According to the Texas manual, a rearview mirror must show the road for at least what distance behind your vehicle?
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A.
100 feet
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B.
350 feet
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C.
500 feet
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D.
200 feet Correct
The answer is "200 feet"
A rearview mirror must reflect at least 200 feet of highway behind the car. Drivers who pick 500 feet are pulling the 500-foot low-beam trigger out of the headlight rules into the mirror rule by mistake.
The traps in the wrong answers
A. 100 feet
The manual requires 200 feet, not 100. This answer underestimates the reach a driver's mirror is expected to give under Texas rules.
B. 350 feet
The mirror standard is 200 feet. This answer pulls the 350-foot reflector visibility figure that applies to vehicles manufactured before 1960.
C. 500 feet
The mirror standard is 200 feet. This answer borrows the 500-foot distance that triggers low-beam headlight use near oncoming traffic.
This question tests your knowledge of Vehicle Equipment in Texas. Source: Texas Driver Manual, "Required Equipment for Vehicles - Rearview mirror," p.15..
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