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Florida Drivers Handbook Test

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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. How many feet to the rear should you be able to see objects through the rearview mirror?
200 feet
Suspended
3 feet of clearance and slow down
Driver

2. Under what conditions must you use your headlights when driving in the daytime?
...
Rain - Fog - Smoke
Red Traffic Light - Full Stop Flashing Red Traffic
55 mph

3. You may not drive with just your parking lights on - in place of your headlights because...
It is against the law
Broken White Line - separates two lanes traveling in the same direction and you may cross this line when changing lanes
Revoked
Rain - Fog - Smoke

4. If you receive twelve points within twelve months - for how long will your license be suspended?
Driver
30 days
Fined and placed in prison upon conviction
Renew your license

5. To what ages does the Child Restraint Law apply?
Two red taillights mounted on the rear and visible from 1000 feet
Slippy wet - hills - uphills - downhills - spin-outs - park on hills - etc
10 Days
Under the age of 5 years old

6. At what times should you use your headlights?
Renew your license
10 Days
...
Sunrise and Sunset

7. When approaching another vehicle from the rear at night - within How many feet must you dim your bright headlights?
Slow down with caution until everything is clear
Move forward without stopping first
Driver
500 feet

8. If you knowingly make a false statement in an application for a driver license or identification card - you cab be...
Stop and Yield to the right-of-way because that person has the right of way
Fined and placed in prison upon conviction
A flashing yellow light
Move forward first

9. You cannot ________ on a sidewalk - within an intersection - or on a crosswalk?
Be issued a ticket for the violation
The same things as motor vehicle except the right of way
Sunrise and Sunset
Park your car

10. What should you do if you drive past the exit on an interstate highway where you wanted to get off?
Fined and placed in prison upon conviction
Must go to the next exit
You can go turn either left or right
500 feet

11. 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
Written report
Judgment
Must go to the next exit
Solid Yellow Line - May not pass - except when turning left

12. Give three examples of loads that need to be covered to avoid items - falling or blowing on roadway.
Tax Collector or DMW
Dirt - sand - lime-rock - gravel - silica - trash or garbage
Must go to the next exit
A flashing yellow light

13. Can you proceed with caution when you approach...
200 feet
A flashing yellow light
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.

14. After a full stop at a red traffic light a driver may turn right...
Just follow a traffic officer
Not allowed to be driven on an expressway because it is against the law
If the way is clear
200 Feet

15. Within How many feet of an oncoming vehicle should you dim your bright headlights?
The Florida Highway Patrol - the Sheriff's Department - or the city police department
70 mph
Slow down with caution until everything is clear
500 feet

16. Adriver who crosses a solid line on the right of the center line of the highway can...
Be issued a ticket for the violation
Must go to the next exit
200 feet
Slippy wet - hills - uphills - downhills - spin-outs - park on hills - etc

17. 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...
Judgment
Left
55 mph
Move forward first

18. If you approach a red light and a traffic officer directs you to go through the intersection without stopping - what should you do?
Two clearance lamps
Slippy wet - hills - uphills - downhills - spin-outs - park on hills - etc
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.
Just follow a traffic officer

19. 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?
All passengers
4 white flags at least 12 inches square attached to it.
Slow down with caution until everything is clear
55 mph

20. What type of insurance must you have on motor vehicles with four or more wheels?
55 mph
Written report
(The Florida No-Fault Law) PIP
4 white flags at least 12 inches square attached to it.

21. What does a broken white line on the highway mean?
If the way is clear
Two clearance lamps
Give the owner your name - address - tag number - and phone number- put it on where the vehicle was hit.
Broken White Line - separates two lanes traveling in the same direction and you may cross this line when changing lanes

22. When you are entering a highway or street from a private driveway and the way is clear - you can...
A flashing yellow light
Stop Signs - Four-way stops - Open Intersections - Roundabouts - Pedestrians
Move forward without stopping first
Tax Collector or DMW

23. 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
Move forward first
Dirt - sand - lime-rock - gravel - silica - trash or garbage
Slow down with caution until everything is clear

24. If you failed to answer a traffic summons - you would not be able to...
Renew your license
Park your car
Not allowed to be driven on an expressway because it is against the law
All passengers

25. What is the maximum speed limit on an interstate highway on a clear day? In a rural area?
Leave plenty of space between you and vehicle ahead
Park your car
70 mph
Two red lights on the back of a vehicle

26. After passing a vehicle - you must return to the right side of the road before coming within How many feet of an oncoming vehicle?
Operate a farm tractor on the highway
200 Feet
(The Financial Responsibility Law)
Driver

27. What rights and duties do riders of bicycles and mopeds have?
30 days
Two red lights on the back of a vehicle
The same things as motor vehicle except the right of way
Revoked

28. If you hit a parked car and are unable to find the owner - what should you do?
Operate a farm tractor on the highway
70 mph
Give the owner your name - address - tag number - and phone number- put it on where the vehicle was hit.
500 feet

29. What does a solid yellow line to the right of the center line of the highway mean?
Tax Collector or DMW
Solid Yellow Line - May not pass - except when turning left
Renew your license
Sunrise and Sunset

30. What should a motorist do when they approach a bicyclist from the rear?
Two red taillights mounted on the rear and visible from 1000 feet
Under the age of 5 years old
Two clearance lamps
Slow down with a caution until bicyclist passes by you

31. At what places is it unlawful to overtake and pass?
Should not stop
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)
(The Financial Responsibility Law)

32. When the foot brake is pressed - which light must come on?
Two red lights on the back of a vehicle
3 feet of clearance and slow down
Tax Collector or DMW
30 mph

33. When one vehicle is towing another by means of a chain - What does the chain need to have displayed on it?
Solid Yellow Line - May not pass - except when turning left
4 white flags at least 12 inches square attached to it.
Stop Signs - Four-way stops - Open Intersections - Roundabouts - Pedestrians
Towing connection with a vehicle

34. What are the penalties for refusing to take a test to determine whether you are intoxicated?
500 feet
55 mph
Just follow a traffic officer
Suspended

35. Where should reflectors be mounted?
Two red lights on the back of a vehicle
Give the owner your name - address - tag number - and phone number- put it on where the vehicle was hit.
Renew your license
Two red taillights mounted on the rear and visible from 1000 feet

36. What is the maximum speed limit in a residential area if there is no speed limit sign?
Sunrise and Sunset
30 mph
100 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

37. What are the penalties for driving under the influence (DUI)?
A flashing yellow light
10 Days
Suspended - revoked - taken away - or be fined
200 Feet

38. When can a motorist preparing to make a right hand turn - move into a bike lane?
...
Left
4 white flags at least 12 inches square attached to it.
3 feet of clearance and slow down

39. 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
30 days
Park your car
50 feet

40. When you are driving too slowly - you can still be...
Towing connection with a vehicle
Give the owner your name - address - tag number - and phone number- put it on where the vehicle was hit.
Issued a ticket
Must go to the next exit

41. 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
Move forward without stopping first
Fined and placed in prison upon conviction
50 feet

42. For How many feet before you start to turn should you begin your turn signal when you are driving on a highway?
100 Feet
4 white flags at least 12 inches square attached to it.
The same things as motor vehicle except the right of way
Judgment

43. What must you do when approaching a person Who is riding or leading a horse upon or near the roadway?
Fined and placed in prison upon conviction
You can go turn either left or right
Park in or drive through areas that have pavement markings indicating fire lanes or safety zones. (5.31.3 - Where Parking is not Allowed)
Slow down with caution until everything is clear

44. What do anti-lock braking systems prevent when used in an emergency stopping situation?
If the way is clear
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
Under the age of 5 years old

45. What is the recommended safe following distance?
Operate a farm tractor on the highway
Leave plenty of space between you and vehicle ahead
The Florida Highway Patrol - the Sheriff's Department - or the city police department
Under the age of 5 years old

46. What is the arm signal for a left turn?
...
Left
55 mph
Move forward first

47. 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
30 mph
Solid Yellow Line - May not pass - except when turning left
Be issued a ticket for the violation

48. How long can the drawbar be between the towing vehicle and the vehicle being towed?
Tax Collector or DMW
Signal your turn - check for bicyclists - and do not turn directly in front of a bicyclist
If the way is clear
Must not be more than 15 feet long

49. 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
30 mph
Should not stop
Just follow a traffic officer

50. If you lose your Florida driver license and need a replacement license - where do you apply for it?
Towing connection with a vehicle
Operate a farm tractor on the highway
Left
Tax Collector or DMW