Right of Way & Intersections — Florida
Florida permit practice test: 630 free practice questions (Based on the official driver handbook). Official test format: Class E: 50 Q, pass 40 (80%). Right of Way & Intersections: 29 questions.
Who goes first at intersections, roundabouts, merges and uncontrolled crossings.
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| Topic / Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Topic | Right of Way & Intersections |
| License test | Florida Car learner's permit test (Class E) |
| Topic questions | 29 (5% of 630 total) |
| Review status | This topic page is still being reviewed against the official handbook. Until review is finished it is hidden from search engines. |
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Questions (29)
1. What should you do when you are going to enter a roadway from a private road?
- Blow your horn to warn cars you are entering the roadway.
- Stop with part of your car on the roadway to alert other drivers.
- Drive out fast to merge smoothly with the traffic.
- Yield the right-of-way to pedestrians and roadway traffic. ✓
Answer: D. Yield the right-of-way to pedestrians and roadway traffic.
2. Before entering a roundabout, you must slow down and yield to:
- Vehicles in the roundabout.
- Bicyclists in the roundabout.
- Pedestrians in the roundabout.
- All of the above. ✓
Answer: D. All of the above.
Slow down before the roundabout and yield to all of the above: vehicles in the roundabout, bicyclists in the roundabout, and pedestrians in the roundabout. The handbook says a driver entering a roundabout must yield to traffic already circulating. It also says drivers must yield to pedestrians in the crosswalks before entering or exiting. Bicyclists are allowed to take the lane in a roundabout, so they can be part of the traffic already there. Together, those points mean slowing and yielding applies to vehicles, bicyclists, and pedestrians, not just one group. The sign passage also says to prepare to slow down and possibly yield to traffic in the roundabout.
3. As a pedestrian, you should:
- Always insist on the right-of-way over a vehicle when using a crosswalk.
- Never enter a street or crosswalk when vehicles are approaching. ✓
- Enter a crosswalk at any time because it is the vehicle driver’s responsibility to stop.
- Use crosswalks only if they are convenient.
Answer: B. Never enter a street or crosswalk when vehicles are approaching.
You should never enter a street or crosswalk when vehicles are approaching; wait at the curb or edge and look left, right, then left before stepping out. The Florida handbook's pedestrian tips tell you to stop at the curb or road edge and look left, then right, then left again for moving vehicles before you step into the street. It also says to always use a crosswalk. That advice means you should not step into a street or crosswalk while traffic is coming; check first and wait. The driver's duty to stop at marked crossings does not cancel the pedestrian's job to look for approaching vehicles.
4. When dealing with pedestrians, a driver must:
- Make sure the pedestrian is aware of their vehicle.
- Always yield the right-of-way, even if the pedestrian is in the wrong. ✓
- Yield the right-of-way only when the pedestrian is legally entitled to it.
- Slow down and sound their horn near a crosswalk.
Answer: B. Always yield the right-of-way, even if the pedestrian is in the wrong.
5. An intersection has no traffic signs or signals. You arrive at the same time as a vehicle to your right. You should:
- Speed up and get through the intersection.
- Slow down and yield to the vehicle on your right. ✓
- Drive into the intersection and make the other vehicle stop.
- Honk your horn and drive through the intersection.
Answer: B. Slow down and yield to the vehicle on your right.
You should slow down and yield to the vehicle on your right. The handbook says traffic moves through an intersection in the order vehicles arrive. When two vehicles get there at roughly the same moment, the person on the left gives way to the person on the right. Since the other vehicle is on your right and you arrived together, it should go first. Slowing down and yielding follows that rule and avoids a contest over who goes first.
6. At an intersection with a yield sign, you should:
- Always stop before entering the intersection.
- Yield just to the traffic on the right.
- Yield just to the traffic on the left.
- Slow down and yield the right-of-way to other traffic. ✓
Answer: D. Slow down and yield the right-of-way to other traffic.
7. When a funeral procession is present, ____ has the right-of-way.
- The funeral procession ✓
- A pedestrian
- Another driver
- A bicyclist
Answer: A. The funeral procession
The funeral procession has the right-of-way. The handbook says people driving, walking, or riding a bicycle must give way to a funeral procession. It also says that once the lead vehicle enters an intersection, the rest of the procession may continue through even if traffic controls would normally stop them. Vehicles in the procession should use headlights or hazard lights to signal others not to cut in. That makes the procession the group with priority, so the correct choice is the funeral procession.
8. If two vehicles arrive to a four-way stop at the same time:
- The vehicle on the left must yield to the vehicle on the right. ✓
- The vehicle on the right must yield to the vehicle on the left.
- Drivers must make hand motions to communicate with each other.
- One driver should proceed without stopping.
Answer: A. The vehicle on the left must yield to the vehicle on the right.
When two vehicles reach a four-way stop at about the same time, the vehicle on the left must yield to the vehicle on the right. The handbook says vehicles move through a four-way stop in the order they arrived. When vehicles arrive at approximately the same time, each driver must yield to the driver on their right. Another passage states the same rule more directly: the driver on the left yields to the driver on the right. So the left-hand vehicle waits and the right-hand vehicle may go first.
9. Coming to a complete stop at an intersection, yielding to cross traffic/pedestrians, and then proceeding through the intersection when the way is clear corresponds with:
- A solid red light.
- A flashing yellow light.
- A solid green light.
- A flashing red light. ✓
Answer: D. A flashing red light.
10. If you reach an intersection where you wish to turn but you are not in the proper lane, you should:
- Quickly cut across traffic to make your turn.
- Turn on your blinker and make the turn from your current lane.
- Drive to the next intersection and make your turn then. ✓
- Safely change lanes then put your vehicle in reverse to go back to the intersection.
Answer: C. Drive to the next intersection and make your turn then.
If you are not in the proper lane when you reach an intersection, drive to the next intersection and make your turn from the correct lane there. The handbook is direct on this: stay in the proper lane during your turn, finish in the proper lane, and never make last minute turns. When you arrive at an intersection and realize you are not in the right lane, the instruction is to continue to the next intersection and turn from the proper lane. Cutting over at the last moment is exactly the kind of last minute turn the handbook warns against.
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Last checked: 2026-10-17 · Verified from official source
Updated: · Based on the official driver handbook