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Florida Drivers Handbook Test

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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. If a trailer covers the stoplight of the towing vehicle - where else must a stoplight be?
Two clearance lamps
200 Feet
200 feet
50 feet

2. What should a motorist do when they approach a bicyclist from the rear?
Slow down with a caution until bicyclist passes by you
30 mph
Broken White Line - separates two lanes traveling in the same direction and you may cross this line when changing lanes
Fined and placed in prison upon conviction

3. Within How many feet of an oncoming vehicle should you dim your bright headlights?
500 feet
Give the owner your name - address - tag number - and phone number- put it on where the vehicle was hit.
Sunrise and Sunset
Should not stop

4. 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
500 feet
Must stop
...

5. Where should reflectors be mounted?
500 feet
Not allowed to be driven on an expressway because it is against the law
Dirt - sand - lime-rock - gravel - silica - trash or garbage
Two red taillights mounted on the rear and visible from 1000 feet

6. What are the penalties for littering?
Revoked
(The Florida No-Fault Law) PIP
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 taillights mounted on the rear and visible from 1000 feet

7. Who could be charged with a violation if a fourteen-year-old front-seat passenger is not wearing a seat belt?
Suspended
Suspended - revoked - taken away - or be fined
Driver
3 feet of clearance and slow down

8. How many feet to the rear should you be able to see objects through the rearview mirror?
Park in or drive through areas that have pavement markings indicating fire lanes or safety zones. (5.31.3 - Where Parking is not Allowed)
200 feet
Slow down with caution until everything is clear
Left

9. Both your judgment and vision are affected after drinking alcohol. Which is affected first?
A flashing yellow light
Towing connection with a vehicle
Not allowed to be driven on an expressway because it is against the law
Judgment

10. How long can the drawbar be between the towing vehicle and the vehicle being towed?
Must not be more than 15 feet long
Park in or drive through areas that have pavement markings indicating fire lanes or safety zones. (5.31.3 - Where Parking is not Allowed)
200 feet
Must stop

11. If you hit a parked car and are unable to find the owner - what should you do?
A flashing yellow light
Must stop
Under the age of 5 years old
Give the owner your name - address - tag number - and phone number- put it on where the vehicle was hit.

12. What does a red traffic light mean? What does a flashing red traffic light mean?
Must go to the next exit
Red Traffic Light - Full Stop Flashing Red Traffic
Dirt - sand - lime-rock - gravel - silica - trash or garbage
The same things as motor vehicle except the right of way

13. When can a motorist preparing to make a right hand turn - move into a bike lane?
Must go to the next exit
Required to stop
Give the owner your name - address - tag number - and phone number- put it on where the vehicle was hit.
3 feet of clearance and slow down

14. When you are driving too slowly - you can still be...
Fined and placed in prison upon conviction
Issued a ticket
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.
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. You cannot ________ on a sidewalk - within an intersection - or on a crosswalk?
Park your car
Two clearance lamps
10 Days
Give the owner your name - address - tag number - and phone number- put it on where the vehicle was hit.

16. When you are entering a highway or street from a private driveway and the way is clear - you can...
Two clearance lamps
Driver
Move forward without stopping first
Must not be more than 15 feet long

17. ho is required to wear seat belts when riding in the front seat of a car or a pickup truck?
All passengers
Under the age of 5 years old
Slippy wet - hills - uphills - downhills - spin-outs - park on hills - etc
Operate a farm tractor on the highway

18. If you failed to answer a traffic summons - you would not be able to...
3 feet of clearance and slow down
Be issued a ticket for the violation
Renew your license
Revoked

19. When one vehicle is towing another by means of a chain - What does the chain need to have displayed on it?
Towing connection with a vehicle
Just follow a traffic officer
Move forward without stopping first
Driver

20. What does a green arrow showing at the same time as a red traffic light mean you can do?
If the way is clear
Left
Slow down with caution until everything is clear
You can go turn either left or right

21. What should you do when preparing to turn right on a roadway with a bike lane?
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
Written report
Slow down with a caution until bicyclist passes by you

22. What rights and duties do riders of bicycles and mopeds have?
30 days
Should not stop
Suspended - revoked - taken away - or be fined
The same things as motor vehicle except the right of way

23. A person can temporarily ___________ without a driver license
Left
It is against the law
Operate a farm tractor on the highway
Issued a ticket

24. If you approach a red light and a traffic officer directs you to go through the intersection without stopping - what should you do?
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
10 Days
Just follow a traffic officer
It is against the law

25. 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
Tax Collector or DMW
Towing connection with a vehicle
Revoked

26. What are the penalties for refusing to take a test to determine whether you are intoxicated?
Suspended
You can go turn either left or right
Suspended - revoked - taken away - or be fined
70 mph

27. You must obtain a new license showing the new address within How many days of moving?
...
55 mph
10 Days
Be issued a ticket for the violation

28. After passing a vehicle - you must return to the right side of the road before coming within How many feet of an oncoming vehicle?
Driver
200 Feet
...
Just follow a traffic officer

29. After a full stop at a red traffic light a driver may turn right...
30 mph
200 feet
If the way is clear
Tax Collector or DMW

30. 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
Revoked
Two clearance lamps
Rain - Fog - Smoke

31. What are the penalties for driving under the influence (DUI)?
Move forward first
Must go to the next exit
Suspended - revoked - taken away - or be fined
Sunrise and Sunset

32. When a school bus stops to unload children on a divided highway - the vehicles traveling in the same direction as the bus...
500 feet
Slow down with a caution until bicyclist passes by you
Should not stop
100 Feet

33. Give three examples of loads that need to be covered to avoid items - falling or blowing on roadway.
Leave plenty of space between you and vehicle ahead
Dirt - sand - lime-rock - gravel - silica - trash or garbage
500 feet
Renew your license

34. When the foot brake is pressed - which light must come on?
Renew your license
If the way is clear
You can go turn either left or right
Two red lights on the back of a vehicle

35. At what times should you use your headlights?
70 mph
Park in or drive through areas that have pavement markings indicating fire lanes or safety zones. (5.31.3 - Where Parking is not Allowed)
Sunrise and Sunset
4 white flags at least 12 inches square attached to it.

36. 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?
Move forward without stopping first
Sunrise and Sunset
Be issued a ticket for the violation
50 feet

37. 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?
Must not be more than 15 feet long
Tax Collector or DMW
Double Solid Yellow Line - Separates two lanes of traffic going in the same direction. And may not cross
Move forward first

38. 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?

39. What type of insurance must you have on motor vehicles with four or more wheels?
Required to stop
(The Florida No-Fault Law) PIP
Slippy wet - hills - uphills - downhills - spin-outs - park on hills - etc
Issued a ticket

40. What do anti-lock braking systems prevent when used in an emergency stopping situation?
Operate a farm tractor on the highway
(The Financial Responsibility Law)
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
Park your car

41. What is the maximum speed limit in a residential area if there is no speed limit sign?
55 mph
30 mph
Must not be more than 15 feet long
Slow down with caution until everything is clear

42. What does a broken white line on the highway mean?
Driver
Move forward first
Broken White Line - separates two lanes traveling in the same direction and you may cross this line when changing lanes
Issued a ticket

43. Adriver who crosses a solid line on the right of the center line of the highway can...
Be issued a ticket for the violation
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)

44. What should you do if you drive past the exit on an interstate highway where you wanted to get off?
Required to stop
Give the owner your name - address - tag number - and phone number- put it on where the vehicle was hit.
Must go to the next exit
Red Traffic Light - Full Stop Flashing Red Traffic

45. What must you do when approaching a person Who is riding or leading a horse upon or near the roadway?
Must not be more than 15 feet long
Slippy wet - hills - uphills - downhills - spin-outs - park on hills - etc
Slow down with caution until everything is clear
4 white flags at least 12 inches square attached to it.

46. 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?
200 feet
Must go to the next exit
Revoked
70 mph

47. Can you proceed with caution when you approach...
Double Solid Yellow Line - Separates two lanes of traffic going in the same direction. And may not cross
Slow down with caution until everything is clear
30 days
A flashing yellow light

48. If you receive twelve points within twelve months - for how long will your license be suspended?
Signal your turn - check for bicyclists - and do not turn directly in front of a bicyclist
Park in or drive through areas that have pavement markings indicating fire lanes or safety zones. (5.31.3 - Where Parking is not Allowed)
30 days
You can go turn either left or right

49. 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...
Required to stop
...
Move forward first
The Florida Highway Patrol - the Sheriff's Department - or the city police department

50. You may not drive with just your parking lights on - in place of your headlights because...
Not allowed to be driven on an expressway because it is against the law
Tax Collector or DMW
200 feet
It is against the law