Section 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: (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").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