Florida Driver License: Sharing the Road

20 questions with the correct answer and an explanation for each. Topic: Sharing the Road. Free, no account needed.

1. A driver is passing a cyclist on a two-lane road. How much clearance must the driver give?

Two feet
Six feet
One foot
Three feet

Answer: D — Three feet

Drivers must give a bicyclist at least three feet of clearance when passing.

2. A driver is turning right and must cross a bike lane where a cyclist is riding straight through. What should the driver do?

Stop in the bike lane and wait for the cyclist to pass on the left
Yield and turn behind the cyclist
Sound the horn so the cyclist moves aside
Speed up to clear the bike lane before the cyclist arrives

Answer: B — Yield and turn behind the cyclist

A turn that crosses a bike lane must yield to the cyclist and pass behind them.

3. Three cyclists are riding side by side on a two-lane road with no other traffic behind them. Is this legal?

No, cyclists must always ride single file
Yes, any number may ride abreast as long as no one is impeded
Yes, up to four may ride abreast
No, no more than two may ride abreast

Answer: D — No, no more than two may ride abreast

Cyclists may ride no more than two abreast, dropping to single file only when they impede traffic.

4. A truck ahead signals a right turn but first swings toward the left side of its lane. What should the driver behind do?

Assume the truck is actually turning left
Honk to tell the truck it is out of position
Try to squeeze into the gap between the truck and the curb
Wait; the truck is swinging wide to complete the right turn, not moving left

Answer: D — Wait; the truck is swinging wide to complete the right turn, not moving left

Trucks swing wide left before a right turn, and a following driver must never squeeze into the gap by the curb.

5. A driver is stopped behind a truck on an uphill grade. What should the driver do?

Flash the high beams repeatedly until the truck moves
Leave room in case the truck rolls back, and keep left in the lane so the driver can be seen
Pull up close behind the truck to save room
Pass the truck immediately, since it may roll backward

Answer: B — Leave room in case the truck rolls back, and keep left in the lane so the driver can be seen

On a hill, a driver stopped behind a truck should leave rollback room and stay visible to the truck driver by keeping left in the lane.

6. A driver wants to pass a truck on a two-lane road. Which is correct?

Pass on a downgrade, when the truck is moving slowest
Pass on the right, since the truck's blind spot is on the left
Pass on the left, and avoid passing on a downgrade where the truck tends to speed up
Cut back in as soon as the rear of the trailer clears the front bumper

Answer: C — Pass on the left, and avoid passing on a downgrade where the truck tends to speed up

Passing is done on the left, and a downgrade should be avoided because the truck's weight makes it accelerate there. Cutting back in must wait until the truck's cab is visible in the mirror.

7. A driver hears a siren and sees flashing lights approaching from behind on an open road. What must the driver do?

Speed up to clear the next intersection first
Stop immediately in the middle of the travel lane
Pull to the nearest edge of the road and stop until it has passed
Pull over only if the emergency vehicle is in the same lane

Answer: C — Pull to the nearest edge of the road and stop until it has passed

Everyone must pull to the nearest edge of the road and stop until an emergency vehicle using sirens or lights has passed.

8. The lead car of a funeral procession has already entered an intersection when the light turns red. May the cars following it continue through?

Yes, they may follow through regardless of the signal
Only the second car may follow, then the rest must stop
No, each car must stop and wait for a green light
Only if a police escort is present

Answer: A — Yes, they may follow through regardless of the signal

Once the lead vehicle of a funeral procession enters an intersection, the rest of the procession may follow through regardless of the signal.

9. A golf cart needs to cross a state road. Under what condition is that allowed?

Only where the limit is 35 mph or less
Anywhere, as long as it is daylight
Only at an intersection with a traffic control device where the limit is 45 mph or less
Only at night, with headlights on

Answer: C — Only at an intersection with a traffic control device where the limit is 45 mph or less

Golf carts may cross a state road only at an intersection with a traffic control device and where the posted limit is 45 mph or less.

10. A low-speed vehicle capable of 23 mph is being driven on a public street. What is the highest posted speed limit the street may have?

25 mph
35 mph
45 mph
55 mph

Answer: B — 35 mph

A low-speed vehicle may use only streets posted 35 mph or less.

11. A 16-year-old wants to drive a golf cart on a road designated for golf carts. What is required?

A Motorcycle Only license
No license is needed under 18
A learner's or driver license
Just a government-issued photo ID

Answer: C — A learner's or driver license

Under 18, a golf cart driver needs a learner's or driver license; a photo ID alone suffices only at 18 and older.

12. A motorcycle is riding in a travel lane. Can a car share that same lane side by side with it?

Yes, if there is enough room
Yes, but only under 25 mph
Only on a divided highway
No, the motorcycle is entitled to the whole lane

Answer: D — No, the motorcycle is entitled to the whole lane

Drivers must never share a lane with a motorcycle; it is entitled to the whole lane.

13. A motorcyclist ahead slows down by rolling off the throttle instead of braking. What should a following driver keep in mind?

Motorcycles cannot slow down except by braking
The motorcycle may slow down without showing a brake light, so extra following distance matters
The brake light will flash anyway
Motorcycles always brake hard and suddenly

Answer: B — The motorcycle may slow down without showing a brake light, so extra following distance matters

Riders often slow by downshifting or rolling off the throttle, which shows no brake light, so drivers should not follow closely.

14. A 20-year-old motorcyclist wants to ride without a helmet. Is that allowed?

Yes, with just a Motorcycle Only license
Yes, anyone 18 or older is exempt
No, the exemption starts at 21 and also requires at least $10,000 in medical insurance
No, helmets are required at every age with no exemption

Answer: C — No, the exemption starts at 21 and also requires at least $10,000 in medical insurance

The helmet requirement is waived only for riders 21 or older who carry at least $10,000 in medical insurance, so a 20-year-old must wear one.

15. A pedestrian must walk along a road that has no sidewalk. Where should they walk?

On the right shoulder, moving with traffic
In the travel lane, in the direction of traffic
On the left shoulder, facing traffic
Either shoulder, it makes no difference

Answer: C — On the left shoulder, facing traffic

Without a sidewalk, a pedestrian should walk on the left shoulder, facing oncoming traffic.

16. A driver approaches a crosswalk where another vehicle ahead has stopped, and no pedestrian is visible. What should the driver do?

Honk to warn any pedestrians before passing
Pass carefully at reduced speed
Pass the stopped vehicle, since no pedestrian is visible
Not pass the stopped vehicle, and assume someone may be crossing

Answer: D — Not pass the stopped vehicle, and assume someone may be crossing

A driver must never pass a vehicle stopped at a crosswalk and must assume someone is crossing even if no one is seen.

17. A public bus signals and begins pulling back into traffic from a designated bay, moving in the same direction as the driver behind it. What must that driver do?

Nothing; buses must yield to traffic already on the road
Yield to the bus
Yield only if it is a school bus
Speed up to pass before the bus merges

Answer: B — Yield to the bus

Drivers must yield to a public bus that has signaled and is pulling back into traffic from a designated bay in the same direction.

18. A school bus has stopped with its stop arm out on a two-way road that has only a painted center line, no raised median. Traffic coming the other way approaches. What must those drivers do?

Stop only if traveling in the same direction as the bus
Proceed with caution; traffic going the opposite way never has to stop
Slow down but continue if no children are visible
Stop, because a painted line is not a barrier

Answer: D — Stop, because a painted line is not a barrier

Only a raised barrier or an unpaved median at least five feet wide excuses opposite-direction traffic from stopping; painted lines do not count, so both directions must stop.

19. A crossing guard is standing in a crosswalk with children present. Where should an approaching driver come to a stop?

In the crosswalk, as close to the guard as possible
Only once the guard raises a stop sign
Anywhere before reaching the intersection
At the stop line, not in the crosswalk

Answer: D — At the stop line, not in the crosswalk

When children or a guard are in the crosswalk, drivers must yield and stop at the stop line, not in the crosswalk.

20. A farm tractor capable of only 20 mph is being driven on a public road. What must it display?

A red flag on the front
A "Wide Load" sign
An orange slow-moving-vehicle emblem on the rear
A flashing yellow light on the roof

Answer: C — An orange slow-moving-vehicle emblem on the rear

Farm vehicles built for speeds under 25 mph must display the orange slow-moving-vehicle emblem on the rear on public roads.