Florida permit test study questions – Flashcards
Unlock all answers in this set
Unlock answersquestion
If you knowingly make a false statement in an application for a driver license or identification card, can you be fined and placed in prison upon conviction?
answer
Yes, penalties up to a maximum fine of $ 5,000.00 and imprisonment up to 5 years!
question
Can a person temporarily operate a farm tractor on the highway without a driver license?
answer
Persons who drive only vehicles like farm tractors or road machines temporarily on the highway may drive without a license
question
You must obtain a new license showing the new address within how many days of moving?
answer
10 days
question
If you lose your Florida driver license and need a replacement license, where do you apply for it?
answer
Driver's license office.
question
If you failed to answer a traffic summons, would you be able to renew your license?
answer
No.
question
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?
answer
Have license revoked.
question
If you receive twelve points within twelve months, for how long will your license be suspended?
answer
[no more than] 30 days.
question
What are the penalties for driving under the influence (DUI)?
answer
Fine,Community Service, Probation, Imprisonment, License Revocation, DUI School, DUI School Requirement Evaluation conducted to determine need for treatment, Ignition Interlock Device.
question
Both your judgment and vision are affected after drinking alcohol. Which is affected first?
answer
Judgement.
question
What are the penalties for refusing to take a test to determine whether you are intoxicated?
answer
Have your license suspended.
question
What type of insurance must you have on motor vehicles with four or more wheels?
answer
$10,000 of Personal Injury Protection (PIP) and $10,000 of Property Damage Liability (PDL).
question
If your driver license is revoked for DUI or suspended for too many points, what type of insurance must you either purchase or prove that you had on the date of the violation or effective date of the suspension?
answer
Bodily injury liability insurance.
question
What are the penalties for littering?
answer
fined up to $500 or jailed up to 60 days. You can be charged with a first-degree misdemeanor and fined up to $1,000 if dumping more than 15 pounds of trash.
question
If you hit a parked car and are unable to find the owner, what should you do?
answer
Give the owner your name, address, and tag number in person or in a note attached to the object that was hit.
question
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?
answer
If the crash causes injury, death, or property damage, it must be reported. Call the local police, the Florida Highway Patrol, or the county Sheriff's office.
question
After a crash has been investigated by an officer, does the driver need to send a written report to the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles?
answer
If the crash is investigated by an officer, the driver need not make a written report. If property damage appears to be over $500 and no report is written by an officer, you must make a written report.
question
Who is required to wear seat belts when riding in the front seat of a car or a pickup truck?
answer
Driver and all passengers.
question
Who could be charged with a violation if a fourteen-year-old front-seat passenger is not wearing a seat belt?
answer
The driver.
question
What is the maximum speed limit for passenger cars on a two-lane highway during the daytime?
answer
55 mph unless otherwise posted.
question
What is the maximum speed limit in a residential area if there is no speed limit sign?
answer
30mph.
question
What is the maximum speed limit on an interstate highway on a clear day? In a rural area?
answer
70mph on some rural interstate highways.
question
When are you driving too slowly, can you be issued a ticket?
answer
Yes.
question
What must you do when approaching a person who is riding or leading a horse upon or near the roadway?
answer
Use reasonable care when approaching a person who is riding or leading an animal on the roadway or shoulder of the road.
question
What must you do when you see a pedestrian with a white cane in the street ahead of you?
answer
Vehicles must come to a complete stop
question
To what ages does the Child Restraint Law apply?
answer
5 yrs. of age
question
When you are entering a highway or street from a private driveway and the way is clear, can you move forward without stopping first?
answer
Yes. Driveways and private roads are a yield rather than a stop.
question
Are vehicles traveling in the opposite direction of school buses that have stopped to unload children on a divided highway with a dividing barrier required to stop?
answer
If the highway is divided by a raised barrier or an unpaved median at least five feet wide, you do not have to stop if you are moving in the opposite direction of the bus.
question
When a school bus stops to unload children on a divided highway, should the vehicles traveling in the same direction as the bus stop?
answer
You must always stop if you are moving in the same direction as the bus and you must remain stopped until the bus stop arm is withdrawn.
question
If a school bus stops to unload children on a four-lane highway divided only by a four-foot paved strip, must vehicles traveling in the opposite direction stop?
answer
Yes.
question
For how many feet before you start to turn should you begin your turn signal when you are driving on a highway?
answer
100 feet.
question
Suppose you are driving on a four-lane highway. From which lane should you turn? Into which lane should you turn?
answer
Left-to- left. right -to- right. Corresponding lane.
question
What is the arm signal for a left turn?
answer
Left arm straight out.
question
When may you drive in the left lane of a road with four or more lanes with two-way traffic?
answer
When overtaking or passing.
question
After passing a vehicle, you must return to the right side of the road before coming within how many feet of an oncoming vehicle?
answer
Within 200 feet of an oncoming vehicle.
question
At what places is it unlawful to overtake and pass?
answer
Where you see a "DO NOT PASS" or "NO PASSING ZONE" sign; Where a solid yellow line is painted on you side of the center line; On hills or curves, and at the intersections; and Within 100 feet of a bridge, viaduct, tunnel, or railroad crossing.
question
Can a driver who crosses a solid line on the right of the center line of the highway be issued a ticket for the violation?
answer
Yes.
question
What is the recommended safe following distance?
answer
Use the 2 second rule.
question
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?
answer
Upill away from curb. downhill to curb. Where there is not a curb, turn wheels to the right.
question
Can you park your car on a sidewalk, within an intersection, or on a crosswalk?
answer
No.
question
May you drive with just your parking lights on, in place of your headlights?
answer
No.
question
Are motor scooters whose engines have less than 150 cubic centimeter displacement allowed to be driven on an expressway?
answer
No.
question
What should you do if you drive past the exit on an interstate highway where you wanted to get off?
answer
Go to the next exit.
question
At what times should you use your headlights?
answer
Use your headlights (low beam or high beam) between the hours of sunset and sunrise.
question
When approaching another vehicle from the rear at night, within how many feet must you dim your bright headlights?
answer
Within 300 feet.
question
Within how many feet of an oncoming vehicle should you dim your bright headlights?
answer
Within 500 feet.
question
Under what conditions must you use your headlights when driving in the daytime?
answer
During any rain, smoke or fog.
question
If you approach a red light and a traffic officer directs you to go through the intersection without stopping, what should you do?
answer
Drivers, pedestrians, and bicycle riders must obey signals, except when an officer is directing traffic.
question
What does a green arrow showing at the same time as a red traffic light mean you can do?
answer
If the red light is burning at the same time, you must be in the proper lane for such a turn and you must yield the right-of-way to vehicles and pedestrians within the intersection.
question
After a full stop at a red traffic light may a driver turn right if the way is clear?
answer
At most intersections, after stopping, you may turn right on red if the way is clear.
question
What does a red traffic light mean? What does a flashing red traffic light mean?
answer
Come to a complete stop. A flashing red light means the same thing as a stop sign.
question
Can you proceed with caution when you approach a flashing yellow light?
answer
Yes; A flashing yellow light means you may move forward with caution.
question
Where do you usually find "YIELD RIGHT-OF-WAY" signs posted?
answer
Yield signs are usually placed where auxiliary roads lead into major roads.
question
If more than one vehicle is approaching a four-way stop sign and you are the first one to get there and stop, do you have the right to move forward first?
answer
Yes.
question
What does a solid yellow line to the right of the center line of the highway mean?
answer
No.
question
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?
answer
Double solid yellow lines prohibit vehicles moving in either direction from crossing the lines. A double solid white line separates two lanes of traffic going in the same direction.
question
What does a broken white line on the highway mean?
answer
A broken white line separates two lanes traveling in the same direction. Once you have signaled and if it is safe to do so, you may cross this line when changing lanes.
question
When the foot brake is pressed, which light must come on?
answer
brake light.
question
In addition to other equipment, is your vehicle required to have a white light that makes the license plate visible from 50 feet, a windshield wiper and a horn?
answer
Yes.
question
What rights and duties do riders of bicycles and mopeds have?
answer
Same rights and duties as motor vehicle drivers.
question
When may a motorist preparing to make a right hand turn, move into a bike lane?
answer
When its clear.
question
What is the proper procedure for a motorist when a bicyclist is occupying too much space for you to share the lane?
answer
Allow three feet of clearance when passing a bicycle.
question
What is the legal definition of a bicycle?
answer
Every vehicle propelled solely by human power.
question
What is the proper way to use anti-lock brakes in an emergency situation?
answer
Drivers with ABS need to press down hard on the brake pedal, hold it and steer out of danger.
question
What does anti-lock braking systems prevent when used in an emergency stopping situation?
answer
Anti-lock brakes prevent skidding and allow drivers to steer during an emergency braking situation.
question
If a trailer covers the stoplight of the towing vehicle, where else must a stoplight be?
answer
On rear of trailor.
question
Where should reflectors be mounted?
answer
On the rear; two reflectors, one on each side.
question
Give three examples of loads that need to be covered to avoid items falling or blowing on roadway.
answer
Dirt, Sand, Trash or garbage.
question
How many feet to the rear should you be able to see objects through the rearview mirror regardless of load?
answer
200 feet.
question
When one vehicle is towing another by means of a chain, what does the chain need to have displayed on it?
answer
If a chain, rope, or cable is used as the towing connection, you must have a white flag at least 12 inches square attached to it.
question
How long can the drawbar be between the towing vehicle and the vehicle being towed?
answer
It must not be more than 15 feet long unless you are towing poles, pipes, machinery, or other objects that cannot be easily taken apart.
question
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?
answer
In the daytime, 4 red flags at least 12 inches square. *must be placed on the projecting load where red lamps are used at night (extreme rear and sides)
