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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 refusing to take a test to determine whether you are intoxicated?
Judgment
200 Feet
Suspended
Slow down with caution until everything is clear

2. When you are driving too slowly - you can still be...
Park your car
If the way is clear
Issued a ticket
Red Traffic Light - Full Stop Flashing Red Traffic

3. At what times should you use your headlights?
Stop and Yield to the right-of-way because that person has the right of way
Suspended - revoked - taken away - or be fined
Sunrise and Sunset
200 Feet

4. What are the penalties for littering?
Give the owner your name - address - tag number - and phone number- put it on where the vehicle was hit.
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.
30 days
Dirt - sand - lime-rock - gravel - silica - trash or garbage

5. 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?

6. When you are entering a highway or street from a private driveway and the way is clear - you can...
500 feet
Move forward without stopping first
Stop and Yield to the right-of-way because that person has the right of way
Renew your license

7. Under what conditions must you use your headlights when driving in the daytime?
Fined and placed in prison upon conviction
Move forward first
Park in or drive through areas that have pavement markings indicating fire lanes or safety zones. (5.31.3 - Where Parking is not Allowed)
Rain - Fog - Smoke

8. How many feet to the rear should you be able to see objects through the rearview mirror?
Rain - Fog - Smoke
Double Solid Yellow Line - Separates two lanes of traffic going in the same direction. And may not cross
200 feet
Judgment

9. What rights and duties do riders of bicycles and mopeds have?
Park in or drive through areas that have pavement markings indicating fire lanes or safety zones. (5.31.3 - Where Parking is not Allowed)
500 feet
Required to stop
The same things as motor vehicle except the right of way

10. What must you do when approaching a person Who is riding or leading a horse upon or near the roadway?
Two clearance lamps
Slow down with caution until everything is clear
Just follow a traffic officer
The same things as motor vehicle except the right of way

11. What type of insurance must you have on motor vehicles with four or more wheels?
Stop and Yield to the right-of-way because that person has the right of way
Sunrise and Sunset
(The Florida No-Fault Law) PIP
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

12. For How many feet before you start to turn should you begin your turn signal when you are driving on a highway?
100 Feet
Slippy wet - hills - uphills - downhills - spin-outs - park on hills - etc
10 Days
Solid Yellow Line - May not pass - except when turning left

13. What should you do if you drive past the exit on an interstate highway where you wanted to get off?
Left
500 feet
Must go to the next exit
Driver

14. What should a motorist do when they approach a bicyclist from the rear?
3 feet of clearance and slow down
Slow down with a caution until bicyclist passes by you
If the way is clear
Issued a ticket

15. What does a broken white line on the highway mean?
500 feet
Broken White Line - separates two lanes traveling in the same direction and you may cross this line when changing lanes
3 feet of clearance and slow down
(The Florida No-Fault Law) PIP

16. If you approach a red light and a traffic officer directs you to go through the intersection without stopping - what should you do?
Solid Yellow Line - May not pass - except when turning left
500 feet
Just follow a traffic officer
The Florida Highway Patrol - the Sheriff's Department - or the city police department

17. You must obtain a new license showing the new address within How many days of moving?
70 mph
If the way is clear
10 Days
500 feet

18. What should you do when preparing to turn right on a roadway with a bike lane?
Signal your turn - check for bicyclists - and do not turn directly in front of a bicyclist
Suspended
Must stop
Be issued a ticket for the violation

19. What is the maximum speed limit for passenger cars on a two-lane highway during the daytime?
55 mph
Not allowed to be driven on an expressway because it is against the law
Under the age of 5 years old
Issued a ticket

20. If you hit a parked car and are unable to find the owner - what should you do?
Move forward without stopping first
4 white flags at least 12 inches square attached to it.
Give the owner your name - address - tag number - and phone number- put it on where the vehicle was hit.
The Florida Highway Patrol - the Sheriff's Department - or the city police department

21. Are motor scooters whose engines have less than 150 cubic centimeter displacement allowed to be driven on an expressway?
Slow down with caution until everything is clear
Stop and Yield to the right-of-way because that person has the right of way
Not allowed to be driven on an expressway because it is against the law
(The Financial Responsibility Law)

22. Both your judgment and vision are affected after drinking alcohol. Which is affected first?
Two clearance lamps
Judgment
Dirt - sand - lime-rock - gravel - silica - trash or garbage
Slow down with caution until everything is clear

23. When a school bus stops to unload children on a divided highway - the vehicles traveling in the same direction as the bus...
Towing connection with a vehicle
Should not stop
Must not be more than 15 feet long
Must stop

24. You cannot ________ on a sidewalk - within an intersection - or on a crosswalk?
Park your car
30 days
...
Required to stop

25. If a trailer covers the stoplight of the towing vehicle - where else must a stoplight be?
10 Days
100 Feet
Slippy wet - hills - uphills - downhills - spin-outs - park on hills - etc
Two clearance lamps

26. 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?
4 white flags at least 12 inches square attached to it.
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.
500 feet
70 mph

27. Can you proceed with caution when you approach...
Issued a ticket
Two clearance lamps
A flashing yellow light
4 white flags at least 12 inches square attached to it.

28. Where do you usually find 'YIELD RIGHT-OF-WAY' signs posted?
50 feet
Must stop
3 feet of clearance and slow down
Stop Signs - Four-way stops - Open Intersections - Roundabouts - Pedestrians

29. 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?
Towing connection with a vehicle
Slow down with caution until everything is clear
...
Must stop

30. 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...
Double Solid Yellow Line - Separates two lanes of traffic going in the same direction. And may not cross
500 feet
Under the age of 5 years old
Must stop

31. How long can the drawbar be between the towing vehicle and the vehicle being towed?
...
30 days
Driver
Must not be more than 15 feet long

32. You may not drive with just your parking lights on - in place of your headlights because...
Two red taillights mounted on the rear and visible from 1000 feet
Solid Yellow Line - May not pass - except when turning left
Driver
It is against the law

33. If you failed to answer a traffic summons - you would not be able to...
If the way is clear
Renew your license
30 days
500 feet

34. Within How many feet of an oncoming vehicle should you dim your bright headlights?
Issued a ticket
If the way is clear
Tax Collector or DMW
500 feet

35. 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
Sunrise and Sunset
Suspended
500 feet

36. What does a red traffic light mean? What does a flashing red traffic light mean?
The same things as motor vehicle except the right of way
200 feet
Dirt - sand - lime-rock - gravel - silica - trash or garbage
Red Traffic Light - Full Stop Flashing Red Traffic

37. What is the maximum speed limit in a residential area if there is no speed limit sign?
30 mph
(The Financial Responsibility Law)
Must stop
Suspended - revoked - taken away - or be fined

38. 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?
Judgment
(The Florida No-Fault Law) PIP
Broken White Line - separates two lanes traveling in the same direction and you may cross this line when changing lanes
Double Solid Yellow Line - Separates two lanes of traffic going in the same direction. And may not cross

39. When the foot brake is pressed - which light must come on?
Should not stop
70 mph
Two red lights on the back of a vehicle
Park your car

40. What is the proper way to use anti-lock brakes in an emergency situation?
Leave plenty of space between you and vehicle ahead
Two red lights on the back of a vehicle
Slippy wet - hills - uphills - downhills - spin-outs - park on hills - etc
200 feet

41. To what ages does the Child Restraint Law apply?
Under the age of 5 years old
(The Florida No-Fault Law) PIP
50 feet
The same things as motor vehicle except the right of way

42. Who could be charged with a violation if a fourteen-year-old front-seat passenger is not wearing a seat belt?
Must stop
Should not stop
Driver
It is against the law

43. What must you do when you see a pedestrian with a white cane in the street ahead of you?
You can go turn either left or right
Required to stop
Stop and Yield to the right-of-way because that person has the right of way
Give the owner your name - address - tag number - and phone number- put it on where the vehicle was hit.

44. 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
If the way is clear
Suspended - revoked - taken away - or be fined
Written report
Two clearance lamps

45. If you receive twelve points within twelve months - for how long will your license be suspended?
Red Traffic Light - Full Stop Flashing Red Traffic
30 days
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

46. What does a green arrow showing at the same time as a red traffic light mean you can do?
Leave plenty of space between you and vehicle ahead
You can go turn either left or right
Stop Signs - Four-way stops - Open Intersections - Roundabouts - Pedestrians
Under the age of 5 years old

47. 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)
Slow down with a caution until bicyclist passes by you
Issued a ticket
Red Traffic Light - Full Stop Flashing Red Traffic

48. After a full stop at a red traffic light a driver may turn right...
If the way is clear
Judgment
Park your car
The Florida Highway Patrol - the Sheriff's Department - or the city police department

49. What is the arm signal for a left turn?
Must go to the next exit
Two clearance lamps
...
Left

50. What is the maximum speed limit on an interstate highway on a clear day? In a rural area?
Operate a farm tractor on the highway
Park your car
Issued a ticket
70 mph