Under what specific condition does Texas double traffic fines in a construction or maintenance work zone?
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A.
Only when speeding is the violation
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B.
At any time, day or night
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C.
When workers are present anywhere in the zone Correct
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D.
Only during posted work-zone hours
The answer is "When workers are present anywhere in the zone"
Texas ties doubled fines to workers being present anywhere in the zone, not to the zone existing on its own. Drivers pick 'any time' because they remember the orange 'Fines Double' sign posted at the zone's entry and read it as always active, missing that the manual conditions the increase on active workers.
The traps in the wrong answers
A. Only when speeding is the violation
Doubled fines apply to any violation in a zone with workers present, not to speeding alone. This answer narrows the rule to the one violation drivers most associate with work zones, matching what the entry sign shows most often.
B. At any time, day or night
The doubled-fine rule is tied to workers being present, not to the hours of the day. This answer reads the orange 'Fines Double' sign at the zone's entry as always active and skips the worker condition printed alongside it.
D. Only during posted work-zone hours
The manual conditions doubled fines on workers being present, not on any posted schedule. This answer guesses a set of enforcement hours drivers can time around, borrowed from how school zones work.
This question tests your knowledge of Construction Signs in Texas. Source: Texas Driver Manual, "Obey Warning Signs and Barricades," p.37..
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