FL DMV FL DMV Sharing the Road 2 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: When a Florida emergency vehicle with lights and sirens activated approaches your vehicle, you must:
- Stop immediately in your current lane
- Pull to the right edge of the road and stop (Correct answer)
- Speed up to clear the intersection ahead
- Flash your hazard lights and slow to 20 mph
Correct answer: Pull to the right edge of the road and stop
Florida's Move Over law and general traffic law require drivers to pull to the right edge of the road and stop when an emergency vehicle with active lights and sirens approaches.
Question 2: Florida's 'Move Over' law requires drivers to do what when approaching a stationary emergency vehicle with lights activated on a highway?
- Stop completely behind the emergency vehicle
- Change lanes away from the vehicle or reduce speed if a lane change is unsafe (Correct answer)
- Maintain speed but move to the far right of your lane
- Flash headlights to warn the emergency responder
Correct answer: Change lanes away from the vehicle or reduce speed if a lane change is unsafe
Florida's Move Over law requires drivers to move one lane away from a stationary emergency or service vehicle or reduce speed to 20 mph below the limit if a lane change is not possible.
Question 3: In Florida, who has the right-of-way when a vehicle is making a right turn and a bicycle is traveling straight through the intersection?
- The turning vehicle, because it arrived first
- The bicycle going straight (Correct answer)
- Whoever reached the intersection first
- The vehicle, because bicycles must yield to motor vehicles
Correct answer: The bicycle going straight
A bicycle traveling straight through an intersection has the right-of-way over a motor vehicle turning right across its path.
Question 4: What is the safest way for a Florida driver to approach a large truck making a wide right turn?
- Pull alongside the truck on the right to help them judge the space
- Stay well behind the truck and give it extra room to complete the turn (Correct answer)
- Quickly pass the truck before it begins turning
- Flash your lights to warn the truck driver of your presence
Correct answer: Stay well behind the truck and give it extra room to complete the turn
Large trucks need extra room to complete right turns and may swing left first — give them plenty of space and never attempt to squeeze alongside on the right.
Question 5: Florida law requires a driver to yield to pedestrians at all of the following EXCEPT:
- Marked crosswalks at intersections
- Unmarked crosswalks at intersections
- The middle of a block between intersections where there is no crosswalk (Correct answer)
- Crosswalks controlled by 'Walk' and 'Don't Walk' signals
Correct answer: The middle of a block between intersections where there is no crosswalk
Drivers must yield to pedestrians in marked and unmarked crosswalks at intersections, but pedestrians crossing mid-block outside a designated crosswalk must yield to traffic.
Question 6: In Florida, which of the following vehicles must stop at all railroad crossings before crossing the tracks?
- Any vehicle with more than 4 wheels
- School buses and vehicles carrying hazardous materials (Correct answer)
- All vehicles unless lights and gates are absent
- Motorcycles and bicycles only
Correct answer: School buses and vehicles carrying hazardous materials
Florida law requires school buses and vehicles transporting hazardous materials to stop at all railroad crossings regardless of signal status.
FL DMV FL DMV Sharing the Road 2
When a Florida emergency vehicle with lights and sirens activated approaches your vehicle, you must: