Where may drivers deposit their litter while on the roadways?

1. In designated litter barrels ✓
2. In the median
3. In ditches
4. Anywhere

Answer: A. In designated litter barrels

Drivers may deposit litter only in designated litter barrels.

Why this is the answer

The Texas Driver Handbook states that the only place you may lawfully throw trash on the highway is in a litter barrel. It also notes that litter barrels are found at rest and picnic areas. That makes the designated litter barrel the one permitted spot for litter while you are on the roadways. The other choices are not litter barrels, so they fall outside the single lawful place the handbook names.

Why the other answers are wrong

• B. In the median — The handbook names the litter barrel as the only lawful place for trash on the highway, so the median does not qualify.
• C. In ditches — A ditch is not a litter barrel, and the handbook limits lawful trash disposal on the highway to a litter barrel.
• D. Anywhere — Throwing litter anywhere is wrong because the handbook allows trash on the highway only in a litter barrel.

Remember it

Use the litter barrel sign as your reminder: trash stays with you until a barrel appears.