Texas Permit Test: Speed Limits Practice Questions

Unless another limit is posted, what is the speed limit in a Texas urban district?

What is the speed limit in an alley in Texas?

Unless posted otherwise, what is the maximum speed for a passenger car on a U.S.- or Texas-numbered highway (including Farm to Market roads) outside an urban district?

Outside an urban district, on a highway that is not numbered by Texas or the U.S., what is the default maximum speed for a passenger car?

According to the handbook, some Texas limited-access highways have posted limits as high as:

When a Texas authority sets or changes a speed limit, how must daytime and nighttime limits compare?

In good conditions at 30 mph or less, what is the minimum following time the Texas handbook recommends?

Above 30 mph in good road conditions, how much following time should you keep?

About how long does it take the average driver to think, react, and apply the brakes?

With good brakes on dry, level pavement, about how many feet does it take to stop from 20 mph (including reaction distance)?

How does driving at 60 mph affect your field of vision compared with standing still?

What does the basic speed law say?

When your vision is limited by darkness or bad weather, what rule should guide your speed?

A TxDOT vehicle is stopped on the roadside with its lights flashing, and you cannot change lanes. What does the Slow Down or Move Over law require?

If you are unable or unwilling to drive at least the posted minimum speed on a highway, what should you do?