Florida DMV practice test

[Topspinmo]

So, think you know all driving rules? Have at it?

Take a Free Florida Practice Permit Test | DMV.ORG (https://www.dmv.org/fl-florida/practice-permit-test.php)

[barbara828]

Did anyone pass ?

[coralway]

Rules don’t work down here

[Rainger99]

Did anyone pass ?

What is a passing score??

[Shipping up to Boston]

The permit exam has a total of 50 multiple-choice questions. To pass the exam, you must score at least 80 percent, which is 40 out of 50 questions correct. The topics you need to study and understand are covered in the Official Florida Driver License Handbook.

[Stu from NYC]

Embarrassing if you fail

[Josephjmarchese]

So, think you know all driving rules? Have at it?

Take a Free Florida Practice Permit Test | DMV.ORG (https://www.dmv.org/fl-florida/practice-permit-test.php)

Test is not free

[Bill14564]

Test is not free

The practice test was free for me. I took it (and passed) without providing any credit card or other payment information.

The basic rules are pretty simple. The "what does Florida call this" questions were not so easy.

[La lamy]

Whoa that was a learning experience. I passed the test, but not with an A plus!!!

[Shipping up to Boston]

Whoa that was a learning experience. I passed the test, but not with an A plus!!!

Haven't seen you in the police logs so you obviously paid attention! ;)

[Raywatkins]

Being a UK citizen, we are severely hit by the insurance market if we insure on our UK licence.
So last year at the age of 73, I took the full test - so did my wife.
We did about 20-30 of the practice tests - all free on line, as well as reading the Florida Drivers Handbook several times. We now know how to use roundabouts properly in this state. Totally different to the UK and in my opinion not totally logical - hence the numerous threads here.
The actual “theory” test was a bit easier than the ones on line but I still got one wrong!!
The actual road test was to us bizarre. All done in a car park with the examiner communicating from outside of the vehicle.
Was it worth it?
Well Progressive wanted $5900 on our renewal just recently. (Only company willing to take us on)
We got The Villages Insurance on the case and now insured for $2300 for the year.
So yes well worth the effort to us.
The tests are worth doing as a refresher.

[Shipping up to Boston]

Being a UK citizen, we are severely hit by the insurance market if we insure on our UK licence.
So last year at the age of 73, I took the full test - so did my wife.
We did about 20-30 of the practice tests - all free on line, as well as reading the Florida Drivers Handbook several times. We now know how to use roundabouts properly in this state. Totally different to the UK and in my opinion not totally logical - hence the numerous threads here.
The actual “theory” test was a bit easier than the ones on line but I still got one wrong!!
The actual road test was to us bizarre. All done in a car park with the examiner communicating from outside of the vehicle.
Was it worth it?
Well Progressive wanted $5900 on our renewal just recently. (Only company willing to take us on)
We got The Villages Insurance on the case and now insured for $2300 for the year.
So yes well worth the effort to us.
The tests are worth doing as a refresher.

The UK roundabouts always makes me think of Chevy Chase in European Vacation. After he hits a cyclist several times trying to exit one....and saying to his kids repeatedly in the process ‘Hey kids, there’s Big Ben....Hey kids, there’s Big Ben’!

[golfing eagles]

I couldn't take the test; I'm stuck going round and round in a RB with my left blinker on, in the outer lane, while coming to a dead stop for anyone entering and driving side by side with the rest :1rotfl::1rotfl::1rotfl:

[Topspinmo]

Test is not free

Well this site was. Cause it from Florida DMV. I don’t know what site you got on but if any free site asked for cc information don’t do it. I brought some cheap security mini camera and to activate it they wanted my CC information which they all ready had when I brought it. So that was bust for me. The mini camera that’s putting ring door bell out business so they claims going in trash.

[Topspinmo]

Rules don’t work down here

So where do they work nowadays?

[Rainger99]

The practice test was free for me. I took it (and passed) without providing any credit card or other payment information.

The basic rules are pretty simple. The "what does Florida call this" questions were not so easy.

I got most of the driving questions correct but the "what does Florida call this" questions were tough - although not relevant to driving safely. Also missed a few on how things such as how many feet you are supposed to be from curbs, stop signs, railroad crossings, etc.

Definitely worth taking.

The do some things differently in Florida!

[Shipping up to Boston]

I got most of the driving questions correct but the "what does Florida call this" questions were tough - although not relevant to driving safely. Also missed a few on how things such as how many feet you are supposed to be from curbs, stop signs, railroad crossings, etc.

Definitely worth taking.

The do some things differently in Florida!

‘What does Florida call this’ should be our moniker on ToTV.

[HORNET]

The Sheriff Station on 466 and Morse used to help new residents on living in Florida. Officer Bennett was great!

[Michael G.]

The permit exam has a total of 50 multiple-choice questions. To pass the exam, you must score at least 80 percent, which is 40 out of 50 questions correct. The topics you need to study and understand are covered in the Official Florida Driver License Handbook.

This test is useless without the hand book.

[Bill14564]

This test is useless without the hand book.

??? Do you have the handbook with you in the car as you decide whether or not to stop for a bus on the other side of a divided highway with a grass median? The test is to see what you have in your head, not what you can look up in a book.

[Two Bills]

This test is useless without the hand book.

Cheat!

[rmd2]

What is a passing score??

Passing score is on a sliding scale. :laugh:

[Altavia]

??? Do you have the handbook with you in the car as you decide whether or not to stop for a bus on the other side of a divided highway with a grass median? The test is to see what you have in your head, not what you can look up in a book.

So you have memorized all the quantative answers on the exam?

How good are most people at estimating distances?

E.g.

9: You’re about to make a turn. When should you use your turn signal within ______.?

11: You should dim your headlights when you see an oncoming car approaching within ______.

25: You may NOT park your car within ______ of a fire hydrant.

35: When coming up to a railroad crossing with signals flashing and/or ringing, how far back must you stop?

[Bill14564]

So you have memorized all the quantative answers on the exam?

How good are most people at estimating distances?

E.g.

9: You’re about to make a turn. When should you use your turn signal within ______.?

11: You should dim your headlights when you see an oncoming car approaching within ______.

25: You may NOT park your car within ______ of a fire hydrant.

35: When coming up to a railroad crossing with signals flashing and/or ringing, how far back must you stop?

I have not memorized all of those correctly. They were all on the test that I took (I guess it is not randomized) and I did not get all of them correct. This is a test to see whether you *do* remember 80% of what it takes to make good decisions. I feel pretty good that I was able to remember enough of the quantitative answers to pass the test without looking at any handbook in almost 50 years.

What possible good would an open-book test for driving be? Under what circumstances would a driver have time to reach into the glove compartment for a handbook to look up the right answer to the situation he found himself in?

And no, most people are not good at estimating distance. It does no good to know you should dim your headlights at a 500ft distance if you have no idea how far 500 feet is. But, maybe there is some value in at least knowing that your tires need to be close to the curb, your car needs to be not too close to a train or fire hydrant, and you need to dim your lights well in advance.

[Altavia]

I have not memorized all of those correctly. They were all on the test that I took (I guess it is not randomized) and I did not get all of them correct. This is a test to see whether you *do* remember 80% of what it takes to make good decisions. I feel pretty good that I was able to remember enough of the quantitative answers to pass the test without looking at any handbook in almost 50 years.

What possible good would an open-book test for driving be? Under what circumstances would a driver have time to reach into the glove compartment for a handbook to look up the right answer to the situation he found himself in?

And no, most people are not good at estimating distance. It does no good to know you should dim your headlights at a 500ft distance if you have no idea how far 500 feet is. But, maybe there is some value in at least knowing that your tires need to be close to the curb, your car needs to be not too close to a train or fire hydrant, and you need to dim your lights well in advance.

You get my point.

Not so hard to take the practice exams and memorize those questions.

Practice Test - Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles (https://www.flhsmv.gov/driver-licenses-id-cards/practice-test/)


Maybe the "trick" questions should be replaced by something more practical to every day driving.

[kcrazorbackfan]

48 out of 50; most of the Florida rules of the road are the same as in Arkansas.

[Michael G.]

??? Do you have the handbook with you in the car as you decide whether or not to stop for a bus on the other side of a divided highway with a grass median? The test is to see what you have in your head, not what you can look up in a book.

Isn't the object of the test to pass ?
What you have in your head isn't what's in the book, so in real life,
using what's in your head you have a good chance of failing a test.

[Bill14564]

Isn't the object of the test to pass ?
What you have in your head isn't what's in the book, so in real life,
using what's in your head you have a good chance of failing a test.

No, the object of the test is to determine whether what you have in your head and what you will use while driving is correct. If you have a good chance of failing the test based on what is in your head then you have a good chance of violating a traffic law and possibly being in an accident. If you don't pass the test then it is an indication that you need to change what you have in your head before being issued a license.

[Shipping up to Boston]

No, the object of the test is to determine whether what you have in your head and what you will use while driving is correct. If you have a good chance of failing the test based on what is in your head then you have a good chance of violating a traffic law and possibly being in an accident. If you don't pass the test then it is an indication that you need to change what you have in your head before being issued a license.

I got a popsicle headache!

[Topspinmo]

This test is useless without the hand book.


You are no fun :jester:

[Topspinmo]

I have not memorized all of those correctly. They were all on the test that I took (I guess it is not randomized) and I did not get all of them correct. This is a test to see whether you *do* remember 80% of what it takes to make good decisions. I feel pretty good that I was able to remember enough of the quantitative answers to pass the test without looking at any handbook in almost 50 years.

What possible good would an open-book test for driving be? Under what circumstances would a driver have time to reach into the glove compartment for a handbook to look up the right answer to the situation he found himself in?

And no, most people are not good at estimating distance. It does no good to know you should dim your headlights at a 500ft distance if you have no idea how far 500 feet is. But, maybe there is some value in at least knowing that your tires need to be close to the curb, your car needs to be not too close to a train or fire hydrant, and you need to dim your lights well in advance.


I once dimmed my headlights at 470 feet and got warning. How do I know? I measured it. I wonder if all the new cars with automatic dimming dims them at 500 feet exactly?
IMO yards would be better measurement number. :shrug:

[Rainger99]

I once dimmed my headlights at 470 feet and got warning. How do I know? I measured it. I wonder if all the new cars with automatic dimming dims them at 500 feet exactly?
IMO yards would be better measurement number. :shrug:

If two cars (both going 60 mph) are 500 feet apart and are approaching each other, they are going 176 feet per second and they will meet in 2.84 seconds.

Hard to believe you got a warning for the 30 foot difference!! That is .17 seconds. How did the cop measure the distance?

[Bill14564]

I once dimmed my headlights at 470 feet and got warning. How do I know? I measured it. I wonder if all the new cars with automatic dimming dims them at 500 feet exactly?
IMO yards would be better measurement number. :shrug:

Okay, forget 500 feet, the better measurement is 167 yards.

[PugMom]

I couldn't take the test; I'm stuck going round and round in a RB with my left blinker on, in the outer lane, while coming to a dead stop for anyone entering and driving side by side with the rest :1rotfl::1rotfl::1rotfl:

that's no joke, i saw someone doing that today! :1rotfl::clap2:

[Topspinmo]

If two cars (both going 60 mph) are 500 feet apart and are approaching each other, they are going 176 feet per second and they will meet in 2.84 seconds.

Hard to believe you got a warning for the 30 foot difference!! That is .17 seconds. How did the cop measure the distance?

Guesstimated…

[Topspinmo]

Okay, forget 500 feet, the better measurement is 167 yards.

Ok, football field and 1/2:a20:

[Topspinmo]

This test is useless without the hand book.


Don’t matter it like every other test it’s about reading comprehension and memorizing. Have no real value.:shocked:

[Michael G.]

I haven't seen the latest official driving test in any state lately, but when I did some years back, there was nothing about watching out for motorcycles or bikes or even golfcarts. :shrug:

Using footage, right and left, color signs and lines on the road etc. is fine on the test, but what about the vehicles that share the same road in real life??
Drivers need to be aware.

[Shipping up to Boston]

I haven't seen the latest official driving test in any state lately, but when I did some years back, there was nothing about watching out for motorcycles or bikes or even golfcarts. :shrug:

Using footage, right and left, color signs and lines on the road etc. is fine on the test, but what about the vehicles that share the same road in real life??
Drivers need to be aware.

To that point....just like college, some people are text book smart. Those same individuals cannot make the transition in application. You see that daily...across the country. Most of my friends ditched the motorcycles as a result. Not worth it

[Altavia]

I haven't seen the latest official driving test in any state lately, but when I did some years back, there was nothing about watching out for motorcycles or bikes or even golfcarts. :shrug:

Using footage, right and left, color signs and lines on the road etc. is fine on the test, but what about the vehicles that share the same road in real life??
Drivers need to be aware.

It's like a driving trivia exam.