Florida Driver's handbook Flashcards
Following Distance for Trucks
A truck or any vehicle towing another
vehicle must not follow within 300 feet
of another truck or another vehicle in
tow. This law does not apply to overtaking and passing, and it does not apply
within cities or towns.
When should you check your blind spot?
Before you move to change lanes on
a highway, pass on any road, or make
certain turns, turn your head to make
sure these areas are clear.
Passing
1.You must activate your signal
before moving into the lef lane
to let others know that you are
about to change lanes to pass.
2. Stay a safe distance behind the
vehicle you want to pass—the
closer you get, the less you can
see ahead.
3. Before you pull out to pass,
check blind spots and make sure
that you have plenty of time and
room to pass.
4. Tap your horn (day) or flash your
headlights (night) to let the other
driver know you are passing.
5. Do not return to the right side of
the road until you can see the
tires of the vehicle you passed in
your rear-view mirror. Signal
when you are about to return to
your lane.
6. You must return to the right side
of the road before coming within
200 feet of any approaching
vehicle.
Passing on the right is only legal when
there are two or more lanes of traffic
moving in the same direction or the
vehicle you are passing is making a
left turn.
You Must Not Pass:
where there is a single solid, or
double-sided solid line dividing
lanes;
► when the double-sided yellow line
is solid in your lane;
► in Do Not Pass and No Passing
zones;
► on hills or curves where you can’t
see at least 500 feet ahead;
► within 100 feet of an intersection,
bridge, viaduct, tunnel, or railroad
crossing;
► when a school bus is stopped
and has its warning flashers on and
stop sign extended; and
► at crosswalks where a vehicle has
stopped to allow a pedestrian to cross
entering a limited access
highway:
- On the entrance ramp, begin
checking for an opening in trafic.
Signal your intent to merge onto
the highway. - Increase your speed as the ramp
straightens into the acceleration
lane. Adjust your speed so that you
can safely merge into the trafic
when you reach the end of the
acceleration lane. - Merge into trafic when you can do
so safely. You must yield the rightof-way to trafic on the highway.
Do not stop in the acceleration lane
unless trafic is too heavy and there
is no space for you to enter safely.
When leaving a limited access highway:
- Get into the exit lane. Most exits
are from the right lane. - Activate your turn signal to show
your intention to exit. - Slow down in the deceleration
lane. Check the posted safe speed
for the exit ramp. - Don’t make last-minute turns into
an exit. If you pass your exit, you
must go to the next one.
Parking on hills
- Turn your wheels so that if your
car starts to move, it will roll
away from trafic or into the
curb. - Set the parking brake.
- Automatic transmission: put
gear shif in Park. Manual
transmission: shif to Reverse
(downhill) or First (uphill).
It is against the law to park:
► On crosswalks
► On sidewalks
► In bicycle lanes
► In intersections
► On bridges
► On overpasses
► In tunnels
► In front of driveways
► By yellow painted curbs
► In NO PARKING or DISABLED
PERMIT ONLY zones
► On the roadway side of another
parked vehicle (double parking)
► On highway pavement not marked
for parking
► Anywhere that blocks or creates a
hazard for other vehicles
► Or within:
► 15 feet of a fire hydrant.
► 20 feet of an intersection.
► 20 feet of the entrance to a fire,
ambulance, or rescue station.
► 30 feet of a rural mailbox on a
state highway (8 am–6 pm).
► 30 feet of any flashing signal, stop sign, or trafic signal.
► 50 feet of a railroad crossing.
Backing Up
- Check behind your vehicle before
you get in. Children and small
objects cannot be seen from the
driver’s seat. - Place your right arm on the back
of the passenger seat and turn
around so that you can look
directly through the rear window.
Do not depend on your rear-view
or side mirrors as you cannot see
directly behind your vehicle. Don’t
completely rely on cameras/
alarms; they don’t always detect
small children and animals. - Back up slowly; your vehicle is
much harder to steer while you
are backing. - Whenever possible, use a person outside the vehicle to help you back up.
. When walking along a roadway without a sidewalk, always
walk on the
shoulder on the left side, facing traffic
Florida law requires that you give
bicyclists a minimum of
three feet
of clearance and use caution/slow
speed when driving alongside or
passing them.
On a two-lane road, pass a bicyclist as you would a
slow-moving
vehicle, and only when it is safe to
do so.
When operating a bicycle on a
one-way street with two or more
trafic lanes, bicyclists may
ride
on the lef-hand side of the road.
Bicyclists must yield
the right-of-way to
pedestrians
and must give an audible signal
before passing pedestrians.
Between sunset and sunrise,
bicyclists must have a
white light
visible from 500 feet on the front
of their bicycle and a red reflector and a red light visible from
600 feet on the rear.
Bicyclists must have brakes
which can stop their bike within
25 feet from a speed of 10 MPH.
Bicyclists must not wear headphones/earbuds while bicycling
on the roadway.
► If under 18, you must hold a
learner’s license for motorcycle driving for
12 months
with no moving violation convictions prior to the issuance of a
Motorcycle Only license.
Operators of motorcycles must
complete an approved
motorcycle
safety course and get a motorcycle
endorsement on their driver
license or a Motorcycle Only
license.
Operators of mopeds must have
the minimum of a
Class E driver
license. No motorcycle endorsement is required.
► Operators of motorcycles must
wear a helmet unless
they are over
the age of 21 AND carry a medical
insurance policy providing for at
least $10,000 in medical benefits
for injuries.
► Motorcycles and mopeds:
► must be registered annually
and have the proper tag; and
► must not be operated on
bicycle paths or foot paths.
Operators of motorcycles and
mopeds do not have to carry
Personal Injury Protection (PIP)
insurance.
You must never attempt to share
the lane with a
motorcycle. The
motorcyclist is entitled to the
entire lane.
Motorcyclists ofen slow down by
down-shifing or rolling of the
throttle, thus not
activating the
brake light.
Space between you and motorcyclist
more than four seconds
Florida’s Move Over Law (on a multi-lane roadway)
You must vacate the lane closest to the
stationary law enforcement, emergency
vehicle, tow truck, sanitation, or utility
vehicle. (Signal your intention to change
lanes.)
If you cannot move over safely, you must
slow down to a speed of 20 MPH below
the posted speed limit.
Drivers who are not in the lane closest to
the stationary vehicle should be prepared
to allow those who are about to move over
into their lane.
Move-over law (On a two-lane roadway)
You must slow down to a speed of 20
MPH below the posted speed limit.
If the speed limit is 20 MPH or less,
you must travel at 5 MPH.
Funeral Processions
Motorists, bicyclists, and pedestrians
must yield the right-of-way to funeral
processions. When the funeral lead
vehicle enters an intersection, the
remaining vehicles in the funeral
procession may follow through the
intersection regardless of any trafic
control devices. All vehicles in the procession should have their headlights
on (and may also use flashing hazard
lights) as a signal to other drivers not
to drive between or interfere with the
funeral procession.
Public Transit
All drivers shall yield the right-of-way
to public transit buses traveling in the
same direction that have signaled and
are reentering the trafic flow from a
specifically designated pullout bay.
Stay out of
no zones to avoid CMV
Don’t use high beam headlights
when following a
CMV at night.
Bright lights will blind the driver
when they reflect of the CMV’s
large side mirrors.
When a CMV is coming from the
opposite direction,
keep to the
right to avoid a sideswipe crash
Passing Commercial Vehicles
► When passing a CMV, first check to
your front and rear, and move into
the passing lane only if it is clear
and safe to pass. You must signal
that you are changing lanes, and
let the CMV driver know you are
passing by blinking your headlights, especially at night.
► Pass CMVs on the lef side for
maximum visibility. Complete your
pass as quickly as possible so that
you do not remain in the CMV’s
blind spot.
► Avoid cutting in too soon when passing a CMV. Large CMVs can’t
stop as quickly as other vehicles.
Be sure you can see the cab in your
rear-view mirror before completing
your pass. (CMV drivers may flash
headlights to let you know it is OK
to merge back into the lane.)
► Avoid passing a CMV on a downgrade; the CMV’s weight and
momentum will cause it to
increase speed.
► When a CMV passes you, keep to
the right side of your lane. Do not
speed up while the CMV is passing.
► A golf cart must not be driven by
anyone under the age of – on
public roads or streets.
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A golf cart must only be operated
during the hours between
sunrise
and sunset, unless the local
government allows them to be
driven outside of those hours
(additional equipment is required
for night driving.)*
Golf carts may not be operated AT
ALL unless
allowed by the specific
county or city.
Golf carts may cross state roads if the
posted speed limit is
45 MPH or less and only at an intersection
with a trafic control device.
You can drive a golf cart on a sidewalk only if it is at least
5 feet wide. You
must yield to pedestrians.
You can drive a golf cart on a two-lane county road in a city that designates
it may be used for golf carts