Signs, Signals & Markings
20%of exam
Traffic Laws & Right-of-Way
20%of exam
Safe Driving & Conditions
20%of exam
Following DistanceHeadlightsAdverse ConditionsCollisionsNight Driving
Sharing the Road & Parking
20%of exam
Alcohol, DUI & Licensing
20%of exam
BAC LimitsImplied ConsentPoints & SuspensionsPermit ProcessInsurance Minimums
Quick Facts
- Exam
- FL Class E
- Owner
- FLHSMV
- Questions
- 50
- Pass
- 80% (40/50)
- Format
- Multiple choice
- Permit age
- 15
- Permit hold
- 12 months
- Adult BAC
- 0.08%
- Under-21 BAC
- 0.02%
Shape Ladder
Octagon stop, triangle yield, diamond warns, pentagon school
OctagonTriangleDiamondPentagon
Solid vs Broken Line
Solid yellow
- No passing
- Opposing traffic
Broken yellow
- Passing allowed
- When safe, clear
No cross vs may cross
Signal + Sign Picker
- Steady red light→Stop
- Steady yellow light→Stop if safe
- Flashing red→Stop, then go
- Flashing yellow→Proceed with caution
- Dark signal→Treat as 4-way stop
- Octagon sign→Full stop
- Triangle sign→Yield
- Diamond sign→Expect a hazard
Sign Shapes
- Octagon
- Stop
- Triangle
- Yield
- Diamond
- Warning ahead
- Pentagon
- School zone
- Round
- Railroad crossing ahead
- Crossbuck
- Railroad crossing
- Rectangle
- Regulatory or guide
- Pennant
- No passing zone
Regulatory vs Warning
Regulatory
- White/red, rectangle
- Legal requirement
- Speed, stop, yield
Warning
- Yellow, diamond
- Advance notice
- Curve, hazard ahead
Must obey vs be alert
Sign Colors
- Red
- Stop, yield, prohibit
- Yellow
- General warning
- Yellow-green
- School, pedestrian, bike
- Orange
- Work zone
- Green
- Guide, directions
- Blue
- Motorist services
- Brown
- Parks, recreation
- White
- Regulatory law
Signals + Markings
- Red light
- Stop
- Yellow light
- Stop if safe
- Green light
- Go, yield first
- Flashing red
- Stop, then proceed
- Flashing yellow
- Proceed with caution
- Dark signal
- Treat as 4-way stop
- Red arrow
- No turn
- Green arrow
- Protected turn
- Double yellow
- No passing
- Broken yellow
- Passing permitted
Speed Ladder
20 school, 30 town, 55 road, 70 interstate
20 school30 town55 road70 interstate
Right Red vs Left Red
Right on red
- Stop first
- Most intersections
Left on red
- One-way to one-way
- Stop first
Common vs limited
Right-of-Way Picker
- Same-time arrival→Driver on right
- Turning left→Yield oncoming traffic
- Entering roundabout→Yield circulating traffic
- Pedestrian in crosswalk→Always yield
- Emergency vehicle siren→Pull right, stop
- School bus reds→Stop, both directions
- Divided highway, bus reds→Opposing side may proceed
- Merging onto highway→Match speed, find gap
Speed Defaults
- Business/residential
- 30 mph
- Other roads
- 55 mph
- Rural interstate
- 70 mph
- School zone
- 20 mph
- Basic law
- Safe for conditions
- Work zone
- Reduced, fines double
Right-of-Way
- No signs
- Yield to right
- 4-way stop tie
- Yield to right
- Left turn
- Yield oncoming traffic
- Roundabout
- Yield circulating traffic
- T-intersection
- Yield to through road
- Crosswalk
- Pedestrian always first
- Emergency siren
- Pull right, stop
- Merging traffic
- Yield, find gap
Turns, Passing, Lanes
- Signal
- Before every turn
- Right on red
- Full stop first
- Left on red
- One-way to one-way
- U-turn
- Legal unless posted
- Passing
- Left lane, check clear
- Bike lane
- Merge before turning
High Beam vs Low Beam
High beam
- Open, dark roads
- Dim for others
Low beam
- Oncoming, following, fog
- Rain, wipers on
Empty road vs traffic near
Following + Headlights
- Following gap
- 3-4 second rule
- Wipers on
- Headlights on
- High beam oncoming
- Dim within 500ft
- High beam following
- Dim within 300ft
- Fog
- Use low beams
- Dusk to dawn
- Headlights required
Adverse + Collisions
- Wet roads
- Slow, more space
- Hydroplane
- Ease off gas
- Skid
- Steer into skid
- Tire blowout
- Ease off, straight
- Brake failure
- Pump, downshift, parking brake
- Crash duty
- Stop, exchange info
- Texting
- Banned while driving
- Seat belts
- Required, all seats
Parking Ladder
15 hydrant, 20 intersection, 30 stop sign
15 hydrant20 intersection30 stop sign
Move Over vs Slow Down
Can move over
- Vacate nearest lane
- When safe
Cannot move over
- Slow 20 mph under
- 5 mph if limit low
Change lanes vs slow
Move Over Law
- Warning lights stopped
- Vacate nearest lane
- Cannot move over
- Slow 20 mph under
- Limit 20 or less
- Slow 5 mph under
- Applies to
- Police, tow, utility
- Two-lane road
- Slow, pass carefully
Parking Distances
- Fire hydrant
- 15 feet
- Intersection/crosswalk
- 20 feet
- Stop sign/signal
- 30 feet
- Crosswalk itself
- Never park
- Bike lane
- Never park
- Disabled space
- Permit required
BAC Ladder
Adult 0.08, CDL 0.04, teen 0.02
0.08 adult0.04 CDL0.02 under 21
Adult vs Under-21 BAC
Age 21+
- 0.08% limit
- Standard DUI law
Under 21
- 0.02% limit
- Zero tolerance
Legal limit vs near-zero
Permit + Points Picker
- Turning 15→Apply for permit
- Under 18 applicant→Complete driver ed
- Holding first permit→Wait 12 months
- Under 21 driver→0.02% BAC limit
- Adult driver→0.08% BAC limit
- CDL driver→0.04% BAC limit
- 12 points in 12 months→30-day suspension
- 24 points in 36 months→1-year suspension
Alcohol + DUI
- Age 21+
- 0.08% BAC limit
- Under 21
- 0.02% zero tolerance
- CDL holders
- 0.04% BAC limit
- Implied consent
- Must submit test
- Test refusal
- Automatic suspension
- First DUI
- Revoked 180 days-1 year
- Open container
- Prohibited in vehicle
- Drugs
- Same impairment rules
Points Ladder
12pts=30-day, 18pts=3-month, 24pts=1-year
12/30-day18/3-month24/1-year
Permit vs Full License
Learner permit
- Age 15
- Hold 12 months
Full license
- Age 16+
- Passed skills test
Supervised vs independent
Points + Suspensions
- Speeding 15 or less over
- 3 points
- Speeding 16+ over
- 4 points
- 12 points/12 months
- 30-day suspension
- 18 points/18 months
- 3-month suspension
- 24 points/36 months
- 1-year suspension
- Under 18, 6+ points
- Business purposes only
Permit + Licensing
- Learner permit age
- 15 years old
- Permit hold
- 12 months, or to 18
- Driver ed
- Required before permit
- Under 18 test
- Online, notarized form
- 18 and older
- Test in person
- Min insurance
- $10,000 PIP/PD
Common Traps
Rolling stop
Stop means full ≠ Slow is yield only
Under-21 BAC
0.02% limit ≠ Not 0.08%
Left on red
One-way only ≠ Not any street
School bus reds
Both directions stop ≠ Unless divided median
Move Over confusion
Vacate lane first ≠ Slow only if unsafe
Wipers-headlights rule
Wipers on ≠ Headlights must be on
Basic speed law
Posted is maximum ≠ Conditions can lower it
Double yellow
No passing either side ≠ Not just your side
Last Minute
- 1.Official pass: 80% (40/50)
- 2.Octagon = stop
- 3.Triangle = yield
- 4.Adult BAC limit: 0.08%
- 5.Under-21 BAC limit: 0.02%
- 6.CDL BAC limit: 0.04%
- 7.School zone default: 20 mph
- 8.Business/residential default: 30 mph
- 9.Rural interstate default: 70 mph
- 10.Move Over: vacate lane or slow
- 11.Fire hydrant clearance: 15 feet
- 12.12pts/12mo: 30-day suspension
- 13.Permit age: 15; hold 12 months
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