Florida DMV driver's license practice test 3

This Florida driver's license test has 25 questions written from the Official Florida Driver License Handbook, and you can take it without signing up. Its biggest sections are Chapter 7: Driving Safety (25). You begin with: "What's the minimum following distance the handbook recommends in favorable weather and traffic?" After each answer you see why it's right or wrong.

Checked on October 2, 2026

Questions: 25
Passing score: 80% (20 of 25)
Mistakes allowed: 5
Official handbook: Official Florida Driver License Handbook

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Question 1 of 250 of 25 answered

What's the minimum following distance the handbook recommends in favorable weather and traffic?

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What this test covers

Every question comes from one of these sections of the Official Florida Driver License Handbook.

Chapter 7: Driving Safety25 questions

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Question 1: What's the minimum following distance the handbook recommends in favorable weather and traffic?
- A. Two seconds
- B. Ten seconds, or more in bad weather
- C. Four seconds
Source:Official Florida Driver License Handbook, Chapter 7: Driving Safety
Question 2: How closely may you legally follow a fire truck that's responding to an emergency?
- A. No closer than 500 feet
- B. No closer than 100 feet
- C. There's no set distance, just use common sense
Source:Official Florida Driver License Handbook, Chapter 7: Driving Safety
Question 3: A truck or a vehicle towing another vehicle must not follow another truck or towed vehicle closer than what distance, outside cities and towns?
- A. 50 feet
- B. 300 feet
- C. 1,000 feet
Source:Official Florida Driver License Handbook, Chapter 7: Driving Safety
Question 4: According to the handbook, what happens to braking distance and impact when you double your speed?
- A. They stay about the same
- B. They become 2 times greater
- C. They become 4 times greater
Source:Official Florida Driver License Handbook, Chapter 7: Driving Safety
Question 5: At 50 mph, about how far will your vehicle travel in total (perception, reaction, and braking distance) before coming to a complete stop?
- A. 268 feet
- B. 50 feet
- C. 500 feet
Source:Official Florida Driver License Handbook, Chapter 7: Driving Safety
Question 6: At a two-way stop, who yields between a vehicle turning and a vehicle going straight?
- A. The vehicle going straight yields to the turning vehicle
- B. The turning vehicle yields to the one going straight
- C. Whichever vehicle arrived first always has the right-of-way
Source:Official Florida Driver License Handbook, Chapter 7: Driving Safety
Question 7: At an open intersection with no signs or signals, when must you yield the right-of-way?
- A. Never; open intersections have no yielding rules
- B. Only if a police officer is present and directing traffic
- C. When entering a state highway from a secondary road
Source:Official Florida Driver License Handbook, Chapter 7: Driving Safety
Question 8: Which direction does traffic travel in a Florida roundabout?
- A. One-way, counter-clockwise
- B. One-way, clockwise
- C. Two-way, like a normal intersection
Source:Official Florida Driver License Handbook, Chapter 7: Driving Safety
Question 9: In a multi-lane roundabout, which lane should you use to go straight or turn left, or to make a U-turn?
- A. The right lane
- B. The left lane
- C. Either lane; it doesn't matter
Source:Official Florida Driver License Handbook, Chapter 7: Driving Safety
Question 10: Which of these is NOT allowed on a Florida limited access highway?
- A. Commercial trucks and buses
- B. Passenger cars
- C. Bicycles and pedestrians
Source:Official Florida Driver License Handbook, Chapter 7: Driving Safety
Question 11: If your vehicle breaks down on a limited access highway, how long can you leave it on the shoulder or ramp?
- A. No more than six hours
- B. As long as needed, with no time limit
- C. No more than 30 minutes
Source:Official Florida Driver License Handbook, Chapter 7: Driving Safety
Question 12: On a multi-lane roadway, what must you do under Florida's Move Over Law when you can't safely change lanes away from a stopped law enforcement or emergency vehicle?
- A. Come to a complete stop in your lane
- B. Slow down to 20 mph below the posted speed limit
- C. Continue at the posted speed limit without slowing
Source:Official Florida Driver License Handbook, Chapter 7: Driving Safety
Question 13: On a two-lane roadway under the Move Over Law, if the posted speed limit is 20 mph or less, how fast may you travel when passing the stopped vehicle?
- A. The posted limit, unchanged
- B. 20 mph below the posted limit
- C. 5 mph
Source:Official Florida Driver License Handbook, Chapter 7: Driving Safety
Question 14: When parking parallel to the curb, how close should your right-hand wheels be to the curb?
- A. Within 12 inches
- B. Within 3 feet
- C. It doesn't matter, as long as you're on the right side
Source:Official Florida Driver License Handbook, Chapter 7: Driving Safety
Question 15: How close to a fire hydrant are you not allowed to park?
- A. Within 5 feet
- B. Within 15 feet
- C. Within 50 feet
Source:Official Florida Driver License Handbook, Chapter 7: Driving Safety
Question 16: When parking uphill with a curb present, which way should you turn your front wheels?
- A. Straight ahead
- B. Toward the curb itself
- C. Away from the curb
Source:Official Florida Driver License Handbook, Chapter 7: Driving Safety
Question 17: Before returning to your lane after passing, how close may you be to an approaching vehicle?
- A. You must return before coming within 200 feet of it
- B. You may return at any distance, as long as you signal
- C. You must return before coming within 20 feet of it
Source:Official Florida Driver License Handbook, Chapter 7: Driving Safety
Question 18: On a hill or curve, how far ahead must you be able to see before you may legally pass?
- A. At least 100 feet
- B. At least 500 feet
- C. It doesn't matter as long as no car is visible
Source:Official Florida Driver License Handbook, Chapter 7: Driving Safety
Question 19: When is passing on the right legal in Florida?
- A. Never; passing on the right is always illegal in Florida, even on a multi-lane road
- B. Only on limited access highways, and never on ordinary city or residential streets under any circumstances
- C. When there are two or more lanes moving the same direction, or the vehicle ahead is turning left
Source:Official Florida Driver License Handbook, Chapter 7: Driving Safety
Question 20: What's Florida's standard speed limit in a school zone?
- A. 20 mph
- B. 30 mph
- C. 35 mph
Source:Official Florida Driver License Handbook, Chapter 7: Driving Safety
Question 21: What's Florida's standard speed limit on limited access highways?
- A. 55 mph
- B. 70 mph
- C. 80 mph
Source:Official Florida Driver License Handbook, Chapter 7: Driving Safety
Question 22: On a highway posted at 70 mph, what's the minimum speed you're allowed to drive?
- A. There's no minimum speed
- B. 30 mph
- C. 50 mph
Source:Official Florida Driver License Handbook, Chapter 7: Driving Safety
Question 23: If you see red reflectors facing you on the lane lines, what does that mean?
- A. You're facing traffic the wrong way and could have a head-on collision
- B. You're approaching a school zone with a reduced speed limit that starts a bit further ahead
- C. The lane is reserved for HOV traffic during rush hour
Source:Official Florida Driver License Handbook, Chapter 7: Driving Safety
Question 24: How far before a turn must you activate your turn signal?
- A. At least 500 feet before the turn
- B. At least 100 feet before the turn
- C. There's no minimum distance, just before turning
Source:Official Florida Driver License Handbook, Chapter 7: Driving Safety
Question 25: When should you use a three-point turn instead of a U-turn?
- A. Whenever you're stopped on a curve or a hill
- B. Whenever you're on a highway with fast-moving traffic in every lane around you
- C. When the road is too narrow for a U-turn and you can't go around the block
Source:Official Florida Driver License Handbook, Chapter 7: Driving Safety

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All 25 questions on this test

Question 1: What's the minimum following distance the handbook recommends in favorable weather and traffic?

Question 2: How closely may you legally follow a fire truck that's responding to an emergency?

Question 3: A truck or a vehicle towing another vehicle must not follow another truck or towed vehicle closer than what distance, outside cities and towns?

Question 4: According to the handbook, what happens to braking distance and impact when you double your speed?

Question 5: At 50 mph, about how far will your vehicle travel in total (perception, reaction, and braking distance) before coming to a complete stop?

Question 6: At a two-way stop, who yields between a vehicle turning and a vehicle going straight?

Question 7: At an open intersection with no signs or signals, when must you yield the right-of-way?

Question 8: Which direction does traffic travel in a Florida roundabout?

Question 9: In a multi-lane roundabout, which lane should you use to go straight or turn left, or to make a U-turn?

Question 10: Which of these is NOT allowed on a Florida limited access highway?

Question 11: If your vehicle breaks down on a limited access highway, how long can you leave it on the shoulder or ramp?

Question 12: On a multi-lane roadway, what must you do under Florida's Move Over Law when you can't safely change lanes away from a stopped law enforcement or emergency vehicle?

Question 13: On a two-lane roadway under the Move Over Law, if the posted speed limit is 20 mph or less, how fast may you travel when passing the stopped vehicle?

Question 14: When parking parallel to the curb, how close should your right-hand wheels be to the curb?

Question 15: How close to a fire hydrant are you not allowed to park?

Question 16: When parking uphill with a curb present, which way should you turn your front wheels?

Question 17: Before returning to your lane after passing, how close may you be to an approaching vehicle?

Question 18: On a hill or curve, how far ahead must you be able to see before you may legally pass?

Question 19: When is passing on the right legal in Florida?

Question 20: What's Florida's standard speed limit in a school zone?

Question 21: What's Florida's standard speed limit on limited access highways?

Question 22: On a highway posted at 70 mph, what's the minimum speed you're allowed to drive?

Question 23: If you see red reflectors facing you on the lane lines, what does that mean?

Question 24: How far before a turn must you activate your turn signal?

Question 25: When should you use a three-point turn instead of a U-turn?

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