When making a turn, you must ____ your speed.
- Increase
- Maintain
- Vary
- Reduce ✓
Answer: D. Reduce
When making a turn, you must reduce your speed to a safe turning speed.
Why this is the answer
The turning section of the Florida handbook says to slow down to a safe turning speed before you turn, and it notes that many crashes come from drivers who do not turn correctly. Carrying too much speed into a corner is the problem the rule addresses, so the safe move is to bring your speed down. The handbook also tells you to get into the correct lane as you near the intersection and to signal at least 100 feet ahead, so the turn is set up early rather than rushed.
Why the other answers are wrong
- A. Increase — Increasing speed works against the handbook's instruction to slow down to a safe turning speed before you turn.
- B. Maintain — Keeping the same speed ignores the handbook's advice to slow to a safe turning speed for the corner.
- C. Vary — Varying your speed is vague and not what the handbook says; it tells you specifically to slow down for the turn.
Remember it
Think of the corner as a place you enter slow and leave steady, so set your speed before you get there.
Official handbook: Florida Driver License Handbook (FLHSMV), 7. Driving Safety – Turning, p. 69