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Florida Drivers Handbook Test

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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Where do you usually find 'YIELD RIGHT-OF-WAY' signs posted?
Stop Signs - Four-way stops - Open Intersections - Roundabouts - Pedestrians
Broken White Line - separates two lanes traveling in the same direction and you may cross this line when changing lanes
Give the owner your name - address - tag number - and phone number- put it on where the vehicle was hit.
Towing connection with a vehicle

2. What does a red traffic light mean? What does a flashing red traffic light mean?
Red Traffic Light - Full Stop Flashing Red Traffic
Judgment
Stop Signs - Four-way stops - Open Intersections - Roundabouts - Pedestrians
Just follow a traffic officer

3. At what places is it unlawful to overtake and pass?
Written report
All passengers
Required to 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)

4. What are the penalties for driving under the influence (DUI)?
Fined and placed in prison upon conviction
(The Florida No-Fault Law) PIP
Suspended - revoked - taken away - or be fined
The same things as motor vehicle except the right of way

5. Give three examples of loads that need to be covered to avoid items - falling or blowing on roadway.
30 mph
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 not be more than 15 feet long
Dirt - sand - lime-rock - gravel - silica - trash or garbage

6. After passing a vehicle - you must return to the right side of the road before coming within How many feet of an oncoming vehicle?
30 days
200 Feet
Just follow a traffic officer
Suspended - revoked - taken away - or be fined

7. How many feet to the rear should you be able to see objects through the rearview mirror?
3 feet of clearance and slow down
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
Dirt - sand - lime-rock - gravel - silica - trash or garbage

8. When may you drive in the left lane of a road with four or more lanes with two-way traffic?
...
50 feet
Issued a ticket
Written report

9. Within How many feet of an oncoming vehicle should you dim your bright headlights?
200 Feet
(The Florida No-Fault Law) PIP
500 feet
...

10. What does a green arrow showing at the same time as a red traffic light mean you can do?
Towing connection with a vehicle
Issued a ticket
...
You can go turn either left or right

11. What should you do when preparing to turn right on a roadway with a bike lane?
It is against the law
Park in or drive through areas that have pavement markings indicating fire lanes or safety zones. (5.31.3 - Where Parking is not Allowed)
Signal your turn - check for bicyclists - and do not turn directly in front of a bicyclist
Park your car

12. Can you proceed with caution when you approach...
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.
It is against the law
A flashing yellow light
Slow down with caution until everything is clear

13. What is the maximum speed limit in a residential area if there is no speed limit sign?
Judgment
Operate a farm tractor on the highway
30 mph
500 feet

14. 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
Two clearance lamps
All passengers
30 mph

15. 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...
Must stop
A flashing yellow light
...
Must go to the next exit

16. If a trailer covers the stoplight of the towing vehicle - where else must a stoplight be?
200 feet
Fined and placed in prison upon conviction
Tax Collector or DMW
Two clearance lamps

17. 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?
Stop Signs - Four-way stops - Open Intersections - Roundabouts - Pedestrians
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
Just follow a traffic officer
Double Solid Yellow Line - Separates two lanes of traffic going in the same direction. And may not cross

18. ho is required to wear seat belts when riding in the front seat of a car or a pickup truck?
Stop and Yield to the right-of-way because that person has the right of way
...
70 mph
All passengers

19. After a full stop at a red traffic light a driver may turn right...
The same things as motor vehicle except the right of way
If the way is clear
Signal your turn - check for bicyclists - and do not turn directly in front of a bicyclist
Must not be more than 15 feet long

20. What do anti-lock braking systems prevent when used in an emergency stopping situation?
Must stop
(The Financial Responsibility Law)
Suspended - revoked - taken away - or be fined
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

21. If you knowingly make a false statement in an application for a driver license or identification card - you cab be...
100 Feet
The same things as motor vehicle except the right of way
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

22. 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?
...
Must stop
(The Financial Responsibility Law)
Move forward without stopping first

23. When one vehicle is towing another by means of a chain - What does the chain need to have displayed on it?
Required to stop
Rain - Fog - Smoke
Towing connection with a vehicle
4 white flags at least 12 inches square attached to it.

24. Where should reflectors be mounted?
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
Two red taillights mounted on the rear and visible from 1000 feet

25. 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...
If the way is clear
You can go turn either left or right
Should not stop
Move forward first

26. 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.
Two red lights on the back of a vehicle
Two red taillights mounted on the rear and visible from 1000 feet
(The Financial Responsibility Law)

27. What should a motorist do when they approach a bicyclist from the rear?
Towing connection with a vehicle
Renew your license
Under the age of 5 years old
Slow down with a caution until bicyclist passes by you

28. To what ages does the Child Restraint Law apply?
Slippy wet - hills - uphills - downhills - spin-outs - park on hills - etc
4 white flags at least 12 inches square attached to it.
Under the age of 5 years old
50 feet

29. For How many feet before you start to turn should you begin your turn signal when you are driving on a highway?
It is against the law
Two red taillights mounted on the rear and visible from 1000 feet
Revoked
100 Feet

30. What is the maximum speed limit on an interstate highway on a clear day? In a rural area?
Required to stop
Two red taillights mounted on the rear and visible from 1000 feet
Suspended - revoked - taken away - or be fined
70 mph

31. If you lose your Florida driver license and need a replacement license - where do you apply for it?
Under the age of 5 years old
The same things as motor vehicle except the right of way
Tax Collector or DMW
Suspended

32. What type of insurance must you have on motor vehicles with four or more wheels?
Park your car
Give the owner your name - address - tag number - and phone number- put it on where the vehicle was hit.
Move forward without stopping first
(The Florida No-Fault Law) PIP

33. What is the arm signal for a left turn?
10 Days
Left
Be issued a ticket for the violation
If the way is clear

34. 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
Must stop
Slippy wet - hills - uphills - downhills - spin-outs - park on hills - etc
...

35. If you approach a red light and a traffic officer directs you to go through the intersection without stopping - what should you do?
Fined and placed in prison upon conviction
Suspended - revoked - taken away - or be fined
Revoked
Just follow a traffic officer

36. How long can the drawbar be between the towing vehicle and the vehicle being towed?
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
You can go turn either left or right
55 mph

37. When you are driving too slowly - you can still be...
Issued a ticket
Dirt - sand - lime-rock - gravel - silica - trash or garbage
The Florida Highway Patrol - the Sheriff's Department - or the city police department
500 feet

38. A person can temporarily ___________ without a driver license
Written report
Operate a farm tractor on the highway
200 feet
Suspended

39. 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
Written report
Park your car
4 white flags at least 12 inches square attached to it.

40. When a school bus stops to unload children on a divided highway - the vehicles traveling in the same direction as the bus...
Should not stop
Move forward first
It is against the law
Give the owner your name - address - tag number - and phone number- put it on where the vehicle was hit.

41. 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?
Tax Collector or DMW
Rain - Fog - Smoke
3 feet of clearance and slow down
4 white flags at least 12 inches square attached to it.

42. When can a motorist preparing to make a right hand turn - move into a bike lane?
30 days
3 feet of clearance and slow down
Judgment
Park your car

43. 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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44. 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?
50 feet
Be issued a ticket for the violation
Two red taillights mounted on the rear and visible from 1000 feet
10 Days

45. 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?
...
30 mph
Revoked
500 feet

46. When approaching another vehicle from the rear at night - within How many feet must you dim your bright headlights?
500 feet
200 Feet
Just follow a traffic officer
55 mph

47. Are motor scooters whose engines have less than 150 cubic centimeter displacement allowed to be driven on an expressway?
70 mph
Should not stop
Move forward first
Not allowed to be driven on an expressway because it is against the law

48. At what times should you use your headlights?
Sunrise and Sunset
Revoked
Park your car
Solid Yellow Line - May not pass - except when turning left

49. What does a broken white line on the highway mean?
A flashing yellow light
Broken White Line - separates two lanes traveling in the same direction and you may cross this line when changing lanes
Slow down with a caution until bicyclist passes by you
50 feet

50. What is the recommended safe following distance?
Stop Signs - Four-way stops - Open Intersections - Roundabouts - Pedestrians
Rain - Fog - Smoke
Park your car
Leave plenty of space between you and vehicle ahead