Key Florida facts: Right-of-Way
Sample Right-of-Way questions
When may a Florida driver going the opposite way pass a school bus showing its stop signal?
On a highway with an unpaved median at least 5 feet wide On a road with a painted center turn lane On any highway with four or more lanes Show the answer
On a highway with an unpaved median at least 5 feet wide
A raised median, a physical barrier or an unpaved space of 5 feet or more lets opposite traffic keep going, with caution.
Source: Official Florida Driver License Handbook (rev. 08/2023), Chapter 10, Sharing the Road: School Buses (p. 89) ; Florida Statutes, s. 316.172, Florida Statutes
A person with a white cane tipped with red is crossing a Florida street ahead. What must you do?
Slow down and steer around the person Sound your horn so the person knows you are there Come to a complete stop and yield Show the answer
Come to a complete stop and yield
Florida law requires a full stop before the crossing point and care to avoid injuring the pedestrian.
Source: Official Florida Driver License Handbook (rev. 08/2023), Chapter 10, Sharing the Road: Pedestrians: Rules for Motorists (p. 88) ; Florida Statutes, s. 316.1301, Florida Statutes
How many points does passing a stopped school bus add to a Florida record, with no injury?
Show the answer
4 points
If the pass leads to serious injury or death, it adds 6 points.
Source: Official Florida Driver License Handbook (rev. 08/2023), Chapter 3, Your Driving Privilege: Passing a Stopped School Bus (p. 27) ; Official Florida Driver License Handbook (rev. 08/2023), Chapter 3, Your Driving Privilege: Common Violations and Associated Point Value (p. 30)
You must cross a bike lane to turn right in Florida, and a bicyclist is riding in it. What must you do?
Turn first, then let the bicyclist pass Move ahead of the bicyclist and brake Yield and turn behind the bicyclist Show the answer
Yield and turn behind the bicyclist
Assume a bicyclist at an intersection is going straight unless the rider signals otherwise.
Source: Official Florida Driver License Handbook (rev. 08/2023), Chapter 10, Sharing the Road: Bicyclists: Rules for Motorists (p. 81)
At a Florida two-way stop, you are turning and another driver is going straight. Who yields?
The other driver, who is going straight Whichever driver has the larger vehicle You, the turning driver Show the answer
You, the turning driver
Florida's handbook gives vehicles going straight priority over turning vehicles at these intersections.
Source: Official Florida Driver License Handbook (rev. 08/2023), Chapter 7, Driving Safety: Intersections (p. 62)
A police car is stopped on the roadside with lights on. You are on a multi-lane Florida road. What does the Move Over Law require first?
Stop behind the vehicle until it leaves Stay in your lane and tap your horn Leave the lane closest to it, if you safely can Show the answer
Leave the lane closest to it, if you safely can
Signal and change lanes. Slowing down is the required choice only when you cannot move over safely.
Source: Official Florida Driver License Handbook (rev. 08/2023), Chapter 7, Driving Safety: Move Over Law (p. 65) ; Florida Statutes, s. 316.126, Florida Statutes
A stopped school bus shows its stop signal on a Florida divided highway. You are behind it. What must you do?
Stop, then go when no children are visible Pass slowly on the left side Stop and wait until the signal is withdrawn Show the answer
Stop and wait until the signal is withdrawn
A median helps only traffic going the opposite way. Traffic behind the bus always stops.
Source: Official Florida Driver License Handbook (rev. 08/2023), Chapter 10, Sharing the Road: School Buses (p. 89)
A public transit bus in Florida signals to reenter traffic from a pullout bay. What must you do?
Go around it on the shoulder Speed up and pass it first Yield and let it reenter Show the answer
Yield and let it reenter
The duty applies to drivers traveling in the same direction as the bus.
Source: Official Florida Driver License Handbook (rev. 08/2023), Chapter 10, Sharing the Road: Public Transit (p. 88)
Who has the right-of-way when a funeral procession comes through a Florida intersection?
Whichever vehicle arrived first Whoever has the green light The funeral procession Show the answer
The funeral procession
Drivers, bicyclists and pedestrians all give way, and should not drive between the vehicles in the procession.
Source: Official Florida Driver License Handbook (rev. 08/2023), Chapter 10, Sharing the Road: Funeral Processions (p. 84)
Children and a crossing guard are in a Florida crosswalk. Where must you stop?
Inside the crosswalk, next to them Anywhere, as long as you slow down At the stop line, not in the crosswalk Show the answer
At the stop line, not in the crosswalk
Crossing guards enter first and leave last to show that people are crossing or about to cross.
Source: Official Florida Driver License Handbook (rev. 08/2023), Chapter 10, Sharing the Road: School Crossings (p. 89)
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