Florida Class E Permit/Cheat sheet
Florida DMV cheat sheet: every number on the permit test
Class E Knowledge Exam: 50 multiple-choice questions on Florida traffic laws, safe driving and traffic controls; 80% (40 correct) to pass.
Speed limits
- 20 mph
- School zonesFlorida Standard Speed Limits
- 30 mph
- Municipal, business or residential areas, unless postedFlorida Standard Speed Limits
- 55 mph
- Streets and highways, unless postedFlorida Standard Speed Limits
- 70 mph
- Limited-access highways — never higher anywhere in FloridaFlorida Standard Speed Limits
- 20 mph below
- Move Over: slow to this if you can't leave the lane next to a stopped emergency, tow, sanitation or utility vehicle (5 mph if the limit is 20 or less)Move Over Law
Distances
- 100 feet
- Give a turn signal before turningTurn Signals
- 3 to 4 seconds
- Minimum following distanceDriving Skills Test — Follow at a Safe Distance
- 500 / 300 feet
- No high beams within this distance of an oncoming vehicle / the vehicle aheadNight Driving
- 15 feet
- Do not stop on the tracks or within this distance of a railroad crossingRailroad Crossing Signs & Signals
- 100 feet
- No passing within this distance of an intersection, bridge, viaduct, tunnel or railroad crossingPassing
- 500 feet
- No passing on hills or curves where you can't see at least this far aheadPassing
Alcohol and belts
- .08
- BAL that brings an administrative license suspension at arrestImplied Consent Law
- .02
- Under 21: automatic six-month suspension (Zero Tolerance)Zero Tolerance
- Under 18
- Every passenger under 18 must be belted — the driver is charged if notSafety Belts and Child Passenger Safety
- Under 4 / 4–5
- Child safety seat / safety seat or booster seatSafety Belts and Child Passenger Safety
Rules people get wrong
- School bus: on a two-way road everyone stops until the stop signal is withdrawn and children are clear. You don't stop going the opposite way only on a highway divided by a raised barrier or an unpaved median at least 5 feet wide — painted lines don't count.
- Passing a stopped school bus: four points and a minimum $265 fine ($465 on the side children use).
- Texting while driving is illegal, and any handheld phone use is banned in school crossings, school zones and work zones.
- Florida law requires you to move out of the left lane when a faster vehicle is overtaking you.
Knowing the numbers is half of it. Can you apply them?
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