Highway & Freeway Driving — Texas
Texas permit practice test: 580 free practice questions (Based on the official driver handbook). The official format is not yet verified; check the official site before your test. Highway & Freeway Driving: 44 questions.
Entering and exiting freeways, lane changes, overtaking and HOV lane rules.
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| Topic / Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Topic | Highway & Freeway Driving |
| License test | Texas Car learner's permit test |
| Topic questions | 44 (8% 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 (44)
1. When driving on an interstate:
- Stop on the shoulder of the road if you are tired.
- You should always use cruise control.
- Signal, check mirrors, and check blind spots before changing lanes. ✓
- You should change lanes often.
Answer: C. Signal, check mirrors, and check blind spots before changing lanes.
Before you change lanes on an interstate, signal, check your mirrors, and check your blind spots. The Texas handbook describes the lane-change check as a sequence: look in the rearview mirror, look in your side mirrors, and look over your shoulder into the blind spot to confirm the roadway is clear and nobody is passing you, then turn on your signal. It makes the same point about blind spots when it warns that motorcycles are easily missed in a quick look, telling drivers to check mirrors and blind spots before entering or leaving a lane of traffic. On a fast-moving interstate, that look-over-your-shoulder step is what catches a vehicle your mirrors missed.
2. When you are driving on the freeway and see that a vehicle will be entering your lane from an entrance ramp, you should:
- Maintain your speed and position.
- Honk your horn so they know you are there.
- Ignore them because you have the right-of-way.
- Change lanes or slow down to allow them room. ✓
Answer: D. Change lanes or slow down to allow them room.
When a vehicle is coming down an entrance ramp, change lanes or ease off the gas so the driver has room to merge. The handbook tells drivers not to speed up or otherwise block someone who is trying to enter their lane of travel, and it asks drivers to be friendly and patient rather than confrontational. At the same time, a driver entering the freeway must yield to traffic already on the highway. Putting those two ideas together, the safe and courteous response is to give the merging driver space by moving over when a lane is open or by slowing slightly, instead of crowding them out.
3. To check your blind spot when changing lanes to the left, you should glance:
- Over your right shoulder.
- At your side mirror.
- Over your left shoulder. ✓
- At your rearview mirror.
Answer: C. Over your left shoulder.
When changing lanes to the left, glance over your left shoulder to check the blind spot. The Texas handbook says that before you pass, you should check the rearview mirror, your side mirrors, and look over your shoulder into the blind spot. Passing is done on the left, so the shoulder glance for that lane change is over your left shoulder. The handbook also says to check mirrors and blind spots before entering or leaving a lane, because a vehicle can be missed in a quick look. That makes the left-shoulder glance the correct check.
4. When in a travel lane on the roadway:
- You may stop to drop off passengers.
- You may stop to look up an address.
- You may make a U-turn or back up if you get on the wrong entrance ramp of the freeway.
- Don’t stop for any reason. Keep moving until you can safely pull off the road. ✓
Answer: D. Don’t stop for any reason. Keep moving until you can safely pull off the road.
5. Look over your shoulder to check your blind spot when:
- Pulling toward or away from a curb.
- Turning left or right.
- Changing lanes.
- All of the above. ✓
Answer: D. All of the above.
6. When getting ready to change lanes, you should:
- Check your side view mirror.
- Check your rearview mirror.
- Quickly turn your head to check for other vehicles.
- All of the above. ✓
Answer: D. All of the above.
You should do all three: check your side view mirror, check your rearview mirror, and turn your head to check for other vehicles. The Texas handbook describes a lane change as a full visual check, not a single glance. Before moving over, you check the rearview mirror, your side mirrors, and look over your shoulder into the blind spot to confirm the roadway is clear and no one is passing. Another passage repeats that you should check mirrors and blind spots before entering or leaving a lane. Since each listed action is part of that check, the answer that includes all of them fits the handbook.
7. When may you pass another vehicle on the right shoulder of the road?
- Never. ✓
- When the car in front of you is driving too slowly.
- When the car in front of you is turning.
- When the shoulder is unpaved.
Answer: A. Never.
8. To check your blind spot before changing lanes:
- Look into the left side mirror.
- Look into the right side mirror.
- Look into the rearview mirror.
- Look over your shoulder in the direction you plan to move. ✓
Answer: D. Look over your shoulder in the direction you plan to move.
Look over your shoulder in the direction you plan to move to check your blind spot before changing lanes. The Texas handbook says to use the rearview and side mirrors and then turn your head to check the area beside you before a lane change. That shoulder check lets you see whether the roadway is clear and whether another vehicle is passing. Mirrors alone can leave a vehicle hidden in the blind spot. Turning your head toward the lane you intend to enter is the direct check the handbook calls for.
9. If your car breaks down on a highway, you should:
- Sit in your car and wait for help.
- Use your four-way flashers to warn other drivers. ✓
- Sound your horn at passing motorists.
- Flash your headlights at oncoming traffic.
Answer: B. Use your four-way flashers to warn other drivers.
Turn on your four-way flashers (emergency warning lights) to warn other drivers that your car is disabled. The Texas handbook's breakdown steps tell you to move the car off the pavement, then turn on your emergency warning lights; if you have no warning lights, use your taillights. It adds that portable warning devices should be used to warn oncoming traffic, and at night you should also turn on the inside lights. So making the car visible to other drivers is the point of the flashers, and they are the warning signal the handbook names for this situation.
10. If someone is driving aggressively behind you, you should:
- Try to get out of the aggressive driver’s way. ✓
- Stare at the driver as he or she is passing you.
- Speed up as he or she is passing you.
- Block the passing lane.
Answer: A. Try to get out of the aggressive driver’s way.
Try to get out of the aggressive driver’s way. The Texas handbook says not to confront other drivers and not to speed up to keep someone from passing or entering your lane. It also says to drive friendly and report aggressive driving. Getting out of the aggressive driver’s way fits those instructions because it avoids confrontation and lets the driver pass rather than turning the situation into a contest.
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Last checked: 2026-10-17 · Verified from official source
Updated: · Based on the official driver handbook