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Florida Drivers Handbook Test

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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. If you hit a parked car and are unable to find the owner - what should you do?
Broken White Line - separates two lanes traveling in the same direction and you may cross this line when changing lanes
Give the owner your name - address - tag number - and phone number- put it on where the vehicle was hit.
10 Days
30 mph

2. What are the penalties for refusing to take a test to determine whether you are intoxicated?
Stop Signs - Four-way stops - Open Intersections - Roundabouts - Pedestrians
Suspended
(The Financial Responsibility Law)
Broken White Line - separates two lanes traveling in the same direction and you may cross this line when changing lanes

3. At what times should you use your headlights?
Should not stop
Leave plenty of space between you and vehicle ahead
Sunrise and Sunset
Slow down with caution until everything is clear

4. To what ages does the Child Restraint Law apply?
Stop Signs - Four-way stops - Open Intersections - Roundabouts - Pedestrians
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.
Stop and Yield to the right-of-way because that person has the right of way
Under the age of 5 years old

5. 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?
Dirt - sand - lime-rock - gravel - silica - trash or garbage
Double Solid Yellow Line - Separates two lanes of traffic going in the same direction. And may not cross
Give the owner your name - address - tag number - and phone number- put it on where the vehicle was hit.
Leave plenty of space between you and vehicle ahead

6. What must you do when approaching a person Who is riding or leading a horse upon or near the roadway?
Stop and Yield to the right-of-way because that person has the right of way
Be issued a ticket for the violation
Should not stop
Slow down with caution until everything is clear

7. What does a green arrow showing at the same time as a red traffic light mean you can do?
If the way is clear
3 feet of clearance and slow down
The Florida Highway Patrol - the Sheriff's Department - or the city police department
You can go turn either left or right

8. A person can temporarily ___________ without a driver license
Move forward without stopping first
Operate a farm tractor on the highway
...
4 white flags at least 12 inches square attached to it.

9. What does a red traffic light mean? What does a flashing red traffic light mean?
200 feet
Solid Yellow Line - May not pass - except when turning left
Red Traffic Light - Full Stop Flashing Red Traffic
Under the age of 5 years old

10. How long can the drawbar be between the towing vehicle and the vehicle being towed?
Must not be more than 15 feet long
Park your car
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.
Revoked

11. What is the maximum speed limit for passenger cars on a two-lane highway during the daytime?
Dirt - sand - lime-rock - gravel - silica - trash or garbage
55 mph
Two red lights on the back of a vehicle
Must stop

12. Which way should you turn your wheels when parking facing uphill where there is a curb? Which way should you turn them where there is not a curb?
Park in or drive through areas that have pavement markings indicating fire lanes or safety zones. (5.31.3 - Where Parking is not Allowed)
Park your car
...
Should not stop

13. 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?
Tax Collector or DMW
If the way is clear
50 feet
200 Feet

14. If your driver license is suspended for too many points - what type of insurance must you either purchase or prove that you had on the effective date of the suspension?
A flashing yellow light
Be issued a ticket for the violation
Move forward first
(The Financial Responsibility Law)

15. What is the maximum speed limit on an interstate highway on a clear day? In a rural area?
Two red lights on the back of a vehicle
Slow down with caution until everything is clear
Operate a farm tractor on the highway
70 mph

16. Where do you usually find 'YIELD RIGHT-OF-WAY' signs posted?
Stop and Yield to the right-of-way because that person has the right of way
Stop Signs - Four-way stops - Open Intersections - Roundabouts - Pedestrians
You can go turn either left or right
Broken White Line - separates two lanes traveling in the same direction and you may cross this line when changing lanes

17. What should you do if you drive past the exit on an interstate highway where you wanted to get off?
Solid Yellow Line - May not pass - except when turning left
Driver
Must go to the next exit
Judgment

18. What must you do when you see a pedestrian with a white cane in the street ahead of you?
Tax Collector or DMW
Stop and Yield to the right-of-way because that person has the right of way
Suspended
Slippy wet - hills - uphills - downhills - spin-outs - park on hills - etc

19. Adriver who crosses a solid line on the right of the center line of the highway can...
Written report
500 feet
Operate a farm tractor on the highway
Be issued a ticket for the violation

20. What is the arm signal for a left turn?
Left
Towing connection with a vehicle
Stop and Yield to the right-of-way because that person has the right of way
3 feet of clearance and slow down

21. Where should reflectors be mounted?
Two red taillights mounted on the rear and visible from 1000 feet
If the way is clear
Judgment
Should not stop

22. 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...
Dirt - sand - lime-rock - gravel - silica - trash or garbage
...
Signal your turn - check for bicyclists - and do not turn directly in front of a bicyclist
Required to stop

23. Assume that a load extends 4 or more feet beyond the bed or body of a vehicle driven on a highway in the daytime. How many flags must be used to mark it - and what color should they be?
Required to stop
4 white flags at least 12 inches square attached to it.
Just follow a traffic officer
Rain - Fog - Smoke

24. When a school bus stops to unload children on a divided highway - the vehicles traveling in the same direction as the bus...
It is against the law
If the way is clear
55 mph
Should not stop

25. What rights and duties do riders of bicycles and mopeds have?
Left
50 feet
500 feet
The same things as motor vehicle except the right of way

26. What type of insurance must you have on motor vehicles with four or more wheels?
Must stop
(The Florida No-Fault Law) PIP
Suspended - revoked - taken away - or be fined
Fined and placed in prison upon conviction

27. For How many feet before you start to turn should you begin your turn signal when you are driving on a highway?
50 feet
Sunrise and Sunset
Dirt - sand - lime-rock - gravel - silica - trash or garbage
100 Feet

28. 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.
Towing connection with a vehicle
Stop and Yield to the right-of-way because that person has the right of way
Be issued a ticket for the violation

29. How many feet to the rear should you be able to see objects through the rearview mirror?
Towing connection with a vehicle
200 feet
Two red lights on the back of a vehicle
Suspended

30. Can you proceed with caution when you approach...
Must go to the next exit
Leave plenty of space between you and vehicle ahead
100 Feet
A flashing yellow light

31. 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...
Move forward first
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.
Written report
Revoked

32. When you are entering a highway or street from a private driveway and the way is clear - you can...
Move forward without stopping first
Sunrise and Sunset
Red Traffic Light - Full Stop Flashing Red Traffic
500 feet

33. If you lose your Florida driver license and need a replacement license - where do you apply for it?
Be issued a ticket for the violation
Tax Collector or DMW
Suspended - revoked - taken away - or be fined
...

34. When a crash results in property damages of any amount - must the driver notify the Florida Highway Patrol - the Sheriff's Department - or the city police department?

35. What do anti-lock braking systems prevent when used in an emergency stopping situation?
Towing connection with a vehicle
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
Dirt - sand - lime-rock - gravel - silica - trash or garbage
Double Solid Yellow Line - Separates two lanes of traffic going in the same direction. And may not cross

36. When may you drive in the left lane of a road with four or more lanes with two-way traffic?
Issued a ticket
Judgment
200 Feet
...

37. You must obtain a new license showing the new address within How many days of moving?
Rain - Fog - Smoke
10 Days
Driver
Suspended - revoked - taken away - or be fined

38. When approaching another vehicle from the rear at night - within How many feet must you dim your bright headlights?
Solid Yellow Line - May not pass - except when turning left
500 feet
Just follow a traffic officer
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

39. ho is required to wear seat belts when riding in the front seat of a car or a pickup truck?
10 Days
All passengers
Slippy wet - hills - uphills - downhills - spin-outs - park on hills - etc
Stop and Yield to the right-of-way because that person has the right of way

40. If you approach a red light and a traffic officer directs you to go through the intersection without stopping - what should you do?
Just follow a traffic officer
The Florida Highway Patrol - the Sheriff's Department - or the city police department
4 white flags at least 12 inches square attached to it.
Left

41. What does a broken white line on the highway mean?
A flashing yellow light
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.
Must stop
Broken White Line - separates two lanes traveling in the same direction and you may cross this line when changing lanes

42. What is the recommended safe following distance?
Stop Signs - Four-way stops - Open Intersections - Roundabouts - Pedestrians
Two clearance lamps
Leave plenty of space between you and vehicle ahead
Park in or drive through areas that have pavement markings indicating fire lanes or safety zones. (5.31.3 - Where Parking is not Allowed)

43. 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 taillights mounted on the rear and visible from 1000 feet
Slow down with a caution until bicyclist passes by you
Written report
All passengers

44. When can a motorist preparing to make a right hand turn - move into a bike lane?
Double Solid Yellow Line - Separates two lanes of traffic going in the same direction. And may not cross
(The Florida No-Fault Law) PIP
4 white flags at least 12 inches square attached to it.
3 feet of clearance and slow down

45. At what places is it unlawful to overtake and pass?
Stop Signs - Four-way stops - Open Intersections - Roundabouts - Pedestrians
Required to stop
Park in or drive through areas that have pavement markings indicating fire lanes or safety zones. (5.31.3 - Where Parking is not Allowed)
Renew your license

46. 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
Signal your turn - check for bicyclists - and do not turn directly in front of a bicyclist
The same things as motor vehicle except the right of way
Slow down with caution until everything is clear

47. If you receive twelve points within twelve months - for how long will your license be suspended?
500 feet
30 days
Signal your turn - check for bicyclists - and do not turn directly in front of a bicyclist
100 Feet

48. After a full stop at a red traffic light a driver may turn right...
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
A flashing yellow light
500 feet
If the way is clear

49. What is the maximum speed limit in a residential area if there is no speed limit sign?
...
50 feet
30 mph
Driver

50. When you are driving too slowly - you can still be...
(The Financial Responsibility Law)
Issued a ticket
10 Days
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