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Florida Drivers Handbook Test

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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. What are the penalties for driving under the influence (DUI)?
(The Financial Responsibility Law)
Suspended
Suspended - revoked - taken away - or be fined
Two clearance lamps

2. If a trailer covers the stoplight of the towing vehicle - where else must a stoplight be?
Slippy wet - hills - uphills - downhills - spin-outs - park on hills - etc
Two clearance lamps
Signal your turn - check for bicyclists - and do not turn directly in front of a bicyclist
Left

3. What is the maximum speed limit for passenger cars on a two-lane highway during the daytime?
55 mph
Fined and placed in prison upon conviction
Slippy wet - hills - uphills - downhills - spin-outs - park on hills - etc
500 feet

4. How long can the drawbar be between the towing vehicle and the vehicle being towed?
Required to stop
500 feet
Must not be more than 15 feet long
It is against the law

5. When can a motorist preparing to make a right hand turn - move into a bike lane?
3 feet of clearance and slow down
Stop Signs - Four-way stops - Open Intersections - Roundabouts - Pedestrians
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.
Revoked

6. What should you do if you drive past the exit on an interstate highway where you wanted to get off?
Driver
Suspended
(The Florida No-Fault Law) PIP
Must go to the next exit

7. When approaching another vehicle from the rear at night - within How many feet must you dim your bright headlights?
Slow down with a caution until bicyclist passes by you
200 Feet
500 feet
Move forward without stopping first

8. 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?
Red Traffic Light - Full Stop Flashing Red Traffic
Fined and placed in prison upon conviction
Sunrise and Sunset
50 feet

9. If you approach a red light and a traffic officer directs you to go through the intersection without stopping - what should you do?
Operate a farm tractor on the highway
The Florida Highway Patrol - the Sheriff's Department - or the city police department
Just follow a traffic officer
The same things as motor vehicle except the right of way

10. After a full stop at a red traffic light a driver may turn right...
A flashing yellow light
Tax Collector or DMW
If the way is clear
Solid Yellow Line - May not pass - except when turning left

11. Are motor scooters whose engines have less than 150 cubic centimeter displacement allowed to be driven on an expressway?
Two red lights on the back of a vehicle
Not allowed to be driven on an expressway because it is against the law
Red Traffic Light - Full Stop Flashing Red Traffic
Slow down with a caution until bicyclist passes by you

12. You cannot ________ on a sidewalk - within an intersection - or on a crosswalk?
Give the owner your name - address - tag number - and phone number- put it on where the vehicle was hit.
30 days
Park your car
(The Florida No-Fault Law) PIP

13. 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?
Revoked
Not allowed to be driven on an expressway because it is against the law
Issued a ticket
Signal your turn - check for bicyclists - and do not turn directly in front of a bicyclist

14. What are the penalties for refusing to take a test to determine whether you are intoxicated?
You can go turn either left or right
Stop and Yield to the right-of-way because that person has the right of way
Suspended
200 Feet

15. Where do you usually find 'YIELD RIGHT-OF-WAY' signs posted?
200 Feet
Stop Signs - Four-way stops - Open Intersections - Roundabouts - Pedestrians
Tax Collector or DMW
30 days

16. What are the penalties for littering?
A flashing yellow light
Slow down with caution until everything is clear
70 mph
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.

17. 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
30 days
Signal your turn - check for bicyclists - and do not turn directly in front of a bicyclist
3 feet of clearance and slow down

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?
Left
4 white flags at least 12 inches square attached to it.
200 Feet
200 feet

19. When a school bus stops to unload children on a divided highway - the vehicles traveling in the same direction as the bus...
Required to stop
A flashing yellow light
Should not stop
Written report

20. When the foot brake is pressed - which light must come on?
It is against the law
Two red lights on the back of a vehicle
Must go to the next exit
Must not be more than 15 feet long

21. A person can temporarily ___________ without a driver license
It is against the law
Stop Signs - Four-way stops - Open Intersections - Roundabouts - Pedestrians
Operate a farm tractor on the highway
Towing connection with a vehicle

22. Can you proceed with caution when you approach...
Sunrise and Sunset
Under the age of 5 years old
A flashing yellow light
Be issued a ticket for the violation

23. 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...
200 Feet
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
All passengers
Move forward first

24. 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...
Broken White Line - separates two lanes traveling in the same direction and you may cross this line when changing lanes
Must stop
Left
It is against the law

25. 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...
Required to stop
200 feet
Slippy wet - hills - uphills - downhills - spin-outs - park on hills - etc
Park your car

26. If you knowingly make a false statement in an application for a driver license or identification card - you cab be...
A flashing yellow light
Move forward first
Fined and placed in prison upon conviction
...

27. You must obtain a new license showing the new address within How many days of moving?
30 mph
10 Days
Must go to the next exit
Two clearance lamps

28. 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?
...
Slow down with caution until everything is clear
30 days
Towing connection with a vehicle

29. If you failed to answer a traffic summons - you would not be able to...
A flashing yellow light
Renew your license
Double Solid Yellow Line - Separates two lanes of traffic going in the same direction. And may not cross
Required to stop

30. What does a red traffic light mean? What does a flashing red traffic light mean?
500 feet
Revoked
Red Traffic Light - Full Stop Flashing Red Traffic
(The Florida No-Fault Law) PIP

31. 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)
Red Traffic Light - Full Stop Flashing Red Traffic
The Florida Highway Patrol - the Sheriff's Department - or the city police department

32. When one vehicle is towing another by means of a chain - What does the chain need to have displayed on it?
Towing connection with a vehicle
200 Feet
A flashing yellow light
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. Under what conditions must you use your headlights when driving in the daytime?
Issued a ticket
Judgment
Rain - Fog - Smoke
Slow down with caution until everything is clear

34. What should you do when preparing to turn right on a roadway with a bike lane?
50 feet
Tax Collector or DMW
Judgment
Signal your turn - check for bicyclists - and do not turn directly in front of a bicyclist

35. 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?
30 mph
100 Feet
Give the owner your name - address - tag number - and phone number- put it on where the vehicle was hit.
(The Financial Responsibility Law)

36. What is the maximum speed limit on an interstate highway on a clear day? In a rural area?
...
Slippy wet - hills - uphills - downhills - spin-outs - park on hills - etc
Park your car
70 mph

37. After passing a vehicle - you must return to the right side of the road before coming within How many feet of an oncoming vehicle?
200 Feet
10 Days
Two clearance lamps
Must stop

38. Both your judgment and vision are affected after drinking alcohol. Which is affected first?
Judgment
Slow down with caution until everything is clear
Two red taillights mounted on the rear and visible from 1000 feet
Move forward first

39. 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
Signal your turn - check for bicyclists - and do not turn directly in front of a bicyclist
Not allowed to be driven on an expressway because it is against the law
Driver

40. What does a green arrow showing at the same time as a red traffic light mean you can do?
It is against the law
You can go turn either left or right
Operate a farm tractor on the highway
Towing connection with a vehicle

41. What is the arm signal for a left turn?
Stop and Yield to the right-of-way because that person has the right of way
Slippy wet - hills - uphills - downhills - spin-outs - park on hills - etc
(The Florida No-Fault Law) PIP
Left

42. Adriver who crosses a solid line on the right of the center line of the highway can...
Broken White Line - separates two lanes traveling in the same direction and you may cross this line when changing lanes
Be issued a ticket for the violation
(The Financial Responsibility Law)
Stop and Yield to the right-of-way because that person has the right of way

43. When may you drive in the left lane of a road with four or more lanes with two-way traffic?
...
The same things as motor vehicle except the right of way
70 mph
All passengers

44. What type of insurance must you have on motor vehicles with four or more wheels?
50 feet
(The Florida No-Fault Law) PIP
Signal your turn - check for bicyclists - and do not turn directly in front of a bicyclist
Towing connection with a vehicle

45. How many feet to the rear should you be able to see objects through the rearview mirror?
Slippy wet - hills - uphills - downhills - spin-outs - park on hills - etc
(The Florida No-Fault Law) PIP
A flashing yellow light
200 feet

46. Where should reflectors be mounted?
50 feet
...
Two red taillights mounted on the rear and visible from 1000 feet
500 feet

47. For How many feet before you start to turn should you begin your turn signal when you are driving on a highway?
A flashing yellow light
(The Florida No-Fault Law) PIP
100 Feet
Red Traffic Light - Full Stop Flashing Red Traffic

48. 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
Tax Collector or DMW
Must stop

49. What does a solid yellow line to the right of the center line of the highway mean?
3 feet of clearance and slow down
10 Days
30 days
Solid Yellow Line - May not pass - except when turning left

50. 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?