Florida Driver's Test FAQ | FAQs (2024)

Always bring 3 pieces of identification for your driver's test.

That way, you'll have a backup in case something goes wrong.

In the state of Florida, you must bring your "original birth certificate (a copy will NOT be accepted. You will need your social security number, and two pieces of mail that indicate your Florida address.

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Yes, you can turn right on a red light unless signs prohibit it.

To turn right at a red light you must first come to a complete stop at the correct stopping position.

Give way to all other road users.

When the way is clear, you can proceed.

If you're uncomfortable turning on a red light during a driver's test, you can wait for the green.

Yes.

In the state of Florida you are required to parallel park for the purposes of your driver's test.

Depending on where you are in the state, you will be required to parallel park on the road or in the parking lot with cones.

You DON'T stop for a length of time at a STOP sign before proceeding.

Rather, you bring the vehicle to a complete stopat the correct stopping postion.

After stopping at the correct stopping postion, treat the intersection as a yield, give way to all other road users, and then proceed.

The examiner will NOT tell you to move to the right lane after turning left.

You must do that automatically.

Only if the examiner tells you to turn left in the next couple of blocks do you stay in the left lane.

OR the road that you're on narrows to one lane and you have to merge left.

Slower traffic must stay right - this applies to all traffic, both in the city and on the highway.

And because you are going to be travelling the speed limit for your test, you are going to be travelling slower than the traffic flow.

Revisit the fundamentals in the parking lot.

Working with pylons in the parking lot will teach you mastery of the primary controls (accelerator, brake, steering, and clutch).

And more important, these slow-speed manoeuvres will teach you where your vehicle is in space and place.

In other words, where your vehicle is in relation to other road users and fixed objects.

When turning right and the lane is blocked, turn into the right lane.

After you turn right, change lanes to the left lane immediately.

If you cannot move into the right lane, signal, give way to all other road users, and when the way is clear, move into the the first available lane.

You can use a backup camera for your driver's test.

You just CAN'Tuse it as your primary line of site.

You check the backup camera as you would check your mirrors before reversing.

Do a 360° scan around your vehicle before putting the vehicle in motion. In other words, look all around the vehicle before backing.

For the duration of your backing, you will be looking out the rear window.

You must shoulder check 2X every time you turn, every time you move the vehicle sideways.

If you fail to shoulder check for a driver's test, you will NOT be successful.

Or worse, you could be involved in a crash and risk injury or death!

At a controlled intersections, you stop:

1)before the STOP line,

2) before the crosswalk line or the sidewalk.

3) If those conditions don't exist, then you stop before where the two roads meet.

In other words, just before entering the intersection.

Yes.

You get one pull up on a slow-speed-or parking manoeuvre.

After the one correction you will be assigned demerits.

In some instances, it may be better to be a bit farther from the curb, or not quite centered in the parking space than risk "mucking" it up further on a correction.

The speed limit in municipal, business, and residential areas in Floridais 30mph unless otherwise posted.

In other words, if there aren't signs stating that the speed limit is different, then travel at 30mph.

And of the purposes of your driver's test, travel at either the posted speed limit or the flow of traffic - whichever is less.

No.

Driving examiners know that you're nervous and they know that you don't have a high skill level.

They are not going to trick you and endanger both their own safety and that of other road users.

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The hazard obstruction sign is the most common traffic sign on the roadway.

Now that we've pointed it out, you'll see these traffic signs every where.

These traffic signs will prevent you colliding with a fixed object along the roadway.

When merging onto an interstate, you have to floor the accelerator (push it right to the bottom) to get the vehicle up to speed as quickly as possible.

As you're coming out on the onramp and out onto the acceleration lane, pick your spot and aim for that spot.

Other drivers will help you out as much as they can.

However, know that the onus of responsibility is on the merging driver.

Pick your spot, get the vehicle up to speed, and don't hesitate.

For the purposes of a driving test, red and yellow traffic lights are the same color.

In other words, if the light turns yellow and you can get the vehicle stopped, you must bring the vehicle to a stop.

Before jamming on the brakes, check to see if there is a vehicle tailgating you.

If you proceed through the intersection and the examiner looks up through the windshield and sees the traffic light turn red when you're in the intersection, you will automatically fail your driver's test.

Yes.

You must come to a stop and pull over to the shoulder of the road as soon as you see the emergency vehicle.

Only if the lights are activated and the sirens are blaring do you have to bring the vehicle to a stop.

If you're at an intersection, often times your best option is to simply stayed stopped and the emergency vehicle will find its way through the intersection.

Yes.

Signal any time that you turn, or move the vehicle sideways.

And signal both when moving forward and when in reverse.

One of the fundamental components of a driver's test is to communicate effectively with other road users.

There is not a specific amount that you're allowed to go over the speed limit.

However, if you consistently go 8-10mph over or under the speed limit, it's unlikely that you're going to be successful.

Your speed management is directly linked to your scanning pattern.

You should be checking your instrument panel as part of your scanning pattern every 8-12 seconds when driving.

If you aren't adjusting your speed every few moments, it tells the examiner that you don't have your scanning pattern in place.

Yes.

When you show up for your driver's test--unless signs prohibit this--back into the parking space.

Look for the reserved parking for the driver's tests.

Backing into the parking space will minimize the stress when starting your test.

Yes.

There will be a mini pre-trip inspection on your vehicle to ensure the lights work, the registration is up to date, and other functionalities.

Be sure you do a pre-trip before showing up for your test.

It's also recommended that you wash and vacuum out your vehicle.

Remember: you don't get a second chance to make a first impression.

Your following distance behind other vehicles should be 2-3 seconds under ideal road conditions.

If road conditions deteriorate, increase your following distance.

When stopped in traffic, stop so that you can see the tires of the vehicle in front making clear contact with the road surface.

With this landmark, you'll have approximately one vehicle length between your vehicle and the vehicle in front.

And if the vehicle in front breaks down, you can get around without reversing in traffic.

As a general rule you should signal approximatley 1/2 block before the turn.

The only time you may signal at a shorter distance is if it might cause confusion to other road users.

And before making lane changes, you must signal a minimum of 3 flashes on the turn signal before moving the vehicle.

And keep your signal on until you're completely in the other lane.

Be sure to signal any time that you turn or move the vehicle sideways - both forward and in reverse.

Yes.

It is critical that you shoulder check on the left hand turns to see pedestrians, other vulnerable road users, and those drivers that may cut on the inside.

The maximum speed limit on streets and highways in the state of Florida is 55 mph unless otherwise posted.

This is the maximum speed limit under ideal conditions.

If the road conditions deteriorate--congestion, weather, or bright sunlight--so too should your speed.

• Driving into an intersection you cannot clear.

• An action contrary to a regulatory sign.

• Speeding in a school zone when school is in session.

• Striking a fixed object.

• Driving in a manner that causes another driver to take evasive action.

• A driving action that causes the driving examiner to intervene and take control of the vehicle.

• Backing up at an intersection.