A lane has a bicycle symbol beneath two chevrons, often called a sharrow. What should a driver understand?
Correct answer: Bicyclists may use the travel lane
Sharrows identify shared lane use. They differ from the solid-line separation of an exclusive bicycle lane.
Source: Official Florida Driver License Handbook rev. 08/2023, printed page 45, physical PDF page 53: Shared-use bicycle markings ↗
An overhead lane-control signal displays a red X above a lane that appears empty. May you enter that lane?
Correct answer: No; the red X closes it to your travel
Lane-control signals can reverse or close lanes. Obey the red X regardless of how the lane looks.
Source: Official Florida Driver License Handbook rev. 08/2023, printed page 53, physical PDF page 61: Lane-control signals ↗
You are leaving a driveway in a residential area, and a sidewalk crosses the driveway. Where should you stop before entering the street?
Correct answer: Before driving onto the sidewalk area
Stop before the sidewalk area, yield to nearby pedestrians and traffic, and enter the street only when safe.
Source: Official Florida Driver License Handbook rev. 08/2023, printed page 62, physical PDF page 70: Leaving a driveway; current F.S. 316.125 (2) also checked ↗
A vehicle is passing you on the left on a two-way road. What should you do about your speed?
Correct answer: Avoid increasing it until the vehicle has passed
Cooperate with a lawful pass and give room. Increasing speed can trap the passing vehicle beside you or in opposing traffic.
Source: Official Florida Driver License Handbook rev. 08/2023, printed page 67, physical PDF page 75: Being overtaken; current F.S. 316.083 (5) also checked ↗
You are ready to pull away from a parallel parking space into moving traffic. What should you do?
Correct answer: Check for a safe gap, signal and yield before moving out
Check around the vehicle, communicate your intention and yield. A signal alone does not make it safe to leave the curb.
Source: Official Florida Driver License Handbook rev. 08/2023, printed page 65, physical PDF page 73: Leaving a parked position ↗
A licensed 17-year-old plans to drive alone to a social event at 1:30 a.m. in Florida. Which statement is correct?
Correct answer: A qualified driver age 21 or older must accompany the teen
At age 17, accompaniment by an appropriately licensed driver age 21 or older is required between 1 a.m. and 5 a.m., except for direct work trips.
Source: 2026 Florida Statutes §322.16(3) ↗
For an ordinary Florida passenger car, what is the minimum amount for a policy's separate property damage liability coverage under the basic state requirement?
Correct answer: $10,000 for property damage in one crash
The basic separate PDL requirement is at least $10,000 for damage to others' property in one crash. Different financial-responsibility circumstances can require more coverage.
Source: 2026 Florida Statutes §324.022(1); separate PDL coverage, not the combined-limit alternative ↗
You have stopped behind a school bus that is unloading children. The bus withdraws its stop signal, but a child is still crossing the roadway ahead. What should you do?
Correct answer: Remain stopped until the child is clear of the roadway
The handbook directs drivers to remain stopped until the stop signal is withdrawn and children are clear of the roadway.
Source: Official Florida Driver License Handbook, rev.08/2023, printed page 89 (physical PDF page 97), School Buses ↗
You have a green light, but an emergency vehicle using its siren and warning lights is approaching the intersection. What should you do?
Correct answer: Yield and keep the intersection clear for the emergency vehicle
The duty to yield to an approaching emergency vehicle still applies. Keep its route through the intersection clear.
Source: 2026 Florida Statutes §316.126(1)(a) ↗
Children and a school crossing guard are in the crosswalk ahead, with a marked stop line before it. Where should you stop?
Correct answer: At the stop line, keeping the crosswalk clear
Yield and stop at the stop line when children or a crossing guard are in the crosswalk. Keep the walking area clear.
Source: Official Florida Driver License Handbook, rev.08/2023, printed page 89 (physical PDF page 97), School Crossings ↗
The car ahead passes a sign. You pass that sign only two seconds later. How should you adjust?
Correct answer: Ease back and recheck until the recommended four-second interval is available
Compare when the leading vehicle passes a fixed point with when you reach that same point. If the interval is too short, reduce speed smoothly to rebuild it.
Source: Official Florida Driver License Handbook, rev.08/2023, printed page 61 (physical PDF page 69), Measuring the gap ↗
Which combination makes hydroplaning more likely on a wet road?
Correct answer: Excess speed together with worn or underinflated tires
Water can separate the tires from the pavement. Speed, insufficient tread and low tire pressure increase that risk.
Source: Official Florida Driver License Handbook, rev.08/2023, printed page 72 (physical PDF page 80), Hydroplaning risk ↗
Your car loses power, but you can safely coast clear of traffic. Where should you aim to stop?
Correct answer: Fully out of the traffic lanes, using hazard lights as soon as safely possible
When possible, get all four wheels out of the traffic lanes and warn approaching drivers with hazard lights. Seek assistance from a safe position.
Source: Official Florida Driver License Handbook, rev.08/2023, printed page 78 (physical PDF page 86), Disabled vehicle ↗
A driver looks at a message, taps a reply and thinks about the conversation. Which kinds of distraction are involved?
Correct answer: Visual, manual and cognitive distraction
Texting takes the eyes, hands and attention away from driving. Keeping one hand on the wheel does not remove the other distractions.
Source: Official Florida Driver License Handbook, rev.08/2023, printed page 34 (physical PDF page 42), Texting distractions ↗
In your mirrors, you see a car rapidly weaving between lanes as it approaches. How should you prepare?
Correct answer: Allow space and be ready for the driver to cut in ahead
Defensive driving includes anticipating another road user’s mistakes and adjusting early. Space and readiness give you more options if the driver cuts in.
Source: Official Florida Driver License Handbook, rev.08/2023, printed page 75 (physical PDF page 83), Anticipating other drivers ↗
On a clear road, a driver travels so slowly that normal traffic is blocked. No hazard, traffic condition or other law requires the reduced speed. Which statement is correct?
Correct answer: The driver may violate the rule against unnecessarily impeding traffic
Driving below the maximum is not automatically appropriate. Florida prohibits a speed so slow that it impedes normal and reasonable traffic, except when safe operation or law requires it.
Source: Florida Statutes (2026), section 316.183(5): slow speed that impedes normal and reasonable movement ↗
Before driving, you mount your phone and start voice-guided navigation. You then pass through a school zone without holding or touching the device. What does Florida's school-zone device law say about this use?
Correct answer: It expressly permits hands-free navigation, but driving still needs your attention
The statute expressly excepts hands-free navigation. This exception does not make distraction safe or excuse careless driving; set up the route before moving.
Source: Florida Statutes (2026), section 316.306(3)(b)4–5: hands-free navigation and hands-free operation exceptions ↗
This round warning appears before a place you cannot yet see clearly. What feature lies ahead?
Correct answer: A highway-rail crossing
The X and two R letters identify advance warning of a railroad crossing. It is not the crossbuck installed at the tracks.
Source: FHWA MUTCD 2009 Figure 8B-4 — W10-1 Railroad advance warning; national sign meaning ↗
Two-way traffic approaches the section beyond this warning. What change should drivers anticipate?
Correct answer: Less roadway width through the upcoming section
ROAD NARROWS concerns a reduction in road width. It does not indicate vertical clearance or promise an extra lane.
Source: FHWA MUTCD 2009 Figure 2C-5 — W5-1 Road narrows sign; national sign meaning ↗
Two roadways are coming together. What does this sign say about the lane supplied for joining traffic?
Correct answer: It continues as a separate added lane
The two continuing arrows show that an immediate merge is not required at the convergence. This differs from the single-arrow Merge warning.
Source: FHWA MUTCD 2009 Figure 2C-8 — W4-3 Added lane sign; national sign meaning ↗
