out, leaving the condition untreatedThe medication makes alcohol leave the body more slowlyThe combination matters only for drivers over 65Alcohol deepens the sedative's effect and can hide it, so the driver misjudges how impaired they are

15.A pedestrian using a white cane or guided by a service dog is crossing ahead. You must:

stop and yield the right-of-way so they can cross safelydrive around them quicklyproceed, because pedestrians must always yield to carshonk repeatedly to let them know you are there

16.You are following a tractor-trailer at night. Why should you switch to low beams?

Bright light bouncing off the truck's large side mirrors blinds its driverLow beams keep your own dashboard from reflectingHigh beams shorten the distance the truck needs to stopState law bans high beams on any road trucks use

17.Who may legally supervise a Texas learner license holder who is out practicing?

A licensed driver 21 or older with at least a year of experience, sitting in the front passenger seatAny licensed driver, seated anywhere in the vehicleA licensed driver who is at least 18A parent only, whatever their age or experience

18.Water across the road stalls your engine and the car is sitting in it. You should:

Climb out at once and head for higher groundStay inside and keep trying the starterShift to neutral and let the current move the carWait in the car until the water drops

19.Advice for keeping an ordinary irritation from turning into road rage includes using your horn how?

Give it a quick tap rather than leaning on itHold it down until the other driver reactsSound it twice any time someone cuts you offAvoid using it at all in city traffic

20.If a tire suddenly blows out while you are driving at highway speed, you should:

brake as hard as possible right awaysteer sharply onto the shoulderhold the wheel firmly, ease off the gas, and let the car slow before pulling offpress the gas to keep the car steady