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Florida Drivers Handbook Test

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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. 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?
50 feet
Rain - Fog - Smoke
Fined and placed in prison upon conviction
200 Feet

2. If you lose your Florida driver license and need a replacement license - where do you apply for it?
All passengers
Tax Collector or DMW
Move forward first
100 Feet

3. What is the maximum speed limit on an interstate highway on a clear day? In a rural area?
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)
Broken White Line - separates two lanes traveling in the same direction and you may cross this line when changing lanes
All passengers

4. Where do you usually find 'YIELD RIGHT-OF-WAY' signs posted?
Move forward without stopping 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.
Stop Signs - Four-way stops - Open Intersections - Roundabouts - Pedestrians
30 mph

5. What are the penalties for littering?
Move forward without stopping 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.
The same things as motor vehicle except the right of way
Slow down with a caution until bicyclist passes by you

6. If you knowingly make a false statement in an application for a driver license or identification card - you cab be...
Move forward first
Issued a ticket
500 feet
Fined and placed in prison upon conviction

7. What should you do when preparing to turn right on a roadway with a bike lane?
30 days
Must go to the next exit
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

8. Can you proceed with caution when you approach...
A flashing yellow light
Give the owner your name - address - tag number - and phone number- put it on where the vehicle was hit.
30 days
You can go turn either left or right

9. 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...
Stop Signs - Four-way stops - Open Intersections - Roundabouts - Pedestrians
Broken White Line - separates two lanes traveling in the same direction and you may cross this line when changing lanes
Judgment
Move forward first

10. You may not drive with just your parking lights on - in place of your headlights because...
...
...
It is against the law
Move forward first

11. What does a red traffic light mean? What does a flashing red traffic light mean?
Issued a ticket
100 Feet
The Florida Highway Patrol - the Sheriff's Department - or the city police department
Red Traffic Light - Full Stop Flashing Red Traffic

12. When you are driving too slowly - you can still be...
Issued a ticket
Renew your license
Required to stop
Signal your turn - check for bicyclists - and do not turn directly in front of a bicyclist

13. What is the arm signal for a left turn?
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
Red Traffic Light - Full Stop Flashing Red Traffic
Left

14. ho is required to wear seat belts when riding in the front seat of a car or a pickup truck?
Park your car
50 feet
All passengers
Operate a farm tractor on the highway

15. When the foot brake is pressed - which light must come on?
...
Two red lights on the back of a vehicle
Suspended
Fined and placed in prison upon conviction

16. What are the penalties for refusing to take a test to determine whether you are intoxicated?
50 feet
Suspended
3 feet of clearance and slow down
Required to stop

17. How many feet to the rear should you be able to see objects through the rearview mirror?
All passengers
...
200 feet
Operate a farm tractor on the highway

18. What should a motorist do when they approach a bicyclist from the rear?
Slow down with a caution until bicyclist passes by you
30 mph
The Florida Highway Patrol - the Sheriff's Department - or the city police department
Must stop

19. When a school bus stops to unload children on a divided highway - the vehicles traveling in the same direction as the bus...
200 Feet
Issued a ticket
Should not stop
Stop and Yield to the right-of-way because that person has the right of way

20. Within How many feet of an oncoming vehicle should you dim your bright headlights?
Park your car
500 feet
Written report
If the way is clear

21. When can a motorist preparing to make a right hand turn - move into a bike lane?
Driver
Park your car
3 feet of clearance and slow down
Judgment

22. 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?
Double Solid Yellow Line - Separates two lanes of traffic going in the same direction. And may not cross
All passengers
Judgment
Left

23. If a trailer covers the stoplight of the towing vehicle - where else must a stoplight be?
(The Financial Responsibility Law)
Two clearance lamps
The Florida Highway Patrol - the Sheriff's Department - or the city police department
Sunrise and Sunset

24. What does a solid yellow line to the right of the center line of the highway mean?
Solid Yellow Line - May not pass - except when turning left
Red Traffic Light - Full Stop Flashing Red Traffic
Broken White Line - separates two lanes traveling in the same direction and you may cross this line when changing lanes
Signal your turn - check for bicyclists - and do not turn directly in front of a bicyclist

25. If you approach a red light and a traffic officer directs you to go through the intersection without stopping - what should you do?
Suspended
Left
Must not be more than 15 feet long
Just follow a traffic officer

26. What does a green arrow showing at the same time as a red traffic light mean you can do?
You can go turn either left or right
Just follow a traffic officer
The Florida Highway Patrol - the Sheriff's Department - or the city police department
100 Feet

27. 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
Give the owner your name - address - tag number - and phone number- put it on where the vehicle was hit.
Written report
Two red taillights mounted on the rear and visible from 1000 feet
You can go turn either left or right

28. A person can temporarily ___________ without a driver license
Operate a farm tractor on the highway
Solid Yellow Line - May not pass - except when turning left
100 Feet
(The Financial Responsibility Law)

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
Written report
...
Fined and placed in prison upon conviction

30. What rights and duties do riders of bicycles and mopeds have?
10 Days
The same things as motor vehicle except the right of way
100 Feet
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.

31. What must you do when you see a pedestrian with a white cane in the street ahead of you?
Just follow a traffic officer
Renew your license
Stop and Yield to the right-of-way because that person has the right of way
The same things as motor vehicle except the right of way

32. 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...
200 feet
Must stop
Sunrise and Sunset
Suspended

33. What is the recommended safe following distance?
Leave plenty of space between you and vehicle ahead
Sunrise and Sunset
Must stop
70 mph

34. What is the maximum speed limit for passenger cars on a two-lane highway during the daytime?
Fined and placed in prison upon conviction
500 feet
The same things as motor vehicle except the right of way
55 mph

35. Adriver who crosses a solid line on the right of the center line of the highway can...
Be issued a ticket for the violation
...
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)

36. If you failed to answer a traffic summons - you would not be able to...
30 days
Left
Renew your license
...

37. If you hit a parked car and are unable to find the owner - what should you do?
Solid Yellow Line - May not pass - except when turning left
Give the owner your name - address - tag number - and phone number- put it on where the vehicle was hit.
Left
Rain - Fog - Smoke

38. What must you do when approaching a person Who is riding or leading a horse upon or near the roadway?
Slow down with caution until everything is clear
Broken White Line - separates two lanes traveling in the same direction and you may cross this line when changing lanes
Required to stop
Revoked

39. Who could be charged with a violation if a fourteen-year-old front-seat passenger is not wearing a seat belt?
Required to stop
Driver
Rain - Fog - Smoke
50 feet

40. 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?

41. What does a broken white line on the highway mean?
Renew your license
Must stop
Broken White Line - separates two lanes traveling in the same direction and you may cross this line when changing lanes
100 Feet

42. At what times should you use your headlights?
Must go to the next exit
Fined and placed in prison upon conviction
Sunrise and Sunset
Broken White Line - separates two lanes traveling in the same direction and you may cross this line when changing lanes

43. To what ages does the Child Restraint Law apply?
100 Feet
Park your car
Revoked
Under the age of 5 years old

44. When may you drive in the left lane of a road with four or more lanes with two-way traffic?
...
Fined and placed in prison upon conviction
It is against the law
Must stop

45. Both your judgment and vision are affected after drinking alcohol. Which is affected first?
...
You can go turn either left or right
Must go to the next exit
Judgment

46. Give three examples of loads that need to be covered to avoid items - falling or blowing on roadway.
Dirt - sand - lime-rock - gravel - silica - trash or garbage
Renew your license
All passengers
Sunrise and Sunset

47. What is the maximum speed limit in a residential area if there is no speed limit sign?
The Florida Highway Patrol - the Sheriff's Department - or the city police department
The same things as motor vehicle except the right of way
30 mph
3 feet of clearance and slow down

48. What are the penalties for driving under the influence (DUI)?
Required to stop
Move forward without stopping first
Suspended - revoked - taken away - or be fined
Under the age of 5 years old

49. For How many feet before you start to turn should you begin your turn signal when you are driving on a highway?
100 Feet
The same things as motor vehicle except the right of way
Two red lights on the back of a vehicle
200 feet

50. You cannot ________ on a sidewalk - within an intersection - or on a crosswalk?
Slow down with caution until everything is clear
Park your car
Park in or drive through areas that have pavement markings indicating fire lanes or safety zones. (5.31.3 - Where Parking is not Allowed)
Dirt - sand - lime-rock - gravel - silica - trash or garbage