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Florida Drivers Handbook Test

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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. Adriver who crosses a solid line on the right of the center line of the highway can...
Be issued a ticket for the violation
The same things as motor vehicle except the right of way
Stop and Yield to the right-of-way because that person has the right of way
Left

2. Are motor scooters whose engines have less than 150 cubic centimeter displacement allowed to be driven on an expressway?
Signal your turn - check for bicyclists - and do not turn directly in front of a bicyclist
Left
...
Not allowed to be driven on an expressway because it is against the law

3. If you receive twelve points within twelve months - for how long will your license be suspended?
...
Driver
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

4. What are the penalties for refusing to take a test to determine whether you are intoxicated?
Solid Yellow Line - May not pass - except when turning left
Suspended
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.

5. What is the maximum speed limit on an interstate highway on a clear day? In a rural area?
If the way is clear
200 feet
70 mph
(The Financial Responsibility Law)

6. 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?
Rain - Fog - Smoke
Double Solid Yellow Line - Separates two lanes of traffic going in the same direction. And may not cross
Give the owner your name - address - tag number - and phone number- put it on where the vehicle was hit.
Tax Collector or DMW

7. What is the arm signal for a left turn?
Operate a farm tractor on the highway
Left
A flashing yellow light
Must stop

8. What is the proper way to use anti-lock brakes in an emergency situation?
Slippy wet - hills - uphills - downhills - spin-outs - park on hills - etc
3 feet of clearance and slow down
Broken White Line - separates two lanes traveling in the same direction and you may cross this line when changing lanes
Two clearance lamps

9. What is the recommended safe following distance?
Must stop
Two clearance lamps
Leave plenty of space between you and vehicle ahead
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.

10. 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
Red Traffic Light - Full Stop Flashing Red Traffic
30 days
If the way is clear

11. 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
Stop and Yield to the right-of-way because that person has the right of way
Required to stop

12. 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...
Driver
Required to stop
Red Traffic Light - Full Stop Flashing Red Traffic
Sunrise and Sunset

13. What does a red traffic light mean? What does a flashing red traffic light mean?
500 feet
Red Traffic Light - Full Stop Flashing Red Traffic
Be issued a ticket for the violation
Tax Collector or DMW

14. 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?

15. If you knowingly make a false statement in an application for a driver license or identification card - you cab be...
Towing connection with a vehicle
Written report
Fined and placed in prison upon conviction
Red Traffic Light - Full Stop Flashing Red Traffic

16. What type of insurance must you have on motor vehicles with four or more wheels?
(The Florida No-Fault Law) PIP
Be issued a ticket for the violation
Park your car
Two clearance lamps

17. 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?
Leave plenty of space between you and vehicle ahead
Move forward without stopping first
(The Financial Responsibility Law)
Towing connection with a vehicle

18. What rights and duties do riders of bicycles and mopeds have?
The same things as motor vehicle except the right of way
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.
Leave plenty of space between you and vehicle ahead
Should not stop

19. What should you do if you drive past the exit on an interstate highway where you wanted to get off?
Solid Yellow Line - May not pass - except when turning left
Must go to the next exit
Driver
Red Traffic Light - Full Stop Flashing Red Traffic

20. Both your judgment and vision are affected after drinking alcohol. Which is affected first?
Renew your license
Judgment
The same things as motor vehicle except the right of way
Be issued a ticket for the violation

21. What is the maximum speed limit for passenger cars on a two-lane highway during the daytime?
55 mph
The Florida Highway Patrol - the Sheriff's Department - or the city police department
Written report
Suspended - revoked - taken away - or be fined

22. At what places is it unlawful to overtake and pass?
Must stop
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)
Give the owner your name - address - tag number - and phone number- put it on where the vehicle was hit.

23. 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
Renew your license
Written report
Not allowed to be driven on an expressway because it is against the law
Two red lights on the back of a vehicle

24. At what times should you use your headlights?
Sunrise and Sunset
Left
4 white flags at least 12 inches square attached to it.
It is against the law

25. Where should reflectors be mounted?
Two red taillights mounted on the rear and visible from 1000 feet
You can go turn either left or right
Not allowed to be driven on an expressway because it is against the law
Tax Collector or DMW

26. Who could be charged with a violation if a fourteen-year-old front-seat passenger is not wearing a seat belt?
Under the age of 5 years old
30 days
Driver
Tax Collector or DMW

27. What is the maximum speed limit in a residential area if there is no speed limit sign?
500 feet
30 mph
Just follow a traffic officer
Move forward without stopping first

28. To what ages does the Child Restraint Law apply?
Under the age of 5 years old
30 mph
Written report
Towing connection with a vehicle

29. When the foot brake is pressed - which light must come on?
A flashing yellow light
Two red lights on the back of a vehicle
Two red taillights mounted on the rear and visible from 1000 feet
Move forward first

30. If a trailer covers the stoplight of the towing vehicle - where else must a stoplight be?
Driver
Two clearance lamps
Written report
Give the owner your name - address - tag number - and phone number- put it on where the vehicle was hit.

31. What does a green arrow showing at the same time as a red traffic light mean you can do?
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
You can go turn either left or right
30 mph

32. 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?
Towing connection with a vehicle
500 feet
...
Sunrise and Sunset

33. What are the penalties for driving under the influence (DUI)?
If the way is clear
Red Traffic Light - Full Stop Flashing Red Traffic
Suspended - revoked - taken away - or be fined
70 mph

34. Within How many feet of an oncoming vehicle should you dim your bright headlights?
500 feet
30 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)
3 feet of clearance and slow down

35. How many feet to the rear should you be able to see objects through the rearview mirror?
You can go turn either left or right
Stop Signs - Four-way stops - Open Intersections - Roundabouts - Pedestrians
The Florida Highway Patrol - the Sheriff's Department - or the city police department
200 feet

36. For How many feet before you start to turn should you begin your turn signal when you are driving on a highway?
100 Feet
70 mph
Should not stop
Slow down with caution until everything is clear

37. When a school bus stops to unload children on a divided highway - the vehicles traveling in the same direction as the bus...
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)
Must stop
Should not stop

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?
200 Feet
70 mph
Give the owner your name - address - tag number - and phone number- put it on where the vehicle was hit.
50 feet

39. After a full stop at a red traffic light a driver may turn right...
If the way is clear
10 Days
...
Double Solid Yellow Line - Separates two lanes of traffic going in the same direction. And may not cross

40. 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
Left
Just follow a traffic officer
4 white flags at least 12 inches square attached to it.

41. What does a broken white line on the highway mean?
30 mph
Tax Collector or DMW
Broken White Line - separates two lanes traveling in the same direction and you may cross this line when changing lanes
...

42. You must obtain a new license showing the new address within How many days of moving?
50 feet
10 Days
Judgment
Stop and Yield to the right-of-way because that person has the right of way

43. What should a motorist do when they approach a bicyclist from the rear?
Issued a ticket
Be issued a ticket for the violation
Slow down with a caution until bicyclist passes by you
Broken White Line - separates two lanes traveling in the same direction and you may cross this line when changing lanes

44. What are the penalties for littering?
200 feet
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
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.

45. You may not drive with just your parking lights on - in place of your headlights because...
It is against the law
Double Solid Yellow Line - Separates two lanes of traffic going in the same direction. And may not cross
Red Traffic Light - Full Stop Flashing Red Traffic
Must go to the next exit

46. Under what conditions must you use your headlights when driving in the daytime?
200 Feet
100 Feet
30 days
Rain - Fog - Smoke

47. A person can temporarily ___________ without a driver license
55 mph
Two red lights on the back of a vehicle
Operate a farm tractor on the highway
Two clearance lamps

48. If you lose your Florida driver license and need a replacement license - where do you apply for it?
Tax Collector or DMW
Stop and Yield to the right-of-way because that person has the right of way
Double Solid Yellow Line - Separates two lanes of traffic going in the same direction. And may not cross
10 Days

49. Can you proceed with caution when you approach...
A flashing yellow light
Driver
(The Florida No-Fault Law) PIP
Signal your turn - check for bicyclists - and do not turn directly in front of a bicyclist

50. What must you do when you see a pedestrian with a white cane in the street ahead of you?
Two red lights on the back of a vehicle
...
Suspended
Stop and Yield to the right-of-way because that person has the right of way