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Page 2 of 3 AARP Driver Safety Smart Driver™ Course State-Specific Information D20721 – October 2025 TEXAS Turning at Intersections - Participant Guidebook Page 68 • Drivers must use their turn signal at least 100 feet before making a turn. • An officer can ticket a driver for waiting to turn left in an intersection if they are obstructing traffic. • When turning left from a two-way street on to a one-way street (two way), drivers may turn into either lane if it is safe to do so. • It is legal to turn on red from the inside lane of multiple right turn lanes if it is safe to do so and there are no signs prohibiting. • It is illegal to make a right turn on a solid red arrow. • It is illegal to make a left turn from a two-way street to a one-way on a solid red light. U-Turns – Participant Guidebook Page 69 • Drivers may not make a U-turn where the vehicle cannot be seen by the driver of another vehicle approaching in either direction at a distance of 500 feet. Merging – Participant Guidebook Page 70 • Drivers entering a highway must yield the right-of-way to all vehicles on the highway which are approaching close enough to constitute a hazard. Handicapped Parking – Participant Guidebook Page 74 • Drivers with disabilities or who transport a person with disabilities may apply for a disabled parking placard. Driving in Rain, Snow, Fog, Smoke, Dust and Other Conditions – Participant Guidebook Page 75-77 • Drivers must turn on their headlights if visibility is less than 1,000 feet. • Drivers may use a tire chain of "reasonable proportions" that is required for safety because of conditions that might cause the vehicle to skid. Sharing the Road with Emergency Vehicles – Participant Guidebook Page 82 • On any undivided highway on which an emergency vehicle approaches with its lights and siren on, all traffic shall yield to the right, clear of any intersection, and shall stop. • If an emergency vehicle is stopped on a freeway with its flashing lights on, the driver must vacate the lane closest to the emergency vehicle or slow to a speed of at least 20 miles per hour below the limit if the speed limit is more than 25 miles per hour. Where the speed limit is 25 miles per hour or below, the driver must slow down to 5 miles per hour. • It is illegal to follow an emergency vehicle with its lights and sirens on within 500 feet. Sharing the Road with School Buses – Participant Guidebook Page 82 • The driver of a vehicle is required to stop for a school bus when it has its red lights flashing and is discharging or receiving students. • The driver of a vehicle is not required to stop for a school bus that has its red lights flashing and is stopped on the opposite side of a divided highway (barrier or median separating). Sharing the Road with Motorcycles – Participant Guidebook Page 83 • Drivers are prohibited from sharing a lane with a motorcycle.