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Florida Drivers Handbook Test

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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. What must you do when you see a pedestrian with a white cane in the street ahead of you?
(The Florida No-Fault Law) PIP
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.
Stop and Yield to the right-of-way because that person has the right of way

2. When a school bus stops to unload children on a divided highway - the vehicles traveling in the same direction as the bus...
Must go to the next exit
The Florida Highway Patrol - the Sheriff's Department - or the city police department
If the way is clear
Should not stop

3. What rights and duties do riders of bicycles and mopeds have?
The same things as motor vehicle except the right of way
Issued a ticket
Leave plenty of space between you and vehicle ahead
200 feet

4. 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?
Revoked
(The Financial Responsibility Law)
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.
200 Feet

5. How long can the drawbar be between the towing vehicle and the vehicle being towed?
Must go to the next exit
Must not be more than 15 feet long
10 Days
The Florida Highway Patrol - the Sheriff's Department - or the city police department

6. If you hit a parked car and are unable to find the owner - what should you do?
Two red taillights mounted on the rear and visible from 1000 feet
Must stop
Give the owner your name - address - tag number - and phone number- put it on where the vehicle was hit.
Stop Signs - Four-way stops - Open Intersections - Roundabouts - Pedestrians

7. What does a green arrow showing at the same time as a red traffic light mean you can do?
Left
You can go turn either left or right
Two clearance lamps
Leave plenty of space between you and vehicle ahead

8. 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...
3 feet of clearance and slow down
Must stop
200 Feet
Left

9. You cannot ________ on a sidewalk - within an intersection - or on a crosswalk?
Double Solid Yellow Line - Separates two lanes of traffic going in the same direction. And may not cross
The Florida Highway Patrol - the Sheriff's Department - or the city police department
...
Park your car

10. Can you proceed with caution when you approach...
Just follow a traffic officer
A flashing yellow light
Slow down with caution until everything is clear
(The Florida No-Fault Law) PIP

11. To what ages does the Child Restraint Law apply?
(The Financial Responsibility Law)
Judgment
30 mph
Under the age of 5 years old

12. What is the proper way to use anti-lock brakes in an emergency situation?
Suspended - revoked - taken away - or be fined
Revoked
Slippy wet - hills - uphills - downhills - spin-outs - park on hills - etc
Broken White Line - separates two lanes traveling in the same direction and you may cross this line when changing lanes

13. What are the penalties for refusing to take a test to determine whether you are intoxicated?
Give the owner your name - address - tag number - and phone number- put it on where the vehicle was hit.
Under the age of 5 years old
Sunrise and Sunset
Suspended

14. When may you drive in the left lane of a road with four or more lanes with two-way traffic?
...
Must stop
Suspended - revoked - taken away - or be fined
(The Financial Responsibility Law)

15. After passing a vehicle - you must return to the right side of the road before coming within How many feet of an oncoming vehicle?
Two clearance lamps
200 Feet
All passengers
3 feet of clearance and slow down

16. 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.
Suspended
Not allowed to be driven on an expressway because it is against the law
Broken White Line - separates two lanes traveling in the same direction and you may cross this line when changing lanes

17. After a full stop at a red traffic light a driver may turn right...
If the way is clear
Give the owner your name - address - tag number - and phone number- put it on where the vehicle was hit.
Must not be more than 15 feet long
The Florida Highway Patrol - the Sheriff's Department - or the city police department

18. Where should reflectors be mounted?
Stop and Yield to the right-of-way because that person has the right of way
Rain - Fog - Smoke
Two red taillights mounted on the rear and visible from 1000 feet
Suspended - revoked - taken away - or be fined

19. What does a broken white line on the highway mean?
30 days
Slippy wet - hills - uphills - downhills - spin-outs - park on hills - etc
10 Days
Broken White Line - separates two lanes traveling in the same direction and you may cross this line when changing lanes

20. What type of insurance must you have on motor vehicles with four or more wheels?
(The Florida No-Fault Law) PIP
Move forward without stopping first
200 feet
Be issued a ticket for the violation

21. 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
Signal your turn - check for bicyclists - and do not turn directly in front of a bicyclist
500 feet
Solid Yellow Line - May not pass - except when turning left

22. What is the maximum speed limit on an interstate highway on a clear day? In a rural area?
Dirt - sand - lime-rock - gravel - silica - trash or garbage
Slow down with a caution until bicyclist passes by you
70 mph
Operate a farm tractor on the highway

23. 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...
Rain - Fog - Smoke
55 mph
50 feet
Required to stop

24. If you approach a red light and a traffic officer directs you to go through the intersection without stopping - what should you do?
Two red taillights mounted on the rear and visible from 1000 feet
500 feet
55 mph
Just follow a traffic officer

25. 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
Two red taillights mounted on the rear and visible from 1000 feet
You can go turn either left or right
Driver

26. If you failed to answer a traffic summons - you would not be able to...
Renew your license
Suspended
It is against the law
All passengers

27. 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
Park in or drive through areas that have pavement markings indicating fire lanes or safety zones. (5.31.3 - Where Parking is not Allowed)
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

28. For How many feet before you start to turn should you begin your turn signal when you are driving on a highway?
Stop Signs - Four-way stops - Open Intersections - Roundabouts - Pedestrians
Tax Collector or DMW
100 Feet
The Florida Highway Patrol - the Sheriff's Department - or the city police department

29. At what places is it unlawful to overtake and pass?
Double Solid Yellow Line - Separates two lanes of traffic going in the same direction. And may not cross
...
Suspended
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. What is the maximum speed limit for passenger cars on a two-lane highway during the daytime?
Double Solid Yellow Line - Separates two lanes of traffic going in the same direction. And may not cross
Two red lights on the back of a vehicle
55 mph
Tax Collector or DMW

31. If a trailer covers the stoplight of the towing vehicle - where else must a stoplight be?
Slippy wet - hills - uphills - downhills - spin-outs - park on hills - etc
Two clearance lamps
The same things as motor vehicle except the right of way
Operate a farm tractor on the highway

32. When you are entering a highway or street from a private driveway and the way is clear - you can...
Move forward without stopping first
Rain - Fog - Smoke
Tax Collector or DMW
Must go to the next exit

33. What should you do if you drive past the exit on an interstate highway where you wanted to get off?
The same things as motor vehicle except the right of way
Two clearance lamps
Must go to the next exit
30 mph

34. What is the maximum speed limit in a residential area if there is no speed limit sign?
30 mph
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
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

35. 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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36. You may not drive with just your parking lights on - in place of your headlights because...
Broken White Line - separates two lanes traveling in the same direction and you may cross this line when changing lanes
It is against the law
Must stop
Red Traffic Light - Full Stop Flashing Red Traffic

37. When the foot brake is pressed - which light must come on?
Driver
Two red lights on the back of a vehicle
Leave plenty of space between you and vehicle ahead
70 mph

38. What should you do when preparing to turn right on a roadway with a bike lane?
Signal your turn - check for bicyclists - and do not turn directly in front of a bicyclist
Suspended - revoked - taken away - or be fined
Stop Signs - Four-way stops - Open Intersections - Roundabouts - Pedestrians
Suspended

39. Where do you usually find 'YIELD RIGHT-OF-WAY' signs posted?
30 mph
Suspended - revoked - taken away - or be fined
Stop Signs - Four-way stops - Open Intersections - Roundabouts - Pedestrians
You can go turn either left or right

40. If you knowingly make a false statement in an application for a driver license or identification card - you cab be...
10 Days
Park in or drive through areas that have pavement markings indicating fire lanes or safety zones. (5.31.3 - Where Parking is not Allowed)
Fined and placed in prison upon conviction
Two red taillights mounted on the rear and visible from 1000 feet

41. What are the penalties for driving under the influence (DUI)?
Suspended - revoked - taken away - or be fined
Slow down with caution until everything is clear
Park in or drive through areas that have pavement markings indicating fire lanes or safety zones. (5.31.3 - Where Parking is not Allowed)
55 mph

42. Are motor scooters whose engines have less than 150 cubic centimeter displacement allowed to be driven on an expressway?
It is against the law
Judgment
Not allowed to be driven on an expressway because it is against the law
50 feet

43. Give three examples of loads that need to be covered to avoid items - falling or blowing on roadway.
Must stop
A flashing yellow light
Suspended - revoked - taken away - or be fined
Dirt - sand - lime-rock - gravel - silica - trash or garbage

44. How many feet to the rear should you be able to see objects through the rearview mirror?
Towing connection with a vehicle
Sunrise and Sunset
500 feet
200 feet

45. What should a motorist do when they approach a bicyclist from the rear?
Slow down with a caution until bicyclist passes by you
Stop Signs - Four-way stops - Open Intersections - Roundabouts - Pedestrians
Be issued a ticket for the violation
Towing connection with a vehicle

46. 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
Leave plenty of space between you and vehicle ahead
Driver
...
Written report

47. At what times should you use your headlights?
Sunrise and Sunset
Give the owner your name - address - tag number - and phone number- put it on where the vehicle was hit.
Stop Signs - Four-way stops - Open Intersections - Roundabouts - Pedestrians
Driver

48. What does a solid yellow line to the right of the center line of the highway mean?
Solid Yellow Line - May not pass - except when turning left
Two clearance lamps
Written report
Give the owner your name - address - tag number - and phone number- put it on where the vehicle was hit.

49. A person can temporarily ___________ without a driver license
Not allowed to be driven on an expressway because it is against the law
Operate a farm tractor on the highway
Slippy wet - hills - uphills - downhills - spin-outs - park on hills - etc
30 days

50. If you lose your Florida driver license and need a replacement license - where do you apply for it?
50 feet
Issued a ticket
Tax Collector or DMW
Rain - Fog - Smoke