37 Tex. Admin. Code § 15.56 - Road Test

(a) The department administers a road test to determine an applicant's ability to exercise ordinary and reasonable control of a motor vehicle; such applicant must meet a predetermined score. The road test will be given in English or Spanish only and will consist of three separate standalone examinations, designated as the on-street test, the backing test, and parallel parking test, and will include the following maneuvers:

(1) start;

(2) quick smooth stop;

(3) backing;

(4) upshifting;

(5) downshifting;

(6) lane change;

(7) merge;

(8) use of lanes;

(9) right-of-way;

(10) posture;

(11) approach to corner;

(12) traffic signals;

(13) traffic signs;

(14) left turns;

(15) right turns; and

(16) parallel parking (if applicable).

(b) Rejection standards for road test are:

(1) accident. Any contact with another vehicle, object, or pedestrian which applicant could have prevented, regardless of who was responsible, resulting in any damage or injury;

(2) dangerous action:

(A) accident is prevented only by defensive driving on the part of another or dodging by a pedestrian;

(B) any loss of control creating a hazard;

(C) driver stalls vehicle in middle of busy intersection so as to obstruct traffic;

(D) drives one or more wheels over the curb or onto the sidewalk;

(E) accident prevented only by warning given by the examining officer; or

(F) runs over parking standards on the parallel parking test.

(3) violation of law. Unless otherwise stipulated in scoring standards, a driver is disqualified for:

(A) any act for which the driver might be arrested; or

(B) any act which might make the driver liable for damages in case of accident.

(4) deductions. As soon as any of the following conditions occur, the applicant is disqualified:

(A) various or repeated minor mistakes totaling more than 20 points deducted on the off-street road test score for motorcycles or more than 30 points deducted on the on-street test for any vehicle including a motorcycle;

(B) various or repeated minor mistakes totaling more than 5 points deducted on the backing test; or

(C) various or repeated minor mistakes totaling more than 7 points deducted on the parallel parking test for any vehicle.

(5) lack of cooperation or refusal to perform:

(A) refusal to try any maneuver in good faith;

(B) repeated failure to follow instructions;

(C) offer a bribe or gratuity;

(D) argument concerning scoring, not just a discussion of scoring; or

(E) refusal to wear a seat belt when required and has no physician's statement for waiver or refusal to comply with a continuing, necessary restriction (e.g., "corrective lenses").

Notes

37 Tex. Admin. Code § 15.56

The provisions of this §15.56 adopted to be effective October 30, 2000, 25 TexReg 10747; amended to be effective December 13, 2009, 34 TexReg 8786