Road rage — Texas Permit Test

Road rage on the Texas permit test — 6 rules, each with the reason behind it and a question on it while it is fresh.

The rules

Aggressive driving happens when a driver becomes angry or irritated and as a result fails to follow the rules of the road.

The anger is not the offense; what it makes somebody do is. That is why it belongs in a driving handbook.

Aggressive driving occurs when a driver becomes angry or irritated and as a result, fails to follow the rules of the road

Texas Driver Handbook, p.66

A driver should plan the trip or schedule in advance and allow extra time for a breakdown, a crash, road construction, or rush-hour traffic.

Most road rage starts with being late. Leaving earlier removes the reason before it starts.

Plan your trip or schedule in advance. Allow extra time in case your vehicle breaks down or you encounter traffic congestion due to a crash, road construction, or rush-hour traffic

Texas Driver Handbook, p.66

A driver who needs the horn should tap it rather than hold it down, and should not confront other drivers or make obscene gestures.

A held horn is an argument rather than a warning. It escalates a moment that was about to pass.

Should you need to use the horn, tap the horn; do not hold down the horn

Texas Driver Handbook, p.66

A driver should not intentionally slow down, slam on the brakes, or speed up to keep someone from passing or entering their lane.

All three are deliberate and all three are aimed at another driver. That is what makes them aggressive driving.

Do not intentionally slow down, slam on your brakes, or speed up to keep someone from passing or entering your lane of travel

Texas Driver Handbook, p.66

A driver should not cut into another driver's lane of traffic, should signal properly, and should change lanes only when it is safe.

Cutting in is what provokes most of the rest. Signaling and waiting for the gap is the whole alternative.

Do not cut into another driver’s lane of traffic. Properly signal your intentions to change lanes and change lanes when it is safe to do so.

Texas Driver Handbook, p.66

A driver should not tailgate, and should follow at a safe distance.

Following close is read as a threat whether or not it is meant as one. It is also the crash that follows.

Do not tailgate; follow at a safe distance

Texas Driver Handbook, p.66

On the test

What does Texas say aggressive driving is?

Anger that makes a driver break the rules. The anger is not the offense; what it makes somebody do is. That is why it belongs in a driving handbook. Texas Driver Handbook, p.66: “Aggressive driving occurs when a driver becomes angry or irritated and as a result, fails to follow the rules of the road”

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Where these come from

Every rule here is checked against Texas Driver Handbook, published by the Texas Department of Public Safety, and against the state code itself. Last checked 2026-09-16.