Texas Car / Permit practice question · Right-of-Way

When you are entering a freeway from an entrance ramp, you should:

Answer choices

• stop at the end of the ramp and wait for an opening
• expect freeway traffic to move over for you
• match traffic speed, yield to vehicles already on the freeway, and merge into a gap— Correct answer
• merge as slowly as possible

Why this is the answer

Entering a highway, you must give way to vehicles already on it. Use the speed change lane, stay to the right, signal, and when there is room, speed up to merge with the flow of traffic. Stopping or crawling at the end of the ramp is not the plan, since an acceleration lane exists so you can reach traffic speed.

Source: Texas Driver Handbook — Entering Freeways

Content reviewed against official driver handbooks · August 12, 2026