Florida DMV Cheat Sheet

Correct answer: 50 hours

A first DUI conviction requires 50 hours of community service, up to a year of probation, and completion of 12 hours of DUI school.

Correct answer: Three points

Texting while driving adds three points to your license. Additional points apply if it occurs in a school zone (+3) or results in a crash (+6).

Correct answer: It is a felony and you lose your license for a minimum of 3 years

Leaving the scene of a crash involving injury is a third-degree felony (higher for serious injury or death), and all such offenses include losing your license for a minimum of 3 years.

Correct answer: At least 3/32 of an inch

Tires should have a minimum tread of at least 3/32 of an inch and no worn spots showing the ply.

Correct answer: Two, each able to stop the car on its own

A car must have two braking systems, each able to stop the car alone, and a parking/emergency brake strong enough to hold the car on any hill.

Correct answer: At least 12 months, or until their 18th birthday, whichever comes first

A minor must hold the learner's license for at least 12 months, or until turning 18, whichever comes first, before upgrading to a driver license.

Correct answer: Any moving traffic violation conviction for 12 months from the learner's license issue date

A minor must have no moving-violation convictions for 12 months from the date the learner's license was issued (one violation is allowed if adjudication is withheld).

Correct answer: Online, through an approved third-party provider

Students under 18 may take the knowledge exam online through an FLHSMV-approved third-party provider; a parent proctoring form is required.

Correct answer: Eight years

Class E driver licenses are valid for eight years for most drivers (six years for drivers 80 and older).

Correct answer: The left lane

In a multi-lane roundabout, use the right lane to go straight or turn right, and the left lane to go straight, turn left, or make a U-turn.

Correct answer: Allowed after stopping, if traffic on the new street moves to the left and the way is clear

After stopping at a red light, you may turn left from a one-way street onto a one-way street with traffic moving to the left, yielding to pedestrians and oncoming traffic first.

Correct answer: It greatly increases both — doubling your speed makes braking distance about four times greater

High speed greatly increases stopping distance and crash severity. Doubling your speed makes the braking distance and force of impact about four times greater.

Correct answer: Nearly the length of a football field

At 50 MPH your total stopping distance is a minimum of about 268 feet — nearly the length of a football field.

Correct answer: How far you travel from seeing a hazard until your brain recognizes it

Perception distance is how far the vehicle travels from the moment your eyes see a hazard until your brain recognizes it, which can be slowed by fatigue, medication, or poor visibility.

Correct answer: More than a four-second following distance

Maintain more than a four-second buffer behind a motorcyclist, and increase it further in bad weather, gusty winds, or on poor road surfaces.

Correct answer: Slow to a speed of 20 mph below the posted speed limit

Under the Move Over Law, if you cannot safely vacate the lane nearest a stopped emergency, law-enforcement, tow, sanitation, or utility vehicle, you must slow to 20 mph below the posted speed limit.

Correct answer: Left turns from either direction of travel

A shared center turn lane is for left turns by drivers from either direction. It must not be used for passing or through travel.

Correct answer: A yield sign — you must yield the right-of-way to trains

The crossbuck acts as a yield sign: you must yield the right-of-way to trains and cross only when it is clear and safe.

Correct answer: No closer than 15 feet from the crossing

When you must stop at a railroad crossing, do not stop on the tracks or within 15 feet of the crossing.

Correct answer: You must return to the right lane before coming within 200 feet of it

You must return to the right side of the road before coming within 200 feet of any approaching vehicle.

Correct answer: 500 feet

You must not pass on a hill or curve where you cannot see at least 500 feet ahead — a hidden oncoming vehicle could cause a head-on crash.

Correct answer: When there are two or more lanes moving in your direction, or the vehicle ahead is turning left

Passing on the right is only legal when there are two or more lanes moving the same direction, or when the vehicle you are passing is making a left turn.

Correct answer: Turning left only

The center lane of a three-lane or five-lane highway is used only for making left turns — it is not a travel or passing lane.

Correct answer: Within 15 feet of the hydrant

It is against the law to park within 15 feet of a fire hydrant. Other no-park distances include 20 feet of an intersection and 50 feet of a railroad crossing.

Correct answer: Your judgment

A person's judgment is the first thing affected after drinking alcohol, which is why impaired drivers make risky decisions before they even feel drunk.