FL Drivers Permit Test Study Guide

What will happen if you do not stop to give help when the vehicle you are driving is involved in a crash causing death or personal injury?

Your license will be revoked

If you receive twelve points within twelve months, for how long will your license be suspended?

30 days

Both your judgment and vision are affected after drinking alcohol. Which is affected first?

A person’s judgment is the first thing affected after drinking an alcoholic beverage

What are the penalties for failing to take a blood test, a urine test, or a breath test?

Your license will automatically be suspended for one year

Who does the driver notify when a crash results in property damage?

The local police, the Florida Highway Patrol

If you hit a parked car and are unable to find the owner, what should you do?

Give the owner your name, address, and license plate number in person or in a note that is easily seen. Report the crash to the proper law enforcement agency

What are the penalties for littering?

People who throw litter up to 15 pounds onto roadways can be fined $100. If a person throws more than 15 pounds of litter, they can be charged with a first-degree misdemeanor, fined up to $1,000, and receive 3 points on their driving record

What happens if a law enforcement officer stops a vehicle for a violation and finds a front seat passenger, 17 years of age or younger, not wearing a safety belt?

A seat belt violation will be charged to the driver when a person under 18 is not restrained by a safety belt or a child restraint device

To what ages does the Child Restraint Law apply?

All children under age 4 must be in a safety seat and children ages 4 and 5 must either be in a safety seat or booster seat

What is the maximum speed limit in a residential area if there is no speed limit sign?

30 mph

What can happen if you are driving too slowly?

Driving too slowly is against Florida law. You must not drive so slowly that you block or delay traffic moving at normal, safe speeds. you should drive with the flow of traffic, within the speed limit.

If you approach a red light and a traffic officer directs you to go through the intersection without stopping, what should you do?

If a law enforcement officer is directing traffic where there are signal lights, obey the officer - not the signals.

When may you drive in the left lane of a road with four or more lanes with two-way traffic?

If the road has four or more lanes with two-way traffic, drive in the right lanes except when overtaking and passing.

After passing a vehicle, you must return to the right side of the road before coming within how many feet of an oncoming vehicle?

You must return to the right side of the road before coming within 200 feet of any vehicle coming from the opposite direction.

When should you not pass on a two-lane road with traffic moving in opposite directions?

Where a solid yellow line is painted on your side of the center line.

What is the recommended safe following distance in Florida?

Keep a minimum following distance of four seconds during favorable weather and traffic conditions.

Which way should you turn your wheels when parking facing uphill where there is a curb?

Turn your wheels toward the curb so that if your car starts to move, it will roll away from traffic or into the curb.

What should you do if you drive past the exit on an interstate highway where you wanted to get off?

If you go past your exit, you must go to the next one.

At what times should you use your headlights?

Use your headlights (low beam or high beam) between the hours of sunset and sunrise.

When approaching another vehicle from the rear at night, within how many feet must you turn off your high beam headlights?

If you are behind other vehicles, use low beams when you are within 300 feet of the vehicle ahead.

Within how many feet of an oncoming vehicle should you dim your bright headlights?

Don’t use high-beam headlights within 500 feet on oncoming vehicles.

When driving in the rain, fog, or smoke in the daytime, what lights should you use?

Drive with lights on low beam.

When are motorists required to stop or yield for pedestrians waiting to cross the street or driveway?

Motorists must stop or yield as appropriate for pedestrians crossing the street or driveway at any marked mid-block crossing, driveway or intersection without traffic signals.

What must you do when you see a pedestrian with a white cane in the street ahead of you?

A white cane indicates that the pedestrian is blind. Drivers must always yield the right-of-way to pedestrians who are blind.

What is the minimum required clearance a motorist must maintain from a cyclist?

Florida law requires that motorists give cyclists a minimum of three feet of clearance and reduce their speed.

When a motorist is making a right hand turn where a bike lane is present:

The motorist must yield to any cyclist present in the bike lane and make the turn behind the bicyclist.

As you prepare to turn right at an intersection, what should you do?

When making a right turn, signal your turn, check for bicyclists, and do not turn directly in front of a bicyclist.

Do riders of bicycles and mopeds on a roadway have the same rights and responsibilities as motor vehicle drivers?

Persons riding bicycles or mopeds on a roadway have the same rights (with certain exceptions) and duties as motor vehicle drivers and may be ticketed for traffic violations.

Who is required to wear a bicycle helmet?

Bicyclists and bicycle passengers under 16 are required to wear helmets that meet federal safety standards.

Do you have to stop if you are traveling in the opposite direction of a school bus that has stopped to unload children on a divided highway with a five-foot wide raised barrier?

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.

Do you shave to stop if you are traveling behind a school bus going the same direction, and the bus has stopped to unload children?

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.

Do you have to stop traveling in the opposite direction of a school bus that has stopped to unload children with painted lines dividing the highway?

You must stop. Painted lines or pavement markings are not considered barriers.

When children or school crossing guards are present in a crosswalk, what should a driver do?

When children or school crossing guards are present in a crosswalk, drivers must yield or stop at the marked stop line and without stopping in the crosswalk.

What does a red traffic light mean?

Come to a complete stop at the marked stop line or before moving into the crosswalk or intersection and wait for the light to turn green.

What does a flashing red traffic light mean?

A flashing red light means the same thing as a stop sign. It is used at dangerous intersections. Stop and proceed when it is safe.

When are you permitted to make a right turn when the traffic signal is red?

At most intersections, after stopping, you may turn right on red if the way is clear. Some intersections display a “NO TURN ON RED” sign, which you must obey.

A flashing yellow light means:

You are not required to stop and may proceed with caution. This light is used at or just before a dangerous intersection. This is also used to alert drivers to a warning sign, such as a school crossing or sharp curves.

If there is a power outage and the traffic signals at the intersection are not active, what does the driver do?

Vehicles move through the intersection in the order they arrived, and if multiple vehicles arrive at the same time, the driver on the left yields to the driver on the right.

What does it mean to yield the right-of-way?

By allowing pedestrians to cross the road, by pulling over and stopping for emergency vehicles, and by entering an intersection after yielding to oncoming traffic.

What does a solid yellow line next to a broken yellow line mean on a divided highway?

Passing is prohibited for card traveling on the side of the solid line, but cars traveling on the side of the broken line may pass.

What does a double solid yellow line in the center of the highway mean?

You may not cross these lines unless turning left when it is safe to do so.

What does a double solid white line in the center of the highway mean?

A double solid white line separates two lanes of traffic going in the same direction and crossing a double solid line is prohibited.

What does a broken white line on the highway mean?

A broken white line separates two lanes traveling in the same direction and crossing is allowed.

When the foot brake is pressed, which light must come on?

Two red brake lights in the rear of the vehicle.

When is a trailer required to have brake lights?

Every trailer must have brake lights if the trailer covers the brake lights on the towing vehicle.

What must be showing when one vehicle is towing another by means of a chain?

You must have a white flag at least 12 inches square attached to it.

What must you do when you are hauling loads that could blow out of your vehicle?

You must use a close-fitting cover when hauling loads which could fall or blow onto the roadway.

What should you do when you need to make an emergency stop in a vehicle equipped with an anti-lock brake system?

You should press down hard on the brake pedal, hold it and steer out of danger. the ABS automatically pumps the brakes to prevent skidding.

If a load extends 4 or more feet beyond the bed or body of a vehicle driven on a highway in the daytime _______.

red flags at least 18 inches square must be placed to mark the extremities of the load.

What does this sign mean? (the background is supposed to be white.)

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