When passing other vehicles:
- Check your mirrors and blind spots. ✓
- Honk your horn at least three times.
- Re-enter your lane within 10 feet of the passed vehicle.
- There is no need to signal.
Answer: A. Check your mirrors and blind spots.
When passing other vehicles, check your mirrors and blind spots.
Why this is the answer
The Florida handbook describes blind spots as areas near the left and right rear corners that you cannot see in your rear-view mirrors or peripheral vision. It says that before you pass on any road, you should turn your head to make sure those areas are clear. That makes checking mirrors and blind spots the supported step when passing. The other choices set horn use, a specific re-entry distance, or skipping a signal, and none of those rules appear in the passages.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. Honk your horn at least three times. — Nothing in the passages says to honk three times when passing; the handbook's passing guidance is about clearing your blind spots.
- C. Re-enter your lane within 10 feet of the passed vehicle. — The passages give no 10-foot re-entry rule, so that distance is not supported by the handbook text provided.
- D. There is no need to signal. — The passages do not say signaling can be skipped; they instead direct you to check mirrors and blind spots before passing.
Remember it
Before you pull out to pass, look where mirrors can't: turn your head and clear the blind spots.