Florida drivers permit: getting ready to drive

Before starting your engine you should do the following:

• your in park or neutral

• You can see out of all mirrors

• Lock all doors

• Fasten your seatbelt

Why should you place your right arm on the passenger seat And turn around when backing up?

• you cannot depend on mirrors, you cannot see directly behind your vehicle

• And completely depend on cameras/alarms, they don’t always detect children and animals

Where are the blind spots on vehicles usually?

Near the left and right rear corners

What is the average reaction to stop the brakes?

¾ - 1 second

How far does a vehicle travel while trying to brake at 50 mph? (Ideal conditions)

158 feet

Doubling the speed mean the braking distance and impact are _ times greater.

4 times greater

Tripling the speed means the breaking distance and impact _ times greater

9 times greater

Quadrupling the speed mean the braking distance and impact _ time greater

16 times greater

What is the total minimum distance your vehicle will travel until your vehicle comes to a complete stop? (Going 50 mph)

You will travel a minimum of 268 feet

You should always have a following distance of at least _ second(s).

4 seconds

When driving behind a semi or a vehicle towing another vehicle you keep a following distance of at least _ feet

300 feet

“limited access highways” are also known as-

• expressways

• Interstate highways

• Turn pikes

• Freeways

Steps to entering a limited access highway include:

• When on the entrance ramp, signal that you going to merge onto the highway

• When accelerating to get off the ramp, adjust your speed to safely merge into traffic

Steps for exiting a limited access highway include:

• get into the exit lane

• Use your turn signal

• start decelerating to the assigned speed limit

When stopping on a limited access highway you should never:

Stop on the pavement, shoulder, or connecting ramp.

What is the “Move Over Law”?

The move over law states that you must change lanes when any law enforcement officers, emergency workers & vehicles, tow truck drivers, utility workers etc. (literally anybody on the side of the road)

If there is a car stopped with its hazards on the highway and you cannot move over to the next lane you should:

Slow down 20 mph under the posted speed limit (if the speed limit was 60mph you would drive 40mph)

(Two-lane roadway, Move Over Law) What should you do if the posted speed limit is already 20mph or less?

Travel at 5mph

When Parking downhill turn you wheels

To the curb

When parking uphill with a curb you should turn your wheels

Away from the curb

When parking uphill without a curb you should turn your wheel

To the right

You shouldn’t park within _ feet of a fire hydrant

15 feet

You shouldn’t park within _ feet of an intersection

20 feet

You shouldn’t park within _ feet Of an entrance to an emergency station

20 feet

You shouldn’t park within _ feet of a rural mailbox on a state highway

30 feet

You shouldn’t park within _ feet of any flashing signal, stop sign, or traffic signal

30 feet

You shouldn’t park within _ feet of a railroad crossing

50 feet

what should you do if your in the left lane about to be overtaken by another driver from behind going at a faster speed?

Move out of the left lane. (Required by Florida law)

When is it legal to pass on right?

It is legal when there are two or more lane of traffic moving in the same direction or if the vehicle your about to pass is making a left turn.

The standard speed limit for a school zone is:

20mph

The standard speed limit for a business or residential area is:

30mph

The standard speed limit for a street or hgihway is:

55mph

The standard speed limit for a Limited access way highway is:

70mph

How do you identify an HOV Lane?

They can be identified by signs/diamond pavement symbols, they are usually separated by a striped buffer zone.

Who can use an HOV Lane?

Vehicle with two or more occupants or hybrid/ low emission vehicles.

What does it mean if you see red reflectors on the lane lines of the road?

Means you’re on the wrong side of the road.

How many feet before making a turn do you have to activate your turn signal?

100 feet

What is the hand signal for a left?

Left arm straight out

What is the hand signal for a right turn?

Left arm facing straight up.

What is the hand signal for slow or stop

Left up facing straight down

Where should you NEVER do a three point turn?

On a curve, a hill, the highway, or where there a sign that prohibits a u-turn