FL Permit Practice Test 10

All 20 questions in test 10

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1. 1. What should older drivers avoid?

   1. No sunglasses in dim light; avoid dusk, bad weather, rush, fast highways
   2. Sunglasses always
   3. Night driving only
   4. Rush hour preferred
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   No sunglasses in dim light; avoid dusk, bad weather, rush, fast highways. Older eyes choose their battles: avoid sunglasses in dim or dark conditions, and avoid risky times including dusk, dawn, and nighttime, bad weather, rush-hour traffic, and fast-paced highways. Always-sunglasses darken already dim scenes, night-only inverts the safe schedule, and rush-hour preference seeks the densest conflicts. Daylight off-peak trips on familiar slower roads keep aging drivers mobile longest, backed by the Safe Mobility for Life program's resources.

2. 2. What fine applies when passing a stopped school bus results in serious injury or death?

   1. No fine if the bus is on a divided highway
   2. A $265 fine
   3. A $465 fine
   4. A $1,500 fine
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   A $1,500 fine. Passing a stopped school bus that results in serious injury or death carries a $1,500 fine under the Florida handbook. The $265 amount is the minimum fine listed for an ordinary school bus passing violation, while $465 applies when passing on the side where children enter and exit. The divided-highway choice does not remove the serious-injury penalty. Treat a stopped bus with its signal displayed as a complete stop requirement, and never resume until the bus has withdrawn its warning or the roadway is clearly safe under the applicable rule.

   Study this in the handbook: Insurance, registration and vehicle equipment

3. 3. What duty does every driver who obtains a license have?

   1. Avoid all roads with pedestrians
   2. Drive within a ten mile radius of home
   3. Retake the driving test after each ticket
   4. Drive safely to keep the license
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   Drive safely to keep the license. Florida places an ongoing safety duty on every licensed driver. Driving safely is not limited to the skills test or the first year after licensing. Licensed drivers are not limited to a radius around home, and retaking the test after each ticket is not the stated duty. Avoiding roads with pedestrians is impossible and would not replace careful driving. Keep control, follow traffic laws, watch for changing conditions, and treat the license as authorization paired with responsibility. The practical cue is that safe driving is expected whenever the license is being used.

4. 4. What does a red X lane control signal mean to a Florida driver?

   1. Never drive in a lane under the red X
   2. The lane is about to open
   3. Slow down in that lane
   4. The lane is closed to trucks only
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   Never drive in a lane under the red X. Lane control signals hang over lanes where the flow of traffic changes during the day, at toll booths, and where lanes open and close. A red X means never drive in the lane under it. A yellow X warns that the lane signal is about to turn red, and a green arrow means you may use the lane while still obeying all other signs and signals. The signal applies to every vehicle, not only trucks.

   Study this in the handbook: Traffic signals, pedestrian signals and railroad crossings

5. 5. What information do green guide signs provide?

   1. Construction work-zone warnings
   2. Rules that set speed limits
   3. Directions and distances
   4. Locations of disabled parking spaces
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   Directions and distances. Green guide signs provide directional information, including directions and distances. They help a driver understand where a route leads and how far away a destination or point may be. Orange signs warn about construction and maintenance, while white and black signs regulate traffic and set limits. Blue can provide driver guidance and identify disabled parking spaces, so it is not the color described here. Read the route information early, confirm your intended direction, and make lane decisions before the last moment.

   Study this in the handbook: Pavement markings

6. 6. When can you be charged with DUI in Florida?

   1. Only while moving
   2. While driving or in physical control
   3. While driving on a public highway
   4. After causing a crash
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   While driving or in physical control. DUI reaches beyond rolling wheels: you can be charged while driving or in physical control of a motor vehicle under the influence. Sitting behind the wheel with the engine running, or even positioned to drive, counts as control even if the car never moves. The rule closes the parked-but-ready loophole that impaired drivers might claim. Highways, crashes, and motion are not required elements. If you are impaired, stay out of the driver's seat entirely and let a sober driver, rideshare, or transit get you home.

   Study this in the handbook: Learner's license, practice hours and teen curfews

7. 7. If a crash cannot be avoided, which impact is preferable to a collision with an oncoming vehicle?

   1. Swerving into opposing traffic
   2. Stopping in your lane and waiting for the impact
   3. Hitting a stationary object
   4. Turning across a pedestrian path
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   Hitting a stationary object. Florida lists several choices for when a crash is unavoidable. It says it is better to hit something that is not moving instead of a vehicle moving toward you, better to swerve off the road than into oncoming traffic, and better to hit a soft object like a hedge than a solid one like a tree. Swerving into opposing traffic is the outcome the handbook ranks worst, and simply stopping to wait for the impact or turning across a pedestrian path is not among its recommended choices. Stay calm, keep control, and pick the least harmful path.

   Study this in the handbook: Move Over Law and emergency vehicles

8. 8. At a STOP sign with no stop line or crosswalk, where should you halt?

   1. After entering the nearest traffic lane
   2. Before the intersection where you can see approaching traffic
   3. Past the center of the intersection
   4. At any point after crossing the intersecting road
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   Before the intersection where you can see approaching traffic. When there is no stop line or crosswalk, stop before entering the intersection at a point where approaching traffic can be seen. The missing pavement markings do not remove the obligation to halt. They change how you identify the stopping place. Entering a traffic lane first or crossing to the far side would put the vehicle beyond the place described in the handbook. Use the edge of the intersecting roadway and the view of approaching traffic to identify the proper location.

   Study this in the handbook: Road sign colors and regulatory signs

9. 9. How many vehicles should you attempt to pass in one maneuver on a Florida road?

   1. Two vehicles if both are below the limit
   2. One vehicle
   3. Three vehicles on a straight road
   4. As many as fit before the next intersection
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   One vehicle. Attempt to pass just one vehicle at a time. The handbook warns that passing multiple vehicles is dangerous. A straight road or a group of slow vehicles does not change that guidance. Stay a safe distance behind the vehicle before passing so you can see ahead, check your blind spots and make sure there is enough time and room. Complete that pass within the speed limit rather than extending it past a line of vehicles.

   Study this in the handbook: Passing, turning and parking

10. 10. What follows 24 points within 36 months?

    1. 30-day suspension
    2. 3-month suspension
    3. 1-year suspension
    4. Lifetime revocation
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    1-year suspension. Twenty-four points in three years costs a full year: the top adult point threshold brings a one-year suspension. Thirty-day and three-month terms belong to the twelve- and eighteen-point tiers below, while lifetime revocation exceeds the point table into habitual-offender territory. Federal and out-of-state convictions pile onto the same total. The only exit runs through time, courses, fees, and a point-free record afterward.

    Study this in the handbook: Points, suspensions and school buses

11. 11. What does a steady red light require?

    1. Slow and roll through
    2. Stop at the line and wait for green
    3. Stop then go when clear
    4. Honk and proceed
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    Stop at the line and wait for green. Red means stop and stay: come to a complete stop at the stop line and remain stopped until the light turns green. Rolling through, treating red as a yield, or honking past all violate the plain command. Limited turns after stopping are the only movement red allows: right on red where permitted, or left from one-way to one-way, each only after yielding to pedestrians and oncoming traffic. Running the red is separately called out as illegal and extremely dangerous.

    Study this in the handbook: Traffic signals, pedestrian signals and railroad crossings

12. 12. A non-resident takes a job in Florida. How long does the person have to get a Florida driver license?

    1. 30 days
    2. 10 days
    3. 90 days
    4. Six months
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    30 days. A non-resident who takes a job, engages in a trade or profession, or enrolls a child in a Florida public school must get a Florida driver license within 30 days to keep driving. Ten days is too short. Ninety days is the vehicle insurance trigger, and six months is part of the definition of a resident, so both belong to other rules. Migrant and seasonal farm workers are exempt from this requirement.

13. 13. What does a posted Speed Limit sign tell a Florida driver?

    
    1. The number is only a suggested speed for clear weather
    2. The driver may exceed it while passing another vehicle
    3. The sign applies only to commercial vehicles
    4. The vehicle must not exceed the posted speed in that area
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    The vehicle must not exceed the posted speed in that area. A Speed Limit sign gives the maximum lawful speed for the area. It is not merely advice for favorable weather, and passing does not create permission to exceed it. The commercial-vehicle choice wrongly narrows a rule that applies to drivers generally. Road, weather, visibility, and traffic may require an even lower speed, but none of those conditions raise the posted maximum. Read the number as a ceiling, then reduce speed whenever conditions make that ceiling unsafe.

    Study this in the handbook: Road sign colors and regulatory signs

14. 14. When entering a Florida roundabout, whom must the entering driver yield to?

    
    1. Vehicles waiting behind the entrance
    2. The fastest approaching vehicle outside
    3. Traffic already in the roundabout
    4. No traffic, because entering vehicles have priority
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    Traffic already in the roundabout. Traffic already circulating has priority over a driver approaching the roundabout entrance. The entering driver must slow, assess the circle, and wait for a safe opening. Vehicles behind the entrance are not the controlling traffic, and speed does not create a right of way for a vehicle outside the circle. Entering vehicles never hold priority over circulating traffic; the handbook lets a driver enter without yielding only when there is no traffic in the roundabout. A simple visual cue is to yield to the circulating lane before joining its one-way flow.

    Study this in the handbook: Right of way at intersections and roundabouts

15. 15. When may you shut off the engine for a stuck pedal?

    1. Shut it off immediately
    2. Only if neutral and braking fail; shutdown kills steering
    3. Never under any circumstance
    4. Only at high speed
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    Only if neutral and braking fail; shutdown kills steering. The ignition is the last resort, not the first: do not shut off the engine unless taking your foot off and shifting to neutral fail to slow the vehicle, because shutdown kills the ability to steer the car. Immediate shutdowns trade a fast car for an unsteerable one, never-ever readings remove the last resort, and high-speed-only gates misunderstand the rule. Neutral first, measured braking second, steering throughout, and the key only when nothing else answers.

    Study this in the handbook: After a crash and vehicle emergencies

16. 16. You stop behind a commercial truck on an upgrade. Where within your lane can you help its driver see your car?

    1. Toward the left of your lane
    2. Directly behind the center of the truck
    3. Toward the right shoulder outside your lane
    4. Close beneath the rear of the truck
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    Toward the left of your lane. Keep to the left within your lane so the commercial vehicle’s driver can see your car. Leave space as well, because the truck may drift backward when it starts moving on the upgrade. This is still a position within your own lane, not an instruction to pull onto the shoulder. Following directly in the truck’s rear blind spot hides your vehicle, and moving closer would also remove the space needed if it rolls back.

    Study this in the handbook: Bicycles, trucks, motorcycles and pedestrians

17. 17. Where should the shoulder portion of a safety belt lie?

    1. Behind your back
    2. Under your arm
    3. Across your stomach
    4. Across your chest
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    Across your chest. Wear the shoulder portion across your chest and the lap portion around your hips. Both parts of the belt should be used. Tucking the belt behind you prevents it from working as intended, and an airbag is not a substitute for wearing it. In a crash, the belt helps keep you from being thrown out of the vehicle or against passengers and keeps you behind the wheel where you can control the vehicle.

    Study this in the handbook: Insurance, registration and vehicle equipment

18. 18. Where should your car sit when parking on a public road?

    1. Move as far away from traffic as possible
    2. Park in the travel lane
    3. Park facing oncoming traffic
    4. Park with wheels on the center line
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    Move as far away from traffic as possible. The first rule of roadside parking is separation: when parking on a public road, move as far away from traffic as possible. A car hugging the travel lane narrows the road and invites sideswipes, especially at night or in bad weather. Parking in the lane, facing the wrong way, or straddling the center line all multiply the hazard and violate the parking rules. Where a shoulder exists, pull fully onto it; then set the brake, secure the transmission, kill the engine, lock up, and take the keys.

    Study this in the handbook: Passing, turning and parking

19. 19. When may you stop on highway pavement, shoulders, or ramps?

    1. Only in an emergency
    2. Whenever traffic is slow
    3. To check a map
    4. To answer the phone
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    Only in an emergency. Highway pavement, shoulders, and connecting ramps must stay clear for moving traffic: never stop on them except in an emergency. Slow traffic, map checks, and phone calls are not emergencies; the next exit or rest area serves those needs. A stopped car on fast pavement becomes a fixed obstacle that approaching drivers may not recognize in time. Genuine breakdowns must move completely off the pavement, and even then the stay is strictly time-limited.

20. 20. At 50 MPH on dry pavement with good brakes, about how far does braking alone take?

    1. About 50 feet
    2. About 158 feet
    3. About 250 feet
    4. About 100 feet
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    About 158 feet. Braking distance is the pavement a vehicle covers while the brakes are actually engaged. Under those ideal textbook conditions, Florida's handbook puts that figure at about 158 feet, and that comes on top of the 55 feet traveled during reaction time. Wet roads, worn tires, weak brakes, and heavier loads all stretch the number further. The combined reaction-plus-braking total is the real stopping distance, which is why high speeds and tailgating together are so deadly.

    Study this in the handbook: Following distance, stopping and speed limits