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Florida Drivers Handbook Test

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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. What must you do when you see a pedestrian with a white cane in the street ahead of you?
200 feet
55 mph
Give the owner your name - address - tag number - and phone number- put it on where the vehicle was hit.
Stop and Yield to the right-of-way because that person has the right of way

2. How many feet to the rear should you be able to see objects through the rearview mirror?
200 feet
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
10 Days
Left

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

4. What type of insurance must you have on motor vehicles with four or more wheels?
(The Florida No-Fault Law) PIP
50 feet
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
Must go to the next exit

5. What do anti-lock braking systems prevent when used in an emergency stopping situation?
500 feet
Left
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
Must stop

6. What is the maximum speed limit on an interstate highway on a clear day? In a rural area?
3 feet of clearance and slow down
Red Traffic Light - Full Stop Flashing Red Traffic
70 mph
Double Solid Yellow Line - Separates two lanes of traffic going in the same direction. And may not cross

7. At what times should you use your headlights?
Sunrise and Sunset
Not allowed to be driven on an expressway because it is against the law
A flashing yellow light
Required to stop

8. What are the penalties for littering?
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.
Move forward without stopping first
Must not be more than 15 feet long

9. What are the penalties for driving under the influence (DUI)?
(The Florida No-Fault Law) PIP
Suspended - revoked - taken away - or be fined
Should not stop
Must go to the next exit

10. 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
Fined and placed in prison upon conviction
Towing connection with a vehicle
The Florida Highway Patrol - the Sheriff's Department - or the city police department

11. What does a broken white line on the highway mean?
Fined and placed in prison upon conviction
Driver
Broken White Line - separates two lanes traveling in the same direction and you may cross this line when changing lanes
Under the age of 5 years old

12. When one vehicle is towing another by means of a chain - What does the chain need to have displayed on it?
Revoked
Towing connection with a vehicle
Suspended
Required to stop

13. What should you do when preparing to turn right on a roadway with a bike lane?
10 Days
500 feet
Signal your turn - check for bicyclists - and do not turn directly in front of a bicyclist
200 Feet

14. Can you proceed with caution when you approach...
...
A flashing yellow light
200 feet
Two red taillights mounted on the rear and visible from 1000 feet

15. When may you drive in the left lane of a road with four or more lanes with two-way traffic?
Must not be more than 15 feet long
...
3 feet of clearance and slow down
It is against the law

16. After a full stop at a red traffic light a driver may turn right...
Solid Yellow Line - May not pass - except when turning left
If the way is clear
500 feet
All passengers

17. If you approach a red light and a traffic officer directs you to go through the intersection without stopping - what should you do?
Slippy wet - hills - uphills - downhills - spin-outs - park on hills - etc
Left
Just follow a traffic officer
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.

18. When you are driving too slowly - you can still be...
You can go turn either left or right
Issued a ticket
...
The same things as motor vehicle except the right of way

19. What should you do if you drive past the exit on an interstate highway where you wanted to get off?
Slow down with a caution until bicyclist passes by you
Must go to the next exit
Towing connection with a vehicle
Should not stop

20. If you knowingly make a false statement in an application for a driver license or identification card - you cab be...
500 feet
Move forward without stopping first
Fined and placed in prison upon conviction
Written report

21. 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?
55 mph
50 feet
Stop Signs - Four-way stops - Open Intersections - Roundabouts - Pedestrians
Fined and placed in prison upon conviction

22. 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
Should not 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)
Written report
50 feet

23. When the foot brake is pressed - which light must come on?
Give the owner your name - address - tag number - and phone number- put it on where the vehicle was hit.
All passengers
Move forward without stopping first
Two red lights on the back of a vehicle

24. What is the recommended safe following distance?
Written report
3 feet of clearance and slow down
Move forward first
Leave plenty of space between you and vehicle ahead

25. 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.
The same things as motor vehicle except the right of way
500 feet
Just follow a traffic officer

26. When can a motorist preparing to make a right hand turn - move into a bike lane?
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.
4 white flags at least 12 inches square attached to it.
3 feet of clearance and slow down
Under the age of 5 years old

27. 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?
Two red taillights mounted on the rear and visible from 1000 feet
Must not be more than 15 feet long
4 white flags at least 12 inches square attached to it.
30 days

28. What does a solid yellow line to the right of the center line of the highway mean?
Left
Driver
Solid Yellow Line - May not pass - except when turning left
Be issued a ticket for the violation

29. Where should reflectors be mounted?
Two red taillights mounted on the rear and visible from 1000 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.
Tax Collector or DMW

30. What is the maximum speed limit for passenger cars on a two-lane highway during the daytime?
Rain - Fog - Smoke
Slow down with a caution until bicyclist passes by you
55 mph
A flashing yellow light

31. What rights and duties do riders of bicycles and mopeds have?
70 mph
Two red lights on the back of a vehicle
The same things as motor vehicle except the right of way
Suspended - revoked - taken away - or be fined

32. What are the penalties for refusing to take a test to determine whether you are intoxicated?
70 mph
Suspended
200 feet
Sunrise and Sunset

33. If you lose your Florida driver license and need a replacement license - where do you apply for it?
Tax Collector or DMW
Must go to the next exit
100 Feet
Required to stop

34. Under what conditions must you use your headlights when driving in the daytime?
Rain - Fog - Smoke
Slow down with caution until everything is clear
Issued a ticket
Written report

35. 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?
Double Solid Yellow Line - Separates two lanes of traffic going in the same direction. And may not cross
Park your car
Solid Yellow Line - May not pass - except when turning left
Tax Collector or DMW

36. When approaching another vehicle from the rear at night - within How many feet must you dim your bright headlights?
500 feet
Give the owner your name - address - tag number - and phone number- put it on where the vehicle was hit.
Under the age of 5 years old
Park in or drive through areas that have pavement markings indicating fire lanes or safety zones. (5.31.3 - Where Parking is not Allowed)

37. If a trailer covers the stoplight of the towing vehicle - where else must a stoplight be?
Move forward without stopping first
Two clearance lamps
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

38. To what ages does the Child Restraint Law apply?
Rain - Fog - Smoke
500 feet
The Florida Highway Patrol - the Sheriff's Department - or the city police department
Under the age of 5 years old

39. You may not drive with just your parking lights on - in place of your headlights because...
Suspended - revoked - taken away - or be fined
Must stop
200 Feet
It is against the law

40. At what places is it unlawful to overtake and pass?
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)
Two red taillights mounted on the rear and visible from 1000 feet
Must go to the next exit

41. 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 not be more than 15 feet long
Suspended
Revoked
Left

42. 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?
...
Move forward first
(The Florida No-Fault Law) PIP
Leave plenty of space between you and vehicle ahead

43. If you failed to answer a traffic summons - you would not be able to...
Just follow a traffic officer
Renew your license
100 Feet
Slippy wet - hills - uphills - downhills - spin-outs - park on hills - etc

44. You cannot ________ on a sidewalk - within an intersection - or on a crosswalk?
Must not be more than 15 feet long
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.
The same things as motor vehicle except the right of way
Park your car

45. After passing a vehicle - you must return to the right side of the road before coming within How many feet of an oncoming vehicle?
All passengers
Rain - Fog - Smoke
200 Feet
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

46. For How many feet before you start to turn should you begin your turn signal when you are driving on a highway?
100 Feet
Two red lights on the back of a vehicle
Solid Yellow Line - May not pass - except when turning left
Be issued a ticket for the violation

47. When you are entering a highway or street from a private driveway and the way is clear - you can...
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
4 white flags at least 12 inches square attached to it.
The Florida Highway Patrol - the Sheriff's Department - or the city police department
Move forward without stopping first

48. 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
Must not be more than 15 feet long
10 Days
4 white flags at least 12 inches square attached to it.

49. What is the maximum speed limit in a residential area if there is no speed limit sign?
Fined and placed in prison upon conviction
Rain - Fog - Smoke
30 mph
Two red taillights mounted on the rear and visible from 1000 feet

50. What should a motorist do when they approach a bicyclist from the rear?
55 mph
Leave plenty of space between you and vehicle ahead
Slow down with a caution until bicyclist passes by you
A flashing yellow light