Licensing
2 · The vehicle
Required and forbidden equipment.
0.00 m · 22.33 m if you master this set · 6 cards · Elenchus · seeded from DL-7 · Texas DPS Driver Handbook, January 2026
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Front
Describe the equipment required on passenger cars by state law.
Back
Foot brake (stop within 25 feet from 20 mph), parking brake, two headlights with a high-beam indicator, two taillights, two brake lights (three if a high-mounted light is original equipment), license-plate light, parking lights, two red reflectors, electric turn signals (limited exceptions), horn audible 200 feet, muffler and exhaust-emission system (1968+), safety glass, front and rear plates, windshield wiper, rearview mirror showing at least 200 feet, front safety belts if original equipment, tires with at least 2/32 inch tread, and a fuel cap on certain model years.
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- 02
Front
What is the purpose of an exhaust emission system?
Back
To help reduce air pollution. Required on 1968 and later models.
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- 03
Front
Describe the types of equipment that Texas state law specifically forbids on passenger cars driven within the state.
Back
A red light showing from the front (except emergency vehicles), a bell, siren, or exhaust whistle (except emergency), a muffler cutout, anything extending more than 3 inches beyond the left side or 6 inches beyond the right side of the body or fenders, flashing red lights on the front (except emergency, school, or church buses), and a radar-interference device.
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- 04
Front
What is the maximum number of inches you may lawfully allow an object to extend beyond the left fender of your car?
Back
Three inches.
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- 05
Front
In addition to mufflers, what new equipment is required on all cars manufactured in 1968 and after?
Back
An exhaust emission system.
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- 06
Front
Foot brake performance required by law?
Back
Must stop the vehicle within 25 feet from 20 mph.
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