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Florida Drivers Handbook Test

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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. When the foot brake is pressed - which light must come on?
Two red taillights mounted on the rear and visible from 1000 feet
Two red lights on the back of a vehicle
200 Feet
A flashing yellow light

2. After passing a vehicle - you must return to the right side of the road before coming within How many feet of an oncoming vehicle?
3 feet of clearance and slow down
Issued a ticket
Fined and placed in prison upon conviction
200 Feet

3. 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
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)
The same things as motor vehicle except the right of way

4. 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...
500 feet
100 Feet
Required to stop
Suspended - revoked - taken away - or be fined

5. What should you do if you drive past the exit on an interstate highway where you wanted to get off?
Should not stop
Under the age of 5 years old
Must go to the next exit
Driver

6. What type of insurance must you have on motor vehicles with four or more wheels?
(The Florida No-Fault Law) PIP
Operate a farm tractor on the highway
Must stop
Revoked

7. Under what conditions must you use your headlights when driving in the daytime?
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.
Two clearance lamps
Rain - Fog - Smoke

8. You must obtain a new license showing the new address within How many days of moving?
...
Give the owner your name - address - tag number - and phone number- put it on where the vehicle was hit.
10 Days
Tax Collector or DMW

9. At what times should you use your headlights?
Slow down with a caution until bicyclist passes by you
Sunrise and Sunset
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.
If the way is clear

10. If a trailer covers the stoplight of the towing vehicle - where else must a stoplight be?
Suspended - revoked - taken away - or be fined
Two clearance lamps
10 Days
Sunrise and Sunset

11. Give three examples of loads that need to be covered to avoid items - falling or blowing on roadway.
Towing connection with a vehicle
Two clearance lamps
Dirt - sand - lime-rock - gravel - silica - trash or garbage
Written report

12. 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?
500 feet
Slippy wet - hills - uphills - downhills - spin-outs - park on hills - etc
A flashing yellow light
50 feet

13. Where do you usually find 'YIELD RIGHT-OF-WAY' signs posted?
Park your car
Stop Signs - Four-way stops - Open Intersections - Roundabouts - Pedestrians
Driver
Leave plenty of space between you and vehicle ahead

14. 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
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.
Fined and placed in prison upon conviction
Park in or drive through areas that have pavement markings indicating fire lanes or safety zones. (5.31.3 - Where Parking is not Allowed)

15. What are the penalties for littering?
Park in or drive through areas that have pavement markings indicating fire lanes or safety zones. (5.31.3 - Where Parking is not Allowed)
Renew your license
A flashing yellow light
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.

16. If you knowingly make a false statement in an application for a driver license or identification card - you cab be...
Fined and placed in prison upon conviction
Two clearance lamps
4 white flags at least 12 inches square attached to it.
Tax Collector or DMW

17. What should a motorist do when they approach a bicyclist from the rear?
Slow down with caution until everything is clear
Move forward without stopping first
Slow down with a caution until bicyclist passes by you
200 feet

18. At what places is it unlawful to overtake and pass?
Signal your turn - check for bicyclists - and do not turn directly in front of a bicyclist
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)
Revoked

19. 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
Not allowed to be driven on an expressway because it is against the law
Under the age of 5 years old

20. How long can the drawbar be between the towing vehicle and the vehicle being towed?
Must not be more than 15 feet long
200 Feet
Dirt - sand - lime-rock - gravel - silica - trash or garbage
Written report

21. What should you do when preparing to turn right on a roadway with a bike lane?
Sunrise and Sunset
The Florida Highway Patrol - the Sheriff's Department - or the city police department
Signal your turn - check for bicyclists - and do not turn directly in front of a bicyclist
Left

22. After a full stop at a red traffic light a driver may turn right...
If the way is clear
Required to stop
Rain - Fog - Smoke
Red Traffic Light - Full Stop Flashing Red Traffic

23. Adriver who crosses a solid line on the right of the center line of the highway can...
Required to stop
Be issued a ticket for the violation
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.
Should not stop

24. What does a solid yellow line to the right of the center line of the highway mean?
Red Traffic Light - Full Stop Flashing Red Traffic
Solid Yellow Line - May not pass - except when turning left
Renew your license
(The Financial Responsibility Law)

25. What is the maximum speed limit on an interstate highway on a clear day? In a rural area?
Written report
70 mph
Be issued a ticket for the violation
Leave plenty of space between you and vehicle ahead

26. What is the arm signal for a left turn?
4 white flags at least 12 inches square attached to it.
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.
Move forward first

27. You may not drive with just your parking lights on - in place of your headlights because...
A flashing yellow light
500 feet
Dirt - sand - lime-rock - gravel - silica - trash or garbage
It is against the law

28. 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?
Judgment
...
30 mph
Issued a ticket

29. If you receive twelve points within twelve months - for how long will your license be suspended?
30 days
Red Traffic Light - Full Stop Flashing Red Traffic
Slow down with caution until everything is clear
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. If you failed to answer a traffic summons - you would not be able to...
Just follow a traffic officer
Renew your license
Written report
It is against the law

31. 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
Suspended
55 mph
...

32. 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
Broken White Line - separates two lanes traveling in the same direction and you may cross this line when changing lanes
Required to stop
Leave plenty of space between you and vehicle ahead

33. What are the penalties for refusing to take a test to determine whether you are intoxicated?
It is against the law
Suspended
If the way is clear
Two clearance lamps

34. 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.
Should not stop
200 feet
50 feet

35. To what ages does the Child Restraint Law apply?
Left
200 feet
Park your car
Under the age of 5 years old

36. Where should reflectors be mounted?
3 feet of clearance and slow down
200 Feet
Slippy wet - hills - uphills - downhills - spin-outs - park on hills - etc
Two red taillights mounted on the rear and visible from 1000 feet

37. What is the maximum speed limit for passenger cars on a two-lane highway during the daytime?
3 feet of clearance and slow down
500 feet
55 mph
Dirt - sand - lime-rock - gravel - silica - trash or garbage

38. 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...
10 Days
Just follow a traffic officer
Give the owner your name - address - tag number - and phone number- put it on where the vehicle was hit.
Must stop

39. When you are driving too slowly - you can still be...
Issued a ticket
If the way is clear
The same things as motor vehicle except the right of way
Move forward without stopping first

40. 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?
Judgment
Park in or drive through areas that have pavement markings indicating fire lanes or safety zones. (5.31.3 - Where Parking is not Allowed)
Double Solid Yellow Line - Separates two lanes of traffic going in the same direction. And may not cross
200 Feet

41. Who could be charged with a violation if a fourteen-year-old front-seat passenger is not wearing a seat belt?
Driver
Fined and placed in prison upon conviction
Red Traffic Light - Full Stop Flashing Red Traffic
Operate a farm tractor on the highway

42. What does a green arrow showing at the same time as a red traffic light mean you can do?
The same things as motor vehicle except the right of way
Leave plenty of space between you and vehicle ahead
Suspended
You can go turn either left or right

43. When may you drive in the left lane of a road with four or more lanes with two-way traffic?
Double Solid Yellow Line - Separates two lanes of traffic going in the same direction. And may not cross
If the way is clear
Left
...

44. What must you do when you see a pedestrian with a white cane in the street ahead of you?
Should not stop
Stop and Yield to the right-of-way because that person has the right of way
(The Florida No-Fault Law) PIP
The same things as motor vehicle except the right of way

45. What is the recommended safe following distance?
Renew your license
55 mph
Leave plenty of space between you and vehicle ahead
Sunrise and Sunset

46. When approaching another vehicle from the rear at night - within How many feet must you dim your bright headlights?
Double Solid Yellow Line - Separates two lanes of traffic going in the same direction. And may not cross
The same things as motor vehicle except the right of way
Move forward without stopping first
500 feet

47. What is the proper way to use anti-lock brakes in an emergency situation?
Double Solid Yellow Line - Separates two lanes of traffic going in the same direction. And may not cross
The same things as motor vehicle except the right of way
Must go to the next exit
Slippy wet - hills - uphills - downhills - spin-outs - park on hills - etc

48. Can you proceed with caution when you approach...
All passengers
200 feet
Not allowed to be driven on an expressway because it is against the law
A flashing yellow light

49. What does a red traffic light mean? What does a flashing red traffic light mean?
The Florida Highway Patrol - the Sheriff's Department - or the city police department
Red Traffic Light - Full Stop Flashing Red Traffic
Double Solid Yellow Line - Separates two lanes of traffic going in the same direction. And may not cross
30 days

50. When you are entering a highway or street from a private driveway and the way is clear - you can...
30 days
Move forward without stopping first
Issued a ticket
Move forward first