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Florida permit test: highways, lanes and passing

Limited-access highways, lane use, the Move Over law, passing and being passed. 20 questions, 10 at a time, starting with ones you haven't seen.

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Sample highways, lanes and passing questions

  1. 1. On a multi-lane highway, a tow truck is stopped with warning lights flashing, but you cannot move over safely. What must you do?

    • A. Slow to 20 mph below the posted speed limit
    • B. Keep your speed but watch the tow truck
    • C. Slow to 5 mph until you are past it
    • D. Slow to 10 mph below the posted speed limit
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    A. Slow to 20 mph below the posted speed limit

    If you cannot safely leave the lane next to the stopped vehicle, the Move Over Law requires you to slow to 20 mph below the posted speed limit.

    Source: Official Florida Driver License Handbook (Class E) (rev. 08/2023), page 73

  2. 2. On a two-lane road with one lane each way, when is it legal to pass the vehicle ahead on the right?

    • A. When the vehicle ahead is under the speed limit
    • B. When the vehicle ahead is making a left turn
    • C. When the driver ahead waves you by
    • D. When you can use the paved shoulder
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    B. When the vehicle ahead is making a left turn

    Passing on the right is legal only when there are two or more lanes going your direction or the vehicle you are passing is turning left. With one lane each way, only the left-turn case applies.

    Source: Official Florida Driver License Handbook (Class E) (rev. 08/2023), page 75

  3. 3. According to the Florida handbook, what is the greatest danger on limited access highways?

    • A. Crashes with pedestrians
    • B. Crashes at railroad crossings
    • C. Rear-end collisions
    • D. Head-on collisions
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    C. Rear-end collisions

    Rear-end collisions are the biggest danger on limited access highways, so do not follow too closely.

    Source: Official Florida Driver License Handbook (Class E) (rev. 08/2023), page 73

  4. 4. You are driving at the speed limit in the left lane of a multi-lane highway. A faster car comes up behind you. What does Florida law require?

    • A. Move out of the left lane
    • B. Stay in the lane, since you are at the speed limit
    • C. Speed up to match the faster car
    • D. Tap your brakes so the driver backs off
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    A. Move out of the left lane

    Florida law says a driver must move out of the left lane when a faster vehicle is overtaking from behind, even if you are already at the speed limit.

    Source: Official Florida Driver License Handbook (Class E) (rev. 08/2023), page 75