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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
Left
Two clearance lamps
Operate a farm tractor on the highway
10 Days

2. 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.
Two red lights on the back of a vehicle
The Florida Highway Patrol - the Sheriff's Department - or the city police department
30 mph

3. What should you do if you drive past the exit on an interstate highway where you wanted to get off?
Give the owner your name - address - tag number - and phone number- put it on where the vehicle was hit.
100 Feet
Must stop
Must go to the next exit

4. When you are entering a highway or street from a private driveway and the way is clear - you can...
A flashing yellow light
Two red taillights mounted on the rear and visible from 1000 feet
Move forward without stopping first
Slow down with caution until everything is clear

5. What do anti-lock braking systems prevent when used in an emergency stopping situation?
Stop Signs - Four-way stops - Open Intersections - Roundabouts - Pedestrians
Double Solid Yellow Line - Separates two lanes of traffic going in the same direction. And may not cross
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
The same things as motor vehicle except the right of way

6. 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?
Two clearance lamps
500 feet
Driver
Double Solid Yellow Line - Separates two lanes of traffic going in the same direction. And may not cross

7. 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
Slow down with a caution until bicyclist passes by you
Two red lights on the back of a vehicle
(The Financial Responsibility Law)

8. 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...
Revoked
...
Solid Yellow Line - May not pass - except when turning left
Required to stop

9. If you knowingly make a false statement in an application for a driver license or identification card - you cab be...
Two red lights on the back of a vehicle
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.
Must not be more than 15 feet long
Fined and placed in prison upon conviction

10. When can a motorist preparing to make a right hand turn - move into a bike lane?
Double Solid Yellow Line - Separates two lanes of traffic going in the same direction. And may not cross
Signal your turn - check for bicyclists - and do not turn directly in front of a bicyclist
3 feet of clearance and slow down
500 feet

11. What must you do when you see a pedestrian with a white cane in the street ahead of you?
Must not be more than 15 feet long
Stop and Yield to the right-of-way because that person has the right of way
Slow down with a caution until bicyclist passes by you
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.

12. 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?
Broken White Line - separates two lanes traveling in the same direction and you may cross this line when changing lanes
...
It is against the law
Two clearance lamps

13. How long can the drawbar be between the towing vehicle and the vehicle being towed?
Must not be more than 15 feet long
Written report
10 Days
500 feet

14. 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...
Operate a farm tractor on the highway
Must stop
Park in or drive through areas that have pavement markings indicating fire lanes or safety zones. (5.31.3 - Where Parking is not Allowed)
30 mph

15. Who could be charged with a violation if a fourteen-year-old front-seat passenger is not wearing a seat belt?
Driver
50 feet
Red Traffic Light - Full Stop Flashing Red Traffic
It is against the law

16. When one vehicle is towing another by means of a chain - What does the chain need to have displayed on it?
Move forward first
It is against the law
Towing connection with a vehicle
Sunrise and Sunset

17. You cannot ________ on a sidewalk - within an intersection - or on a crosswalk?
(The Financial Responsibility Law)
Rain - Fog - Smoke
Tax Collector or DMW
Park your car

18. When may you drive in the left lane of a road with four or more lanes with two-way traffic?
Sunrise and Sunset
...
If the way is clear
Tax Collector or DMW

19. 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?
50 feet
Revoked
Dirt - sand - lime-rock - gravel - silica - trash or garbage
4 white flags at least 12 inches square attached to it.

20. ho is required to wear seat belts when riding in the front seat of a car or a pickup truck?
Slippy wet - hills - uphills - downhills - spin-outs - park on hills - etc
Broken White Line - separates two lanes traveling in the same direction and you may cross this line when changing lanes
All passengers
Written report

21. When you are driving too slowly - you can still be...
70 mph
Operate a farm tractor on the highway
Just follow a traffic officer
Issued a ticket

22. If a trailer covers the stoplight of the towing vehicle - where else must a stoplight be?
Two clearance lamps
Revoked
Not allowed to be driven on an expressway because it is against the law
Move forward without stopping first

23. What does a solid yellow line to the right of the center line of the highway mean?
A flashing yellow light
Judgment
Solid Yellow Line - May not pass - except when turning left
Signal your turn - check for bicyclists - and do not turn directly in front of a bicyclist

24. What rights and duties do riders of bicycles and mopeds have?
Renew your license
It is against the law
The same things as motor vehicle except the right of way
If the way is clear

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

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
10 Days
4 white flags at least 12 inches square attached to it.
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. 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
Under the age of 5 years old
Stop and Yield to the right-of-way because that person has the right of way
Written report
Driver

28. What is the maximum speed limit in a residential area if there is no speed limit sign?
Red Traffic Light - Full Stop Flashing Red Traffic
30 mph
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)

29. What type of insurance must you have on motor vehicles with four or more wheels?
(The Florida No-Fault Law) PIP
Double Solid Yellow Line - Separates two lanes of traffic going in the same direction. And may not cross
Stop and Yield to the right-of-way because that person has the right of way
Park in or drive through areas that have pavement markings indicating fire lanes or safety zones. (5.31.3 - Where Parking is not Allowed)

30. 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
...
Two red lights on the back of a vehicle
10 Days

31. Under what conditions must you use your headlights when driving in the daytime?
100 Feet
It is against the law
Rain - Fog - Smoke
You can go turn either left or right

32. What does a red traffic light mean? What does a flashing red traffic light mean?
70 mph
Two red lights on the back of a vehicle
...
Red Traffic Light - Full Stop Flashing Red Traffic

33. 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
4 white flags at least 12 inches square attached to it.
Must not be more than 15 feet long
Double Solid Yellow Line - Separates two lanes of traffic going in the same direction. And may not cross

34. What is the maximum speed limit for passenger cars on a two-lane highway during the daytime?
...
Judgment
55 mph
Driver

35. 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
Judgment
Slippy wet - hills - uphills - downhills - spin-outs - park on hills - etc
Double Solid Yellow Line - Separates two lanes of traffic going in the same direction. And may not cross

36. What are the penalties for refusing to take a test to determine whether you are intoxicated?
Stop Signs - Four-way stops - Open Intersections - Roundabouts - Pedestrians
Solid Yellow Line - May not pass - except when turning left
100 Feet
Suspended

37. Where should reflectors be mounted?
Two red taillights mounted on the rear and visible from 1000 feet
...
Two red lights on the back of a vehicle
Renew your license

38. After passing a vehicle - you must return to the right side of the road before coming within How many feet of an oncoming vehicle?
If the way is clear
Move forward first
Must go to the next exit
200 Feet

39. 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?
Stop and Yield to the right-of-way because that person has the right of way
It is against the law
50 feet
A flashing yellow light

40. For How many feet before you start to turn should you begin your turn signal when you are driving on a highway?
100 Feet
Driver
The Florida Highway Patrol - the Sheriff's Department - or the city police department
Must go to the next exit

41. When a school bus stops to unload children on a divided highway - the vehicles traveling in the same direction as the bus...
Two clearance lamps
Should not stop
Double Solid Yellow Line - Separates two lanes of traffic going in the same direction. And may not cross
Park in or drive through areas that have pavement markings indicating fire lanes or safety zones. (5.31.3 - Where Parking is not Allowed)

42. 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...
Leave plenty of space between you and vehicle ahead
Stop and Yield to the right-of-way because that person has the right of way
Move forward first
Judgment

43. If you approach a red light and a traffic officer directs you to go through the intersection without stopping - what should you do?
Move forward first
3 feet of clearance and slow down
10 Days
Just follow a traffic officer

44. You must obtain a new license showing the new address within How many days of moving?
Suspended - revoked - taken away - or be fined
10 Days
500 feet
Give the owner your name - address - tag number - and phone number- put it on where the vehicle was hit.

45. 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?
Suspended - revoked - taken away - or be fined
Park your car
500 feet
(The Financial Responsibility Law)

46. What is the recommended safe following distance?
Leave plenty of space between you and vehicle ahead
Must stop
Stop and Yield to the right-of-way because that person has the right of way
500 feet

47. When approaching another vehicle from the rear at night - within How many feet must you dim your bright headlights?
Rain - Fog - Smoke
500 feet
4 white flags at least 12 inches square attached to it.
The Florida Highway Patrol - the Sheriff's Department - or the city police department

48. 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?
Must go to the next exit
100 Feet
Sunrise and Sunset
Revoked

49. 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 stop
Two clearance lamps
10 Days

50. Both your judgment and vision are affected after drinking alcohol. Which is affected first?
Slow down with caution until everything is clear
Stop and Yield to the right-of-way because that person has the right of way
Must not be more than 15 feet long
Judgment