Roadwise States Florida Driving lessons Regulatory signs: speed, lanes and turns Florida driving lesson · Signs and Pavement Markings
Regulatory signs: speed, lanes and turns A 3-minute lesson from the Florida course. Read the rules and examples, follow the handbook page references, and check your understanding before you move on.
Read time 3 minutes
Course unit Signs and Pavement Markings
Checkpoint questions 3
Source pages 55, 56 White regulatory signs tell you exactly what's required: how fast you may go, which lane must turn, and which turns are banned. A red circle with a slash always means the action pictured is not allowed.
Know the rule
NO symbol: a red circle with a red slash shows what you are not allowed to do.
Handbook p. 55 ↗ NO symbol Speed signs: Speed Limit: your speed must not exceed the posted speed Exit Speed: the maximum safe speed for an expressway exit ramp; slow to it Speeding Fines Doubled: in active school and work zones, speeding fines are doubled Handbook p. 55 ↗ Speed Limit sign Exit speed sign Speeding Fines Doubled Lane-use signs: Turn Lanes: left lane must turn left; the next lane may turn left or go straight Center Turn Lane: shared, for left turns in both directions Left (or Right) Lane Must Turn: that lane must turn at the intersection ahead Begin Right Turn Lane: yield to bicyclists going straight as you enter Handbook p. 55 ↗ Turn lanes sign Begin Right Turn Lane Turn prohibitions: No U-Turn: you must not turn to go the opposite direction No Right Turn (or No Left Turn) at this intersection No Turn on Red: no right or left turn on red; wait for green No Turns: no right or left turn at this intersection Must Turn: you can't go straight; turn right or left Handbook p. 56 ↗ No U-Turn No Turn on Red No Right Turn Put it into practice
You stop at a red light, wanting to turn right, and see NO TURN ON RED. Stay stopped until the light turns green, even if the road looks clear.
A useful reminder Begin Right Turn Lane: bicyclists going straight may be there, and you must yield to them.
Check your understanding Read the question, decide on an answer, then open it to check the explanation. These are Roadwise study questions based on the source handbook.
A sign showing a red circle with a red slash over a symbol means: That the depicted action is not allowed A construction area A speed limit change ahead A scenic route marker Answer: That the depicted action is not allowed
The NO symbol—a red circle with a red slash—shows what you are not allowed to do.
Handbook p. 55 ↗ Entering a right turn lane, you may encounter bicyclists traveling straight ahead. What must you do? Ignore them since you have the turn lane Yield to the bicyclists Speed up to pass them first Honk to warn them away Answer: Yield to the bicyclists
When entering a right turn lane you may encounter bicyclists traveling straight; you must yield to the bicyclists.
Handbook p. 55 ↗ A 'No Turn on Red' sign means you must: Stop and then proceed with caution Turn right only after a full stop Wait for green before turning Turn only after checking traffic Answer: Wait for green before turning
A No Turn on Red sign means you must not turn right or left during the red light; you must wait for the green signal.
Handbook p. 56 ↗ Previous lesson Sign colors, guide signs and stop/yield signs Next lesson Regulatory signs: direction, passing and parking More in Signs and Pavement Markings About the source Roadwise’s Florida course uses the driver handbook edition supplied with this study pack. This lesson cites source pages 55, 56. The linked PDF is a third-party mirror of the handbook, rather than a government-hosted page.
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