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Florida Drivers Handbook Test

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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. 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?

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2. What does a solid yellow line to the right of the center line of the highway mean?
The same things as motor vehicle except the right of way
Slow down with caution until everything is clear
Solid Yellow Line - May not pass - except when turning left
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.

3. When a school bus stops to unload children on a divided highway - the vehicles traveling in the same direction as the bus...
Towing connection with a vehicle
200 feet
Park in or drive through areas that have pavement markings indicating fire lanes or safety zones. (5.31.3 - Where Parking is not Allowed)
Should not stop

4. Under what conditions must you use your headlights when driving in the daytime?
Sunrise and Sunset
Red Traffic Light - Full Stop Flashing Red Traffic
Rain - Fog - Smoke
Written report

5. What does a red traffic light mean? What does a flashing red traffic light mean?
Move forward first
Red Traffic Light - Full Stop Flashing Red Traffic
Two red lights on the back of a vehicle
Left

6. When may you drive in the left lane of a road with four or more lanes with two-way traffic?
Move forward first
Dirt - sand - lime-rock - gravel - silica - trash or garbage
...
Should not stop

7. What do anti-lock braking systems prevent when used in an emergency stopping situation?
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
Renew your license
The same things as motor vehicle except the right of way
3 feet of clearance and slow down

8. 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?
Towing connection with a vehicle
4 white flags at least 12 inches square attached to it.
Should not stop
Not allowed to be driven on an expressway because it is against the law

9. You may not drive with just your parking lights on - in place of your headlights because...
It is against the law
Two red lights on the back of a vehicle
Written report
Issued a ticket

10. What are the penalties for littering?
200 Feet
Fined and placed in prison upon conviction
Rain - Fog - Smoke
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.

11. A person can temporarily ___________ without a driver license
Two red lights on the back of a vehicle
Dirt - sand - lime-rock - gravel - silica - trash or garbage
Operate a farm tractor on the highway
Red Traffic Light - Full Stop Flashing Red Traffic

12. 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.
500 feet
Double Solid Yellow Line - Separates two lanes of traffic going in the same direction. And may not cross

13. If you knowingly make a false statement in an application for a driver license or identification card - you cab be...
10 Days
Fined and placed in prison upon conviction
500 feet
The Florida Highway Patrol - the Sheriff's Department - or the city police department

14. 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?
Revoked
Park your car
Operate a farm tractor on the highway
Two clearance lamps

15. At what times should you use your headlights?
Sunrise and Sunset
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)
Just follow a traffic officer

16. When approaching another vehicle from the rear at night - within How many feet must you dim your bright headlights?
200 feet
Tax Collector or DMW
500 feet
Suspended

17. You must obtain a new license showing the new address within How many days of moving?
Under the age of 5 years old
10 Days
50 feet
Written report

18. What are the penalties for refusing to take a test to determine whether you are intoxicated?
Suspended
4 white flags at least 12 inches square attached to it.
The Florida Highway Patrol - the Sheriff's Department - or the city police department
Should not stop

19. 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
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
If the way is clear
All passengers

20. Where should reflectors be mounted?
(The Financial Responsibility Law)
Should not stop
Two clearance lamps
Two red taillights mounted on the rear and visible from 1000 feet

21. After passing a vehicle - you must return to the right side of the road before coming within How many feet of an oncoming vehicle?
Must stop
Rain - Fog - Smoke
(The Florida No-Fault Law) PIP
200 Feet

22. When you are driving too slowly - you can still be...
500 feet
Required to stop
Issued a ticket
30 mph

23. 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...
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 stop
If the way is clear
Double Solid Yellow Line - Separates two lanes of traffic going in the same direction. And may not cross

24. 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
Be issued a ticket for the violation
Move forward first
Left

25. ho is required to wear seat belts when riding in the front seat of a car or a pickup truck?
Fined and placed in prison upon conviction
500 feet
Solid Yellow Line - May not pass - except when turning left
All passengers

26. What is the recommended safe following distance?
Give the owner your name - address - tag number - and phone number- put it on where the vehicle was hit.
500 feet
Leave plenty of space between you and vehicle ahead
Broken White Line - separates two lanes traveling in the same direction and you may cross this line when changing lanes

27. If you receive twelve points within twelve months - for how long will your license be suspended?
Towing connection with a vehicle
Slippy wet - hills - uphills - downhills - spin-outs - park on hills - etc
Red Traffic Light - Full Stop Flashing Red Traffic
30 days

28. 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
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
Written report
Rain - Fog - Smoke

29. What does a green arrow showing at the same time as a red traffic light mean you can do?
Judgment
Slippy wet - hills - uphills - downhills - spin-outs - park on hills - etc
You can go turn either left or right
4 white flags at least 12 inches square attached to it.

30. If you hit a parked car and are unable to find the owner - what should you do?
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.
Just follow a traffic officer

31. 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
...
Two clearance lamps
Move forward without stopping first

32. If you approach a red light and a traffic officer directs you to go through the intersection without stopping - what should you do?
If the way is clear
Be issued a ticket for the violation
Just follow a traffic officer
Left

33. What should a motorist do when they approach a bicyclist from the rear?
Slow down with a caution until bicyclist passes by you
Stop and Yield to the right-of-way because that person has the right of way
A flashing yellow light
200 Feet

34. Can you proceed with caution when you approach...
(The Florida No-Fault Law) PIP
A flashing yellow light
500 feet
Give the owner your name - address - tag number - and phone number- put it on where the vehicle was hit.

35. Within How many feet of an oncoming vehicle should you dim your bright headlights?
Suspended - revoked - taken away - or be fined
A flashing yellow light
500 feet
55 mph

36. If you failed to answer a traffic summons - you would not be able to...
Renew your license
Suspended
Driver
Must go to the next exit

37. At what places is it unlawful to overtake and pass?
50 feet
Park in or drive through areas that have pavement markings indicating fire lanes or safety zones. (5.31.3 - Where Parking is not Allowed)
You can go turn either left or right
Judgment

38. What does a broken white line on the highway mean?
Park your car
Move forward without stopping first
Broken White Line - separates two lanes traveling in the same direction and you may cross this line when changing lanes
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

39. 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...
Dirt - sand - lime-rock - gravel - silica - trash or garbage
Judgment
Two red taillights mounted on the rear and visible from 1000 feet
Move forward first

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...
Required to stop
100 Feet
30 mph
Solid Yellow Line - May not pass - except when turning left

41. What is the maximum speed limit for passenger cars on a two-lane highway during the daytime?
Be issued a ticket for the violation
55 mph
30 days
(The Financial Responsibility Law)

42. What must you do when you see a pedestrian with a white cane in the street ahead of you?
Signal your turn - check for bicyclists - and do not turn directly in front of a bicyclist
Just follow a traffic officer
Stop and Yield to the right-of-way because that person has the right of way
Two red taillights mounted on the rear and visible from 1000 feet

43. What are the penalties for driving under the influence (DUI)?
Revoked
Suspended - revoked - taken away - or be fined
Dirt - sand - lime-rock - gravel - silica - trash or garbage
500 feet

44. Where do you usually find 'YIELD RIGHT-OF-WAY' signs posted?
Red Traffic Light - Full Stop Flashing Red Traffic
...
The Florida Highway Patrol - the Sheriff's Department - or the city police department
Stop Signs - Four-way stops - Open Intersections - Roundabouts - Pedestrians

45. When you are entering a highway or street from a private driveway and the way is clear - you can...
...
Move forward without stopping first
Dirt - sand - lime-rock - gravel - silica - trash or garbage
Written report

46. What is the arm signal for a left turn?
Written report
Left
Revoked
Judgment

47. What should you do if you drive past the exit on an interstate highway where you wanted to get off?
4 white flags at least 12 inches square attached to it.
Double Solid Yellow Line - Separates two lanes of traffic going in the same direction. And may not cross
Must go to the next exit
500 feet

48. What is the maximum speed limit on an interstate highway on a clear day? In a rural area?
70 mph
Operate a farm tractor on the highway
Left
Two red taillights mounted on the rear and visible from 1000 feet

49. What is the maximum speed limit in a residential area if there is no speed limit sign?
Issued a ticket
(The Financial Responsibility Law)
30 mph
A flashing yellow light

50. You cannot ________ on a sidewalk - within an intersection - or on a crosswalk?
Park in or drive through areas that have pavement markings indicating fire lanes or safety zones. (5.31.3 - Where Parking is not Allowed)
Park your car
Not allowed to be driven on an expressway because it is against the law
All passengers