Texas signs practice test
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Texas sign meanings follow the uniform devices the state adopts under chapter 544 of the Transportation Code, and the bank carries 46 sign, signal, and marking questions. One DPS sentence belongs on this page: you must be able to understand road signs written in English to pass the test, whichever language you take it in. This set works the shapes, the signals, and the English wording of the signs themselves.
Each topic set draws up to 20 questions from that topic in the Texas bank and grades against our practice target of 80 percent. That target is our study goal. DPS publishes no pass mark for the Class C test, and none is implied here.
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Up to 20 questions from the signs topic in this bank, graded against our practice target of 80 percent. The target is our study goal, not the state's pass mark. There's no signup and nothing to pay.
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A sign and a police officer give different instructions at the same intersection. Which one wins?
✓ Correct answer: The officer directing traffic
Official devices must be obeyed, but direction by a traffic officer, police officer, or escort flagger overrides them on the spot. That is how a crash scene keeps control of an intersection. (Texas Transportation Code sec. 544.004(a)(1).)
Texas Transportation Code sec. 544.004(a)(1), checked 2026-11-03.
An overhead lane signal shows a red X above your lane. What does it mean?
✓ Correct answer: Never drive in that lane
Lane signals govern the lane below them. A red signal over a lane bars you from entering or travelling in it, and a green signal over a lane is what opens it. (Texas Transportation Code sec. 544.009.)
Texas Transportation Code sec. 544.009, checked 2026-11-03.
What does a steady Walk signal mean for a pedestrian?
✓ Correct answer: You may cross in the direction of the signal
Walk is permission to cross facing the signal. It does not remove the need to watch for turning traffic, which still has duties toward you in the crosswalk. (Texas Transportation Code sec. 552.002(b).)
Texas Transportation Code sec. 552.002(b), checked 2026-11-03.
A signal shows a flashing yellow arrow for your left turn. What does it allow?
✓ Correct answer: A turn after yielding to oncoming traffic that is in the intersection or close enough to be an immediate hazard
A flashing yellow signal lets you proceed only with caution. For a left turn, you also yield to a vehicle coming the other way that's in the intersection or close enough to be an immediate hazard, so you wait for a gap that's safe before you turn. (Texas Transportation Code secs. 544.008(b) and 545.152.)
Texas Transportation Code secs. 544.008(b) and 545.152, checked 2026-11-03.
A driver says a speed limit sign does not count because it stood on private land beside the road. When does the duty to obey a device apply?
✓ Correct answer: To official traffic control devices placed under the authority of the code
What makes a sign binding is official placement under legal authority, not the soil under the post. Drivers do not get to audit the sign's paperwork from the driver's seat. (Texas Transportation Code sec. 544.004(a).)
Texas Transportation Code sec. 544.004(a), checked 2026-11-03.
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- Questions on the real test
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- Pass mark
- DPS does not publish it
- Time limit
- Not published by DPS
- Learner licence fee
- $16, under 18
- Class C fee
- $33, ages 18 to 84
- Test languages
- English and Spanish
Facts checked against Texas DPS pages, 2026-11-03. Official information: Texas Department of Public Safety, dps.texas.gov.
Corrections note
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