Bad Weather & Night Driving — Texas
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Rain, snow, ice, fog and night driving: visibility, traction and headlight use.
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| Topic / Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Topic | Bad Weather & Night Driving |
| License test | Texas Car learner's permit test |
| Topic questions | 34 (6% of 580 total) |
| Review status | This topic page is still being reviewed against the official handbook. Until review is finished it is hidden from search engines. |
Official handbook
Texas Driver Handbook (dps.texas.gov, DL-7) ✓ Verified from official source
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Questions (34)
1. When driving on wet pavement, it's important to remember:
- That pavement is especially slippery right after it starts to rain.
- That wet roads can cause hydroplaning.
- To give yourself additional space when coming to a stop.
- All of the above. ✓
Answer: D. All of the above.
All of the above: pavement is extra slick right after rain starts, wet roads can cause hydroplaning, and you should allow extra room when stopping. The handbook tells you to slow down and add following distance whenever the road is wet, warning that roads become slippery when wet and the car gets harder to control. It also notes that many drivers learn too late what even a small amount of rain can do, and that grooving pavement is done specifically to reduce slipperiness in wet weather. Those points back up the idea that wet pavement grips poorly from the first rain, that standing water can cost you traction, and that you need more room to stop.
2. If your car starts to skid, turn your steering wheel:
- To keep the front wheels straight.
- In the direction you want the vehicle to go. ✓
- In the opposite direction of the skid.
- In any direction. It doesn't matter.
Answer: B. In the direction you want the vehicle to go.
3. Which of the following recommendations does not promote safe night driving?
- Keep your windshield clean.
- Be aware that tinted windows reduce visibility in the dark.
- Carry a flashlight in your vehicle.
- Look into the headlights of oncoming vehicles. ✓
Answer: D. Look into the headlights of oncoming vehicles.
Looking into the headlights of oncoming vehicles is the recommendation that does not promote safe night driving; the handbook says to avoid it. The Texas Driver Handbook's night driving section tells you to avoid staring directly into the headlights of approaching vehicles and instead shift your eyes down toward the lower right side of your lane. That guidance appears right after the reminder to slow down at night and stay within the distance your headlights light up. So among the listed habits, looking into oncoming headlights is the one the handbook actively warns against, while the other choices are not the behavior it identifies as unsafe for night driving.
4. When driving in fog, you should use your:
- Low beam headlights. ✓
- High beam headlights.
- Parking lights.
- Hazard flashers.
Answer: A. Low beam headlights.
Use your low beam headlights when you drive in fog. The Texas handbook lists low beam headlights as the setting to use in fog, along with heavy rain, sleet, snow and dust. It also names four situations where low beams are the right choice, and fog is one of them. Nothing in the handbook tells you to switch to high beams, parking lights or flashers to see in fog, so the low beam setting is the one to remember and use.
5. Roads become very slippery:
- When it has been raining for an hour or more.
- The day after it rains.
- For the first 10 to 15 minutes of a rainstorm. ✓
- Right after the rain has stopped.
Answer: C. For the first 10 to 15 minutes of a rainstorm.
6. When meeting a car with blinding headlights, you should:
- Use your bright lights until the other vehicle dims theirs.
- Flash your lights on and off to warn the other driver.
- Dim your lights and then speed up to pass quickly.
- Look toward the right side of the road. ✓
Answer: D. Look toward the right side of the road.
When oncoming headlights blind you, look toward the right side of the road. The handbook says to avoid staring into approaching headlights and to shift your eyes down to the lower right side of your traffic lane. That keeps the glare out of the center of your vision while you stay in your lane. The same section also says to slow down at night and use low beams when an approaching vehicle is within 500 feet, so the safe response is to look away from the bright source rather than fight the glare.
7. When driving in fog:
- Use your parking lights.
- Use your low beams. ✓
- Use your high beams.
- It makes no difference which lights you use.
Answer: B. Use your low beams.
Use your low beams when driving in fog. The Texas handbook lists low beam headlights as the choice for driving in fog, heavy rain, sleet, snow, or dust. It gives this as a specific situation where low beams should be used, alongside following closely, approaching another vehicle, and driving on lighted roads. So when fog reduces what you can see, the handbook's listed choice is low beams, not another light setting.
8. Drivers should use their low beam headlights:
- When driving in fog, dust, or rain.
- When following closely behind another vehicle at night.
- Within 500 feet of an approaching vehicle when driving at night.
- All of the above. ✓
Answer: D. All of the above.
Drivers should use low beam headlights in all of the listed situations: in fog, dust, or rain; when following closely behind another vehicle at night; and within 500 feet of an approaching vehicle at night. The handbook lists low beams for exactly these conditions. It says to use low beams when you are within 500 feet of an approaching vehicle, when you are following closely (within 300 feet) behind another vehicle, and when driving in fog, heavy rain, sleet, snow, or dust. It also lists lighted roads. Because each situation in the question appears on that low-beam list, the complete answer is all of the listed choices. The rule is about when low beams are required or advised, not about using high beams.
9. Fog can greatly reduce the visibility of other vehicles, pedestrians, and traffic signals. When driving in fog, you should:
- Drive cautiously and reduce your speed.
- Not use your high beam headlights.
- Use low beam headlights to better illuminate the road and objects.
- All of the above. ✓
Answer: D. All of the above.
Use every listed action: slow down and drive cautiously, keep high beams off, and use low beam headlights in fog. The Texas handbook says to use low beam headlights when driving in fog, and it warns that your speed should let you stop within the distance your headlights light. Since low beams are the setting the handbook names for fog, high beams are not the choice there. Slowing down fits the same visibility problem, because fog limits how far you can see. The bank answer groups these fog-driving precautions together.
10. To reduce the effects of headlight glare at night, you should look:
- Straight ahead.
- Over your shoulder.
- At the center of the road
- To the right edge of the road. ✓
Answer: D. To the right edge of the road.
To reduce the effects of headlight glare at night, look down toward the lower right side of your traffic lane, near the right edge of the road. The handbook tells you not to stare into the headlights of oncoming vehicles. Instead, it says to shift your eyes down to the lower right side of your traffic lane. That keeps the bright lights out of the center of your vision while you still track your position in the lane. Looking toward the right edge fits that guidance, and the same chapter also says to slow down at night so you can stop within the distance your headlights light up.
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Last checked: 2026-10-17 · Verified from official source
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