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Florida Drivers Handbook Test

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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. To what ages does the Child Restraint Law apply?
55 mph
Required to stop
Sunrise and Sunset
Under the age of 5 years old

2. 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.
Slow down with a caution until bicyclist passes by you
Must go to the next exit
55 mph

3. ho is required to wear seat belts when riding in the front seat of a car or a pickup truck?
Dirt - sand - lime-rock - gravel - silica - trash or garbage
Signal your turn - check for bicyclists - and do not turn directly in front of a bicyclist
All passengers
Left

4. Give three examples of loads that need to be covered to avoid items - falling or blowing on roadway.
Dirt - sand - lime-rock - gravel - silica - trash or garbage
Give the owner your name - address - tag number - and phone number- put it on where the vehicle was hit.
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

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

6. For How many feet before you start to turn should you begin your turn signal when you are driving on a highway?
...
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.
100 Feet
500 feet

7. When may you drive in the left lane of a road with four or more lanes with two-way traffic?
Move forward first
Two red lights on the back of a vehicle
...
Issued a ticket

8. 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
Driver
Give the owner your name - address - tag number - and phone number- put it on where the vehicle was hit.
Two clearance lamps

9. If you approach a red light and a traffic officer directs you to go through the intersection without stopping - what should you do?
Fined and placed in prison upon conviction
...
Just follow a traffic officer
Must not be more than 15 feet long

10. Are motor scooters whose engines have less than 150 cubic centimeter displacement allowed to be driven on an expressway?
Double Solid Yellow Line - Separates two lanes of traffic going in the same direction. And may not cross
Not allowed to be driven on an expressway because it is against the law
It is against the law
Slow down with caution until everything is clear

11. How many feet to the rear should you be able to see objects through the rearview mirror?
200 feet
Should not stop
4 white flags at least 12 inches square attached to it.
Two red lights on the back of a vehicle

12. When you are entering a highway or street from a private driveway and the way is clear - you can...
Dirt - sand - lime-rock - gravel - silica - trash or garbage
30 mph
Rain - Fog - Smoke
Move forward without stopping first

13. What is the recommended safe following distance?
(The Financial Responsibility Law)
Judgment
Leave plenty of space between you and vehicle ahead
Slow down with a caution until bicyclist passes by you

14. If a trailer covers the stoplight of the towing vehicle - where else must a stoplight be?
Fined and placed in prison upon conviction
...
Two clearance lamps
Sunrise and Sunset

15. 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
Park your car
Tax Collector or DMW
Not allowed to be driven on an expressway because it is against the law

16. Under what conditions must you use your headlights when driving in the daytime?
30 mph
Park your car
Solid Yellow Line - May not pass - except when turning left
Rain - Fog - Smoke

17. What should you do if you drive past the exit on an interstate highway where you wanted to get off?
Must go to the next exit
Stop Signs - Four-way stops - Open Intersections - Roundabouts - Pedestrians
Written report
Suspended - revoked - taken away - or be fined

18. What is the maximum speed limit on an interstate highway on a clear day? In a rural area?
Dirt - sand - lime-rock - gravel - silica - trash or garbage
Not allowed to be driven on an expressway because it is against the law
The Florida Highway Patrol - the Sheriff's Department - or the city police department
70 mph

19. What should a motorist do when they approach a bicyclist from the rear?
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
Dirt - sand - lime-rock - gravel - silica - trash or garbage
Stop and Yield to the right-of-way because that person has the right of way

20. When approaching another vehicle from the rear at night - within How many feet must you dim your bright headlights?
500 feet
Under the age of 5 years old
Slow down with caution until everything is clear
Red Traffic Light - Full Stop Flashing Red Traffic

21. You cannot ________ on a sidewalk - within an intersection - or on a crosswalk?
Park your car
Slippy wet - hills - uphills - downhills - spin-outs - park on hills - etc
If the way is clear
Revoked

22. What does a broken white line on the highway mean?
Written report
Broken White Line - separates two lanes traveling in the same direction and you may cross this line when changing lanes
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

23. What must you do when you see a pedestrian with a white cane in the street ahead of you?
Red Traffic Light - Full Stop Flashing Red Traffic
500 feet
Park your car
Stop and Yield to the right-of-way because that person has the right of way

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.
30 days
70 mph
(The Financial Responsibility Law)

25. What does a red traffic light mean? What does a flashing red traffic light mean?
Red Traffic Light - Full Stop Flashing Red Traffic
If the way is clear
Fined and placed in prison upon conviction
Be issued a ticket for the violation

26. When you are driving too slowly - you can still be...
4 white flags at least 12 inches square attached to it.
Issued a ticket
Give the owner your name - address - tag number - and phone number- put it on where the vehicle was hit.
55 mph

27. What is the maximum speed limit for passenger cars on a two-lane highway during the daytime?
Just follow a traffic officer
Move forward without stopping first
55 mph
Revoked

28. When one vehicle is towing another by means of a chain - What does the chain need to have displayed on it?
Dirt - sand - lime-rock - gravel - silica - trash or garbage
Slippy wet - hills - uphills - downhills - spin-outs - park on hills - etc
Towing connection with a vehicle
Fined and placed in prison upon conviction

29. If you receive twelve points within twelve months - for how long will your license be suspended?
Required to stop
55 mph
Operate a farm tractor on the highway
30 days

30. What are the penalties for driving under the influence (DUI)?
Suspended - revoked - taken away - or be fined
4 white flags at least 12 inches square attached to it.
Revoked
Should not stop

31. What is the maximum speed limit in a residential area if there is no speed limit sign?
If the way is clear
Slippy wet - hills - uphills - downhills - spin-outs - park on hills - etc
Must go to the next exit
30 mph

32. 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
Broken White Line - separates two lanes traveling in the same direction and you may cross this line when changing lanes
200 Feet
Required to stop

33. What are the penalties for refusing to take a test to determine whether you are intoxicated?
Suspended
The same things as motor vehicle except the right of way
Renew your license
Required to stop

34. 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?

35. 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?
Just follow a traffic officer
...
Broken White Line - separates two lanes traveling in the same direction and you may cross this line when changing lanes
Signal your turn - check for bicyclists - and do not turn directly in front of a bicyclist

36. At what times should you use your headlights?
Sunrise and Sunset
Stop Signs - Four-way stops - Open Intersections - Roundabouts - Pedestrians
You can go turn either left or right
Required to stop

37. 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?
Red Traffic Light - Full Stop Flashing Red Traffic
(The Financial Responsibility Law)
Driver
Written report

38. Within How many feet of an oncoming vehicle should you dim your bright headlights?
If the way is clear
Driver
500 feet
Dirt - sand - lime-rock - gravel - silica - trash or garbage

39. When a school bus stops to unload children on a divided highway - the vehicles traveling in the same direction as the bus...
Should not stop
3 feet of clearance and slow down
The Florida Highway Patrol - the Sheriff's Department - or the city police department
A flashing yellow light

40. 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...
Must go to the next exit
Solid Yellow Line - May not pass - except when turning left
3 feet of clearance and slow down
Required to stop

41. If you lose your Florida driver license and need a replacement license - where do you apply for it?
Tax Collector or DMW
55 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)
All passengers

42. What type of insurance must you have on motor vehicles with four or more wheels?
Towing connection with a vehicle
Driver
Park your car
(The Florida No-Fault Law) PIP

43. 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?
Under the age of 5 years old
500 feet
Stop and Yield to the right-of-way because that person has the right of way
Revoked

44. 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
Park your car
Left
30 days

45. When can a motorist preparing to make a right hand turn - move into a bike lane?
3 feet of clearance and slow down
100 Feet
The Florida Highway Patrol - the Sheriff's Department - or the city police department
Solid Yellow Line - May not pass - except when turning left

46. What rights and duties do riders of bicycles and mopeds have?
Should not stop
200 Feet
If the way is clear
The same things as motor vehicle except the right of way

47. After a full stop at a red traffic light a driver may turn right...
The Florida Highway Patrol - the Sheriff's Department - or the city police department
Slow down with caution until everything is clear
If the way is clear
Revoked

48. What do anti-lock braking systems prevent when used in an emergency stopping situation?
Dirt - sand - lime-rock - gravel - silica - trash or garbage
Signal your turn - check for bicyclists - and do not turn directly in front of a bicyclist
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

49. Where should reflectors be mounted?
Towing connection with a vehicle
Leave plenty of space between you and vehicle ahead
Suspended
Two red taillights mounted on the rear and visible from 1000 feet

50. 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
Sunrise and Sunset
Be issued a ticket for the violation
You can go turn either left or right