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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. When you are entering a highway or street from a private driveway and the way is clear - you can...
Move forward without stopping first
Slippy wet - hills - uphills - downhills - spin-outs - park on hills - etc
Park your car
(The Florida No-Fault Law) PIP

2. If you failed to answer a traffic summons - you would not be able to...
70 mph
Red Traffic Light - Full Stop Flashing Red Traffic
Renew your license
The same things as motor vehicle except the right of way

3. 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?

4. Both your judgment and vision are affected after drinking alcohol. Which is affected first?
...
Required to stop
Stop Signs - Four-way stops - Open Intersections - Roundabouts - Pedestrians
Judgment

5. What does a green arrow showing at the same time as a red traffic light mean you can do?
...
Not allowed to be driven on an expressway because it is against the law
500 feet
You can go turn either left or right

6. You cannot ________ on a sidewalk - within an intersection - or on a crosswalk?
Stop and Yield to the right-of-way because that person has the right of way
Park your car
Solid Yellow Line - May not pass - except when turning left
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.

7. 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...
Under the age of 5 years old
Sunrise and Sunset
Be issued a ticket for the violation
Required to stop

8. If you knowingly make a false statement in an application for a driver license or identification card - you cab be...
Must stop
50 feet
Fined and placed in prison upon conviction
Under the age of 5 years old

9. What is the proper way to use anti-lock brakes in an emergency situation?
Slippy wet - hills - uphills - downhills - spin-outs - park on hills - etc
Move forward first
Rain - Fog - Smoke
Judgment

10. 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
100 Feet
Two red lights on the back of a vehicle
Towing connection with a vehicle

11. 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?
Under the age of 5 years old
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
Revoked
Written report

12. What is the recommended safe following distance?
Leave plenty of space between you and vehicle ahead
...
Under the age of 5 years old
The same things as motor vehicle except the right of way

13. Under what conditions must you use your headlights when driving in the daytime?
55 mph
Slow down with caution until everything is clear
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.
Rain - Fog - Smoke

14. Adriver who crosses a solid line on the right of the center line of the highway can...
55 mph
Be issued a ticket for the violation
Stop Signs - Four-way stops - Open Intersections - Roundabouts - Pedestrians
Suspended - revoked - taken away - or be fined

15. What must you do when approaching a person Who is riding or leading a horse upon or near the roadway?
Must not be more than 15 feet long
Slow down with caution until everything is clear
3 feet of clearance and slow down
Two red lights on the back of a vehicle

16. When can a motorist preparing to make a right hand turn - move into a bike lane?
Judgment
Dirt - sand - lime-rock - gravel - silica - trash or garbage
70 mph
3 feet of clearance and slow down

17. A person can temporarily ___________ without a driver license
Required to stop
Operate a farm tractor on the highway
Must go to the next exit
10 Days

18. What are the penalties for driving under the influence (DUI)?
Two red lights on the back of a vehicle
Not allowed to be driven on an expressway because it is against the law
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.
Suspended - revoked - taken away - or be fined

19. Where do you usually find 'YIELD RIGHT-OF-WAY' signs posted?
Red Traffic Light - Full Stop Flashing Red Traffic
Revoked
Issued a ticket
Stop Signs - Four-way stops - Open Intersections - Roundabouts - Pedestrians

20. Are motor scooters whose engines have less than 150 cubic centimeter displacement allowed to be driven on an expressway?
Driver
Not allowed to be driven on an expressway because it is against the law
Stop and Yield to the right-of-way because that person has the right of way
Two red lights on the back of a vehicle

21. What must you do when you see a pedestrian with a white cane in the street ahead of you?
30 days
Park your car
Should not stop
Stop and Yield to the right-of-way because that person has the right of way

22. When may you drive in the left lane of a road with four or more lanes with two-way traffic?
Be issued a ticket for the violation
Move forward first
...
A flashing yellow light

23. 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?
30 days
...
Must go to the next exit
Dirt - sand - lime-rock - gravel - silica - trash or garbage

24. What is the maximum speed limit for passenger cars on a two-lane highway during the daytime?
55 mph
Leave plenty of space between you and vehicle ahead
50 feet
Signal your turn - check for bicyclists - and do not turn directly in front of a bicyclist

25. How many feet to the rear should you be able to see objects through the rearview mirror?
200 feet
The same things as motor vehicle except the right of way
50 feet
A flashing yellow light

26. Who could be charged with a violation if a fourteen-year-old front-seat passenger is not wearing a seat belt?
It is against the law
A flashing yellow light
The same things as motor vehicle except the right of way
Driver

27. What do anti-lock braking systems prevent when used in an emergency stopping situation?
500 feet
Rain - Fog - Smoke
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
...

28. What rights and duties do riders of bicycles and mopeds have?
If the way is clear
Double Solid Yellow Line - Separates two lanes of traffic going in the same direction. And may not cross
The same things as motor vehicle except the right of way
Stop and Yield to the right-of-way because that person has the right of way

29. 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?
Suspended
Driver
Be issued a ticket for the violation
4 white flags at least 12 inches square attached to it.

30. When a school bus stops to unload children on a divided highway - the vehicles traveling in the same direction as the bus...
30 days
Signal your turn - check for bicyclists - and do not turn directly in front of a bicyclist
Should not stop
Broken White Line - separates two lanes traveling in the same direction and you may cross this line when changing lanes

31. 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
Stop and Yield to the right-of-way because that person has the right of way
Tax Collector or DMW
100 Feet

32. What are the penalties for littering?
Dirt - sand - lime-rock - gravel - silica - trash or garbage
Must not be more than 15 feet long
Signal your turn - check for bicyclists - and do not turn directly in front of a bicyclist
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.

33. When the foot brake is pressed - which light must come on?
Double Solid Yellow Line - Separates two lanes of traffic going in the same direction. And may not cross
Red Traffic Light - Full Stop Flashing Red Traffic
Two red lights on the back of a vehicle
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.

34. You may not drive with just your parking lights on - in place of your headlights because...
Slippy wet - hills - uphills - downhills - spin-outs - park on hills - etc
Solid Yellow Line - May not pass - except when turning left
Issued a ticket
It is against the law

35. When you are driving too slowly - you can still be...
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.
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
Issued a ticket

36. What is the arm signal for a left turn?
Left
500 feet
Revoked
100 Feet

37. How long can the drawbar be between the towing vehicle and the vehicle being towed?
Two clearance lamps
Must not be more than 15 feet long
Slow down with a caution until bicyclist passes by you
Two red taillights mounted on the rear and visible from 1000 feet

38. At what places is it unlawful to overtake and pass?
Fined and placed in prison upon conviction
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
The Florida Highway Patrol - the Sheriff's Department - or the city police department

39. If a trailer covers the stoplight of the towing vehicle - where else must a stoplight be?
Driver
Solid Yellow Line - May not pass - except when turning left
Two clearance lamps
70 mph

40. What is the maximum speed limit in a residential area if there is no speed limit sign?
Move forward without stopping first
30 mph
...
(The Financial Responsibility Law)

41. 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?
Signal your turn - check for bicyclists - and do not turn directly in front of a bicyclist
Broken White Line - separates two lanes traveling in the same direction and you may cross this line when changing lanes
Towing connection with a vehicle
50 feet

42. What are the penalties for refusing to take a test to determine whether you are intoxicated?
Suspended
55 mph
Must go to the next exit
Slow down with a caution until bicyclist passes by you

43. When approaching another vehicle from the rear at night - within How many feet must you dim your bright headlights?
200 feet
Suspended
500 feet
100 Feet

44. After a full stop at a red traffic light a driver may turn right...
If the way is clear
200 Feet
500 feet
Solid Yellow Line - May not pass - except when turning left

45. At what times should you use your headlights?
Sunrise and Sunset
Under the age of 5 years old
500 feet
Rain - Fog - Smoke

46. What does a solid yellow line to the right of the center line of the highway mean?
Just follow a traffic officer
200 Feet
Solid Yellow Line - May not pass - except when turning left
Not allowed to be driven on an expressway because it is against the law

47. 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.
100 Feet
Broken White Line - separates two lanes traveling in the same direction and you may cross this line when changing lanes
You can go turn either left or right

48. Where should reflectors be mounted?
Move forward first
Fined and placed in prison upon conviction
Two red taillights mounted on the rear and visible from 1000 feet
Signal your turn - check for bicyclists - and do not turn directly in front of a bicyclist

49. What type of insurance must you have on motor vehicles with four or more wheels?
Double Solid Yellow Line - Separates two lanes of traffic going in the same direction. And may not cross
Sunrise and Sunset
Written report
(The Florida No-Fault Law) PIP

50. If you receive twelve points within twelve months - for how long will your license be suspended?
Broken White Line - separates two lanes traveling in the same direction and you may cross this line when changing lanes
30 days
Rain - Fog - Smoke
Park your car