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Florida Drivers Handbook Test

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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. 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?
55 mph
The Florida Highway Patrol - the Sheriff's Department - or the city police department
Broken White Line - separates two lanes traveling in the same direction and you may cross this line when changing lanes
4 white flags at least 12 inches square attached to it.

2. When one vehicle is towing another by means of a chain - What does the chain need to have displayed on it?
Leave plenty of space between you and vehicle ahead
Slow down with caution until everything is clear
Suspended - revoked - taken away - or be fined
Towing connection with a vehicle

3. What must you do when you see a pedestrian with a white cane in the street ahead of you?
Just follow a traffic officer
Stop and Yield to the right-of-way because that person has the right of way
30 mph
Move forward without stopping first

4. You may not drive with just your parking lights on - in place of your headlights because...
500 feet
Must not be more than 15 feet long
It is against the law
Slippy wet - hills - uphills - downhills - spin-outs - park on hills - etc

5. ho is required to wear seat belts when riding in the front seat of a car or a pickup truck?
All passengers
Required to stop
Rain - Fog - Smoke
Slippy wet - hills - uphills - downhills - spin-outs - park on hills - etc

6. 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?

7. You must obtain a new license showing the new address within How many days of moving?
Required to stop
10 Days
Under the age of 5 years old
Sunrise and Sunset

8. How many feet to the rear should you be able to see objects through the rearview mirror?
Slow down with caution until everything is clear
It is against the law
200 feet
Be issued a ticket for the violation

9. 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?
Solid Yellow Line - May not pass - except when turning left
Revoked
Slow down with caution until everything is clear
(The Financial Responsibility Law)

10. Where do you usually find 'YIELD RIGHT-OF-WAY' signs posted?
Signal your turn - check for bicyclists - and do not turn directly in front of a bicyclist
Stop Signs - Four-way stops - Open Intersections - Roundabouts - Pedestrians
...
Must not be more than 15 feet long

11. When you are driving too slowly - you can still be...
Issued a ticket
Renew your license
Rain - Fog - Smoke
A flashing yellow light

12. Are motor scooters whose engines have less than 150 cubic centimeter displacement allowed to be driven on an expressway?
If the way is clear
Must not be more than 15 feet long
Not allowed to be driven on an expressway because it is against the law
(The Financial Responsibility Law)

13. Give three examples of loads that need to be covered to avoid items - falling or blowing on roadway.
All passengers
3 feet of clearance and slow down
50 feet
Dirt - sand - lime-rock - gravel - silica - trash or garbage

14. 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
Signal your turn - check for bicyclists - and do not turn directly in front of a bicyclist
Solid Yellow Line - May not pass - except when turning left
All passengers

15. A person can temporarily ___________ without a driver license
Driver
(The Financial Responsibility Law)
A flashing yellow light
Operate a farm tractor on the highway

16. At what times should you use your headlights?
Slow down with a caution until bicyclist passes by you
200 feet
The same things as motor vehicle except the right of way
Sunrise and Sunset

17. Adriver who crosses a solid line on the right of the center line of the highway can...
You can go turn either left or right
Slippy wet - hills - uphills - downhills - spin-outs - park on hills - etc
If the way is clear
Be issued a ticket for the violation

18. When you are entering a highway or street from a private driveway and the way is clear - you can...
Move forward without stopping first
Solid Yellow Line - May not pass - except when turning left
The Florida Highway Patrol - the Sheriff's Department - or the city police department
If the way is clear

19. To what ages does the Child Restraint Law apply?
Rain - Fog - Smoke
Under the age of 5 years old
Slow down with caution until everything is clear
Slippy wet - hills - uphills - downhills - spin-outs - park on hills - etc

20. What is the arm signal for a left turn?
Solid Yellow Line - May not pass - except when turning left
Operate a farm tractor on the highway
Two red lights on the back of a vehicle
Left

21. What must you do when approaching a person Who is riding or leading a horse upon or near the roadway?
100 Feet
Move forward without stopping first
Towing connection with a vehicle
Slow down with caution until everything is clear

22. After a full stop at a red traffic light a driver may turn right...
If the way is clear
Slow down with a caution until bicyclist passes by you
Not allowed to be driven on an expressway because it is against the law
You can go turn either left or right

23. Who could be charged with a violation if a fourteen-year-old front-seat passenger is not wearing a seat belt?
If the way is clear
The same things as motor vehicle except the right of way
30 days
Driver

24. You cannot ________ on a sidewalk - within an intersection - or on a crosswalk?
Park your car
All passengers
Judgment
Move forward first

25. 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 first
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.
Under the age of 5 years old
...

26. What does a broken white line on the highway mean?
Broken White Line - separates two lanes traveling in the same direction and you may cross this line when changing lanes
Issued a ticket
Leave plenty of space between you and vehicle ahead
Park in or drive through areas that have pavement markings indicating fire lanes or safety zones. (5.31.3 - Where Parking is not Allowed)

27. 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)
...
Should not stop
Must go to the next exit

28. When can a motorist preparing to make a right hand turn - move into a bike lane?
Revoked
500 feet
3 feet of clearance and slow down
Slow down with caution until everything is clear

29. What type of insurance must you have on motor vehicles with four or more wheels?
Be issued a ticket for the violation
(The Florida No-Fault Law) PIP
Dirt - sand - lime-rock - gravel - silica - trash or garbage
50 feet

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...
...
Must stop
Operate a farm tractor on the highway
Left

31. What rights and duties do riders of bicycles and mopeds have?
Give the owner your name - address - tag number - and phone number- put it on where the vehicle was hit.
Must not be more than 15 feet long
3 feet of clearance and slow down
The same things as motor vehicle except the right of way

32. If you approach a red light and a traffic officer directs you to go through the intersection without stopping - what should you do?
Two red taillights mounted on the rear and visible from 1000 feet
Just follow a traffic officer
4 white flags at least 12 inches square attached to it.
Slow down with a caution until bicyclist passes by you

33. 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...
Two red taillights mounted on the rear and visible from 1000 feet
30 mph
Required to stop
Towing connection with a vehicle

34. What is the maximum speed limit for passenger cars on a two-lane highway during the daytime?
55 mph
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
Slow down with caution until everything is clear
Should not stop

35. What does a green arrow showing at the same time as a red traffic light mean you can do?
Suspended - revoked - taken away - or be fined
Leave plenty of space between you and vehicle ahead
4 white flags at least 12 inches square attached to it.
You can go turn either left or right

36. 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
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
Driver

37. When the foot brake is pressed - which light must come on?
Two red taillights mounted on the rear and visible from 1000 feet
Two red lights on the back of a vehicle
Driver
Stop and Yield to the right-of-way because that person has the right of way

38. 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?
Dirt - sand - lime-rock - gravel - silica - trash or garbage
A flashing yellow light
...
Should not stop

39. Where should reflectors be mounted?
Should not stop
Must go to the next exit
Dirt - sand - lime-rock - gravel - silica - trash or garbage
Two red taillights mounted on the rear and visible from 1000 feet

40. Under what conditions must you use your headlights when driving in the daytime?
Rain - Fog - Smoke
55 mph
Towing connection with a vehicle
Signal your turn - check for bicyclists - and do not turn directly in front of a bicyclist

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

42. If a trailer covers the stoplight of the towing vehicle - where else must a stoplight be?
500 feet
Solid Yellow Line - May not pass - except when turning left
Judgment
Two clearance lamps

43. 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?
50 feet
Written report
Must go to the next exit
Not allowed to be driven on an expressway because it is against the law

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
Fined and placed in prison upon conviction
Written report
Judgment
The same things as motor vehicle except the right of way

45. If you knowingly make a false statement in an application for a driver license or identification card - you cab be...
Slow down with caution until everything is clear
Tax Collector or DMW
200 feet
Fined and placed in prison upon conviction

46. If you receive twelve points within twelve months - for how long will your license be suspended?
Operate a farm tractor on the highway
30 days
Must stop
Fined and placed in prison upon conviction

47. When may you drive in the left lane of a road with four or more lanes with two-way traffic?
...
Under the age of 5 years old
(The Financial Responsibility Law)
Double Solid Yellow Line - Separates two lanes of traffic going in the same direction. And may not cross

48. What is the maximum speed limit in a residential area if there is no speed limit sign?
Must go to the next exit
Slow down with caution until everything is clear
Driver
30 mph

49. If you failed to answer a traffic summons - you would not be able to...
30 days
Renew your license
Give the owner your name - address - tag number - and phone number- put it on where the vehicle was hit.
Signal your turn - check for bicyclists - and do not turn directly in front of a bicyclist

50. What should you do when preparing to turn right on a roadway with a bike lane?
Tax Collector or DMW
(The Financial Responsibility Law)
Signal your turn - check for bicyclists - and do not turn directly in front of a bicyclist
Slow down with caution until everything is clear