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FLORIDA CLASS E DRIVERS LICENSE
(TEST YOUR KNOWLEDGE) QUESTIONS
WITH DETAILED VERIFIED ANSWERS
In your vehicle, what should you to adjust before you start your engine?
Ans: Adjust the seat so you can reach all controls.
Adjust all rear-view mirrors so that you can use them without having to
lean forward or backward.
What are the equipment requirements for windshields and side windows?
Ans: Windshields: Must be safety glass and may not be covered or
treated with any material that makes the windshield reflective or
nontransparent. Must be free of any stickers not required by law.
Side Windows: May not be composed of, covered by, or treated with any
material which has a highly reflective or mirrored appearance and reflects
more than 25% of the light (side windows) or more than 35% of the light
(rear window).
What are the bumper height requirements? Are they the same for every
vehicle? Ans: Owners of automobiles and pickup
trucks are required to have both
front and rear bumpers mounted
within certain height levels. Height
limitations are governed by the
net shipping weight of the vehicle,
not the modified or altered weight.
The maximum allowable heights
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between the pavement and bottom
of the front and rear bumpers are:
Vehicle Weight Front Rear
Cars < 2500 lbs. 22 in. 22 in.
Cars 2500-3499 lbs. 24 in. 26 in.
Cars ≥ 3500 lbs. 27 in. 29 in.
Trucks < 2000 lbs. 24 in. 26 in.
Trucks 2000-3000 lbs. 27 in. 29 in.
Trucks 3000-5000 lbs. 28 in. 30 in.
What must you do if hauling a load of material which could fall or blow
onto the road? Ans: You must not drive or move any
loaded vehicle on the highway if the
load is not secure. The load must
not be able to drop, shift, leak, or
otherwise escape.
• You must use a close-fitting
cover when hauling loads which
could fall or blow onto the
roadway (e.g., dirt, sand, gravel).
• Every truck carrying logs or
pulpwood must use lock chains
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to securely fasten the load.
• one red lamp on each side of the
load, visible from at least 500
feet to show maximum overhang
of load.
If the trailer or motor vehicle is
transporting logs, long pulpwood,
poles, or posts that extend more
than four feet beyond the rear of
the load, you must have one amber
strobe-type lamp equipped so that
the lamp is visible from the rear and
both sides of the projecting load.
The lamp must be operational and
seen any time of day or night.
Passenger vehicles must not be
driven on any highway with a load
extending beyond the fenders on the
left side of the vehicle or extending
more than 6 inches beyond the line
FLORIDA CLASS E DRIVERS LICENSE
(TEST YOUR KNOWLEDGE) QUESTIONS
WITH DETAILED VERIFIED ANSWERS
In your vehicle, what should you to adjust before you start your engine?
Ans: Adjust the seat so you can reach all controls.
Adjust all rear-view mirrors so that you can use them without having to
lean forward or backward.
What are the equipment requirements for windshields and side windows?
Ans: Windshields: Must be safety glass and may not be covered or
treated with any material that makes the windshield reflective or
nontransparent. Must be free of any stickers not required by law.
Side Windows: May not be composed of, covered by, or treated with any
material which has a highly reflective or mirrored appearance and reflects
more than 25% of the light (side windows) or more than 35% of the light
(rear window).
What are the bumper height requirements? Are they the same for every
vehicle? Ans: Owners of automobiles and pickup
trucks are required to have both
front and rear bumpers mounted
within certain height levels. Height
limitations are governed by the
net shipping weight of the vehicle,
not the modified or altered weight.
The maximum allowable heights
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between the pavement and bottom
of the front and rear bumpers are:
Vehicle Weight Front Rear
Cars < 2500 lbs. 22 in. 22 in.
Cars 2500-3499 lbs. 24 in. 26 in.
Cars ≥ 3500 lbs. 27 in. 29 in.
Trucks < 2000 lbs. 24 in. 26 in.
Trucks 2000-3000 lbs. 27 in. 29 in.
Trucks 3000-5000 lbs. 28 in. 30 in.
What must you do if hauling a load of material which could fall or blow
onto the road? Ans: You must not drive or move any
loaded vehicle on the highway if the
load is not secure. The load must
not be able to drop, shift, leak, or
otherwise escape.
• You must use a close-fitting
cover when hauling loads which
could fall or blow onto the
roadway (e.g., dirt, sand, gravel).
• Every truck carrying logs or
pulpwood must use lock chains
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to securely fasten the load.
• one red lamp on each side of the
load, visible from at least 500
feet to show maximum overhang
of load.
If the trailer or motor vehicle is
transporting logs, long pulpwood,
poles, or posts that extend more
than four feet beyond the rear of
the load, you must have one amber
strobe-type lamp equipped so that
the lamp is visible from the rear and
both sides of the projecting load.
The lamp must be operational and
seen any time of day or night.
Passenger vehicles must not be
driven on any highway with a load
extending beyond the fenders on the
left side of the vehicle or extending
more than 6 inches beyond the line
