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Florida Drivers Handbook Test

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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Within How many feet of an oncoming vehicle should you dim your bright headlights?
50 feet
500 feet
Should not 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

2. What are the penalties for littering?
Slippy wet - hills - uphills - downhills - spin-outs - park on hills - etc
Slow down with caution until everything is clear
If the way 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.

3. 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...
200 Feet
Under the age of 5 years old
Required to stop
Issued a ticket

4. What is the maximum speed limit on an interstate highway on a clear day? In a rural area?
200 feet
...
70 mph
Slow down with caution until everything is clear

5. What does a broken white line on the highway mean?
Broken White Line - separates two lanes traveling in the same direction and you may cross this line when changing lanes
...
4 white flags at least 12 inches square attached to it.
Just follow a traffic officer

6. After a full stop at a red traffic light a driver may turn right...
Move forward first
If the way is clear
...
It is against the law

7. What rights and duties do riders of bicycles and mopeds have?
The same things as motor vehicle except the right of way
Two clearance lamps
Dirt - sand - lime-rock - gravel - silica - trash or garbage
Stop Signs - Four-way stops - Open Intersections - Roundabouts - Pedestrians

8. What are the penalties for refusing to take a test to determine whether you are intoxicated?
The same things as motor vehicle except the right of way
Must not be more than 15 feet long
Suspended
Leave plenty of space between you and vehicle ahead

9. What is the recommended safe following distance?
Leave plenty of space between you and vehicle ahead
30 mph
...
30 days

10. 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
200 feet
Slow down with a caution until bicyclist passes by you
Stop and Yield to the right-of-way because that person has the right of way

11. What is the proper way to use anti-lock brakes in an emergency situation?
Signal your turn - check for bicyclists - and do not turn directly in front of a bicyclist
Fined and placed in prison upon conviction
200 Feet
Slippy wet - hills - uphills - downhills - spin-outs - park on hills - etc

12. At what times should you use your headlights?
200 feet
Left
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

13. What should you do when preparing to turn right on a roadway with a bike lane?
Be issued a ticket for the violation
Stop Signs - Four-way stops - Open Intersections - Roundabouts - Pedestrians
Signal your turn - check for bicyclists - and do not turn directly in front of a bicyclist
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. What is the arm signal for a left turn?
Left
30 days
Just follow a traffic officer
Under the age of 5 years old

15. 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...
Move forward first
Double Solid Yellow Line - Separates two lanes of traffic going in the same direction. And may not cross
Stop and Yield to the right-of-way because that person has the right of way
Slippy wet - hills - uphills - downhills - spin-outs - park on hills - etc

16. 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?
Slow down with a caution until bicyclist passes by you
500 feet
30 days
Double Solid Yellow Line - Separates two lanes of traffic going in the same direction. And may not cross

17. When you are entering a highway or street from a private driveway and the way is clear - you can...
30 mph
Move forward without stopping first
Broken White Line - separates two lanes traveling in the same direction and you may cross this line when changing lanes
Rain - Fog - Smoke

18. What does a green arrow showing at the same time as a red traffic light mean you can do?
You can go turn either left or right
500 feet
Operate a farm tractor on the highway
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.

19. Under what conditions must you use your headlights when driving in the daytime?
Rain - Fog - Smoke
Two red lights on the back of a vehicle
3 feet of clearance and slow down
...

20. What are the penalties for driving under the influence (DUI)?
Park your car
Suspended - revoked - taken away - or be fined
...
Rain - Fog - Smoke

21. What do anti-lock braking systems prevent when used in an emergency stopping situation?
Tax Collector or DMW
Park in or drive through areas that have pavement markings indicating fire lanes or safety zones. (5.31.3 - Where Parking is not Allowed)
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
You can go turn either left or right

22. What should you do if you drive past the exit on an interstate highway where you wanted to get off?
Under the age of 5 years old
30 days
Operate a farm tractor on the highway
Must go to the next exit

23. You cannot ________ on a sidewalk - within an intersection - or on a crosswalk?
Park your car
Two red lights on the back of a vehicle
Stop and Yield to the right-of-way because that person has the right of way
500 feet

24. What type of insurance must you have on motor vehicles with four or more wheels?
Left
(The Florida No-Fault Law) PIP
70 mph
Tax Collector or DMW

25. What does a solid yellow line to the right of the center line of the highway mean?
200 feet
Solid Yellow Line - May not pass - except when turning left
Stop Signs - Four-way stops - Open Intersections - Roundabouts - Pedestrians
Two clearance lamps

26. 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...
The Florida Highway Patrol - the Sheriff's Department - or the city police department
Must stop
Slow down with caution until everything is clear
Stop Signs - Four-way stops - Open Intersections - Roundabouts - Pedestrians

27. If you approach a red light and a traffic officer directs you to go through the intersection without stopping - what should you do?
100 Feet
Not allowed to be driven on an expressway because it is against the law
Just follow a traffic officer
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

28. Give three examples of loads that need to be covered to avoid items - falling or blowing on roadway.
Renew your license
Dirt - sand - lime-rock - gravel - silica - trash or garbage
Judgment
Just follow a traffic officer

29. 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?
Revoked
Issued a ticket
4 white flags at least 12 inches square attached to it.
Signal your turn - check for bicyclists - and do not turn directly in front of a bicyclist

30. 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?
200 Feet
Double Solid Yellow Line - Separates two lanes of traffic going in the same direction. And may not cross
(The Financial Responsibility Law)
70 mph

31. To what ages does the Child Restraint Law apply?
Slippy wet - hills - uphills - downhills - spin-outs - park on hills - etc
Under the age of 5 years old
Two red taillights mounted on the rear and visible from 1000 feet
A flashing yellow light

32. How long can the drawbar be between the towing vehicle and the vehicle being towed?
Towing connection with a vehicle
Must not be more than 15 feet long
You can go turn either left or right
Sunrise and Sunset

33. For How many feet before you start to turn should you begin your turn signal when you are driving on a highway?
100 Feet
...
Leave plenty of space between you and vehicle ahead
Must not be more than 15 feet long

34. If you lose your Florida driver license and need a replacement license - where do you apply for it?
Tax Collector or DMW
Must 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)
200 Feet

35. When a school bus stops to unload children on a divided highway - the vehicles traveling in the same direction as the bus...
Judgment
Should not stop
Driver
Dirt - sand - lime-rock - gravel - silica - trash or garbage

36. You must obtain a new license showing the new address within How many days of moving?
Leave plenty of space between you and vehicle ahead
Driver
Slow down with caution until everything is clear
10 Days

37. If you receive twelve points within twelve months - for how long will your license be suspended?
Be issued a ticket for the violation
30 days
Give the owner your name - address - tag number - and phone number- put it on where the vehicle was hit.
Move forward first

38. How many feet to the rear should you be able to see objects through the rearview mirror?
4 white flags at least 12 inches square attached to it.
Slippy wet - hills - uphills - downhills - spin-outs - park on hills - etc
Red Traffic Light - Full Stop Flashing Red Traffic
200 feet

39. Can you proceed with caution when you approach...
A flashing yellow light
10 Days
Be issued a ticket for the violation
Under the age of 5 years old

40. What is the maximum speed limit in a residential area if there is no speed limit sign?
55 mph
30 mph
Suspended - revoked - taken away - or be fined
Judgment

41. Where do you usually find 'YIELD RIGHT-OF-WAY' signs posted?
Stop Signs - Four-way stops - Open Intersections - Roundabouts - Pedestrians
4 white flags at least 12 inches square attached to it.
Dirt - sand - lime-rock - gravel - silica - trash or garbage
Move forward first

42. What should a motorist do when they approach a bicyclist from the rear?
Suspended
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
Slow down with a caution until bicyclist passes by you

43. When can a motorist preparing to make a right hand turn - move into a bike lane?
It is against the law
3 feet of clearance and slow down
Slippy wet - hills - uphills - downhills - spin-outs - park on hills - etc
Stop Signs - Four-way stops - Open Intersections - Roundabouts - Pedestrians

44. What must you do when you see a pedestrian with a white cane in the street ahead of you?
Stop and Yield to the right-of-way because that person has the right of way
200 feet
Not allowed to be driven on an expressway because it is against the law
Issued a ticket

45. When you are driving too slowly - you can still be...
The Florida Highway Patrol - the Sheriff's Department - or the city police department
Give the owner your name - address - tag number - and phone number- put it on where the vehicle was hit.
Issued a ticket
Written report

46. When one vehicle is towing another by means of a chain - What does the chain need to have displayed on it?
Operate a farm tractor on the highway
Signal your turn - check for bicyclists - and do not turn directly in front of a bicyclist
3 feet of clearance and slow down
Towing connection with a vehicle

47. 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
4 white flags at least 12 inches square attached to it.
Written report
Stop and Yield to the right-of-way because that person has the right of way
Park your car

48. When may you drive in the left lane of a road with four or more lanes with two-way traffic?
...
The same things as motor vehicle except the right of way
If the way is clear
Be issued a ticket for the violation

49. If you knowingly make a false statement in an application for a driver license or identification card - you cab be...
Just follow a traffic officer
200 Feet
Fined and placed in prison upon conviction
Solid Yellow Line - May not pass - except when turning left

50. 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?
4 white flags at least 12 inches square attached to it.
30 mph
If the way is clear
50 feet