Vehicle Equipment
Required equipment, lighting, mirrors, brakes, and inspections.
Vehicle Equipment 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.
Vehicle Equipment questions, Texas edition.
Each question links through to a full explanation, the rule it tests, and a citation back to the manual.
- According to the Texas manual, a car's foot brake must be able to stop the vehicle within what distance at a speed of 20 mph? →
- According to the Texas manual, what is the minimum distance at which a car's horn must be audible? →
- According to the Texas manual, what is the minimum tread depth allowed on the tires of a passenger vehicle? →
- According to the Texas manual, a rearview mirror must show the road for at least what distance behind your vehicle? →
- According to the Texas manual, at what distance must the two red rear reflectors on a modern passenger car be visible? →
- According to the Texas manual, an exhaust emission system is required on all cars manufactured in what year or later? →
- According to the Texas manual, the slow-moving vehicle emblem is required on vehicles designed to travel no faster than what speed? →
- According to the Texas manual, how far may an object legally extend beyond the sides of your passenger car? →
- According to the Texas manual, which of the following is illegal to display on a private passenger car? →
- Your Texas car came from the factory with a third, high-mounted brake light. According to the manual, what is the rule for that third lamp? →
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