(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").

Source Note: 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