Prepare for the Florida DMV written permit test with these practice questions and answers. This guide covers traffic signs, right-of-way rules, speed limits, and Florida driving laws.
Q: 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: upon conviction, penalties up to a maximum fine of $5,000 and imprisonment up to 5 years.
Q: can a person temporarily operate a farm tractor on the highway without a driver license
Answer: yes
Q: you must obtain a new license showing the new address within how many days of moving
Answer: 10 days
Q: if you lose your florida driver license and need a replacement license where do you apply for it
Answer: State or Tax Collector issuance office
Q: if you failed to answer a traffic summons would you be able to renew your license
Answer: no
Q: 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.
Q: if you receive twelve points within twelve months for how long will your license be suspended
Answer: [no more than] 30 days.
Q: what are the penalties for driving under the influence
Answer: first conviction- $500-$1000 finecommunity service- 50 hoursprobation- not more than a yearimprisonment- no more than 6 monthslicense revoked- min 180 days12 hrs DUI school
Q: both your judgement and vision are affected after drinking alcohol. which is affected first
Answer: judgement
Q: what are penalties for refusing to take a test to determine whether you are intoxicated
Answer: Driving privilege is automatically suspended for one year
Q: 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).
Q: if your driver license is suspended for too many points what type of insurance must you either purchase or prove that you had on effective date of suspension
Answer: 10,000 bodily injury liability (BIL) or 20,000 (BIL) if two or more persons. 10,000 property damage liability (PDL), 30,000 combined single limits
Q: what are the penalties for littering
Answer: fined up to $500 or jailed up to 60 days. fined up to $1,000 if dumping more than 15 pounds of trash.
Q: if you hit a parked car and are unable to find the owner what should you do
Answer: write your name and phone number on a sheet of paper and leave it on the cars windshield and report to the police.
Q: when a crash results in property damages of any amount must the driver notify the florida highway patrol, the sheriffs department, or the city police department
Answer: t
Q: 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 property damage appears to be over $500 you must make a written report.
Q: who is required to wear a seat belt when riding in the front seat of a car or a pickup truck
Answer: e
Q: who could be charged with a violation if a fourteen year old front seat passenger is not wearing a seat belt
Answer: The driver
Q: what is the maximum speed limit for passenger cars on a two lane highway during the daytime
Answer: 55 mph unless otherwise posted.
Q: what is the maximum speed limit in a residential area if there is no speed limit sign
Answer: 30mph
Q: 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.
Q: when you are driving too slowly can you be issued a ticket
Answer: yes
Q: what must you do when approaching a person who is riding or leading a horse upon or near the roadway
Answer: Slow down and yield
Q: 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
Q: to what ages does the child restraint law apply
Answer: All children 5 years of age or younger
Q: when you are entering a high way or street from a private driveway and the way is clear can you move forward without stopping first
Answer: i
Q: 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: yes, unless the dividing barrier is atleast 5ft.
Q: when a school bus stops to unload children on a divided highway should the vehicle traveling in the same direction as the bus stop
Answer: q
Q: if a school bus stops to unload children on a four lane high way divided only by a four foot paved strip must vehicles traveling in the opposite direction stop
Answer: q
Q: 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.
Q: suppose you are driving on a four lane highway . from which lane should you turn. into which lane should you turn
Answer: Turn right from the right lane into the right lane. Turn left from the left lane into the left lane. (pg 22, pictures d and e)
Q: what is the arm signal for a left turn
Answer: Left arm straight out.
Q: when may you drive in the left lane of a road with four or more lanes with two way traffic
Answer: When overtaking and passing. (pg 23)
Q: 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 oncomingvehicle.
Q: 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.
Q: 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
Q: what is the recommended safe following distance
Answer: The two-second rule. (pg 23)
Q: 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: Where there is a curb, turn wheels from the curb. Where there is not a curb, turn wheels to the right. (pg 24 pictures)
Q: can you park your car on a sidewalk within an intersection or on a crosswalk
Answer: no
Q: may you drive with just your parking lights on in place of your headlights
Answer: No.