Florida permit test practice questions

1. Signs

   The median beside you is about to stop, and this sign says so. Past that point you will be on:

   
   A limited access highwayA road with a wider medianA road with two-way trafficA one-way road

   Answer: A road with two-way traffic

   After a divided highway ends, you are on a road with two-way traffic.

   Easy to get wrong: The left lane you used for passing may now carry oncoming traffic.

   Florida Driver License Handbook (rev. 08/2023), Traffic Controls, p.49

2. Safe driving

   In fog you can hardly see the road ahead. What does the handbook say to use as a visual guide?

   The tail lights of the car just ahead of youThe headlights of cars coming toward youThe road's right edge and the lane linesThe middle of the oncoming lane

   Answer: The road's right edge and the lane lines

   In low visibility, the handbook says to use the right edge of the road, or the edge lines and center lines, as guides.

   Easy to get wrong: Following another car's tail lights pulls you too close and copies its mistakes.

   Florida Driver License Handbook (rev. 08/2023), Special Driving Situations, p.71

3. Lanes and turns

   You are about to start a three-point turn. Where should your car be before you begin?

   In the center of the roadAs far to the left as possibleAs far to the right as possibleAcross both lanes

   Answer: As far to the right as possible

   A three-point turn starts from as far right as possible. Then check traffic and signal a left turn.

   Easy to get wrong: Starting from the middle of the road leaves too little room to swing across.

   Florida Driver License Handbook (rev. 08/2023), Driving Safety, p.70

4. Right of way

   You plan to use a multi-lane roundabout. When must you pick your lane?

   Halfway around the roundaboutAfter passing the first exitJust before you reach your exitBefore you enter the roundabout

   Answer: Before you enter the roundabout

   In a multi-lane roundabout, you choose the proper lane before entering.

   Easy to get wrong: Planning to sort out your lane inside the circle. Lane changes there are not allowed.

   Florida Driver License Handbook (rev. 08/2023), Driving Safety, p.63

5. Licensing

   A 30-year-old driver has 8 points from tickets in the past ten months. A new conviction adds 4 more. What happens to the license?

   It is suspended for 30 daysIt is suspended for 3 monthsIt is suspended for 10 daysIt is suspended for 1 year

   Answer: It is suspended for 30 days

   Twelve points within 12 months brings a 30-day suspension.

   Easy to get wrong: The 3-month suspension is for 18 points within 18 months, a different step.

   Florida Driver License Handbook (rev. 08/2023), Your Driving Privilege, p.29

6. Emergencies

   A deer stands in your lane. A friend says to flash your headlights so it will run off. What can that flash do instead?

   Make the deer sprint off the roadCause the deer to freezeMake the deer charge your carSend the deer back into the woods

   Answer: Cause the deer to freeze

   Deer often stare at headlights, and a flash may make them freeze.

   Easy to get wrong: Flashing the lights to scare the deer out of the lane.

   Official Florida Driver License Handbook (rev. 08/2023), p.71

7. Sharing the road

   Why does Florida's handbook advise against passing a large commercial vehicle on a downhill grade?

   Its mirrors fold in at higher speedsIts weight and momentum make it gain speedIts brakes lock when another vehicle is beside itIts driver cannot signal on a downhill slope

   Answer: Its weight and momentum make it gain speed

   On a downgrade, a commercial vehicle's weight and momentum cause it to speed up.

   Easy to get wrong: A truck that was slow on the climb can be faster than you expect on the way down.

   Florida Driver License Handbook (rev. 08/2023), Sharing the Road, p.84

8. Speed limits

   The brakes are good and the pavement is dry. Once you press the pedal at 50 mph, the braking itself takes about:

   75 feet158 feet55 feet100 feet

   Answer: 158 feet

   Braking distance is how far the car travels while the brakes are applied. At 50 mph it is about 158 feet.

   Easy to get wrong: 55 feet is the reaction distance. 268 feet is the total stopping distance.

   Florida Driver License Handbook (rev. 08/2023), Driving Safety, p.60

9. Alcohol and drugs

   How do Florida's penalties for driving impaired by drugs compare with those for alcohol?

   A valid prescription cuts the penaltySame as the penalties for alcoholDrug cases bring a smaller fineOnly alcohol cases can lead to jail

   Answer: Same as the penalties for alcohol

   Driving while drugs impair you is illegal and draws the same penalties as alcohol.

   Easy to get wrong: Thinking a prescription, or the lack of a drink, makes the penalty lighter.

   Official Florida Driver License Handbook (rev. 08/2023), p.36

10. Freeway

    A passenger tells you to cut across the painted triangle onto the exit you just passed. What should you do?

    Go on and use the next exitCut across the triangle now, before the ramp is goneStop on the shoulder and back up to that rampTurn around where the ramp meets the highway

    Answer: Go on and use the next exit

    Do not cut into an exit at the last moment. If you pass it, go on to the next one.

    Easy to get wrong: Stopping, backing up, or cutting across at the last second.

    Official Florida Driver License Handbook (rev. 08/2023), p.64

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