Your lane shows a curved left arrow with the word ONLY. You decide you would rather continue straight. What should you do if a safe legal lane change is no longer possible?
Correct answer: Make the required left turn and adjust your route
Lane-use markings direct the permitted movement. A late route change does not excuse continuing straight from a turn-only lane.
Source: Official Florida Driver License Handbook rev. 08/2023, printed page 45, physical PDF page 53: Turn-lane arrows ↗
You are stopped at a circular red light on a one-way street meeting another one-way street that carries traffic to your left. No sign prohibits turning on red. What may you do?
Correct answer: Turn left after yielding when the way is clear
The Florida left-on-red exception applies to this one-way-to-one-way arrangement after a stop and yielding.
Source: Official Florida Driver License Handbook rev. 08/2023, printed page 51, physical PDF page 59: Left turn on red; current F.S. 316.075 (1)(c)1.b also checked ↗
An unpaved road meets a paved county road without signs or signals. You approach on the unpaved road as a car nears on the paved road. What should you do?
Correct answer: Yield to the approaching car on the paved road
Florida gives approaching traffic on the paved county or city road priority over entry from an uncontrolled unpaved road.
Source: Official Florida Driver License Handbook rev. 08/2023, printed page 62, physical PDF page 70: Unpaved-road entry; current F.S. 316.121 (4) also checked ↗
In Florida, no signs or guide lines direct a different path for your left turn. In which lane may you finish?
Correct answer: A lane lawfully available in your new direction, when safe
Florida permits a safe completion in a lawfully available lane. Posted turn directions and markings must still be followed.
Source: Official Florida Driver License Handbook rev. 08/2023, printed page 70, physical PDF page 78: Left-turn destination lane; current F.S. 316.151 (1)(b) and (2) also checked ↗
You park facing uphill beside a curb. After positioning the car, which way should you turn the front wheels?
Correct answer: Away from the curb
With an uphill curb, wheels turned away help the car catch against the curb if it rolls backward. Also set the parking brake and secure the transmission.
Source: Official Florida Driver License Handbook rev. 08/2023, printed page 66, physical PDF page 74: Uphill parking with curb ↗
A Florida applicant is 16 and is documenting practice for a first driver license. What minimum experience must the responsible adult certify?
Correct answer: 50 hours, including at least 10 at night
For an applicant who is at least 16 but under 18, the required certification covers at least 50 hours of supervised driving, including 10 at night.
Source: 2026 Florida Statutes §322.05(3) ↗
A driver carries a printed Florida license whose identification details have faded and cannot be read. Does it meet the ordinary license-carrying requirement?
Correct answer: No; the license must be fully legible
Florida requires the driver's license in immediate possession to be fully legible, without faded, altered, mutilated or defaced portions.
Source: 2026 Florida Statutes §322.15(1) ↗
On a road paved all the way across, a school bus in the opposite direction stops with its stop signal displayed. Only a painted center turn lane separates the directions. What must you do?
Correct answer: Stop
A painted turn lane is not a raised median, physical barrier or qualifying unpaved space. Both directions must stop in this situation.
Source: 2026 Florida Statutes §316.172(1)-(2); handbook printed page 89 also identifies painted markings as insufficient ↗
How should a lap-and-shoulder belt be worn for protection?
Correct answer: With the lap belt around the hips and the shoulder belt across the chest
Use both portions as intended: lap belt at the hips and shoulder belt across the chest. Airbags do not replace the safety belt.
Source: Official Florida Driver License Handbook, rev.08/2023, printed page 27 (physical PDF page 35), Safety Belts ↗
You are involved in a crash with an occupied vehicle. Which information does Florida law require you to give the other driver?
Correct answer: Your name, address and vehicle registration number, with your license shown on request if available
The statutory exchange includes name, address and vehicle registration number, plus exhibiting the license or permit on request if available. Duties to assist injured people also apply.
Source: 2026 Florida Statutes §316.062(1) ↗
Which combination makes up total stopping distance after a hazard comes into view?
Correct answer: Perception distance, reaction distance and braking distance
The car continues moving while you recognize a hazard and react, as well as while the brakes slow it. Allow room for the entire process.
Source: Official Florida Driver License Handbook, rev.08/2023, printed page 60 (physical PDF page 68), Stopping distance ↗
A dirty windshield and dirty headlight lenses make a foggy drive harder to see through. What maintenance helps?
Correct answer: Clean the glass and headlight lenses
Clean glass and lamps improve the usable light and reduce glare. Do this before travel or after stopping safely, not while trying to drive.
Source: Official Florida Driver License Handbook, rev.08/2023, printed page 72 (physical PDF page 80), Glare and visibility ↗
Your passenger car has four-wheel ABS and you must make an emergency stop. Which technique is correct?
Correct answer: Press firmly, maintain pressure and steer as needed
With four-wheel ABS, maintain firm brake pressure while steering away from danger if possible. Pumping interrupts the system rather than helping it.
Source: Official Florida Driver License Handbook, rev.08/2023, printed page 78 (physical PDF page 86), Four-wheel ABS ↗
A tire suddenly blows out while you are driving. How should you respond at first?
Correct answer: Concentrate on steering and ease off the accelerator before braking gently once in control
Keep directional control and let the car slow gradually. Once it is under control, brake softly and move fully off the roadway.
Source: Official Florida Driver License Handbook, rev.08/2023, printed page 80 (physical PDF page 88), Tire blowout ↗
An angry driver tailgates and gestures at you. What should you do?
Correct answer: Stay calm, create distance and let the driver pass when possible
Avoid escalating the conflict. Increase separation and let the aggressive driver leave; request emergency help if threatened.
Source: Official Florida Driver License Handbook, rev.08/2023, printed page 36 (physical PDF page 44), Threatening drivers ↗
A school-zone sign says SPEED LIMIT 20 WHEN FLASHING, and its beacons are flashing. No officer gives another direction. When does the 20 mph restriction apply?
Correct answer: While those beacons are flashing, even if no child is visible
Flashing beacons can designate when a school speed restriction is in effect. Do not wait for a child to appear before complying with the active 20 mph restriction.
Source: Florida Statutes (2026), section 316.1895(6), (10): flashing-beacon alternative and posted school limit ↗
While your car is moving through a designated school zone, you hold a phone to your ear for an ordinary social call. No emergency exception applies. What does Florida's handheld-device rule require?
Correct answer: Do not continue the call in a handheld manner in the zone
The school-zone rule is broader than the statewide texting restriction: it prohibits handheld device use while the vehicle is moving, subject to statutory exceptions. An ordinary voice call is not an exception.
Source: Florida Statutes (2026), section 316.306(3)(a)1, (3)(b): handheld prohibition in designated school zones and exceptions ↗
An empty ramp has this sign facing your approach. What does it tell you before you enter?
Correct answer: Entry from your direction is prohibited
An empty roadway does not cancel DO NOT ENTER. The restriction applies to entering from the direction that faces this sign.
Source: FHWA MUTCD 2009 Figure 2B-11 — R5-1 Do not enter; national sign meaning ↗
You encounter this car-and-wavy-tracks warning before a wet section of road. Which hazard does the symbol identify?
Correct answer: Unexpectedly slippery pavement
The wavy tire tracks warn of reduced grip, not a winding road alignment. A supplemental plaque may explain the cause, such as wet conditions or excess oil.
Source: FHWA MUTCD 2009 Figure 2C-6 — W8-5 Slippery roadway sign; national sign meaning ↗
The vehicle in this symbol tilts beside a pavement edge. What does that tell you about the roadside?
Correct answer: The shoulder lies below the adjacent travel lane
This symbol identifies a shoulder drop-off. It warns about the change in level at the road edge, not the direction of a bend.
Source: FHWA MUTCD 2009 Figure 2C-6 — W8-17 Shoulder drop-off sign; national sign meaning ↗
