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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. What is the proper way to use anti-lock brakes in an emergency situation?
Must go to the next exit
Judgment
Slippy wet - hills - uphills - downhills - spin-outs - park on hills - etc
Move forward first

2. To what ages does the Child Restraint Law apply?
The Florida Highway Patrol - the Sheriff's Department - or the city police department
Under the age of 5 years old
Operate a farm tractor on the highway
Driver

3. What does a red traffic light mean? What does a flashing red traffic light mean?
Red Traffic Light - Full Stop Flashing Red Traffic
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.
The Florida Highway Patrol - the Sheriff's Department - or the city police department
50 feet

4. Under what conditions must you use your headlights when driving in the daytime?
Two clearance lamps
(The Financial Responsibility Law)
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)

5. After a full stop at a red traffic light a driver may turn right...
10 Days
If the way is clear
Slippy wet - hills - uphills - downhills - spin-outs - park on hills - etc
Suspended

6. 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?

7. If you knowingly make a false statement in an application for a driver license or identification card - you cab be...
Broken White Line - separates two lanes traveling in the same direction and you may cross this line when changing lanes
Slippy wet - hills - uphills - downhills - spin-outs - park on hills - etc
Fined and placed in prison upon conviction
500 feet

8. What type of insurance must you have on motor vehicles with four or more wheels?
A flashing yellow light
Rain - Fog - Smoke
(The Florida No-Fault Law) PIP
Must stop

9. What do anti-lock braking systems prevent when used in an emergency stopping situation?
30 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
Left
Driver

10. 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
10 Days
(The Financial Responsibility Law)
Must go to the next exit

11. What are the penalties for littering?
100 Feet
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.
200 feet

12. When one vehicle is towing another by means of a chain - What does the chain need to have displayed on it?
Slippy wet - hills - uphills - downhills - spin-outs - park on hills - etc
Towing connection with a vehicle
Required to stop
Two clearance lamps

13. How many feet to the rear should you be able to see objects through the rearview mirror?
200 feet
Rain - Fog - Smoke
Under the age of 5 years old
Slow down with caution until everything is clear

14. What should a motorist do when they approach a bicyclist from the rear?
50 feet
Operate a farm tractor on the highway
70 mph
Slow down with a caution until bicyclist passes by you

15. If you failed to answer a traffic summons - you would not be able to...
55 mph
Renew your license
Stop Signs - Four-way stops - Open Intersections - Roundabouts - Pedestrians
70 mph

16. When can a motorist preparing to make a right hand turn - move into a bike lane?
Should not stop
(The Financial Responsibility Law)
3 feet of clearance and slow down
Operate a farm tractor on the highway

17. Adriver who crosses a solid line on the right of the center line of the highway can...
Slippy wet - hills - uphills - downhills - spin-outs - park on hills - etc
Slow down with a caution until bicyclist passes by you
Be issued a ticket for the violation
200 feet

18. If you lose your Florida driver license and need a replacement license - where do you apply for it?
Leave plenty of space between you and vehicle ahead
Tax Collector or DMW
Slippy wet - hills - uphills - downhills - spin-outs - park on hills - etc
50 feet

19. Who could be charged with a violation if a fourteen-year-old front-seat passenger is not wearing a seat belt?
Renew your license
Must not be more than 15 feet long
Driver
Slow down with a caution until bicyclist passes by you

20. A person can temporarily ___________ without a driver license
Sunrise and Sunset
Must not be more than 15 feet long
Operate a farm tractor on the highway
Issued a ticket

21. What should you do if you drive past the exit on an interstate highway where you wanted to get off?
70 mph
Not allowed to be driven on an expressway because it is against the law
Must not be more than 15 feet long
Must go to the next exit

22. Give three examples of loads that need to be covered to avoid items - falling or blowing on roadway.
Two red lights on the back of a vehicle
Two clearance lamps
Must not be more than 15 feet long
Dirt - sand - lime-rock - gravel - silica - trash or garbage

23. What does a broken white line on the highway mean?
Must not be more than 15 feet long
Broken White Line - separates two lanes traveling in the same direction and you may cross this line when changing lanes
Move forward first
Written report

24. If you receive twelve points within twelve months - for how long will your license be suspended?
Tax Collector or DMW
30 days
Slippy wet - hills - uphills - downhills - spin-outs - park on hills - etc
Broken White Line - separates two lanes traveling in the same direction and you may cross this line when changing lanes

25. 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.
30 mph
Move forward without stopping first
Dirt - sand - lime-rock - gravel - silica - trash or garbage

26. When you are entering a highway or street from a private driveway and the way is clear - you can...
Not allowed to be driven on an expressway because it is against the law
Move forward without stopping first
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 red lights on the back of a vehicle

27. What rights and duties do riders of bicycles and mopeds have?
The same things as motor vehicle except the right of way
Move forward without stopping first
4 white flags at least 12 inches square attached to it.
Park your car

28. What must you do when approaching a person Who is riding or leading a horse upon or near the roadway?
Double Solid Yellow Line - Separates two lanes of traffic going in the same direction. And may not cross
Slow down with caution until everything is clear
Just follow a traffic officer
200 feet

29. What should you do when preparing to turn right on a roadway with a bike lane?
Signal your turn - check for bicyclists - and do not turn directly in front of a bicyclist
Dirt - sand - lime-rock - gravel - silica - trash or garbage
Rain - Fog - Smoke
If the way is clear

30. 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?
A flashing yellow light
4 white flags at least 12 inches square attached to it.
55 mph
Give the owner your name - address - tag number - and phone number- put it on where the vehicle was hit.

31. When you are driving too slowly - you can still be...
Dirt - sand - lime-rock - gravel - silica - trash or garbage
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)
Issued a ticket

32. What are the penalties for refusing to take a test to determine whether you are intoxicated?
Slippy wet - hills - uphills - downhills - spin-outs - park on hills - etc
Suspended
Leave plenty of space between you and vehicle ahead
Just follow a traffic officer

33. For How many feet before you start to turn should you begin your turn signal when you are driving on a highway?
Move forward first
...
100 Feet
Dirt - sand - lime-rock - gravel - silica - trash or garbage

34. What are the penalties for driving under the influence (DUI)?
4 white flags at least 12 inches square attached to it.
Operate a farm tractor on the highway
Two red taillights mounted on the rear and visible from 1000 feet
Suspended - revoked - taken away - or be fined

35. Where should reflectors be mounted?
Two red taillights mounted on the rear and visible from 1000 feet
200 Feet
A flashing yellow light
Stop and Yield to the right-of-way because that person has the right of way

36. How long can the drawbar be between the towing vehicle and the vehicle being towed?
Suspended - revoked - taken away - or be fined
200 feet
Must not be more than 15 feet long
Give the owner your name - address - tag number - and phone number- put it on where the vehicle was hit.

37. 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?
Not allowed to be driven on an expressway because it is against the law
Revoked
Slow down with caution until everything is clear
Issued a ticket

38. 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
Slow down with a caution until bicyclist passes by you
Written report
Two red taillights mounted on the rear and visible from 1000 feet
Solid Yellow Line - May not pass - except when turning left

39. 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...
10 Days
100 Feet
55 mph
Must stop

40. At what places is it unlawful to overtake and pass?
Left
70 mph
Park in or drive through areas that have pavement markings indicating fire lanes or safety zones. (5.31.3 - Where Parking is not Allowed)
Rain - Fog - Smoke

41. 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?
Sunrise and Sunset
Stop and Yield to the right-of-way because that person has the right of way
(The Financial Responsibility Law)
55 mph

42. 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...
200 feet
Must not be more than 15 feet long
Fined and placed in prison upon conviction
Required to stop

43. When may you drive in the left lane of a road with four or more lanes with two-way traffic?
Park your car
(The Financial Responsibility Law)
Driver
...

44. You cannot ________ on a sidewalk - within an intersection - or on a crosswalk?
500 feet
...
Double Solid Yellow Line - Separates two lanes of traffic going in the same direction. And may not cross
Park your car

45. What is the arm signal for a left turn?
500 feet
50 feet
Left
You can go turn either left or right

46. What is the maximum speed limit for passenger cars on a two-lane highway during the daytime?
Leave plenty of space between you and vehicle ahead
55 mph
...
Must not be more than 15 feet long

47. When the foot brake is pressed - which light must come on?
55 mph
Must not be more than 15 feet long
Two red lights on the back of a vehicle
Two red taillights mounted on the rear and visible from 1000 feet

48. If a trailer covers the stoplight of the towing vehicle - where else must a stoplight be?
...
Two clearance lamps
10 Days
Dirt - sand - lime-rock - gravel - silica - trash or garbage

49. Where do you usually find 'YIELD RIGHT-OF-WAY' signs posted?
Must go to the next exit
Double Solid Yellow Line - Separates two lanes of traffic going in the same direction. And may not cross
Issued a ticket
Stop Signs - Four-way stops - Open Intersections - Roundabouts - Pedestrians

50. 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
Tax Collector or DMW
100 Feet
Must not be more than 15 feet long