dmv florida Flashcards

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1. What must you do if hauling a load of material which could fall or blow onto the roadway?
2. When a projected load extends more than 4 feet from the vehicle, what must you use to clearly mark it in the daytime? At night?
3. If a law enforcement officer stops a vehicle and the front seat passenger under 18 years old is not wearing a safety belt, who will be charged with a seatbelt violation?
4. What does a single broken white line on the highway mean?
5. What does a double solid yellow line in the center of the highway mean? A double solid white line?
6. What happens to the force of impact when you double your speed? Triple your speed?
7. Unless otherwise posted, what is the maximum speed limit for cars in a residential area if there is no speed limit sign?
8. What is the maximum speed limit on a limited access highway?
9. When you are driving too slowly, can you be issued a citation or ticket?
10. When you are driving on a highway, for how many feet before you start to turn should you begin your turn signal for a left or right turn?
11. When can you use a three-point turn? Where should you never make a three-point turn?
12. When may you drive in the left lane of a road with two lanes? With four lanes?
13. What does it mean if you see red reflectors on the lane lines facing you? What should you do?
14. What is the recommended safe following distance?
15. When should you increase your following distance?
16. Where, or at what places, is it unlawful to overtake and pass?
17. Under what circumstances can you stop in the acceleration lane on an expressway?
18. What should you do if you drive past your exit on a limited access highway?
19. Where should you move your vehicle if you break down while driving on the highway?
20. What is the farthest away you can park from a curb?
21. If you have a manual transmission, what gear should you put the car in when parking downhill? Uphill? What if you have an automatic transmission?
22. Where is parking prohibited? Can you park your car on a sidewalk, within an intersection or on a crosswalk?
23. Which way should you turn your wheels when parking (facing) uphill along the curb, where there is a curb? Which way should you turn them when there is not a curb? Which way should you turn them if parking downhill?
24. Are motorists required to stop or yield for pedestrians crossing the street?
25. What must you do when you see a pedestrian with a white cane in the street ahead of you?
26. What is the minimum distance a motorist must give when traveling next to a cyclist?
27. If you are driving a motor vehicle, are you allowed to share a lane with a motorcyclist? When is it okay to share a lane with a motorcycle?
28. When a school bus is stopped to unload children on a highway divided with a raised barrier, are vehicles traveling in the opposite direction required to stop?
29. When a school bus stops to unload children, are vehicles traveling in the same direction required to stop?
30. What must you do when children or school crossing guards are present in a crosswalk?
31. What must you do if an emergency vehicle with activated lights and/or sirens is approaching you from behind?
32. What does the Move Over Law require you to do?
33. What is a No Zone?
34. What time must you use your headlights?
35. At night, within how many feet of approaching a vehicle from the rear must you dim your high beam headlights?
36. Within how many feet of an oncoming vehicle should you dim your high beam headlights?
37. What should you do if your right wheels go off the pavement while driving?
38. What should you do if your tires begin to skid while driving?
39. When emergency braking, what is the difference between conventional brakes and anti-lock brakes (ABS)?
40. What should you do during a tire blow-out?
41. What must you do if you are involved in a minor accident and your vehicle is blocking the flow of traffic?
42. If you hit a parked car and are unable to find the owner, what should you do?
43. What are the penalties for leaving the scene of an accident involving injury or death?
44. What are the requirements of the No-Fault Law? What type of insurance must you have on motor vehicles with four or more wheels?
45. What education course are you required to take if you are applying for a learner's license (or never had a driver's license)?
46. What are the time restrictions for a motorist with a learner's license?
47. What are the time restrictions for a licensed motorist under age 17 (age 16)? Under age 18 (age 17)?
48. When entering a road from a driveway, alley or roadside, whom must you yield to?
49. What should you do if you approach a roundabout?
50. Are you responsible for letting an unlicensed person drive your car?
51. What are the 3 parts of the expressway entrance?
52. What is the 1st thing impaired in a driver who has been drinking alcohol?
53. When is it safe to return to the right-hand lane after passing another vehicle?
54. Is it illegal to leave your keys in your car when you're parked?
55. You must obtain a new license showing the new address within how many days of moving?
56. What should you do when your brakes are wet?
57. 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?
58. What are the penalties for refusing to take a test to determine whether you are intoxicated?
59. After passing a vehicle, you must return to the right side of the road before coming within how many feet of an oncoming vehicle?
60. May you drive with just your parking lights on in place of your headlights?
61. How old must you be to get a Florida learner's license, and which exams must you pass?
62. Who must ride with a Florida learner's license holder, and where must that person sit?
63. How many hours of supervised driving must a teen log before getting a Florida driver license, and how many of them at night?
64. What happens to a driver under 18 who accumulates six or more points within 12 months?
65. A driver under 21 is suspended for a blood alcohol level of .02 to .05. What course must they finish to reinstate on a hardship basis?
66. At what breath or blood alcohol level is a Florida driver license administratively suspended?
67. Your car stalls on railroad tracks and a train is coming. What should you do?
68. About how long will a vehicle that drives into water float on the surface?
69. When should you try to put out a vehicle fire yourself, and what must you never use on a gasoline or diesel fire?
70. How should you treat an intersection when the power is out and the traffic signals are dark?
71. At a four-way stop, two vehicles arrive at about the same time. Who must yield?
72. In a multi-lane roundabout, which lane do you use to go straight or right, and which to go left or make a U-turn?
73. What three things must you not do inside a roundabout, and what must you do before exiting?
74. Under the Move Over Law on a two-lane road, how much must you slow down, and what if the speed limit is 20 MPH or less?
75. Who may drive a golf cart on a public road or street in Florida if they are under 18?
76. When may a Florida motorcycle operator ride without a helmet?
77. What are blind spots, and how do you avoid driving in another driver's blind spot?
78. What does a flashing yellow signal at a drawbridge mean?
79. What must you do when the red lights on a railroad crossbuck begin to flash?
80. Can air bags replace wearing a safety belt?
81. What happens if a driver with anti-lock brakes pumps the brake pedal in an emergency stop?
82. Your accelerator pedal sticks. What should you do with the transmission?
83. A car is coming toward you in your lane. What three steps does the handbook give?
84. After a crash with property damage only and no law enforcement report, within how many days must you send a written report to FLHSMV?
85. What is the center lane of a three-lane or five-lane highway used for?
86. When must a driver yield to a public transit bus?
87. Is it ever legal to back up on an entrance or exit ramp?
88. If your vehicle breaks down, where should you park it if possible, and which side should passengers get out on?
89. Must a pedestrian crossing a roadway outside a crosswalk yield to vehicles?
90. What is the maximum speed on Florida streets and highways outside residential areas, unless posted otherwise?

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