Speed Limits
Posted limits, basic speed law, and speed adjustments for conditions.
Speed Limits rules in Texas follow the federal framework with state-specific limits, distances, and exceptions. The practice questions below are drawn from the Texas driver handbook, so they track the state's own rules.
Speed Limits questions, Texas edition.
Each question links through to a full explanation, the rule it tests, and a citation back to the manual.
- You are driving through heavy rain on a Texas highway. According to the manual, what should you do about your speed and following distance? →
- According to the Texas manual, some limited-access highways in Texas are posted up to what maximum speed? →
- The reduced speed shown on a Texas school zone sign is in effect at what times? →
- A Texas highway is posted at 70 mph on a clear afternoon. The manual's basic speed law tells you what? →
- According to the Texas manual, which kinds of posted speed limits must drivers obey? →
- According to the manual's glossary, what does a minimum speed limit exist to do? →
- According to the Texas manual, which entities are given authority to raise or lower posted speed limits? →
- The manual sets a 4-second following interval in good conditions above 30 mph. What does it say to do when conditions turn poor? →
- You are driving 25 mph on a Texas street with good road conditions. According to the manual, what is the minimum following interval behind the vehicle ahead of you? →
- A Texas city or county sets a new posted speed limit on a road within its jurisdiction. According to the manual, what must be true about the daytime and nighttime limits? →
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