Driver's License Test Prep
Texas Practice Speed Limits

According to the manual's glossary, what does a minimum speed limit exist to do?

  1. A.
    Mark the school-zone reduction during school hours.
  2. B.
    Set the fastest speed a beginner may drive.
  3. C.
    Keep traffic moving safely by preventing very slow driving. Correct
  4. D.
    Mark the reduced speed used during rain.
The Why

The answer is "Keep traffic moving safely by preventing very slow driving."

The manual's glossary defines a minimum speed limit as a rule that keeps traffic moving safely by not letting drivers go slower than a certain speed. Choice D tempts drivers who assume any word 'minimum' near speed refers to weather-adjusted driving, because rain and fog training centers on 'slow down' as the default speed action and the two concepts get filed together.

Why the others miss

The traps in the wrong answers

A. Mark the school-zone reduction during school hours.

Confuses the school-zone reduction with a minimum-speed rule; the two do opposite work. Blurred school-zone signs and minimum-speed signs into one category because both post a number.

B. Set the fastest speed a beginner may drive.

Ties the meaning to a licensing-stage cap the manual does not use. Treated 'minimum' as a graduated-license restriction rather than a highway flow rule.

D. Mark the reduced speed used during rain.

Misdirects the rule to weather adjustment; minimums exist for flow, not for wet pavement. Assumed 'minimum' meant a rainy-day setting because bad weather training centers on slowing down.

The Rule

This question tests your knowledge of Speed Limits in Texas. Source: Texas Driver Manual, "Appendix A: Glossary of Terms - minimum speed limit," p.73..

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