Florida DMV Permit Test Right of Way and Turns Summary

At a four-way (all-way) stop, the vehicle that stops first goes first. The others follow in the order they stopped.

Wrong choices

• The largest vehicle: Vehicle size does not decide who goes first.
• The vehicle on the largest road: At a four-way stop all roads are treated the same. The first to stop goes first.
• The vehicle turning left: Left-turning vehicles do not get priority.

When two vehicles stop at the same time, the driver on the left yields to the driver on the right. So the car on your right goes first.

Wrong choices

• Whichever driver is going faster: Speed never decides right of way at a stop sign.
• You, because the other car is on your right: It is the other way around. The driver on the left yields to the driver on the right.
• Whichever driver honks first: Honking does not give anyone the right of way.

When turning left on a green light, you must yield to oncoming vehicles that are close enough to be a danger and to pedestrians in the crosswalk.

Wrong choices

• Wait until the light turns red, then turn: Turning on red is not the safe or legal way to finish a left turn.
• Turn first, because a green light gives you the right of way: A green light lets you go, but on a left turn you must still yield to oncoming vehicles.
• Yield only to pedestrians, not to cars: You must yield to both oncoming vehicles and pedestrians.

When an emergency vehicle uses its siren or flashing lights, pull to the right edge of the road, clear of any intersection, and stop until it has passed, unless an officer tells you otherwise.

Wrong choices

• Speed up so you stay ahead of it: Speeding up is dangerous and does not clear the way.
• Stop right where you are in the lane: You should move to the right edge first, clear of any intersection, then stop.
• Keep driving at the same speed and let it go around you: You must yield, pull to the right, and stop.

Where there is no signal, drivers must yield to pedestrians in a crosswalk. Slow down or stop and let them cross.

Wrong choices

• Honk so the pedestrian knows to wait: Honking does not give you the right of way.
• Keep going if the pedestrian is not in your lane yet: You must yield to a pedestrian on your half of the road or close enough to be in danger.
• Drive around the pedestrian carefully: Passing around a person in a crosswalk is dangerous and illegal.

In Florida you may turn right on a steady red light after a complete stop, unless a sign forbids it. You must yield to pedestrians and other traffic.

Wrong choices

• Turn right without stopping if no one is coming: You must come to a complete stop first.
• You may never turn on red in Florida: Florida allows a right turn on red after stopping unless a sign prohibits it.
• Turn right only if a police officer waves you on: No officer is needed; the law allows the turn after a stop.

In a roundabout, traffic moves counterclockwise. Drivers entering must yield to traffic already in the circle and to pedestrians in the crosswalk.

Wrong choices

• The vehicle on your right, the same as a four-way stop: A roundabout is not a four-way stop. You yield to traffic already inside.
• The larger vehicle: Size does not decide right of way.
• Traffic entering the roundabout: Entering drivers must yield. Traffic already circling goes first.

When you come out of a driveway, alley, or private road, you must stop and yield to all vehicles on the road and to pedestrians on the sidewalk.

Wrong choices

• Whoever is going faster: Speed never decides right of way.
• You do, if you signal first: A signal shows your plan; it does not give you the right of way.
• You do, if the road has only one lane each way: You must yield on any road when coming out of a driveway.

For a right turn, get into the lane closest to the right edge of the road, and turn as close to the right curb as practical, ending in the right lane.

Wrong choices

• Start from the left lane and turn into the right lane: Swinging over from the left lane cuts across other traffic. Right turns start from the right lane.
• Start from the right lane and turn into any lane: You should turn into the lane closest to the right edge, then change lanes later if needed.
• Swing wide into the oncoming lane first: Swinging into oncoming traffic is dangerous.

A bicycle is a vehicle in Florida. When you turn across a bike lane, yield to cyclists in it, then turn when the lane is clear.

Wrong choices

• Honk so the cyclist stops: The cyclist has the right of way in the bike lane. Honking does not change that.
• Stop in the bike lane and wait for the light to change: Blocking the bike lane is not the answer. Let the cyclist pass, then turn.
• Turn quickly in front of the cyclist: Turning across a cyclist's path is a common cause of crashes. You must yield.