When driving in traffic, it is safest to:
- Fluctuate your speed to keep alert.
- Drive faster than the flow of traffic.
- Drive slower than the flow of traffic.
- Drive with the flow of traffic. ✓
Answer: D. Drive with the flow of traffic.
The safest choice is to drive with the flow of traffic, staying within the speed limit.
Why this is the answer
Florida's handbook says the safest speed is one that lets you keep control of the vehicle and avoid collisions, and it tells drivers to travel with the flow of traffic inside the speed limit. It also warns that going too slowly is against the law when it blocks or delays normal traffic. Driving at the pace of surrounding traffic, while obeying the posted limit, fits that guidance.
Why the other answers are wrong
- A. Fluctuate your speed to keep alert. — Changing your speed just to stay alert is not what the handbook advises; it points you toward matching the flow and obeying the limit instead.
- B. Drive faster than the flow of traffic. — Going faster than surrounding traffic conflicts with the handbook's direction to drive with the flow and stay within the speed limit.
- C. Drive slower than the flow of traffic. — Going slower than surrounding traffic can block or delay normal traffic, which the handbook says is against Florida law when you drive too slowly.
Remember it
Think "go with the pack, not past the sign": keep pace with traffic but stay at or under the posted limit.
Official handbook: Florida Driver License Handbook (FLHSMV), 7. Driving Safety – Turning, p. 68