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. Rejection standards for road test are as follows.

1. (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. (2) Dangerous action:

   1. (A) accident is prevented only by defensive driving on the part of another or dodging by a pedestrian;
   2. (B) any loss of control creating a hazard;
   3. (C) driver stalls vehicle in middle of busy intersection so as to obstruct traffic;
   4. (D) drives one or more wheels over the curb or onto the sidewalk;
   5. (E) accident prevented only by warning given by the examining officer;
   6. (F) runs over parking standards on the parallel parking test.

3. (3) Violation of law. Unless otherwise stipulated in scoring standards, a driver is disqualified for:

   1. (A) any act for which the driver might be arrested; or
   2. (B) any act which might make the driver liable for damages in case of accident.
4. (4) Deductions. As soon as the following condition occurs, the applicant is disqualified: various or repeated minor mistakes totaling more than 30 points deducted on the on-street test for any vehicle including a motorcycle.

5. (5) Lack of cooperation or refusal to perform:

   1. (A) refusal to try any maneuver in good faith;
   2. (B) repeated failure to follow instructions;
   3. (C) offer of a bribe or gratuity;
   4. (D) argument concerning scoring, not just a discussion of scoring;
   5. (E) accuses examining officer of discriminating against him;
   6. (F) refuses to wear seat belt when required and has no physician's statement for waiver.

6. (6) Inability to perform:

   1. (A) identify controls on a Class M vehicle;
   2. (B) pre-trip inspection of brake operation in Class A, B or C vehicles. Commercial driver license (CDL) applicants must perform this task. Non-CDL applicants are not required to perform this task.
   3. (C) A written pre-trip vehicle inspection examination for Class A and B vehicles. Commercial driver license (CDL) applicants must perform this task. Non-CDL applicants are not required to perform this task.

Source Note:The provisions of this §15.56 adopted to be effective January 1, 1976; amended to be effective July 27, 1990, 15 TexReg 4028; amended to be effective February 15, 2000, 25 TexReg 1126.