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Florida Drivers Handbook Test

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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. What is the maximum speed limit on an interstate highway on a clear day? In a rural area?
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
70 mph
Rain - Fog - Smoke

2. 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
The same things as motor vehicle except the right of way
Under the age of 5 years old
Driver

3. When you are entering a highway or street from a private driveway and the way is clear - you can...
Solid Yellow Line - May not pass - except when turning 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
Suspended - revoked - taken away - or be fined
Move forward without stopping first

4. Within How many feet of an oncoming vehicle should you dim your bright headlights?
500 feet
All passengers
Operate a farm tractor on the highway
Required to stop

5. How long can the drawbar be between the towing vehicle and the vehicle being towed?
Must not be more than 15 feet long
Left
Solid Yellow Line - May not pass - except when turning left
...

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?
Must go to the next exit
200 Feet
Just follow a traffic officer
The Florida Highway Patrol - the Sheriff's Department - or the city police department

7. Where do you usually find 'YIELD RIGHT-OF-WAY' signs posted?
Two clearance lamps
Solid Yellow Line - May not pass - except when turning left
Stop Signs - Four-way stops - Open Intersections - Roundabouts - Pedestrians
500 feet

8. If you knowingly make a false statement in an application for a driver license or identification card - you cab be...
(The Florida No-Fault Law) PIP
Operate a farm tractor on the highway
Signal your turn - check for bicyclists - and do not turn directly in front of a bicyclist
Fined and placed in prison upon conviction

9. When you are driving too slowly - you can still be...
Issued a ticket
Must not be more than 15 feet long
Two red lights on the back of a vehicle
Required to stop

10. What is the maximum speed limit for passenger cars on a two-lane highway during the daytime?
55 mph
30 days
Stop Signs - Four-way stops - Open Intersections - Roundabouts - Pedestrians
Should not stop

11. What is the arm signal for a left turn?
Left
Park your car
The Florida Highway Patrol - the Sheriff's Department - or the city police department
A flashing yellow light

12. Both your judgment and vision are affected after drinking alcohol. Which is affected first?
Judgment
Two red taillights mounted on the rear and visible from 1000 feet
Under the age of 5 years old
Stop Signs - Four-way stops - Open Intersections - Roundabouts - Pedestrians

13. You must obtain a new license showing the new address within How many days of moving?
10 Days
Should not stop
Suspended - revoked - taken away - or be fined
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.

14. Can you proceed with caution when you approach...
Written report
Park in or drive through areas that have pavement markings indicating fire lanes or safety zones. (5.31.3 - Where Parking is not Allowed)
A flashing yellow light
Slippy wet - hills - uphills - downhills - spin-outs - park on hills - etc

15. What is the maximum speed limit in a residential area if there is no speed limit sign?
30 mph
Revoked
Suspended
Written report

16. 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
Broken White Line - separates two lanes traveling in the same direction and you may cross this line when changing lanes
Leave plenty of space between you and vehicle ahead
Move forward without stopping first

17. A person can temporarily ___________ without a driver license
Suspended - revoked - taken away - or be fined
Judgment
Operate a farm tractor on the highway
Driver

18. If you receive twelve points within twelve months - for how long will your license be suspended?
Just follow a traffic officer
30 days
It is against the law
70 mph

19. If you approach a red light and a traffic officer directs you to go through the intersection without stopping - what should you do?
Move forward first
10 Days
Just follow a traffic officer
Tax Collector or DMW

20. If you lose your Florida driver license and need a replacement license - where do you apply for it?
Tax Collector or DMW
Slippy wet - hills - uphills - downhills - spin-outs - park on hills - etc
Just follow a traffic officer
30 mph

21. 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
50 feet
Must stop
Revoked

22. 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
The same things as motor vehicle except the right of way
Must stop
10 Days

23. ho is required to wear seat belts when riding in the front seat of a car or a pickup truck?
Must go to the next exit
Revoked
All passengers
4 white flags at least 12 inches square attached to it.

24. When can a motorist preparing to make a right hand turn - move into a bike lane?
Slow down with a caution until bicyclist passes by you
Left
Park your car
3 feet of clearance and slow down

25. 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?
Judgment
500 feet
(The Financial Responsibility Law)
Revoked

26. What is the recommended safe following distance?
Leave plenty of space between you and vehicle ahead
The Florida Highway Patrol - the Sheriff's Department - or the city police department
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

27. 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...
4 white flags at least 12 inches square attached to it.
Must stop
Fined and placed in prison upon conviction
Driver

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?
Written report
Must not be more than 15 feet long
...
Leave plenty of space between you and vehicle ahead

29. What does a red traffic light mean? What does a flashing red traffic light mean?
50 feet
Must not be more than 15 feet long
Red Traffic Light - Full Stop Flashing Red Traffic
Should not stop

30. What are the penalties for driving under the influence (DUI)?
Renew your license
Suspended - revoked - taken away - or be fined
Required to stop
...

31. When approaching another vehicle from the rear at night - within How many feet must you dim your bright headlights?
500 feet
Be issued a ticket for the violation
(The Financial Responsibility Law)
Park your car

32. When a school bus stops to unload children on a divided highway - the vehicles traveling in the same direction as the bus...
Issued a ticket
Rain - Fog - Smoke
Should not stop
200 Feet

33. When the foot brake is pressed - which light must come on?
Two red lights on the back of a vehicle
Should not stop
Suspended - revoked - taken away - or be fined
500 feet

34. If a trailer covers the stoplight of the towing vehicle - where else must a stoplight be?
Two clearance lamps
The Florida Highway Patrol - the Sheriff's Department - or the city police department
Stop Signs - Four-way stops - Open Intersections - Roundabouts - Pedestrians
Stop and Yield to the right-of-way because that person has the right of way

35. What must you do when approaching a person Who is riding or leading a horse upon or near the roadway?
If the way is clear
Slow down with caution until everything is clear
Renew your license
Must stop

36. To what ages does the Child Restraint Law apply?
Slippy wet - hills - uphills - downhills - spin-outs - park on hills - etc
Two red lights on the back of a vehicle
Under the age of 5 years old
All passengers

37. At what places is it unlawful to overtake and pass?
Required to stop
Park your car
A flashing yellow light
Park in or drive through areas that have pavement markings indicating fire lanes or safety zones. (5.31.3 - Where Parking is not Allowed)

38. 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
(The Financial Responsibility Law)
If the way is clear
Under the age of 5 years old

39. After a full stop at a red traffic light a driver may turn right...
Broken White Line - separates two lanes traveling in the same direction and you may cross this line when changing lanes
If the way is clear
Written report
All passengers

40. 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...
You can go turn either left or right
(The Financial Responsibility Law)
50 feet
Move forward first

41. What rights and duties do riders of bicycles and mopeds have?
Move forward first
The same things as motor vehicle except the right of way
Solid Yellow Line - May not pass - except when turning left
Stop Signs - Four-way stops - Open Intersections - Roundabouts - Pedestrians

42. 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
100 Feet
Written report
500 feet
Judgment

43. You may not drive with just your parking lights on - in place of your headlights because...
Two red lights on the back of a vehicle
(The Financial Responsibility Law)
It is against the law
All passengers

44. What must you do when you see a pedestrian with a white cane in the street ahead of you?
30 mph
Signal your turn - check for bicyclists - and do not turn directly in front of a bicyclist
Stop and Yield to the right-of-way because that person has the right of way
Required to stop

45. For How many feet before you start to turn should you begin your turn signal when you are driving on a highway?
Left
Park in or drive through areas that have pavement markings indicating fire lanes or safety zones. (5.31.3 - Where Parking is not Allowed)
Give the owner your name - address - tag number - and phone number- put it on where the vehicle was hit.
100 Feet

46. What is the proper way to use anti-lock brakes in an emergency situation?
You can go turn either left or right
Solid Yellow Line - May not pass - except when turning left
(The Financial Responsibility Law)
Slippy wet - hills - uphills - downhills - spin-outs - park on hills - etc

47. What should you do when preparing to turn right on a roadway with a bike lane?
Issued a ticket
Signal your turn - check for bicyclists - and do not turn directly in front of a bicyclist
Required to stop
Tax Collector or DMW

48. Where should reflectors be mounted?
30 days
Two red taillights mounted on the rear and visible from 1000 feet
Stop Signs - Four-way stops - Open Intersections - Roundabouts - Pedestrians
Leave plenty of space between you and vehicle ahead

49. At what times should you use your headlights?
Double Solid Yellow Line - Separates two lanes of traffic going in the same direction. And may not cross
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.
Sunrise and Sunset
Renew your license

50. If you hit a parked car and are unable to find the owner - what should you do?
Must not be more than 15 feet long
Give the owner your name - address - tag number - and phone number- put it on where the vehicle was hit.
Slow down with a caution until bicyclist passes by you
Be issued a ticket for the violation