Learners Permit Study Florida
Before you start your engine, make sure the gear is in
Park or Neutral
Before you start your engine, make sure you adjust the seat because
So you can reach all the controls
Before you start your engine, make sure to adjust all rear-view mirrors because
You can use them without having to lean forward or backward
Before you start your engine, what do you need to move away?
Anything that blocks your view of mirrors or roadway
Before you start your engine, do you need to lock all doors?
Yes
Before you start your engine, who should fasten seatbelts?
The driver and all passengers
How do you hold a car on any hill?
By using a parking gear or emergency brake
Low beam headlights show objects from how many feet ahead?
150 feet
Low beam headlights are visible from how many feet away?
1,000 feet
High beams show objects from how many feet away?
450 feet
High beams are visible from how feet away?
1,000 feet
How many break lights does a car have?
2
Break lights are visible from how many feet
300 feet
What does a license plate light do?
Makes the license plate visible
How many feet away can we see the license plate when the license plate light is on?
50 feet
Where are directional signals on a vehicle?
White (front) red (back/rear)
Directional signals are visible from how many feet
500 feet
How many feet away can you hear a horn?
200 feet
With mirrors, at least one rear-view with view of how many feet to the rear
200 feet
What are windshield wipers for?
To clear the driver's view
Windshields must have
safety glass
Tires should have a minimum tread should have at least
3/32 of an inch or greater, and no worn spots showing the ply
What equipment is NOT permitted?
All of the above
What are the bumper height requirements for cars?
Cars 2,500-3,499 lbs front: 24 in. rear: 26 in
What are the bumper height requirements for trucks?
Trucks 2,000 - 3,000 lbs front: 27 in. rear: 29 in.
Trucks 3,000 - 5,000 lbs front: 28 in. rear: 30 in.
For brakes, how do you keep your car in good condition?
Check to see that the pedal stays well above the floor when you step on it
For lights, how do you keep your car in good condition?
Check often, replace burned out light bulbs and keep lenses clean
For tires, how do you keep your car in good condition?
Inspect often for proper inflation/tire pressure, even tread wear and damage
For windows and windshields, how do you keep your car in good condition?
Keep the glass clean inside and out
For a rear window, how do you keep your car in good condition?
If the rear window is covered by or treated with any material that makes it non-transparent, the vehicle must be equipped with side mirrors on both sides that allow the driver a rearview of at least 200 feet
Is it legal to tamper with emissions control devices?
No
Why is it not legal to tamper with emissions control devices?
Tampering can cause damage your vehicle, increased air pollution, lower gas mileage, less vehicle efficiency and breathing difficulties
ABS (Anti lock brake system) prevents what?
Skidding
if you crash into a pond, river or other body of water, how many seconds will your vehicle float on the surface?
only 30-60 seconds
if your vehicle has ABS, it will affect what
the way you should stop in an emergency situation
Drivers with ABS should do what
press down hard on the break pedal, hold it, and steer out of danger
in an emergency situation, what does ABS do
it automatically pumps the brakes at a faster rate than the driver could
removing steady pressure from the brake pedal or pumping the brakes will
disengage or "turn off" the ABS
Drivers with conventional brakes (No ABS) must
pump the brakes in order to stop in an emergency situation where traction is lost and the vehicle slides
For trailer, semitrailer or pole trailer weighing 3,000 pounds or less, you need ____
reflectors, lights
for trailer, semitrailer or pole trailer weighing 3,000 pounds or less, on rear ___ reflectors one at each side
two
For trailer, semitrailer or pole trailer weighing 3,000 pounds or less, there is a ____ if the trailer or load blocks/hides the brake lights on the towing vehicle
brake light
For trailer or semitrailer weighing more than 3,000 pounds, how many clearance lamps on at each side at the front?
two
For trailer or semitrailer weighing more than 3,000 pounds, how many side marker lamps and reflectors?
two
For trailer or semitrailer weighing more than 3,000 pounds, how many clearance lamps and reflectors on the rear
two
can brakes be operated by the driver in the towing vehicle?
yes
Why should the brakes designed and connected?
so that they will automatically stop the trailer if it breaks away from the towing vehicle
The drawbar/towing connection must:
all answers
Pole trailer weighing more than 3,000 pounds each side
one side marker lamp and one clearance lamp
Pole trailer weighing more than 3,000 pounds rear
two reflectors, one at each side.
if the load on the vehicle is not secure,
you must not drive or move any loaded vehicle on the highway
the load must not be able to drop, shift, leak, or otherwise escape.
true
when hauling loads which could fall or blow onto the roadway,
you must use a close-fitting cover
Every truck carrying logs or pulpwood must use lock chains to securely fasten the load
true
Which of the following is true regarding vehicle loads?
Both are true
during the day, red flags at least __inches square must mark the extremities of the load.
18
what color are the lamps required on the road?
red
what is the minimum distance at which the red reflectors on the rear must be visible?
100 to 600 feet
how many red lamps are required on each side of the load to show the maximum overhang?
one