Florida DMV practice test
Prepare for the Florida learner permit knowledge test with questions written from the official driver handbook, in English, Russian and Spanish.
Florida practice tests
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Full practice tests in the format of the real Florida knowledge test. Questions do not repeat between tests.
Road signs
Shapes, colors and meanings of the signs on the test.
Rules of the road
Right of way, turns, parking and sharing the road.
Florida laws
Rules that are specific to Florida.
Final exam prep
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Key rules from the Florida handbook
These numbers come straight from the official handbook. Each one is also a question in our tests.
Getting your permit and license
- The supervising driver must be at least 21 years old.
- At least 50 hours of supervised driving are required.
- At least 10 hours of the practice must be at night.
- At age 16, no driving from 11 p.m. to 6 a.m. (at 17, from 1 a.m. to 5 a.m.), with listed exceptions.
- At 17: no driving 1 a.m.–5 a.m. unless going to or from work or with a licensed driver 21 or older. At 16: 11 p.m.–6 a.m.
- Daylight only for the first 3 months; after that, until 10 p.m. — always with a licensed driver 21 or older.
- Six or more points in 12 months: automatic one-year restriction to business purposes only.
Rules of the road
- Signal at least 100 feet before you turn or change lanes.
- Switch to low beams within 500 feet of an oncoming vehicle.
- Use low beams within 300 feet of a vehicle you are following.
- Use headlights from sunset to sunrise.
- Stop at least 15 feet from the nearest rail.
- Keep at least 4 seconds behind the vehicle ahead; add more in bad weather.
- Give bicyclists at least 3 feet of space when passing.
- Slow to 20 mph below the posted limit when you cannot move over.
- Move Over law: change lanes away from the stopped vehicle when safe; if you cannot, slow down.
- Children ride in a car seat until at least 4 years old.
- Do not leave a child 5 years old or younger alone in a vehicle.
- Fines for speeding in work zones can be doubled.
- Traffic going the opposite way need not stop when separated by a raised barrier or an unpaved median at least 5 feet wide; everyone else must stop.
- When the limit is 20 mph or less, travel at 5 mph; otherwise slow to 20 mph below the posted limit.
- All drivers, front-seat passengers and every passenger under 18 must buckle up.
- Under 4: safety seat. Ages 4–5: safety seat or booster seat.
- Hand-held device use is prohibited in designated school crossings, school zones and work zones; texting while driving is illegal everywhere.
- Trucks and vehicles in tow must not follow within 300 feet of another truck or vehicle in tow, except when passing or in cities and towns.
- Low beams show objects about 150 feet ahead; high beams about 450 feet.
- Bicycle riders and passengers under 16 must wear helmets.
- No one under 14 may drive a golf cart on public roads.
Speed limits
- 20 mph in school zones when children are present, unless posted otherwise.
- 30 mph in residential districts unless a sign shows otherwise.
- 30 mph in business districts unless posted otherwise.
- 55 mph on highways unless posted otherwise.
- Up to 70 mph on rural interstates where posted.
- On 70 mph limited-access highways the minimum speed is 50 mph.
Parking
- Do not park within 15 feet of a fire hydrant.
- Do not park within 20 feet of a fire station driveway on the same side of the street.
- Do not park within 30 feet of a STOP sign.
- Do not park within 50 feet of a railroad crossing.
- Park with your wheels within 12 inches of the curb.
- Do not park within 20 feet of an intersection.
- No parking within 30 feet of a rural mailbox on a state highway from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Alcohol and drugs
- A DUI conviction must remain on your driving record for 75 years.
How to get a driver's license in Florida
- Complete 50 hours of supervised driving, including 10 hours at night.
- Drive only with a licensed supervising driver (minimum age 21 years old).
- Pass the road (driving) test.
- As a new provisional driver, follow the night limit that starts at 11 p.m..
Steps include only rules confirmed in the official handbook; your state may have more requirements (documents, fees, driver education).
Florida driving rules in numbers
Learner's permit and teen license rules by state
- Supervising driver at least
- 21 years old
- Supervised driving hours
- 50 hours
- Of them at night
- 10 hours
- Night limit for new drivers from
- 11 p.m.
Speed limits by state
- School zone
- 20 mph
- Residential district
- 30 mph
- Business district
- 30 mph
- Other highways
- 55 mph
- Rural interstate (max)
- 70 mph
Parking distances by state
- Fire hydrant
- 15 feet
- Fire station driveway
- 20 feet
- STOP sign or signal
- 30 feet
- Railroad crossing
- 50 feet
- Wheels from the curb
- 12 inches
School bus, move over and bicycle passing laws by state
- Passing a bicyclist
- 3 feet
- If you cannot move over, slow by
- 20 mph
- Stopped emergency vehicle
- Move out of the lane next to it if safe, or slow down
Car seat and booster seat laws by state
- Car seat until at least
- 4 years old
- Child may not be left alone in car at
- 5 years old
Sample questions
In Florida, you may not park within how many feet of a fire hydrant?
- 10 feet
- 15 feet
- 20 feet
- 25 feet
Florida: do not park within 15 feet of a fire hydrant.
In Florida, you must signal at least how far before you turn or change lanes?
- 75 feet
- 100 feet
- 150 feet
- 200 feet
Florida: signal at least 100 feet before you turn or change lanes.
In Florida, the speed limit in a school zone when children are present is usually:
- 15 mph
- 20 mph
- 25 mph
- 30 mph
Florida: 20 mph in school zones when children are present, unless posted otherwise.
Florida permit test: questions and answers
The Florida knowledge test has 50 questions.
You need 40 correct answers out of 50 (80%).
No, as of our last check the Florida DMV does not offer the knowledge test in this language. You can still study in your language here and answer in English.
No, as of our last check the Florida DMV does not offer the knowledge test in this language. You can still study in your language here and answer in English.
From the official Florida driver handbook (Official Florida Driver License Handbook (rev. 05/22/2020)). We write our own questions; the DMV does not publish its real exam questions.