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Florida Drivers Handbook Test
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Subject
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drivers-education
Instructions:
Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
Don't refresh. All questions and answers are randomly picked and ordered every time you load a test.
This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. What do anti-lock braking systems prevent when used in an emergency stopping situation?
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
Not allowed to be driven on an expressway because it is against the law
Slow down with a caution until bicyclist passes by you
Must not be more than 15 feet long
2. If you failed to answer a traffic summons - you would not be able to...
Suspended
Must stop
Renew your license
Stop Signs - Four-way stops - Open Intersections - Roundabouts - Pedestrians
3. 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?
Tax Collector or DMW
Rain - Fog - Smoke
4 white flags at least 12 inches square attached to it.
Move forward first
4. When may you drive in the left lane of a road with four or more lanes with two-way traffic?
Leave plenty of space between you and vehicle ahead
Operate a farm tractor on the highway
...
4 white flags at least 12 inches square attached to it.
5. Where do you usually find 'YIELD RIGHT-OF-WAY' signs posted?
Stop Signs - Four-way stops - Open Intersections - Roundabouts - Pedestrians
Park your car
50 feet
4 white flags at least 12 inches square attached to it.
6. Under what conditions must you use your headlights when driving in the daytime?
Towing connection with a vehicle
Rain - Fog - Smoke
Park in or drive through areas that have pavement markings indicating fire lanes or safety zones. (5.31.3 - Where Parking is not Allowed)
It is against the law
7. If a trailer covers the stoplight of the towing vehicle - where else must a stoplight be?
Two clearance lamps
Issued a ticket
Suspended - revoked - taken away - or be fined
A flashing yellow light
8. After a full stop at a red traffic light a driver may turn right...
Required to stop
Leave plenty of space between you and vehicle ahead
If the way is clear
Two red taillights mounted on the rear and visible from 1000 feet
9. When you are entering a highway or street from a private driveway and the way is clear - you can...
Must not be more than 15 feet long
Revoked
Move forward without stopping first
Should not stop
10. 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?
70 mph
Leave plenty of space between you and vehicle ahead
...
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.
11. 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?
Slippy wet - hills - uphills - downhills - spin-outs - park on hills - etc
Towing connection with a vehicle
50 feet
Left
12. What is the recommended safe following distance?
Not allowed to be driven on an expressway because it is against the law
Leave plenty of space between you and vehicle ahead
The Florida Highway Patrol - the Sheriff's Department - or the city police department
Revoked
13. How long can the drawbar be between the towing vehicle and the vehicle being towed?
Must not be more than 15 feet long
200 Feet
...
Broken White Line - separates two lanes traveling in the same direction and you may cross this line when changing lanes
14. 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?
15. When a school bus stops to unload children on a divided highway - the vehicles traveling in the same direction as the bus...
500 feet
Broken White Line - separates two lanes traveling in the same direction and you may cross this line when changing lanes
Should not stop
Slow down with caution until everything is clear
16. At what places is it unlawful to overtake and pass?
Should not stop
It is against the law
Park in or drive through areas that have pavement markings indicating fire lanes or safety zones. (5.31.3 - Where Parking is not Allowed)
Signal your turn - check for bicyclists - and do not turn directly in front of a bicyclist
17. You cannot ________ on a sidewalk - within an intersection - or on a crosswalk?
Must not be more than 15 feet long
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
Park your car
18. 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
Sunrise and Sunset
Stop and Yield to the right-of-way because that person has the right of way
Issued a ticket
19. What type of insurance must you have on motor vehicles with four or more wheels?
(The Florida No-Fault Law) PIP
30 days
...
Give the owner your name - address - tag number - and phone number- put it on where the vehicle was hit.
20. What is the maximum speed limit in a residential area if there is no speed limit sign?
30 mph
Dirt - sand - lime-rock - gravel - silica - trash or garbage
Must stop
Park your car
21. What is the proper way to use anti-lock brakes in an emergency situation?
Towing connection with a vehicle
Slippy wet - hills - uphills - downhills - spin-outs - park on hills - etc
Operate a farm tractor on the highway
(The Financial Responsibility Law)
22. For How many feet before you start to turn should you begin your turn signal when you are driving on a highway?
100 Feet
Under the age of 5 years old
A flashing yellow light
Required to stop
23. 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
4 white flags at least 12 inches square attached to it.
The Florida Highway Patrol - the Sheriff's Department - or the city police department
Broken White Line - separates two lanes traveling in the same direction and you may cross this line when changing lanes
24. If you approach a red light and a traffic officer directs you to go through the intersection without stopping - what should you do?
4 white flags at least 12 inches square attached to it.
Just follow a traffic officer
Renew your license
Slow down with a caution until bicyclist passes by you
25. Within How many feet of an oncoming vehicle should you dim your bright headlights?
Should not stop
3 feet of clearance and slow down
Left
500 feet
26. To what ages does the Child Restraint Law apply?
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
Slow down with a caution until bicyclist passes by you
Under the age of 5 years old
200 feet
27. 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?
Two clearance lamps
You can go turn either left or right
55 mph
Double Solid Yellow Line - Separates two lanes of traffic going in the same direction. And may not cross
28. If you hit a parked car and are unable to find the owner - what should you do?
Give the owner your name - address - tag number - and phone number- put it on where the vehicle was hit.
Tax Collector or DMW
Renew your license
Revoked
29. What does a red traffic light mean? What does a flashing red traffic light mean?
Issued a ticket
Red Traffic Light - Full Stop Flashing Red Traffic
Just follow a traffic officer
Revoked
30. Where should reflectors be mounted?
Stop and Yield to the right-of-way because that person has the right of way
Two red taillights mounted on the rear and visible from 1000 feet
Move forward first
Slippy wet - hills - uphills - downhills - spin-outs - park on hills - etc
31. What does a green arrow showing at the same time as a red traffic light mean you can do?
Should not stop
70 mph
You can go turn either left or right
Give the owner your name - address - tag number - and phone number- put it on where the vehicle was hit.
32. What rights and duties do riders of bicycles and mopeds have?
Slippy wet - hills - uphills - downhills - spin-outs - park on hills - etc
The same things as motor vehicle except the right of way
...
Tax Collector or DMW
33. What does a solid yellow line to the right of the center line of the highway mean?
You can go turn either left or right
Solid Yellow Line - May not pass - except when turning left
A flashing yellow light
The same things as motor vehicle except the right of way
34. You must obtain a new license showing the new address within How many days of moving?
Driver
70 mph
The Florida Highway Patrol - the Sheriff's Department - or the city police department
10 Days
35. 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...
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.
Required to stop
A flashing yellow light
Two clearance lamps
36. What must you do when approaching a person Who is riding or leading a horse upon or near the roadway?
Required to stop
Slow down with caution until everything is clear
30 days
Rain - Fog - Smoke
37. What is the maximum speed limit for passenger cars on a two-lane highway during the daytime?
30 mph
Not allowed to be driven on an expressway because it is against the law
Judgment
55 mph
38. Adriver who crosses a solid line on the right of the center line of the highway can...
200 feet
Must not be more than 15 feet long
...
Be issued a ticket for the violation
39. What does a broken white line on the highway mean?
Broken White Line - separates two lanes traveling in the same direction and you may cross this line when changing lanes
All passengers
Renew your license
Required to stop
40. A person can temporarily ___________ without a driver license
Dirt - sand - lime-rock - gravel - silica - trash or garbage
Written report
...
Operate a farm tractor on the highway
41. If a school bus stops to unload children on a four-lane highway divided only by a four-foot paved strip - vehicles traveling in the opposite direction...
Must stop
Two clearance lamps
Not allowed to be driven on an expressway because it is against the law
200 Feet
42. What are the penalties for littering?
Slippy wet - hills - uphills - downhills - spin-outs - park on hills - etc
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
...
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.
43. Both your judgment and vision are affected after drinking alcohol. Which is affected first?
Tax Collector or DMW
Judgment
The same things as motor vehicle except the right of way
The Florida Highway Patrol - the Sheriff's Department - or the city police department
44. What must you do when you see a pedestrian with a white cane in the street ahead of you?
Not allowed to be driven on an expressway because it is against the law
Two red lights on the back of a vehicle
Stop and Yield to the right-of-way because that person has the right of way
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
45. What should a motorist do when they approach a bicyclist from the rear?
Must not be more than 15 feet long
30 mph
Slow down with a caution until bicyclist passes by you
Dirt - sand - lime-rock - gravel - silica - trash or garbage
46. Can you proceed with caution when you approach...
You can go turn either left or right
200 Feet
Should not stop
A flashing yellow light
47. If you lose your Florida driver license and need a replacement license - where do you apply for it?
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
Broken White Line - separates two lanes traveling in the same direction and you may cross this line when changing lanes
Tax Collector or DMW
Signal your turn - check for bicyclists - and do not turn directly in front of a bicyclist
48. At what times should you use your headlights?
Just follow a traffic officer
Sunrise and Sunset
Slippy wet - hills - uphills - downhills - spin-outs - park on hills - etc
Not allowed to be driven on an expressway because it is against the law
49. If you receive twelve points within twelve months - for how long will your license be suspended?
Suspended
200 Feet
30 mph
30 days
50. What is the maximum speed limit on an interstate highway on a clear day? In a rural area?
70 mph
Tax Collector or DMW
...
Under the age of 5 years old