Signals, Signs & Markings — Florida Practice Questions

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1. A pedestrian hybrid beacon shows flashing red and no one is in the crosswalk. What may you do?

ABack up and find another route.
BStay stopped until the beacon goes dark, even if no one is there.
Proceed with caution if the intersection is clear.

Why C is correct

With a flashing red light, proceed with caution; if no pedestrian is present and the intersection is clear, go.

2. On a red light, when may you turn left after stopping in Florida?

From a one-way street onto a one-way street with traffic moving to the left.
BFrom any street onto any street, if no traffic is coming.
CNever.

Why A is correct

You may turn left on red from a one-way street onto a one-way street that has traffic moving to the left, after stopping and yielding.

3. The yellow light at a drawbridge is flashing. What does it mean?

The bridge is in operation; slow down and prepare to stop.
BThe bridge has just closed; speed up.
CProceed at normal speed.

Why A is correct

A flashing yellow drawbridge signal means the drawbridge is in operation. Slow down and prepare to stop.

4. What does a fluorescent yellow-green sign warn of?

AConstruction work.
School, pedestrian and bicycle activity.
CA railroad crossing with no gates or lights.

Why B is correct

Fluorescent yellow-green is a high-emphasis warning of school, pedestrian and bicycling activity.

5. What kind of sign is a railroad crossbuck?

AA stop sign for every vehicle.
A yield sign: you must yield to trains.
CAn advance warning only.

Why B is correct

Crossbuck signs are yield signs; you must yield the right-of-way to trains.

6. When should you watch for children near a SCHOOL sign?

AOnly during school hours.
BOnly when the light flashes.
At all times.

Why C is correct

You are near a school. Watch for children at all times, not just during school hours.

7. When should you watch most carefully for animals near an animal crossing sign?

At twilight and at night.
BMidday.
COnly in winter.

Why A is correct

Watch for the animal shown, particularly at twilight and at night.

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A DIP sign warns of a low place in the road. What should you be ready to do?
A DIVIDED HIGHWAY ENDS sign tells you two-way traffic begins about how far ahead?
A lane reduction sign shows the right lane ending. You are in the left lane. What should you do?
A pedestrian hybrid beacon shows a flashing yellow light to you. What does it mean?
A ramp signal at an expressway entrance is red. What must you do?
A traffic signal is out of order and no officer is directing traffic. How should you treat the intersection?
A yellow X is lit over your lane. What does it mean?
At an all-way stop, you and another car arrive at about the same time. The other car is on your right. Who goes first?
How close to a railroad crossing may you stop your vehicle?
How should you treat a flashing red light?
On a Florida interstate, what do mile markers match?
On guide signs, which routes have even numbers?
The drawbridge gate is rising after the bridge closes. May you drive under it?
The drawbridge signal is steady red. What do you do?
The lights of a rectangular rapid flashing beacon at a crosswalk start flashing. What must drivers do?
There is no stop line or crosswalk at a stop sign. Where does the Florida handbook say to stop?
Traffic is heavy beyond a railroad crossing. When should you cross?
What do brown and white signs direct you to?
What do white X-shaped markings painted across the tracks (the dynamic envelope) show?
What does a flashing yellow light mean?
What does a NO TURN ON RED sign mean?
What does a yield sign require if the way is clear?
What does an EXIT speed sign on an expressway tell you?
What should you do when the light turns yellow as you approach?
Where must you stop at a white stop line?
Which way do the stripes on construction barricades slope?
Why shouldn’t you stop too far back from the stop line at a red light?
You are driving in the left lane and a faster car comes up behind you. What does Florida require?
You are following a school bus toward a railroad crossing with no lights flashing. What should you expect?
You are stopped at a red light with no NO TURN ON RED sign. May you turn right?
You come to a ONE LANE BRIDGE sign. What must you do?
You move into a right turn lane and a cyclist is going straight through it. What must you do?
You see a flashing yellow left-turn arrow. What does it mean?
You see a WRONG WAY sign facing you. What should you do?
Your light turns green but a car is still crossing the intersection. What do you do?

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