Special Requirements: Texas Rules Flashcards
The color of the clearance lamps on the front of a vehicle must be
Amber
When baking a large truck you should
Have someone guide you
Every trailer must have how many reflectors on the rear?
Two
When turning right with a long vehicle or combination truck-trailer, if it is impossible to stay in the proper lane, you should:
Approach the corner about 4 ft from the curb or right edge of the roadway, then if necessary complete turn in center of street entered.
Motor vehicles must be equipped with true indicator lamps of devices if:
The body or load extends 24 in or more to the left of the corner
The greatest length allowed by state law for any combination truck or trailer is:
65ft
The youngest age for licensing commercial operators is:
18yrs
All school buses, buses, taxis, and other vehicle hauling passengers for hire or lease must carry a chemical type fire extinguisher of at least:
One quart capacity
Every bus or truck must be equipped on the rear with:
Two stop lights
The number of trailers that may be pulled by one vehicle on the open highway is determined by:
Length limits
Which of the following vehicles must have mud flaps when operated on public roads:
All vehicles with four or more tires on the rear axle except single truck tractors and pole trailers.
The top speed limit for heavy trucks on the open highway in the daytime is:
60mph
Clearance lights on the front of a vehicle must be:
Amber
When a truck breaks down on a highway in the daytime the driver should set out:
Red traingles
The greatest width allowed by State law for a truck including the load is:
102in / 8.5ft
Which of the following vehicles are required by State law to stop at railroad grade crossings, outside city limits where no traffic control device is in operation?
Buses carrying passengers for hire
Signal trun indicators are required on motor vehicles when the body or load of the vehicle extends to the left of the center of the steering wheel:
24in
The length requirements for State law for vehicles or combinations of vehicles, including extensions over front and rear, do not apply:
Within city limits
The State law requires under normal atmospheric conditions, that clearance lights be visible for:
900ft
When one vehicle is towing another, the distance between the two must not be greater than:
15ft
The State law requires animal drawn vehicles or any farm tractor when operated on a highway at night to:
Have a white light on the front and two red lights on the rear
To find out the wight limit for your particular vehicle you should consult a:
License and wight patrolman
A city or county employee driving a city or county owned commercial vehicle while on official duty is required to have:
A commercial operators license
Clearance lights are required by State law for trucks or buses if the width is:
80in or more
When a load extends 4 ft or more over the rear of a vehicle, what color flag must be attached to the extreme end of the extension if driving in the daytime?
Red
The lease agreement, when a commercial vehicle has been leased to another for operation must be filed with:
The Department of Public Safety
School bus divers must be at least
18yrs
When it is necessary to put flares around the truck, one must be placed beside the truck, the other two must be placed:
100ft to the front and rear of the vehicle
When towing another vehicle with a chain or cable what color flag must be attached to chain:
White
Unless exempt by law, all rented or leased commercial vehicles must:
Have a sign on each side showing for whom the vehicle is being operated.
The top speed limit for a pick-up truck on U.S. or State Highway in the daytime is:
70mph
When going downhill with a heavy vehicle, it is unlawful to:
Coast
The first thing the driver of a disabled truck or bus should do is:
Set out flares, fuses or reflectors
Trailers and semi-trailers must have brakes that can be applied by the driver when the gross weight reaches:
4,500lbs
The purpose of requiring registration papers on trucks at all times is to show:
Weight of truck empty and how much it is registered to haul.
Which of the following vehicles is required by State Law to carry a chemical type fire extinguisher:
Taxicab
It is unlawful to operate any motor vehicle on a highway with:
Flanges or lugs on the wheels
It is unlawful for the operator of which of the following motor vehicles to change gears while actually crossing the tracks of an uncontrolled railroad grade crossing:
Motor bus
Clearance lamps mounted on the rear or the side near the rear of a vehicle must be what color?
Red
The greatest length allowed by State Law for any combination truck and trailer is:
65ft
The top speed limit for heavy trucks on the open highway at night is:
55mph
The greatest height allowed by State Law for a vehicle including its load is:
14ft
Before going down a steep grade with a heavy vehicle you should:
Shift to a lower gear
The first thing the driver of a disabled truck or bus should do is:
Set out flares, fuses or reflectors
Signal trun indicators are required on motor vehicles when the body or load of the vehicle extends to the left of the center of the steering wheel:
24in
When one truck is following another truck or vehicle it must keep far enough back for:
One vehicle to enter safely between them
When one vehicle is towing another the distance between the two must not be greater than:
15ft
The greatest weight allowed by State Law for any vehicle carrying a load is:
80,000lbs
To legally drive a taxicab for the purpose of hauling passengers for hire or fare, the driver must hold a valid Texas Chauffer’s license and be at least:
18yrs old
Commercial operators have:
More responsibility than the ordinary driver
The top speed limit for motor buses on U.S. or State Highways at night is:
65mph
Clearance lights are required by State Law for trucks or buses, the width is:
80in
Hazard warning signal lights must be immediately activated by any truck, bus, truck-trailer, trailer, semi-trailer, or pole trailer (outside city limits) if it is parked upon a roadway or adjacent shoulder is such vehicle is ______ inches more in width or _______ feet or more in overall length.
80;30
Which of the following vehicles are not required to have mud-flaps?
pole trailers
The greatest length allowed by State law for a single vehicle is:
45ft
Drivers of heavy trucks must have in their possession or on the truck:
Commercial or chauffeur’s license and registration papers for the truck
The numbers of trailers that may ordinarily be pulled by one vehicle on the open highway is determined by:
length limits
It is unlawful for the driver of which of the following motor vehicles to change gears while actually crossing the tracks of an uncontrolled railroad grade crossing outside a business or residential district?
Motor bus
When must flaps are required on trucks or trailers, they must reach how close to the surface:
8in
The top speed for heavy trucks on the open highway in the daytime is:
60mph
Unless by special permission no vehicle may carry a load extending in the front more than:
3ft
Unless by special permission no vehicle may carry a load extending in the back more than:
4ft
Vehicles and trailers with metal tires must obtain a special permit if they weigh:
5,000lbs
When transporting loose materials, the top of the load must be covered securely to prevent escape of materials by:
Canvas or Tarpaulin
When operating in a truck tractor and semitrailer combination may not exceed:
59ft
This emblem is now a requirement for those slow-moving vehicles designed to operate at a maximum speed of:
25mph or less
In addition to vehicular hazard warning lights, every farm tractor and self-propelled unit of farm equipment or implement manufactured or assembled after January 1, 1972 shall be equipped with:
Two head lamps, one tail-light and two red reflectors
You may be required to unload to the limit required by the law if the grass weight of your vehicle is found to exceed the maximum gross weight allowed by law and a tolerate of:
5%
Trucks manufactured or assembled prior to made year 1960 are required to have at least:
One tail-light
Every motor vehicle, trailer, semi-trailer, pole trailer, and combination of such vehicles equipped with brakes shall have the braking system so arranged that brakes are oppressed by:
One control device
Surge or intra brake systems may be used on trailers and semi-trailers with a gross weight of:
15,000lbs
Generally if the trailer and the combination is 3,000lbs or less, the combination must be able to stop within _____ ft when traveling 20mph
40
On vehicles requiring reflectors, these reflectors must be mounted not less than 24in or more than:
60in in height above the ground
A vehicle in which explosives are hauled meets a requirement of State Law if:
A red flag 12in square is on the rear
The height from the ground for mounted reflectors must be at least:
24in
