Chapter 14 Special Requirements For Texas Commercial Motor Vehicles

Question 0

Flares, fusees, or reflectors

No person shall operate a truck, bus, truck tractor, or any motor vehicle towing a house trailer, upon any highway outside the city limits or upon any divided highway at any time from a half hour after sunset to a half hour before sunrise unless there shall be carried in such vehicle the following:

Answer 0

At least three flares, or three red electric lanterns, or three portable red emergency reflectors

Question 1

Flares, fusees, or reflectors

During times when lighted lamps are not required:

Answer 1

Two red flags must be used in place of flares, lights, or reflectors.

Question 2

Flares, fusees, or reflectors

Motor vehicles transporting explosives or any cargo tank truck used for the transportation of any flammable liquid or compressed flammable gases, or any motor vehicle using compressed gas as a fuel shall:

Answer 2

Not use flares, fusees, or any signals produced by flame. DOT approved triangular reflectors can be used in lieu of the above equipment

Question 3

Flares, fusees, or reflectors

What is the first thing the driver of a disabled vehicle must do?

Answer 3

Put out the proper flares, flags, or reflectors

Question 4

Hazard warning signal lights

When any truck, bus, truck tractor, trailer, semi trailer, or pole trailer 80 inches or more in width or 30 feet or more and overall length is stopped upon a roadway or adjacent shoulder, the driver shall immediately actuate electric hazard warning signal lights, flashers which flash simultaneously. However,

Answer 4

These lights need not be displayed, by a vehicle legally parked inside the city limits or when stopped to receive or discharge passengers

Question 5

Fire extinguisher

All schoolbuses, buses, taxis, and other vehicles hauling passengers for hire or lease must carry a:

Answer 5

Chemical type fire extinguisher of at least 1 quart capacity

Question 6

Fire extinguisher

Commercial vehicles that are subject to the Federal motor carrier safety regulations must be equipped with a fire extinguish that is:

Answer 6

Properly filled and located so that it is readily assessable for use and must be securely mounted on the vehicle.

Note: extinguishers, when required, must meet the standards of 393.95 of the Code of Federal Regulations

Question 7

Lighting and reflectors

Reflectors must be mounted:

Answer 7

Not less than 24 inches nor more than 60 inches in height above the ground on every pole trailer and on trucks, buses, truck tractors, trailers, semi trailers which are 80 or more inches in width

Question 8

Lighting and reflectors

Under certain conditions, farm, fertilizer, and boat trailers are exempt from lighting requirements.

Answer 8

Mobile homes being moved under permit are exempt from lighting and reflector requirements.

For further information concerning lighting requirements for these vehicles request the departments publication on lighting and reflector requirements for trailers.

This publication is available at any department of public safety office or by writing to the Austin headquarters

Question 9

Flags when lamps are not required

On a two-way road way

Answer 9

Front: One flag at 100 feet
Rear: One flag at 10 feet; one at 100 feet

Question 10

Flags when lamps are not required

On a divided highway (one way)

Answer 10

Rear only: One flag at 10 feet; one at 100 feet; one at 200 feet

Question 11

Flags when lamps are not required

Vision is obscured (due to a curve in roadway)

Answer 11

Front: One flag at 100 feet
Rear: One flag at 10 feet; one flag at least 100 feet but not more than 500 feet

Question 12

Vehicle lighting and reflector requirements

On every truck or bus less than 80 inches in width

Answer 12

Front: Electric turn signal lamps one on each side (Color white to Amber)

Rear: One white license plate lamp
Two red taillamps one on each side
Two red stop lamps one on each side
Two red reflector lamps one on each side

On each side: no requirements

Question 13

Vehicle lighting and reflector requirements

On every truck or bus 80 inches or more in width

Answer 13

Front: Two Amber clearance lamps (up top if trailer is tall)

Rear: Two red clearance lamps (up top if trailer is tall)

On each side:
Amber side marker lamp (up top if trailer is tall)
Amber reflector
Red reflector
Red side marker lamp (up top if trailer is tall)

Question 14

Vehicle lighting and reflector requirements

On every truck – tractor

Answer 14

Front: Two Amber clearance lamps

Rear: same with normal vehicle

On each side: no requirements

Question 15

Vehicle lighting and reflector requirements

On every trailer 80 inches or more and overall width

Answer 15

Front: Two Amber clearance lamps

Rear: Two Red clearance lamps

On each side: 
Amber side marker lamp (top)
Amber reflector
Red side marker lamp (top)
Red reflector

if trailer measures 30 feet or more in length then you will need an amber reflector and lamp in the middle

Question 16

Vehicle lighting and reflector requirements

On every trailer less than 80 inches in width

Answer 16

Front: no requirements

Rear: Standard vehicle

On each side: no requirements

Question 17

Vehicle lighting and reflector requirements

On every pole trailer

Answer 17

On each side:
Amber side lamp
Amber reflector

Rear: standard vehicle

Question 18

Flashing lights

This is fucking common sense

Answer 18

If you don’t believe me read page 14–10 top left

Question 19

Special regulations for certain vehicles

When operated on the highway at night all animal – drawn vehicles, implements of husbandry, road machinery, road rollers, and farm tractors not otherwise required to have lamps or lighting devices must have:

Answer 19

A white light on the front visible for 1000 feet and two red lights on the rear visible for 1000 feet

        OR

One red light to the rear visible for 1000 feet and two red reflectors visible for 600 feet

Question 20

Brakes

Trailers, semi trailers, and pole trailers with a gross weight of 4500 pounds or less are:

Answer 20

Exempt from brake requirements

Question 21

Brakes

Trailers, semi trailers, and pole trailers with a gross weight in excess of 4500 pounds and which do not exceed 15,000 pounds…

Answer 21

…and operated at speeds of 30 mph or less are not required to be equipped with brakes.

Question 22

Brakes

Trailers, semi trailers, and pole trailers with a gross weight in excess 4500 pounds and which do not exceed 15,000 pounds and are operated at speeds in excess of 30 mph hour…

Answer 22

Must have breaks acting on both wheels of the rear axle

Question 23

Brakes

Every vehicle equipped with brakes:

Answer 23

Shall have the braking system so arranged that one control device can be used to operate all brakes.

Surge or inertia should brake systems may be used on trailers and semi trailers with the gross weight of 15,000 pounds or less

Question 24

Brakes

Under all conditions, the combination of vehicles must be capable of complying with the performance requirements:

Answer 24

If the trailer and the combination is 3000 pounds or less the combination must be able to stop within 40 feet when traveling 20 mph

If the trailer and the combination is in excess of 3000 pounds the combination must be able to stop within 50 feet when traveling 20 mph

Question 25

Turn signal indicators

All motor vehicles, trailers, semi trailers, or pole trailers except motorcycles and certain trailers shall be equipped with electrical turn signal lights.

Except:

Answer 25

Passenger cars or trucks under 80 inches in width and manufactured prior to the year 1960 unless the body or load of the vehicle or combination of vehicles extends to side more than 24 inches from the center of the top of the steering wheel

OR

The rare limit of the body or load exceeds more than 14 feet from the center of the top of the steering wheel

THIS SHIT IS FUCKING RETARTED… Why do I need to know this

Question 26

Mud flaps

All trucks and trailers with four or more tires on the rear axle must be equipped with safety guards or mudflaps behind the rear wheels

Answer 26

These flaps must reach to within 8 inches of the surface of the highway

This provision does not apply to pole trailers or to a truck tractor when it is being operated alone and without being in combination with a semi trailer

Question 27

Lighting requirements for farm tractors and implements of husbandry

Every farm tractor and every self-propelled unit of farm equipment or implement of husbandry manufactured or assembled after January 1, 1972 shall be equipped with the following lamps and reflectors:

Answer 27

Two headlamps

One tail light mounted as for our two left as practicable

Two red reflectors

Hazard warning lights (flashers) white-front; red-rear
These must be activated on any highway

Slow-moving vehicle emblem

Question 28

Slow-moving vehicle emblem and exemptions

Answer 28

A requirement for all slow moving vehicles designed to operate at a maximum speed of 25 mph or less

Exemptions: A vehicle operating in a construction zone

Question 29

Unlawful equipment

Answer 29

Any vehicle with wheels having cleats, lugs, flanges, studs, spikes, or other extensions on the rim which would damage the road