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Florida Drivers Handbook Test

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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. At what times should you use your headlights?
Just follow a traffic officer
Slow down with caution until everything is clear
Sunrise and Sunset
Driver

2. What should you do when preparing to turn right on a roadway with a bike lane?
Give the owner your name - address - tag number - and phone number- put it on where the vehicle was hit.
Must not be more than 15 feet long
Signal your turn - check for bicyclists - and do not turn directly in front of a bicyclist
Tax Collector or DMW

3. How long can the drawbar be between the towing vehicle and the vehicle being towed?
Stop Signs - Four-way stops - Open Intersections - Roundabouts - Pedestrians
30 mph
Must not be more than 15 feet long
Must stop

4. When the foot brake is pressed - which light must come on?
You can go turn either left or right
Be issued a ticket for the violation
10 Days
Two red lights on the back of a vehicle

5. Give three examples of loads that need to be covered to avoid items - falling or blowing on roadway.
You can go turn either left or right
Two clearance lamps
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

6. Where should reflectors be mounted?
Stop Signs - Four-way stops - Open Intersections - Roundabouts - Pedestrians
Two clearance lamps
Renew your license
Two red taillights mounted on the rear and visible from 1000 feet

7. Can you proceed with caution when you approach...
Two red taillights mounted on the rear and visible from 1000 feet
Suspended - revoked - taken away - or be fined
A flashing yellow light
Give the owner your name - address - tag number - and phone number- put it on where the vehicle was hit.

8. 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...
Rain - Fog - Smoke
Move forward without stopping first
Must stop
Two clearance lamps

9. What should you do if you drive past the exit on an interstate highway where you wanted to get off?
It is against the law
(The Financial Responsibility Law)
Must go to the next exit
30 days

10. What are the penalties for littering?
70 mph
50 feet
Rain - Fog - Smoke
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. When you are entering a highway or street from a private driveway and the way is clear - you can...
Renew your license
...
Operate a farm tractor on the highway
Move forward without stopping first

12. What type of insurance must you have on motor vehicles with four or more wheels?
(The Florida No-Fault Law) PIP
Should not stop
Slippy wet - hills - uphills - downhills - spin-outs - park on hills - etc
Leave plenty of space between you and vehicle ahead

13. For How many feet before you start to turn should you begin your turn signal when you are driving on a highway?
Two red lights on the back of a vehicle
55 mph
100 Feet
Required to stop

14. When a school bus stops to unload children on a divided highway - the vehicles traveling in the same direction as the bus...
Left
It is against the law
Should not stop
Move forward without stopping first

15. What is the proper way to use anti-lock brakes in an emergency situation?
If the way is clear
The Florida Highway Patrol - the Sheriff's Department - or the city police department
Slippy wet - hills - uphills - downhills - spin-outs - park on hills - etc
Must stop

16. How many feet to the rear should you be able to see objects through the rearview mirror?
Give the owner your name - address - tag number - and phone number- put it on where the vehicle was hit.
Slippy wet - hills - uphills - downhills - spin-outs - park on hills - etc
200 feet
You can go turn either left or right

17. If you lose your Florida driver license and need a replacement license - where do you apply for it?
Must not be more than 15 feet long
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
Tax Collector or DMW
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.

18. 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?
Leave plenty of space between you and vehicle ahead
4 white flags at least 12 inches square attached to it.
55 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)

19. You cannot ________ on a sidewalk - within an intersection - or on a crosswalk?
Park your car
Not allowed to be driven on an expressway because it is against the law
Rain - Fog - Smoke
Operate a farm tractor on the highway

20. When can a motorist preparing to make a right hand turn - move into a bike lane?
30 mph
Rain - Fog - Smoke
Towing connection with a vehicle
3 feet of clearance and slow down

21. You may not drive with just your parking lights on - in place of your headlights because...
Suspended
500 feet
Tax Collector or DMW
It is against the law

22. 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
55 mph
100 Feet
Stop Signs - Four-way stops - Open Intersections - Roundabouts - Pedestrians

23. Where do you usually find 'YIELD RIGHT-OF-WAY' signs posted?
Stop Signs - Four-way stops - Open Intersections - Roundabouts - Pedestrians
Just follow a traffic officer
Slow down with a caution until bicyclist passes by you
Must stop

24. Within How many feet of an oncoming vehicle should you dim your bright headlights?
Operate a farm tractor on the highway
Under the age of 5 years old
200 feet
500 feet

25. 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?
...
Fined and placed in prison upon conviction
50 feet
The Florida Highway Patrol - the Sheriff's Department - or the city police department

26. If you receive twelve points within twelve months - for how long will your license be suspended?
Slow down with caution until everything is clear
Must go to the next exit
If the way is clear
30 days

27. If you knowingly make a false statement in an application for a driver license or identification card - you cab be...
55 mph
Must go to the next exit
Fined and placed in prison upon conviction
You can go turn either left or right

28. 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?
Revoked
Should not stop
If the way is clear
(The Financial Responsibility Law)

29. Under what conditions must you use your headlights when driving in the daytime?
Signal your turn - check for bicyclists - and do not turn directly in front of a bicyclist
Rain - Fog - Smoke
Two clearance lamps
100 Feet

30. What should a motorist do when they approach a bicyclist from the rear?
Give the owner your name - address - tag number - and phone number- put it on where the vehicle was hit.
Driver
Slow down with a caution until bicyclist passes by you
Double Solid Yellow Line - Separates two lanes of traffic going in the same direction. And may not cross

31. Both your judgment and vision are affected after drinking alcohol. Which is affected first?
Suspended
Judgment
Slow down with a caution until bicyclist passes by you
50 feet

32. A person can temporarily ___________ without a driver license
200 Feet
Under the age of 5 years old
Give the owner your name - address - tag number - and phone number- put it on where the vehicle was hit.
Operate a farm tractor on the highway

33. After a full stop at a red traffic light a driver may turn right...
...
Sunrise and Sunset
If the way is clear
You can go turn either left or right

34. ho is required to wear seat belts when riding in the front seat of a car or a pickup truck?
...
Park your car
All passengers
A flashing yellow light

35. What is the arm signal for a left turn?
Left
If the way is clear
Just follow a traffic officer
You can go turn either left or right

36. What does a red traffic light mean? What does a flashing red traffic light mean?
Stop and Yield to the right-of-way because that person has the right of way
Red Traffic Light - Full Stop Flashing Red Traffic
Park in or drive through areas that have pavement markings indicating fire lanes or safety zones. (5.31.3 - Where Parking is not Allowed)
Leave plenty of space between you and vehicle ahead

37. If a trailer covers the stoplight of the towing vehicle - where else must a stoplight be?
(The Financial Responsibility Law)
200 feet
Two clearance lamps
Fined and placed in prison upon conviction

38. What is the maximum speed limit for passenger cars on a two-lane highway during the daytime?
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
You can go turn either left or right
55 mph

39. At what places is it unlawful to overtake and pass?
200 Feet
Park in or drive through areas that have pavement markings indicating fire lanes or safety zones. (5.31.3 - Where Parking is not Allowed)
Must go to the next exit
Give the owner your name - address - tag number - and phone number- put it on where the vehicle was hit.

40. If you failed to answer a traffic summons - you would not be able to...
Move forward without stopping first
(The Financial Responsibility Law)
You can go turn either left or right
Renew your license

41. When you are driving too slowly - you can still be...
3 feet of clearance and slow down
55 mph
100 Feet
Issued a ticket

42. Who could be charged with a violation if a fourteen-year-old front-seat passenger is not wearing a seat belt?
200 Feet
Driver
Slippy wet - hills - uphills - downhills - spin-outs - park on hills - etc
Revoked

43. After passing a vehicle - you must return to the right side of the road before coming within How many feet of an oncoming vehicle?
The Florida Highway Patrol - the Sheriff's Department - or the city police department
It is against the law
Be issued a ticket for the violation
200 Feet

44. Are motor scooters whose engines have less than 150 cubic centimeter displacement allowed to be driven on an expressway?
500 feet
Left
Not allowed to be driven on an expressway because it is against the law
Slow down with a caution until bicyclist passes by you

45. What rights and duties do riders of bicycles and mopeds have?
500 feet
The same things as motor vehicle except the right of way
Issued a ticket
(The Florida No-Fault Law) PIP

46. To what ages does the Child Restraint Law apply?
Under the age of 5 years old
Rain - Fog - Smoke
500 feet
4 white flags at least 12 inches square attached to it.

47. What are the penalties for driving under the influence (DUI)?
The same things as motor vehicle except the right of way
Park in or drive through areas that have pavement markings indicating fire lanes or safety zones. (5.31.3 - Where Parking is not Allowed)
Suspended - revoked - taken away - or be fined
Tax Collector or DMW

48. When approaching another vehicle from the rear at night - within How many feet must you dim your bright headlights?
Two red taillights mounted on the rear and visible from 1000 feet
Tax Collector or DMW
500 feet
Broken White Line - separates two lanes traveling in the same direction and you may cross this line when changing lanes

49. 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?

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50. What must you do when you see a pedestrian with a white cane in the street ahead of you?
Judgment
Stop and Yield to the right-of-way because that person has the right of way
If the way is clear
Must go to the next exit