TRAFFIC SCHOOL TEST ANSWERS

1. Speed limits as a rule are posted in all areas and change with the situation.

Your Answer: ACorrect Answer: A. TrueCorrect!Explanation: Page 64

2. What color is the cane of a blind person?

Your Answer: ACorrect Answer: A. White or white and redCorrect!Explanation: Page 27

3. You must yield the right of way to a publicly owned transit vehicle that is traveling in the same direction and is re-entering the highway from a designated pullout bay.

Your Answer: ACorrect Answer: A. TrueCorrect!Explanation: Page 30

4. A possibility of unseen events, a car parked in a "NO PARKING ZONE", children walking on the sidewalk, and a child running on the sidewalk are all examples of what?

Your Answer: CCorrect Answer: C. School zone hazardsCorrect!Explanation: Page 58

5. Of all drivers that are involved in fatal crashes, __________ are the most likely to be speeding.

Your Answer: BCorrect Answer: B. Young malesCorrect!Explanation: Page 64

6. How long will a DUI be attached to your permanent driving record?

Your Answer: CCorrect Answer: C. 75 yearsCorrect!Explanation: Page 43

7. How much did alcohol related crashes cost the state of Florida in 2000?

Your Answer: ACorrect Answer: A. 12.6 billionCorrect!Explanation: Page 5

8. The following are all situations that can get your driver's license revoked except:

Your Answer: ACorrect Answer: A. SpeedingCorrect!Explanation: Page 61

9. A driver affected by alcohol has a decreased ability to reason and make proper judgments.

Your Answer: ACorrect Answer: A. TrueCorrect!Explanation: Page 38

10. All vehicles, including animal-drawn vehicles, must have at least one white light visible from a distance of not less than 1,000 feet to the front.

Your Answer: ACorrect Answer: A. TrueCorrect!Explanation: Page 77

11. The main purpose of a collapsible steering column is so that the driver's chest is protected from injury.

Your Answer: ACorrect Answer: A. TrueCorrect!Explanation: Page 50

12. If the unpaved median that divides a highway is greater then 5 feet, then only the vehicles on the same side as the school bus must stop.

Your Answer: ACorrect Answer: A. TrueCorrect!Explanation: Page 74

13. Headlights that are aimed too high are harmless.

Your Answer: BCorrect Answer: B. FalseCorrect!Explanation: Page 51

14. What is not an option?

Your Answer: ACorrect Answer: A. Drive home after drinking.Correct!Explanation: Page 45

15. Stress is our physical and mental reaction to anything that upsets the balance of either our bodies or our minds.

Your Answer: ACorrect Answer: A. TrueCorrect!Explanation: Page 52

16. A "Pavement Ends" sign means:

Your Answer: DCorrect Answer: C. The road ahead changes from pavement to a dirt road.Incorrect!Explanation: Page 69

17. What is the Smith system?

Your Answer: ACorrect Answer: A. A system of safe drivingCorrect!Explanation: Page 13

18. The length of time it takes to execute your actions is your reaction time.

Your Answer: ACorrect Answer: A. TrueCorrect!Explanation: Page 17-18

19. If you commit vehicular manslaughter, your driver's license will be:

Your Answer: BCorrect Answer: B. RevokedCorrect!Explanation: Page 61

20. Every vehicle is required to have two braking systems and each must be able to stop the car alone.

Your Answer: ACorrect Answer: A. TrueCorrect!Explanation: Page 76

21. Which of the following are situations that can cause your driver's license to be suspended:

Your Answer: DCorrect Answer: D. All of the aboveCorrect!Explanation: Page 61

22. A broken yellow line on the road means:

Your Answer: ACorrect Answer: A. You may pass on the left.Correct!Explanation: Page 72

23. Vehicles are designed with both plastic and elastic values to absorb energy.

Your Answer: ACorrect Answer: A. TrueCorrect!Explanation: Page 11

24. Three out of four crashes occur how close to home?

Your Answer: CCorrect Answer: C. Within 25 milesCorrect!Explanation: Page 10

25. If you get caught speeding in a construction zone the fine is...

Your Answer: BCorrect Answer: B. DoubledCorrect!Explanation: Page 32

26. How many cell phones were there in 1985 in the US?

Your Answer: CCorrect Answer: C. 345,000Correct!Explanation: Page 6

27. What percent of all fatal crashes are caused by speeding?

Your Answer: BCorrect Answer: B. 30%Correct!Explanation: Page 6

28. Speed does not have any bearing on your decisions.

Your Answer: BCorrect Answer: B. FalseCorrect!Explanation: Page 15

29. How often was there an alcohol related fatality in the US?

Your Answer: CCorrect Answer: C. Every 31 minutesCorrect!Explanation: Page 40

30. Helmets are estimated to be __________ effective in preventing fatal injuries to motorcyclists.

Your Answer: ACorrect Answer: A. 37%Correct!Explanation: Page 50

31. How many crashes are there in Florida per day on average?

Your Answer: ACorrect Answer: A. 691Correct!Explanation: Page 3

32. You can reduce sleepiness by:

Your Answer: BCorrect Answer: B. SleepingCorrect!Explanation: Page 52

33. Reckless driving could result in 4 points added to your driver license.

Your Answer: ACorrect Answer: A. TrueCorrect!Explanation: Page 60

34. What is not a way that you can communicate with another driver?

Your Answer: DCorrect Answer: D. Mental telepathyCorrect!Explanation: Page 13

35. Speeding is a direct cause of a lot of crashes.

Your Answer: ACorrect Answer: A. TrueCorrect!Explanation: Page 59

36. Every child in a school zone is a human caution sign.

Your Answer: ACorrect Answer: A. TrueCorrect!Explanation: Page 32

37. An orange traffic sign means:

Your Answer: CCorrect Answer: C. Construction and maintenanceCorrect!Explanation: Page 65

38. A White traffic sign means:

Your Answer: DCorrect Answer: D. RegulationCorrect!Explanation: Page 65

39. The "I" in SIPDE stands for what?

Your Answer: ACorrect Answer: A. IdentifyCorrect!Explanation: Page 12

40. If a leak develops in the brake system of a vehicle, you may experience:

Your Answer: DCorrect Answer: D. All the above.Correct!Explanation: Page 51