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Florida Drivers Handbook Test

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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A person can temporarily ___________ without a driver license
(The Florida No-Fault Law) PIP
200 feet
Red Traffic Light - Full Stop Flashing Red Traffic
Operate a farm tractor on the highway

2. 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
Just follow a traffic officer
4 white flags at least 12 inches square attached to it.
30 days

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

4. When a school bus stops to unload children on a divided highway - the vehicles traveling in the same direction as the bus...
(The Florida No-Fault Law) PIP
Towing connection with a vehicle
Should not stop
Broken White Line - separates two lanes traveling in the same direction and you may cross this line when changing lanes

5. For How many feet before you start to turn should you begin your turn signal when you are driving on a highway?
Signal your turn - check for bicyclists - and do not turn directly in front of a bicyclist
100 Feet
Move forward first
All passengers

6. When approaching another vehicle from the rear at night - within How many feet must you dim your bright headlights?
The same things as motor vehicle except the right of way
Slippy wet - hills - uphills - downhills - spin-outs - park on hills - etc
500 feet
Required to stop

7. What are the penalties for driving under the influence (DUI)?
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
Written report
Park your car
Suspended - revoked - taken away - or be fined

8. What is the recommended safe following distance?
Move forward without stopping first
Slippy wet - hills - uphills - downhills - spin-outs - park on hills - etc
Give the owner your name - address - tag number - and phone number- put it on where the vehicle was hit.
Leave plenty of space between you and vehicle ahead

9. What is the maximum speed limit on an interstate highway on a clear day? In a rural area?
Slow down with caution until everything is clear
70 mph
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.

10. Both your judgment and vision are affected after drinking alcohol. Which is affected first?
Judgment
Fined and placed in prison upon conviction
Two red taillights mounted on the rear and visible from 1000 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)

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?
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
Not allowed to be driven on an expressway because it is against the law
Two clearance lamps
...

12. After a full stop at a red traffic light a driver may turn right...
4 white flags at least 12 inches square attached to it.
Move forward first
If the way is clear
Towing connection with a vehicle

13. What does a green arrow showing at the same time as a red traffic light mean you can do?
All passengers
Should not stop
You can go turn either left or right
Solid Yellow Line - May not pass - except when turning left

14. 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...
Sunrise and Sunset
55 mph
Required to stop
Fined and placed in prison upon conviction

15. 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
Fined and placed in prison upon conviction
Dirt - sand - lime-rock - gravel - silica - trash or garbage

16. If you approach a red light and a traffic officer directs you to go through the intersection without stopping - what should you do?
10 Days
Slippy wet - hills - uphills - downhills - spin-outs - park on hills - etc
Just follow a traffic officer
If the way is clear

17. What should a motorist do when they approach a bicyclist from the rear?
Towing connection with a vehicle
Just follow a traffic officer
Slow down with a caution until bicyclist passes by you
(The Florida No-Fault Law) PIP

18. Within How many feet of an oncoming vehicle should you dim your bright headlights?
3 feet of clearance and slow down
500 feet
Two red lights on the back of a vehicle
Driver

19. What does a red traffic light mean? What does a flashing red traffic light mean?
Red Traffic Light - Full Stop Flashing Red Traffic
Left
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
Broken White Line - separates two lanes traveling in the same direction and you may cross this line when changing lanes

20. You cannot ________ on a sidewalk - within an intersection - or on a crosswalk?
Must stop
Park your car
Red Traffic Light - Full Stop Flashing Red Traffic
50 feet

21. What are the penalties for refusing to take a test to determine whether you are intoxicated?
Under the age of 5 years old
Stop Signs - Four-way stops - Open Intersections - Roundabouts - Pedestrians
...
Suspended

22. At what places is it unlawful to overtake and pass?
Broken White Line - separates two lanes traveling in the same direction and you may cross this line when changing lanes
...
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

23. If you knowingly make a false statement in an application for a driver license or identification card - you cab be...
Tax Collector or DMW
Fined and placed in prison upon conviction
50 feet
Judgment

24. You must obtain a new license showing the new address within How many days of moving?
70 mph
Dirt - sand - lime-rock - gravel - silica - trash or garbage
...
10 Days

25. What should you do if you drive past the exit on an interstate highway where you wanted to get off?
30 mph
Must go to the next exit
It is against the law
Sunrise and Sunset

26. 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
(The Financial Responsibility Law)
Park in or drive through areas that have pavement markings indicating fire lanes or safety zones. (5.31.3 - Where Parking is not Allowed)
Judgment

27. Are motor scooters whose engines have less than 150 cubic centimeter displacement allowed to be driven on an expressway?
Renew your license
Not allowed to be driven on an expressway because it is against the law
55 mph
Leave plenty of space between you and vehicle ahead

28. If you lose your Florida driver license and need a replacement license - where do you apply for it?
500 feet
Must go to the next exit
Tax Collector or DMW
100 Feet

29. 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 without stopping first
70 mph
Move forward first
If the way is clear

30. At what times should you use your headlights?
Sunrise and Sunset
Must not be more than 15 feet long
55 mph
Rain - Fog - Smoke

31. What do anti-lock braking systems prevent when used in an emergency stopping situation?
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
Two clearance lamps
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

32. If you receive twelve points within twelve months - for how long will your license be suspended?
Just follow a traffic officer
30 days
Move forward first
Should not stop

33. 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
30 days
Written report
Under the age of 5 years old
Slippy wet - hills - uphills - downhills - spin-outs - park on hills - etc

34. When one vehicle is towing another by means of a chain - What does the chain need to have displayed on it?
Rain - Fog - Smoke
200 feet
Written report
Towing connection with a vehicle

35. Where do you usually find 'YIELD RIGHT-OF-WAY' signs posted?
Driver
Stop Signs - Four-way stops - Open Intersections - Roundabouts - Pedestrians
4 white flags at least 12 inches square attached to it.
Issued a ticket

36. How long can the drawbar be between the towing vehicle and the vehicle being towed?
Rain - Fog - Smoke
10 Days
Must not be more than 15 feet long
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.

37. When may you drive in the left lane of a road with four or more lanes with two-way traffic?
Towing connection with a vehicle
Two clearance lamps
...
Slow down with caution until everything is clear

38. 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?
(The Financial Responsibility Law)
Park in or drive through areas that have pavement markings indicating fire lanes or safety zones. (5.31.3 - Where Parking is not Allowed)
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.
Judgment

39. Where should reflectors be mounted?
4 white flags at least 12 inches square attached to it.
Two red taillights mounted on the rear and visible from 1000 feet
The same things as motor vehicle except the right of way
Just follow a traffic officer

40. Under what conditions must you use your headlights when driving in the daytime?
Rain - Fog - Smoke
(The Financial Responsibility Law)
...
Broken White Line - separates two lanes traveling in the same direction and you may cross this line when changing lanes

41. What must you do when you see a pedestrian with a white cane in the street ahead of you?
Slippy wet - hills - uphills - downhills - spin-outs - park on hills - etc
Stop and Yield to the right-of-way because that person has the right of way
Should not stop
Two red lights on the back of a vehicle

42. What does a solid yellow line to the right of the center line of the highway mean?
Signal your turn - check for bicyclists - and do not turn directly in front of a bicyclist
Double Solid Yellow Line - Separates two lanes of traffic going in the same direction. And may not cross
3 feet of clearance and slow down
Solid Yellow Line - May not pass - except when turning left

43. Can you proceed with caution when you approach...
A flashing yellow light
Under the age of 5 years old
Suspended - revoked - taken away - or be fined
The Florida Highway Patrol - the Sheriff's Department - or the city police department

44. ho is required to wear seat belts when riding in the front seat of a car or a pickup truck?
Under the age of 5 years old
It is against the law
All passengers
Sunrise and Sunset

45. When the foot brake is pressed - which light must come on?
Two red lights on the back of a vehicle
Should not stop
Must not be more than 15 feet long
Must stop

46. When can a motorist preparing to make a right hand turn - move into a bike lane?
Solid Yellow Line - May not pass - except when turning left
55 mph
Must not be more than 15 feet long
3 feet of clearance and slow down

47. 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?
...
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
A flashing yellow light

48. What rights and duties do riders of bicycles and mopeds have?
The same things as motor vehicle except the right of way
Issued a ticket
The Florida Highway Patrol - the Sheriff's Department - or the city police department
It is against the law

49. 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
Dirt - sand - lime-rock - gravel - silica - trash or garbage
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.
Be issued a ticket for the violation

50. 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
10 Days
Sunrise and Sunset
500 feet