Roadwise States Texas Driving lessons Key terms M to Z Texas driving lesson · Additional Safety & Traffic Stops
Key terms M to Z A 3-minute lesson from the Texas course. Read the rules and examples, follow the handbook page references, and check your understanding before you move on.
Read time 3 minutes
Course unit Additional Safety & Traffic Stops
Checkpoint questions 4
Source pages 79, 80, 81, 82 These glossary terms cover the rest of the alphabet: the difference between suspension and revocation, left-turn types, vision limits and the definitions behind the zero tolerance law. They often show up as the key word in a test question.
Suspension Temporary withdrawal of a driver license or privilege for a definite period of time.
Handbook p. 81 ↗ Revocation Termination of a driver license or privilege for an indefinite period; it may be restored once all requirements are met.
Handbook p. 81 ↗ Motorcycle A motor vehicle, other than a tractor, with a rider's saddle and designed to have no more than three wheels on the ground when moving.
Handbook p. 79 ↗ Parallel parking Parking lined up with the curb, going the same direction. The vehicle must be 6 to 18 inches from the curb.
Handbook p. 80 ↗ Protected left turn A left turn made on a left-turn green arrow or delayed green light while oncoming traffic is stopped.
Handbook p. 80 ↗ Unprotected left turn A left turn made at a signal-controlled intersection without a special left-turn light.
Handbook p. 82 ↗ Right of way The privilege of having immediate use of a certain part of a road.
Handbook p. 81 ↗ Uncontrolled intersection One with no signs or signals, including railroad crossings without flashing red lights or gates.
Handbook p. 81 ↗ Rumble strips Sections of rough pavement that alert drivers to approaching construction, toll plazas, or other traffic conditions.
Handbook p. 81 ↗ Staggered stop Stopping when the white line visually disappears under the hood line, leaving extra space for left-turning vehicles.
Handbook p. 81 ↗ Tunnel vision Seeing in a narrow field of 140 degrees or less, with little effective peripheral vision.
Handbook p. 81 ↗ Total stopping distance The distance your vehicle travels while you make a stop.
Handbook p. 81 ↗ Traction Friction or gripping power between the tire patches and the road surface.
Handbook p. 81 ↗ Rocking a vehicle Repeatedly driving forward a little, then back a little, to move out of deep snow, mud, or sand.
Handbook p. 81 ↗ Put it into practice
A question says a driver's privilege was withdrawn "for 90 days." Because it has a definite end date, that's a suspension. If it ended indefinitely until requirements were met, it would be a revocation.
A useful reminder Suspension = set time; revocation = indefinite; cancellation = until qualified; denial = not eligible yet.
Check your understanding Read the question, decide on an answer, then open it to check the explanation. These are Roadwise study questions based on the source handbook.
A driver license suspension is for a definite period, while a revocation lasts indefinitely until requirements are met. True False Answer: True
Suspension is a definite-length withdrawal; revocation is indefinite until the person requalifies.
Handbook p. 81 ↗ According to the glossary, for stopping purposes low-beam headlights are limited to about what speed? 35 mph 45 mph 55 mph 65 mph Answer: 45 mph
The glossary says low beams are limited to 45 mph and high beams to 65 mph for stopping purposes.
Handbook p. 80 ↗ What does the glossary call seeing a field of 140 degrees or less with little effective peripheral vision? Speed smear Night blindness Glare resistance Tunnel vision Answer: Tunnel vision
Tunnel vision is the ability to see in a narrow field of vision of 140 degrees or less with little peripheral vision.
Handbook p. 81 ↗ Under the glossary definition, a moped cannot reach a speed of more than how many mph within one mile? 25 mph 30 mph 35 mph 45 mph Answer: 30 mph
A moped is a motor-driven cycle that cannot attain a speed in one mile of more than 30 mph.
Handbook p. 79 ↗ Previous lesson Key terms A to L More in Additional Safety & Traffic Stops About the source Roadwise’s Texas course uses the driver handbook edition supplied with this study pack. This lesson cites source pages 79, 80, 81, 82. The linked PDF is a third-party mirror of the handbook, rather than a government-hosted page.
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