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Florida Drivers Handbook Test

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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. What is the maximum speed limit in a residential area if there is no speed limit sign?
200 Feet
Written report
Rain - Fog - Smoke
30 mph

2. What is the maximum speed limit on an interstate highway on a clear day? In a rural area?
Move forward without stopping first
70 mph
A flashing yellow light
30 mph

3. If you knowingly make a false statement in an application for a driver license or identification card - you cab be...
You can go turn either left or right
Two red taillights mounted on the rear and visible from 1000 feet
Fined and placed in prison upon conviction
3 feet of clearance and slow down

4. What should you do when preparing to turn right on a roadway with a bike lane?
Driver
Give the owner your name - address - tag number - and phone number- put it on where the vehicle was hit.
4 white flags at least 12 inches square attached to it.
Signal your turn - check for bicyclists - and do not turn directly in front of a bicyclist

5. When you are driving too slowly - you can still be...
Issued a ticket
Leave plenty of space between you and vehicle ahead
Driver
Operate a farm tractor on the highway

6. What does a green arrow showing at the same time as a red traffic light mean you can do?
...
A flashing yellow light
10 Days
You can go turn either left or right

7. When the foot brake is pressed - which light must come on?
Two red lights on the back of a vehicle
Rain - Fog - Smoke
Must go to the next exit
Issued a ticket

8. 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
500 feet
Red Traffic Light - Full Stop Flashing Red Traffic
Fined and placed in prison upon conviction

9. After a full stop at a red traffic light a driver may turn right...
If the way is clear
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
(The Financial Responsibility Law)

10. 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?
30 days
Solid Yellow Line - May not pass - except when turning left
Two red lights on the back of a vehicle
Revoked

11. 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?
Move forward without stopping first
100 Feet
...
Must go to the next exit

12. How long can the drawbar be between the towing vehicle and the vehicle being towed?
Driver
Must not be more than 15 feet long
3 feet of clearance and slow down
Not allowed to be driven on an expressway because it is against the law

13. Can you proceed with caution when you approach...
Stop Signs - Four-way stops - Open Intersections - Roundabouts - Pedestrians
All passengers
A flashing yellow light
Rain - Fog - Smoke

14. 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
Park your car
The same things as motor vehicle except the right of way
Driver

15. 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...
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
Must stop
500 feet

16. What is the maximum speed limit for passenger cars on a two-lane highway during the daytime?
Written report
200 Feet
55 mph
10 Days

17. Give three examples of loads that need to be covered to avoid items - falling or blowing on roadway.
Must not be more than 15 feet long
Slow down with caution until everything is clear
Dirt - sand - lime-rock - gravel - silica - trash or garbage
Slow down with a caution until bicyclist passes by you

18. Both your judgment and vision are affected after drinking alcohol. Which is affected first?
Should not stop
50 feet
Judgment
Driver

19. ho is required to wear seat belts when riding in the front seat of a car or a pickup truck?
50 feet
All passengers
Tax Collector or DMW
Slow down with caution until everything is clear

20. 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
50 feet
Under the age of 5 years old
Judgment

21. Adriver who crosses a solid line on the right of the center line of the highway can...
Dirt - sand - lime-rock - gravel - silica - trash or garbage
Stop and Yield to the right-of-way because that person has the right of way
200 Feet
Be issued a ticket for the violation

22. 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.
Sunrise and Sunset
Must stop

23. If you failed to answer a traffic summons - you would not be able to...
Renew your license
70 mph
30 days
Move forward first

24. What is the recommended safe following distance?
Leave plenty of space between you and vehicle ahead
A flashing yellow light
Renew your license
30 mph

25. When you are entering a highway or street from a private driveway and the way is clear - you can...
Required to stop
Driver
Move forward without stopping first
You can go turn either left or right

26. You may not drive with just your parking lights on - in place of your headlights because...
100 Feet
Be issued a ticket for the violation
Park your car
It is against the law

27. What is the arm signal for a left turn?
Not allowed to be driven on an expressway because it is against the law
Give the owner your name - address - tag number - and phone number- put it on where the vehicle was hit.
Left
(The Financial Responsibility Law)

28. What should a motorist do when they approach a bicyclist from the rear?
Must go to the next exit
...
Slow down with a caution until bicyclist passes by you
...

29. What must you do when approaching a person Who is riding or leading a horse upon or near the roadway?
Renew your license
Not allowed to be driven on an expressway because it is against the law
Slow down with caution until everything is clear
500 feet

30. When a school bus stops to unload children on a divided highway - the vehicles traveling in the same direction as the bus...
The Florida Highway Patrol - the Sheriff's Department - or the city police department
A flashing yellow light
Should not stop
Required to stop

31. A person can temporarily ___________ without a driver license
Leave plenty of space between you and vehicle ahead
Red Traffic Light - Full Stop Flashing Red Traffic
Operate a farm tractor on the highway
30 days

32. What does a red traffic light mean? What does a flashing red traffic light mean?
Red Traffic Light - Full Stop Flashing Red Traffic
Driver
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

33. What are the penalties for driving under the influence (DUI)?
Suspended - revoked - taken away - or be fined
Must not be more than 15 feet long
It is against the law
Be issued a ticket for the violation

34. What do anti-lock braking systems prevent when used in an emergency stopping situation?
Should not stop
Dirt - sand - lime-rock - gravel - silica - trash or garbage
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
Just follow a traffic officer

35. Under what conditions must you use your headlights when driving in the daytime?
Under the age of 5 years old
Rain - Fog - Smoke
It is against the law
(The Financial Responsibility Law)

36. Where do you usually find 'YIELD RIGHT-OF-WAY' signs posted?
Broken White Line - separates two lanes traveling in the same direction and you may cross this line when changing lanes
Stop Signs - Four-way stops - Open Intersections - Roundabouts - Pedestrians
(The Financial Responsibility Law)
3 feet of clearance and slow down

37. Within How many feet of an oncoming vehicle should you dim your bright headlights?
Move forward without stopping first
500 feet
Must not be more than 15 feet long
200 feet

38. 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
Two red taillights mounted on the rear and visible from 1000 feet
(The Florida No-Fault Law) PIP
Solid Yellow Line - May not pass - except when turning left

39. You must obtain a new license showing the new address within How many days of moving?
Just follow a traffic officer
3 feet of clearance and slow down
10 Days
The Florida Highway Patrol - the Sheriff's Department - or the city police department

40. If you lose your Florida driver license and need a replacement license - where do you apply for it?
Not allowed to be driven on an expressway because it is against the law
Tax Collector or DMW
Slow down with caution until everything is clear
Driver

41. 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
...
200 feet
10 Days

42. What type of insurance must you have on motor vehicles with four or more wheels?
Operate a farm tractor on the highway
You can go turn either left or right
Revoked
(The Florida No-Fault Law) PIP

43. If a trailer covers the stoplight of the towing vehicle - where else must a stoplight be?
4 white flags at least 12 inches square attached to it.
Two red lights on the back of a vehicle
Solid Yellow Line - May not pass - except when turning left
Two clearance lamps

44. What is the proper way to use anti-lock brakes in an emergency situation?
Under the age of 5 years old
Must not be more than 15 feet long
Tax Collector or DMW
Slippy wet - hills - uphills - downhills - spin-outs - park on hills - etc

45. 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.
Two clearance lamps
Leave plenty of space between you and vehicle ahead
Two red lights on the back of a vehicle

46. 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?
Judgment
Towing connection with a vehicle
(The Financial Responsibility Law)
Required to stop

47. 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...
A flashing yellow light
Required to stop
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.
Tax Collector or DMW

48. At what places is it unlawful to overtake and pass?
Park in or drive through areas that have pavement markings indicating fire lanes or safety zones. (5.31.3 - Where Parking is not Allowed)
55 mph
Should not stop
4 white flags at least 12 inches square attached to it.

49. 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
Broken White Line - separates two lanes traveling in the same direction and you may cross this line when changing lanes
Must stop

50. When can a motorist preparing to make a right hand turn - move into a bike lane?
Broken White Line - separates two lanes traveling in the same direction and you may cross this line when changing lanes
Suspended - revoked - taken away - or be fined
Fined and placed in prison upon conviction
3 feet of clearance and slow down