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Florida Drivers Handbook Test

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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. When approaching another vehicle from the rear at night - within How many feet must you dim your bright headlights?
It is against the law
Solid Yellow Line - May not pass - except when turning left
Not allowed to be driven on an expressway because it is against the law
500 feet

2. What rights and duties do riders of bicycles and mopeds have?
Judgment
The same things as motor vehicle except the right of way
200 Feet
Red Traffic Light - Full Stop Flashing Red Traffic

3. 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
Must not be more than 15 feet long
55 mph
(The Florida No-Fault Law) PIP

4. What do anti-lock braking systems prevent when used in an emergency stopping situation?
Park in or drive through areas that have pavement markings indicating fire lanes or safety zones. (5.31.3 - Where Parking is not Allowed)
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
100 Feet
70 mph

5. What is the maximum speed limit in a residential area if there is no speed limit sign?
Judgment
Stop Signs - Four-way stops - Open Intersections - Roundabouts - Pedestrians
30 mph
Park in or drive through areas that have pavement markings indicating fire lanes or safety zones. (5.31.3 - Where Parking is not Allowed)

6. What are the penalties for refusing to take a test to determine whether you are intoxicated?
The same things as motor vehicle except the right of way
Towing connection with a vehicle
Suspended
30 days

7. When the foot brake is pressed - which light must come on?
(The Financial Responsibility Law)
Must go to the next exit
Two red lights on the back of a vehicle
Must not be more than 15 feet long

8. How many feet to the rear should you be able to see objects through the rearview mirror?
Tax Collector or DMW
A flashing yellow light
200 feet
...

9. Within How many feet of an oncoming vehicle should you dim your bright headlights?
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
The Florida Highway Patrol - the Sheriff's Department - or the city police department
10 Days

10. What is the recommended safe following distance?
Slippy wet - hills - uphills - downhills - spin-outs - park on hills - etc
Slow down with a caution until bicyclist passes by you
Leave plenty of space between you and vehicle ahead
Move forward first

11. ho is required to wear seat belts when riding in the front seat of a car or a pickup truck?
The Florida Highway Patrol - the Sheriff's Department - or the city police department
Required to stop
All passengers
Under the age of 5 years old

12. If you knowingly make a false statement in an application for a driver license or identification card - you cab be...
Fined and placed in prison upon conviction
(The Florida No-Fault Law) PIP
Stop and Yield to the right-of-way because that person has the right of way
The Florida Highway Patrol - the Sheriff's Department - or the city police department

13. Both your judgment and vision are affected after drinking alcohol. Which is affected first?
3 feet of clearance and slow down
(The Financial Responsibility Law)
Left
Judgment

14. 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?
3 feet of clearance and slow down
4 white flags at least 12 inches square attached to it.
30 days
The Florida Highway Patrol - the Sheriff's Department - or the city police department

15. You cannot ________ on a sidewalk - within an intersection - or on a crosswalk?
Park your car
500 feet
Under the age of 5 years old
Just follow a traffic officer

16. What should you do if you drive past the exit on an interstate highway where you wanted to get off?
Issued a ticket
Must go to the next exit
Not allowed to be driven on an expressway because it is against the law
Must not be more than 15 feet long

17. If you failed to answer a traffic summons - you would not be able to...
Issued a ticket
The same things as motor vehicle except the right of way
Park your car
Renew your license

18. If a trailer covers the stoplight of the towing vehicle - where else must a stoplight be?
Stop Signs - Four-way stops - Open Intersections - Roundabouts - Pedestrians
100 Feet
Two clearance lamps
Suspended - revoked - taken away - or be fined

19. What are the penalties for driving under the influence (DUI)?
Suspended - revoked - taken away - or be fined
You can go turn either left or right
Broken White Line - separates two lanes traveling in the same direction and you may cross this line when changing lanes
...

20. You may not drive with just your parking lights on - in place of your headlights because...
It is against the law
3 feet of clearance and slow down
Written report
Fined and placed in prison upon conviction

21. What are the penalties for littering?
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 mph
(The Florida No-Fault Law) PIP
Signal your turn - check for bicyclists - and do not turn directly in front of a bicyclist

22. What must you do when approaching a person Who is riding or leading a horse upon or near the roadway?
Under the age of 5 years old
Slow down with caution until everything is clear
Two red lights on the back of a vehicle
If the way is clear

23. For How many feet before you start to turn should you begin your turn signal when you are driving on a highway?
Sunrise and Sunset
100 Feet
Slow down with a caution until bicyclist passes by you
200 feet

24. If you hit a parked car and are unable to find the owner - what should you do?
Give the owner your name - address - tag number - and phone number- put it on where the vehicle was hit.
Just follow a traffic officer
Park in or drive through areas that have pavement markings indicating fire lanes or safety zones. (5.31.3 - Where Parking is not Allowed)
Tax Collector or DMW

25. If you receive twelve points within twelve months - for how long will your license be suspended?
200 feet
The same things as motor vehicle except the right of way
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

26. At what times should you use your headlights?
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 issued a ticket for the violation
Leave plenty of space between you and vehicle ahead
Sunrise and Sunset

27. How long can the drawbar be between the towing vehicle and the vehicle being towed?
Must not be more than 15 feet long
Dirt - sand - lime-rock - gravel - silica - trash or garbage
Move forward without stopping first
Two red taillights mounted on the rear and visible from 1000 feet

28. What does a red traffic light mean? What does a flashing red traffic light mean?
Red Traffic Light - Full Stop Flashing Red Traffic
Must go to the next exit
Must stop
Slow down with a caution until bicyclist passes by you

29. 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
Stop and Yield to the right-of-way because that person has the right of way
(The Financial Responsibility Law)
If the way is clear

30. Under what conditions must you use your headlights when driving in the daytime?
Should not stop
Dirt - sand - lime-rock - gravel - silica - trash or garbage
Judgment
Rain - Fog - Smoke

31. What must you do when you see a pedestrian with a white cane in the street ahead of you?
Suspended - revoked - taken away - or be fined
Stop Signs - Four-way stops - Open Intersections - Roundabouts - Pedestrians
Be issued a ticket for the violation
Stop and Yield to the right-of-way because that person has the right of way

32. When you are entering a highway or street from a private driveway and the way is clear - you can...
Must not be more than 15 feet long
Move forward without stopping first
It is against the law
Renew your license

33. When one vehicle is towing another by means of a chain - What does the chain need to have displayed on it?
10 Days
Towing connection with a vehicle
Move forward first
Should not stop

34. What does a broken white line on the highway mean?
Sunrise and Sunset
Fined and placed in prison upon conviction
Broken White Line - separates two lanes traveling in the same direction and you may cross this line when changing lanes
Required to stop

35. When can a motorist preparing to make a right hand turn - move into a bike lane?
Rain - Fog - Smoke
30 mph
3 feet of clearance and slow down
Two clearance lamps

36. 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
Red Traffic Light - Full Stop Flashing Red Traffic

37. Adriver who crosses a solid line on the right of the center line of the highway can...
Be issued a ticket for the violation
Park your car
Slow down with a caution until bicyclist passes by you
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

38. What is the arm signal for a left turn?
Left
Fined and placed in prison upon conviction
Must not be more than 15 feet long
Renew your license

39. Are motor scooters whose engines have less than 150 cubic centimeter displacement allowed to be driven on an expressway?
Not allowed to be driven on an expressway because it is against the law
Must go to the next exit
200 feet
(The Financial Responsibility Law)

40. 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
Stop Signs - Four-way stops - Open Intersections - Roundabouts - Pedestrians
500 feet
Two clearance lamps

41. To what ages does the Child Restraint Law apply?
Operate a farm tractor on the highway
50 feet
Red Traffic Light - Full Stop Flashing Red Traffic
Under the age of 5 years old

42. What should a motorist do when they approach a bicyclist from the rear?
Renew your license
Slow down with a caution until bicyclist passes by you
Two clearance lamps
Revoked

43. 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
Double Solid Yellow Line - Separates two lanes of traffic going in the same direction. And may not cross
Slow down with a caution until bicyclist passes by you
Must go to the next exit

44. After a full stop at a red traffic light a driver may turn right...
Driver
Must go to the next exit
Red Traffic Light - Full Stop Flashing Red Traffic
If the way is clear

45. Who could be charged with a violation if a fourteen-year-old front-seat passenger is not wearing a seat belt?
Suspended
Driver
Solid Yellow Line - May not pass - except when turning left
30 days

46. 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?
Left
Be issued a ticket for the violation
Towing connection with a vehicle
(The Financial Responsibility Law)

47. When you are driving too slowly - you can still be...
30 mph
Issued a ticket
Two red taillights mounted on the rear and visible from 1000 feet
Should not stop

48. 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
Slow down with a caution until bicyclist passes by you
Written report
...
Issued a ticket

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
Slippy wet - hills - uphills - downhills - spin-outs - park on hills - etc
Park your car
...

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?