Florida DMV Practice Test

Question 1

Before starting your vehicle, you should:

Accepted Answer

Adjust mirrors and seat, fasten seat belt, then start the engine

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Start the engine first, then adjust

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Only check that the gear is in park

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Only fasten the seat belt

Question 2

When driving in heavy traffic with frequent stops, what is the most important technique?

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Look well ahead past the car immediately in front to see traffic conditions developing - this allows gradual adjustments instead of panic stops

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Maintain your right of way aggressively to keep traffic moving

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Stay as close to the vehicle ahead as possible to maximize throughput

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Use your horn to manage the flow of traffic

Question 3

If a tire blows out at highway speed, you should first:

Accepted Answer

Hold the wheel firmly, ease off the gas, and steer straight

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Turn the wheel sharply to correct

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Brake hard immediately

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Swerve toward the shoulder

Question 4

When driving through a bicycle lane to enter a parking lot or driveway, you should:

Accepted Answer

Signal well in advance, slow down, check for cyclists, yield to any cyclist in the bike lane, then cross when safe

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Signal and drive through at normal speed — cyclists must yield to turning vehicles

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Honk to alert cyclists before crossing the bike lane

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Only cross bicycle lanes at designated crossing points

Question 5

What is 'driver fitness' and how does it affect driving privileges?

Accepted Answer

A person's physical and mental capability to safely operate a vehicle - medical conditions, medications, and age-related changes can affect fitness, and most states have medical advisory processes for reporting unfit drivers

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Only relevant to commercial drivers

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Only relevant when driving with passengers

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Only assessed at initial license application

Question 6

Under Florida's Move Over Law, when you cannot safely change lanes away from a stopped authorized emergency or utility vehicle with lights activated, you must:

Accepted Answer

Slow to at least 20 mph below the posted speed limit, or 5 mph if the limit is 20 mph or less

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Slow to 10 mph below the posted speed limit

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Stop completely and wait

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Flash your headlights as a warning

Question 7

In Florida, children of what age must be secured in a federally approved child restraint device?

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Children under 6 years old must use a child restraint device

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Children under 4 years old

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Children under 8 years old

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Children under 5 years old

Question 8

In Florida, a right turn at a red light is:

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Permitted after a complete stop, unless a sign prohibits it

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Never permitted

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Always permitted without stopping

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Permitted only if the speed limit is under 35 mph

Question 9

A Florida teen driver (under 17) with a Class E license is prohibited from driving between:

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11 PM and 6 AM

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10 PM and 6 AM

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Midnight and 6 AM

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11 PM and 5 AM

Question 10

When turning left from a one-way street onto another one-way street, you should:

Accepted Answer

Turn from the leftmost lane into the leftmost available lane

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Turn from the rightmost lane

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Turn from either lane as long as you end up in the correct lane

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Always stop and wait for a green arrow

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