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Florida Drivers Handbook Test

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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. 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
Move forward first
4 white flags at least 12 inches square attached to it.
Written report
It is against the law

2. 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?
Leave plenty of space between you and vehicle ahead
Judgment
50 feet
10 Days

3. What does a red traffic light mean? What does a flashing red traffic light mean?
Dirt - sand - lime-rock - gravel - silica - trash or garbage
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.
200 Feet
Red Traffic Light - Full Stop Flashing Red Traffic

4. Under what conditions must you use your headlights when driving in the daytime?
Stop and Yield to the right-of-way because that person has the right of way
Operate a farm tractor on the highway
Rain - Fog - Smoke
(The Florida No-Fault Law) PIP

5. If a trailer covers the stoplight of the towing vehicle - where else must a stoplight be?
Be issued a ticket for the violation
Two clearance lamps
Double Solid Yellow Line - Separates two lanes of traffic going in the same direction. And may not cross
200 Feet

6. If you approach a red light and a traffic officer directs you to go through the intersection without stopping - what should you do?
Just follow a traffic officer
Give the owner your name - address - tag number - and phone number- put it on where the vehicle was hit.
If the way is clear
70 mph

7. Within How many feet of an oncoming vehicle should you dim your bright headlights?
500 feet
The Florida Highway Patrol - the Sheriff's Department - or the city police department
200 feet
4 white flags at least 12 inches square attached to it.

8. If you hit a parked car and are unable to find the owner - what should you do?
Move forward first
Operate a farm tractor on the highway
Give the owner your name - address - tag number - and phone number- put it on where the vehicle was hit.
Fined and placed in prison upon conviction

9. What should a motorist do when they approach a bicyclist from the rear?
Slow down with a caution until bicyclist passes by you
500 feet
Judgment
Two red taillights mounted on the rear and visible from 1000 feet

10. If you receive twelve points within twelve months - for how long will your license be suspended?
Be issued a ticket for the violation
If the way is clear
200 feet
30 days

11. 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?
Suspended
Rain - Fog - Smoke
Must not be more than 15 feet long
4 white flags at least 12 inches square attached to it.

12. ho is required to wear seat belts when riding in the front seat of a car or a pickup truck?
All passengers
Revoked
Renew your license
Required to stop

13. 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?
Double Solid Yellow Line - Separates two lanes of traffic going in the same direction. And may not cross
500 feet
(The Financial Responsibility Law)
Move forward without stopping first

14. When approaching another vehicle from the rear at night - within How many feet must you dim your bright headlights?
Slippy wet - hills - uphills - downhills - spin-outs - park on hills - etc
Slow down with caution until everything is clear
Stop Signs - Four-way stops - Open Intersections - Roundabouts - Pedestrians
500 feet

15. To what ages does the Child Restraint Law apply?
Double Solid Yellow Line - Separates two lanes of traffic going in the same direction. And may not cross
It is against the law
Under the age of 5 years old
500 feet

16. 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...
Revoked
Must stop
55 mph
Just follow a traffic officer

17. 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
Red Traffic Light - Full Stop Flashing Red Traffic
Slow down with caution until everything is clear
The same things as motor vehicle except the right of way

18. Are motor scooters whose engines have less than 150 cubic centimeter displacement allowed to be driven on an expressway?
Broken White Line - separates two lanes traveling in the same direction and you may cross this line when changing lanes
Dirt - sand - lime-rock - gravel - silica - trash or garbage
500 feet
Not allowed to be driven on an expressway because it is against the law

19. When you are entering a highway or street from a private driveway and the way is clear - you can...
All passengers
30 mph
It is against the law
Move forward without stopping first

20. What should you do if you drive past the exit on an interstate highway where you wanted to get off?
Should not stop
Judgment
Must stop
Must go to the next exit

21. What does a green arrow showing at the same time as a red traffic light mean you can do?
Sunrise and Sunset
You can go turn either left or right
500 feet
Must go to the next exit

22. 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
Give the owner your name - address - tag number - and phone number- put it on where the vehicle was hit.
Fined and placed in prison upon conviction
Leave plenty of space between you and vehicle ahead

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

24. If you failed to answer a traffic summons - you would not be able to...
Must not be more than 15 feet long
Renew your license
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 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.

25. 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.
Just follow a traffic officer
Park your car
You can go turn either left or right

26. 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
The Florida Highway Patrol - the Sheriff's Department - or the city police department
50 feet
Revoked

27. What are the penalties for refusing to take a test to determine whether you are intoxicated?
Rain - Fog - Smoke
Suspended
Written report
Solid Yellow Line - May not pass - except when turning left

28. When you are driving too slowly - you can still be...
Must not be more than 15 feet long
Move forward without stopping first
Move forward first
Issued a ticket

29. When may you drive in the left lane of a road with four or more lanes with two-way traffic?
(The Financial Responsibility Law)
Move forward without stopping first
...
Judgment

30. When can a motorist preparing to make a right hand turn - move into a bike lane?
Leave plenty of space between you and vehicle ahead
10 Days
Slippy wet - hills - uphills - downhills - spin-outs - park on hills - etc
3 feet of clearance and slow down

31. If you lose your Florida driver license and need a replacement license - where do you apply for it?
Fined and placed in prison upon conviction
If the way is clear
Tax Collector or DMW
500 feet

32. When a school bus stops to unload children on a divided highway - the vehicles traveling in the same direction as the bus...
(The Florida No-Fault Law) PIP
30 days
Stop and Yield to the right-of-way because that person has the right of way
Should not stop

33. Can you proceed with caution when you approach...
A flashing yellow light
Suspended - revoked - taken away - or be fined
Be issued a ticket for the violation
30 days

34. 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?
Issued a ticket
Must go to the next exit
Revoked
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?
200 Feet
(The Florida No-Fault Law) PIP
Red Traffic Light - Full Stop Flashing Red Traffic
...

36. 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?
3 feet of clearance and slow down
Fined and placed in prison upon conviction
200 Feet
Double Solid Yellow Line - Separates two lanes of traffic going in the same direction. And may not cross

37. A person can temporarily ___________ without a driver license
500 feet
Just follow a traffic officer
(The Florida No-Fault Law) PIP
Operate a farm tractor on the highway

38. What are the penalties for driving under the influence (DUI)?
The same things as motor vehicle except the right of way
500 feet
Suspended - revoked - taken away - or be fined
The Florida Highway Patrol - the Sheriff's Department - or the city police department

39. What is the maximum speed limit in a residential area if there is no speed limit sign?
4 white flags at least 12 inches square attached to it.
The Florida Highway Patrol - the Sheriff's Department - or the city police department
50 feet
30 mph

40. How many feet to the rear should you be able to see objects through the rearview mirror?
Slow down with a caution until bicyclist passes by you
Solid Yellow Line - May not pass - except when turning left
200 feet
Move forward first

41. 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
Sunrise and Sunset
Move forward first
The Florida Highway Patrol - the Sheriff's Department - or the city police department

42. 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
200 Feet
Two red taillights mounted on the rear and visible from 1000 feet

43. You must obtain a new license showing the new address within How many days of moving?
4 white flags at least 12 inches square attached to it.
10 Days
Should not stop
Signal your turn - check for bicyclists - and do not turn directly in front of a bicyclist

44. At what times should you use your headlights?
Sunrise and Sunset
4 white flags at least 12 inches square attached to it.
...
Solid Yellow Line - May not pass - except when turning left

45. Where should reflectors be mounted?
Renew your license
...
Two red taillights mounted on the rear and visible from 1000 feet
Stop and Yield to the right-of-way because that person has the right of way

46. How long can the drawbar be between the towing vehicle and the vehicle being towed?
Must go to the next exit
The same things as motor vehicle except the right of way
Must not be more than 15 feet long
Slippy wet - hills - uphills - downhills - spin-outs - park on hills - etc

47. 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
It is against the law
Suspended
Renew your license

48. What should you do when preparing to turn right on a roadway with a bike lane?
Suspended
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
All passengers

49. What does a broken white line on the highway mean?
Leave plenty of space between you and vehicle ahead
100 Feet
Dirt - sand - lime-rock - gravel - silica - trash or garbage
Broken White Line - separates two lanes traveling in the same direction and you may cross this line when changing lanes

50. When one vehicle is towing another by means of a chain - What does the chain need to have displayed on it?
Signal your turn - check for bicyclists - and do not turn directly in front of a bicyclist
Tax Collector or DMW
Slippy wet - hills - uphills - downhills - spin-outs - park on hills - etc
Towing connection with a vehicle