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Florida Driver Handbook, Chapter by Chapter
Start with lesson 1Every chapter of the Official Florida Driver License Handbook that matters for the written test, cut down to the rules and exact numbers you need. Each point links to the manual text it comes from, with the page, and ends with questions from our free Florida practice test.
16 lessons in handbook order
Read one lesson, answer its 3 check questions, then drill that topic in the practice test. Most lessons take about 5 minutes.
- Lesson 1Driver Licenses & ID CardsLaws and paperwork
Learner's license, practice hours and teen curfews
Florida teens can get a learner's license at 15 and, if under 18, must hold it for 12 months or until their 18th birthday, with 50 certified hours of practice, before a driver license. Licensed 16 and 17 year olds still face night driving curfews.
9 key points · 14 numbers · Handbook p. 8, PDF page 9, Handbook p. 25, Handbook p. 17
- Lesson 2Driving Schools & Test ProvidersLaws and paperwork
The knowledge exam and the driving skills test
The Class E Knowledge Exam has 50 multiple-choice questions on traffic laws, safe driving and traffic controls. On the driving test you back up 50 feet, keep a safe following gap and signal your turns for the last 100 feet.
8 key points · 6 numbers · Handbook pp. 8 to 20
- Lesson 3Your Driving PrivilegeLaws and paperwork
Insurance, registration and vehicle equipment
Every Florida vehicle owner needs at least $10,000 of PIP and $10,000 of property damage liability. Your car must also be registered and meet equipment standards, and breaking these laws can bring suspensions, fines and even jail.
10 key points · 11 numbers · Handbook pp. 23 to 38
- Lesson 4Your Driving PrivilegeLaws and paperwork
Points, suspensions and school buses
Too many points in a set time suspends your license: 12 points in 12 months means 30 days. On a two-way road, traffic in both directions must stop for a stopped school bus, and passing one costs four points and a fine of at least $265.
10 key points · 13 numbers · Handbook pp. 27 to 89
- Lesson 5Your Driving PrivilegeAlcohol and DUI
DUI, implied consent and zero tolerance
Your license is suspended at arrest with a BAL of .08 or more, and a first refusal to be tested costs one year. Drivers under 21 with a BAL of just .02 have their driving privilege suspended for six months.
9 key points · 11 numbers · Handbook pp. 25 to 35
- Lesson 6Your Driving PrivilegeSafe driving
Seat belts, child seats and speeding
Drivers, front seat passengers and everyone under 18 must wear a seat belt, and young children need car seats or boosters. Florida speed limits are never higher than 70 mph.
9 key points · 6 numbers · Handbook pp. 28 to 35
- Lesson 7Traffic ControlsSignals and markings
Pavement markings
Solid white and yellow edge lines mark the edges of the road, and double solid white lines may not be crossed. On yellow center lines you may pass across a broken line when safe, but not when the solid line is on your side.
9 key points · 0 numbers · Handbook pp. 43 to 46
- Lesson 8Traffic ControlsRoad signs
Road sign colors and regulatory signs
Sign colors tell you the type of message: red for stop, do not enter, wrong way and yield, white and black for regulatory signs, and orange for construction and maintenance warnings. Stop and yield signs tell you where to stop and when to give the right of way.
10 key points · 0 numbers · Handbook pp. 46 to 47
- Lesson 9Traffic ControlsSignals and markings
Traffic signals, pedestrian signals and railroad crossings
Stop fully at a red light and turn right on red only when no sign forbids it and the way is clear. At railroad crossings, never stop on the tracks or within 15 feet of the crossing.
10 key points · 1 numbers · Handbook pp. 51 to 56
- Lesson 10Driving SafetyRight of way
Right of way at intersections and roundabouts
At an intersection the first to arrive goes first, and at a tie you yield to the driver on your right. In a roundabout traffic moves counter-clockwise and entering drivers yield to those already inside.
9 key points · 0 numbers · Handbook pp. 62 to 88
- Lesson 11Driving SafetySpeed limits
Following distance, stopping and speed limits
Keep at least four seconds behind the vehicle ahead in good conditions and more in bad weather. Default limits are 30 mph in cities and 55 mph on other roads unless posted, and driving too slowly is also illegal.
9 key points · 11 numbers · Handbook pp. 60 to 68
- Lesson 12Driving SafetyParking
Passing, turning and parking
Finish passing before you come within 200 feet of an oncoming vehicle and signal at least 100 feet before any turn. Park on the right unless it is a one-way street, within 12 inches of the curb, and keep the required distances from hydrants, intersections, signals and railroad crossings.
9 key points · 9 numbers · Handbook pp. 65 to 69
- Lesson 13Driving SafetyEmergencies
Move Over Law and emergency vehicles
On a multi-lane road, Florida's Move Over Law makes you leave the lane closest to a stopped law enforcement, emergency, tow, sanitation or utility vehicle, or slow to 20 mph below the limit if you cannot move over safely. Always yield to emergency vehicles using sirens or flashing lights.
7 key points · 3 numbers · Handbook pp. 65 to 84
- Lesson 14Handling EmergenciesEmergencies
After a crash and vehicle emergencies
After a crash with death, injury or property damage you must give information and render aid, and a damage crash that needs no police report must be reported to FLHSMV in writing within 10 days. Know the steps for blowouts, skids, a jammed gas pedal and a car stalled on the tracks.
10 key points · 4 numbers · Handbook pp. 77 to 80
- Lesson 15Special Driving SituationsSafe driving
Night driving and headlights
Use headlights from sunset to sunrise and dim high beams within 500 feet of oncoming traffic or 300 feet behind another car. High beams reveal objects up to 450 feet away.
9 key points · 4 numbers · Handbook pp. 35 to 73
- Lesson 16Sharing the RoadSafe driving
Bicycles, trucks, motorcycles and pedestrians
Give bicyclists at least three feet when passing and do not tailgate a truck, where you sit in its rear blind spot. Stop for pedestrians at marked crossings and intersections, and keep more than a four-second buffer from a motorcycle.
9 key points · 4 numbers · Handbook pp. 81 to 88
Read, check, then practice
- Read a lesson. Open any point's source to see the exact manual wording and page.
- Answer the 3 check questions at the end without looking back.
- Drill that topic in the free Florida practice test, then take a full test when every lesson feels easy.
- Keep the Florida cheat sheet for a last look before test day.
Source: the Official Florida Driver License Handbook (rev. 08/2023). Lessons are plain English summaries, not the law itself; where they differ, the manual and the statute govern. Every quote on these pages is checked against our saved copy of the manual. Last checked 2026-09-27.