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Florida Drivers Handbook Test

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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. After passing a vehicle - you must return to the right side of the road before coming within How many feet of an oncoming vehicle?
200 Feet
Two clearance lamps
500 feet
Double Solid Yellow Line - Separates two lanes of traffic going in the same direction. And may not cross

2. Both your judgment and vision are affected after drinking alcohol. Which is affected first?
Tax Collector or DMW
Driver
Judgment
4 white flags at least 12 inches square attached to it.

3. Can you proceed with caution when you approach...
Must go to the next exit
Slow down with a caution until bicyclist passes by you
A flashing yellow light
If the way is clear

4. Who could be charged with a violation if a fourteen-year-old front-seat passenger is not wearing a seat belt?
Solid Yellow Line - May not pass - except when turning left
Driver
50 feet
The Florida Highway Patrol - the Sheriff's Department - or the city police department

5. You may not drive with just your parking lights on - in place of your headlights because...
It is against the law
Driver
Be fined up to $500 or jailed up to 60 days. You can be charged with a first-degree misdemeanor and fined up to $1000 if dumping more than 15 pounds of trash.
Issued a ticket

6. What is the arm signal for a left turn?
30 days
Park your car
Left
Should not stop

7. What must you do when approaching a person Who is riding or leading a horse upon or near the roadway?
You can go turn either left or right
Be issued a ticket for the violation
Slow down with caution until everything is clear
Two clearance lamps

8. If a trailer covers the stoplight of the towing vehicle - where else must a stoplight be?
100 Feet
A flashing yellow light
Park in or drive through areas that have pavement markings indicating fire lanes or safety zones. (5.31.3 - Where Parking is not Allowed)
Two clearance lamps

9. What does a green arrow showing at the same time as a red traffic light mean you can do?
Be fined up to $500 or jailed up to 60 days. You can be charged with a first-degree misdemeanor and fined up to $1000 if dumping more than 15 pounds of trash.
Give the owner your name - address - tag number - and phone number- put it on where the vehicle was hit.
You can go turn either left or right
Not allowed to be driven on an expressway because it is against the law

10. What is the maximum speed limit on an interstate highway on a clear day? In a rural area?
70 mph
It is against the law
Slow down with caution until everything is clear
Give the owner your name - address - tag number - and phone number- put it on where the vehicle was hit.

11. What rights and duties do riders of bicycles and mopeds have?
100 Feet
Rain - Fog - Smoke
The same things as motor vehicle except the right of way
Just follow a traffic officer

12. Where do you usually find 'YIELD RIGHT-OF-WAY' signs posted?
Just follow a traffic officer
Solid Yellow Line - May not pass - except when turning left
...
Stop Signs - Four-way stops - Open Intersections - Roundabouts - Pedestrians

13. If you lose your Florida driver license and need a replacement license - where do you apply for it?
Tax Collector or DMW
Park your car
Suspended - revoked - taken away - or be fined
It is against the law

14. What are the penalties for refusing to take a test to determine whether you are intoxicated?
...
Suspended
All passengers
The Florida Highway Patrol - the Sheriff's Department - or the city police department

15. Within How many feet of an oncoming vehicle should you dim your bright headlights?
Stop and Yield to the right-of-way because that person has the right of way
It is against the law
Move forward without stopping first
500 feet

16. How long can the drawbar be between the towing vehicle and the vehicle being towed?
All passengers
Judgment
Must not be more than 15 feet long
Move forward without stopping first

17. What does a solid yellow line to the right of the center line of the highway mean?
Leave plenty of space between you and vehicle ahead
Rain - Fog - Smoke
200 Feet
Solid Yellow Line - May not pass - except when turning left

18. When you are entering a highway or street from a private driveway and the way is clear - you can...
30 mph
Broken White Line - separates two lanes traveling in the same direction and you may cross this line when changing lanes
3 feet of clearance and slow down
Move forward without stopping first

19. Under what conditions must you use your headlights when driving in the daytime?
Rain - Fog - Smoke
A flashing yellow light
Broken White Line - separates two lanes traveling in the same direction and you may cross this line when changing lanes
Driver

20. In addition to other equipment - our vehicle is required to have a white light that makes the license plate visible from _____ - a windshield wiper and a horn?
Suspended
50 feet
Stop Signs - Four-way stops - Open Intersections - Roundabouts - Pedestrians
Driver

21. When may you drive in the left lane of a road with four or more lanes with two-way traffic?
...
4 white flags at least 12 inches square attached to it.
30 mph
Towing connection with a vehicle

22. What should a motorist do when they approach a bicyclist from the rear?
500 feet
Slow down with a caution until bicyclist passes by you
500 feet
Leave plenty of space between you and vehicle ahead

23. When one vehicle is towing another by means of a chain - What does the chain need to have displayed on it?
500 feet
Leave plenty of space between you and vehicle ahead
Towing connection with a vehicle
30 days

24. What would happen to the license of a driver who was involved in an accident and did not stop to help persons who were injured?
Move forward without stopping first
Revoked
(The Florida No-Fault Law) PIP
Must not be more than 15 feet long

25. What are the penalties for driving under the influence (DUI)?
Solid Yellow Line - May not pass - except when turning left
...
Slippy wet - hills - uphills - downhills - spin-outs - park on hills - etc
Suspended - revoked - taken away - or be fined

26. At what places is it unlawful to overtake and pass?
(The Financial Responsibility Law)
Prevent skidding and allow drivers to steer during an emergency braking situation. ABS can help improve vehicle stability (avoiding spin-outs) - steering ability (directing the car where the driver wants it to go) and stopping capability (distance ne
Operate a farm tractor on the highway
Park in or drive through areas that have pavement markings indicating fire lanes or safety zones. (5.31.3 - Where Parking is not Allowed)

27. If you hit a parked car and are unable to find the owner - what should you do?
3 feet of clearance and slow down
Renew your license
Park your car
Give the owner your name - address - tag number - and phone number- put it on where the vehicle was hit.

28. What must you do when you see a pedestrian with a white cane in the street ahead of you?
Stop and Yield to the right-of-way because that person has the right of way
Slow down with a caution until bicyclist passes by you
Double Solid Yellow Line - Separates two lanes of traffic going in the same direction. And may not cross
Suspended

29. Are motor scooters whose engines have less than 150 cubic centimeter displacement allowed to be driven on an expressway?
Not allowed to be driven on an expressway because it is against the law
Renew your license
Sunrise and Sunset
Move forward first

30. What does a broken white line on the highway mean?
4 white flags at least 12 inches square attached to it.
Broken White Line - separates two lanes traveling in the same direction and you may cross this line when changing lanes
Renew your license
Two clearance lamps

31. What does a double solid yellow line in the center of the highway mean? What does a double solid white line in the center of the highway mean?
55 mph
4 white flags at least 12 inches square attached to it.
Double Solid Yellow Line - Separates two lanes of traffic going in the same direction. And may not cross
...

32. If you knowingly make a false statement in an application for a driver license or identification card - you cab be...
Fined and placed in prison upon conviction
Be issued a ticket for the violation
10 Days
Under the age of 5 years old

33. How many feet to the rear should you be able to see objects through the rearview mirror?
Be fined up to $500 or jailed up to 60 days. You can be charged with a first-degree misdemeanor and fined up to $1000 if dumping more than 15 pounds of trash.
200 feet
Prevent skidding and allow drivers to steer during an emergency braking situation. ABS can help improve vehicle stability (avoiding spin-outs) - steering ability (directing the car where the driver wants it to go) and stopping capability (distance ne
You can go turn either left or right

34. Where should reflectors be mounted?
10 Days
Move forward first
Two red taillights mounted on the rear and visible from 1000 feet
Slow down with caution until everything is clear

35. To what ages does the Child Restraint Law apply?
Under the age of 5 years old
A flashing yellow light
500 feet
The same things as motor vehicle except the right of way

36. If more than one vehicle is approaching a four-way stop sign and you are the first one to get there and stop - you have the right to...
Revoked
It is against the law
Move forward first
The Florida Highway Patrol - the Sheriff's Department - or the city police department

37. Adriver who crosses a solid line on the right of the center line of the highway can...
200 Feet
Red Traffic Light - Full Stop Flashing Red Traffic
Be issued a ticket for the violation
50 feet

38. If you approach a red light and a traffic officer directs you to go through the intersection without stopping - what should you do?
Left
50 feet
(The Financial Responsibility Law)
Just follow a traffic officer

39. If you failed to answer a traffic summons - you would not be able to...
Must stop
All passengers
Issued a ticket
Renew your license

40. What should you do when preparing to turn right on a roadway with a bike lane?
Under the age of 5 years old
Signal your turn - check for bicyclists - and do not turn directly in front of a bicyclist
Driver
Park your car

41. What should you do if you drive past the exit on an interstate highway where you wanted to get off?
Dirt - sand - lime-rock - gravel - silica - trash or garbage
Must go to the next exit
A flashing yellow light
Two red lights on the back of a vehicle

42. After a crash has been investigated by an officer - the driver does not need to send a _______ to the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles
Two red lights on the back of a vehicle
Written report
All passengers
If the way is clear

43. What is the maximum speed limit in a residential area if there is no speed limit sign?
Prevent skidding and allow drivers to steer during an emergency braking situation. ABS can help improve vehicle stability (avoiding spin-outs) - steering ability (directing the car where the driver wants it to go) and stopping capability (distance ne
500 feet
30 mph
All passengers

44. What are the penalties for littering?
Be fined up to $500 or jailed up to 60 days. You can be charged with a first-degree misdemeanor and fined up to $1000 if dumping more than 15 pounds of trash.
Suspended - revoked - taken away - or be fined
Under the age of 5 years old
55 mph

45. You cannot ________ on a sidewalk - within an intersection - or on a crosswalk?
200 Feet
Two red lights on the back of a vehicle
Park your car
Broken White Line - separates two lanes traveling in the same direction and you may cross this line when changing lanes

46. What is the recommended safe following distance?
Leave plenty of space between you and vehicle ahead
30 days
Renew your license
Just follow a traffic officer

47. When you are driving too slowly - you can still be...
Operate a farm tractor on the highway
Issued a ticket
Solid Yellow Line - May not pass - except when turning left
Two red taillights mounted on the rear and visible from 1000 feet

48. When the foot brake is pressed - which light must come on?
Be fined up to $500 or jailed up to 60 days. You can be charged with a first-degree misdemeanor and fined up to $1000 if dumping more than 15 pounds of trash.
Two red lights on the back of a vehicle
Signal your turn - check for bicyclists - and do not turn directly in front of a bicyclist
Suspended - revoked - taken away - or be fined

49. Vehicles traveling in the opposite direction of school buses that have stopped to unload children on a divided highway with a dividing barrier are not...
100 Feet
Required to stop
You can go turn either left or right
(The Florida No-Fault Law) PIP

50. What type of insurance must you have on motor vehicles with four or more wheels?
...
(The Florida No-Fault Law) PIP
Slow down with caution until everything is clear
30 mph