Florida practice test, speed and limits
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Florida speed questions turn on the difference between the ordinary offences and the new one: dangerous excessive speeding under section 316.1922, 50 over the limit or 100 mph in a threatening manner, a crime since July 2025 with jail on the table. The rest of the set is the standing structure, the posted limits by road type, school zone rules, and following distance measured in judgement rather than feet, which is how the statute writes it.
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The posted limit is 45 mph, but heavy rain has cut visibility and the road is slick. Traffic around you is doing 45. What does Florida's basic speed law require of you?
✓ Correct answer: Slow to a speed that is reasonable and prudent for the conditions, even if that is well below 45
The basic speed law sits above every posted number: never drive faster than is reasonable and prudent for the conditions and hazards present. A posted limit is a ceiling for a good day, not a promise for a wet one. Florida Statutes section 316.183(1).
Source: Florida Statutes section 316.183, checked 2026-11-03.
Inside a work zone the posted limit drops to 35 mph. A driver holds 45 because the regular limit on the road is 45. What is the legal position?
✓ Correct answer: A violation; no driver may exceed the posted maximum speed limit in a work zone area
The work zone rule is stated without exceptions: never exceed the posted maximum in a work zone. The regular limit resumes after the zone ends, not where a driver stops seeing workers. Florida Statutes section 316.183(6).
Source: Florida Statutes section 316.183, checked 2026-11-03.
A driver is convicted of dangerous excessive speeding for the second time in 4 years. Beyond jail and the fine, what licence consequence applies?
✓ Correct answer: Revocation of the driving privilege for at least 180 days and no more than 1 year
The 5-year repeat window is the trigger: a second conviction inside it adds revocation between 180 days and 1 year. A repeat outside the window does not carry that add-on. Florida Statutes section 316.1922.
Source: Florida Statutes section 316.1922, checked 2026-11-03.
Traffic is flowing at 50 mph in the rain. The car ahead of you is about one car length in front. What does the following distance rule require?
✓ Correct answer: A gap that is reasonable and prudent for the speed, the traffic, and the condition of the road, which in rain means a much larger gap
Florida's rule is a standard, not a fixed count of seconds: follow at a distance that is reasonable and prudent given speed, traffic, and surface. Wet roads stretch stopping distances, so the lawful gap grows. Florida Statutes section 316.0895.
Source: Florida Statutes section 316.0895, checked 2026-11-03.
A driver is cited for speeding 12 mph over the limit in a posted construction zone, with workers and equipment active beside the road. The standard fine for 12 over is $100. What fine does the construction zone rule set?
✓ Correct answer: $200
Speeding in a posted construction zone doubles the standard fine when construction personnel are present or equipment is operating on or beside the road, so the $100 step is assessed at $200. Florida Statutes section 318.18(3)(e).
Source: Florida Statutes section 318.18, checked 2026-11-03.
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- Questions on the real test
- 50 multiple choice
- To pass
- 40 of 50, which is 80%
- Time limit
- Not published by FLHSMV
- Original Class E fee
- $48, includes the learner's licence
- Knowledge retest fee
- $10
- Test language
- English only, since February 6, 2026
Facts checked against FLHSMV pages, 2026-11-03. Official information: Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles, flhsmv.gov.
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