Florida Learner's Permit Practice Test

Free Florida DMV practice test for your learner's permit — road signs, right-of-way and the rules of the road, with real Florida knowledge-exam questions.

What's on the Florida knowledge test

The Florida knowledge test is a single 50-question exam covering road signs and the rules of the road together. You need 40 correct (80%) to pass.

Questions and exam format researched against Florida's official driver handbook and state sources. Last verified 18 August 2026.

Topics covered

Sample Florida permit test questions

In the U.S. sign system used in Florida, what shape is always used for a STOP sign?

Answer: Octagon

STOP signs use the eight-sided octagon shape nationwide, so they're recognizable even from behind.

Road Signs

What is Florida's default speed limit in business and residence districts, absent a posted sign?

Answer: 30 mph

Florida's default limit in business and residence districts is 30 mph unless a different limit is posted (F.S. §316.183).

Speed & Spacing

When are headlights required in Florida, based on time and weather?

Answer: Sunset to sunrise, plus any time wipers are in continuous or intermittent use for rain, plus whenever visibility drops below 1,000 feet

Florida requires headlights from sunset to sunrise, any time wipers are running for rain, and whenever visibility is under 1,000 feet (§316.217).

FL Laws

At what minimum age can you apply for a Florida learner's license?

Answer: 15

Florida's learner's license minimum age is 15 (§322.1615).

Teen & Permit Rules

When passing a bicyclist in Florida, how much clearance must you leave?

Answer: 3 feet

Florida's safe passing law requires at least 3 feet of clearance when passing a bicyclist (§316.083).

Sharing the Road

How does Florida adopt its official road sign standards, such as shapes and colors?

Answer: By reference to the FHWA Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD), 11th Edition, via Fla. Admin. Code Rule 14-15.010

Florida adopts the national MUTCD 11th Edition by reference through Fla. Admin. Code Rule 14-15.010, so its signs match the federal standard rather than deviating from it.

Road Signs

What is Florida’s default speed limit everywhere else (unposted, not a business or residence district)?

Answer: 55 mph

Absent a posted sign, Florida's default limit outside business/residence districts is 55 mph.

Speed & Spacing

What type of offense is a first violation of Florida's headlight-use requirement?

Answer: A noncriminal moving violation

Violating the headlight-use law is a noncriminal moving violation.

FL Laws

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Sources

Questions and exam format researched against Florida's official driver handbook and state sources. Last verified 18 August 2026.

Full research notes, including what could not be confirmed

Florida Statutes via flsenate.gov (F.S. §316.183/§316.192 speed & reckless driving, §316.076/§316.075/§316.0765/§316.0755/§316.130 signals, §316.217 headlights, §316.0875 no-passing zones, §316.172 school bus stop law, §316.126 Move Over, §316.614 seat belts, §316.305 Wireless Communications While Driving Law, §322.2616/§322.2615 BAC and refusal suspensions, §322.27 point schedule, §322.161 under-18 restricted-license points threshold, §322.1615/§322.05/§322.16 learner’s license/supervised driving/intermediate curfew, §316.195/§316.1945 parking distances, §316.083/§316.2065/§316.2025/§316.1974/§316.0895 bicycle passing, funeral processions, and following distance, §316.121/§316.123/§316.085 right-of-way and merging, §316.613 child restraint, and Fla. Admin. Code Rule 14-15.010 adopting the FHWA MUTCD 11th Edition) — researched and verified 2026-08-18/19. Exam format (50 questions, 40/50 = 80% to pass, unified format with no separate sign section) is well-corroborated by secondary sources but NOT independently confirmed on flhsmv.gov, which returned 403 on every direct fetch attempt this pass — revisit with a fresh fetch before treating the question count as first-party-confirmed. Known gaps deliberately NOT invented: Florida has no statewide curb-color statute in Chapter 316 (r85 notes this explicitly, unlike VA/CA); no numbered statute was found for a dark/out-of-service signal (r18 is derived from the general §316.123 stop-sign rules, not a standalone citation); truck/bus no-zone footage (r92/r93) and the 50 mph stopping-distance figures (r10) are handbook-mirror figures since flhsmv.gov 403’d; distracted-driving statistics (r43/r44) are secondary-sourced FLHSMV campaign figures, not independently re-fetched; the exact codifying subsection for the 12-month-or-18th-birthday permit-holding period (r68/r69) is well-corroborated but was not directly isolated; the merging statute (§316.085, r109) is secondary-sourced and worth a direct flsenate.gov re-fetch. Florida’s no-fault PIP requirement ($10,000 PIP + $10,000 PDL) remains in effect as of the 2026 legislative session — repeal bills died in committee 3/13/2026, so do not treat "PIP repealed" claims as current. Re-verify periodically, as Florida Statutes, fees, and thresholds change over time.

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