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Texas Practice Vehicle Equipment

According to the Texas manual, the slow-moving vehicle emblem is required on vehicles designed to travel no faster than what speed?

  1. A.
    15 mph
  2. B.
    20 mph
  3. C.
    25 mph Correct
  4. D.
    35 mph
The Why

The answer is "25 mph"

The slow-moving vehicle emblem must be displayed on vehicles designed to travel at 25 mph or less. Drivers who pick 15 mph are reaching for the 15 mph alley speed limit posted elsewhere in the manual, which sets a similar low figure but for a different rule.

Why the others miss

The traps in the wrong answers

A. 15 mph

The SMV emblem covers vehicles at 25 mph or less, not 15. This answer reaches for the 15 mph alley speed limit as if it defined the emblem rule.

B. 20 mph

The SMV emblem threshold is 25 mph, not 20. This answer rounds down to a familiar city figure rather than the manual's actual cutoff.

D. 35 mph

The manual sets the threshold at 25 mph, not 35. This answer overshoots by borrowing a residential or ramp speed that has nothing to do with the emblem rule.

The Rule

This question tests your knowledge of Vehicle Equipment in Texas. Source: Texas Driver Manual, "Required Equipment for Vehicles - Slow moving vehicle emblem," p.15..

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