Blind spots — Florida Permit Test

Blind spots on the Florida permit test — 4 rules, each with the reason behind it and a question on it while it is fresh.

The rules

Blind spots are the areas near the left and right rear corners of your vehicle that you cannot see in the mirrors or with your side vision.

They are not everywhere behind you: they are two specific corners, and a whole car fits in each.

Blind spots are areas near the left and right rear corners of your vehicle that you can’t see in your rear-view mirrors or with your peripheral vision.

Official Florida Driver License Handbook, p.60

Before changing lanes on a highway, passing on any road, or making certain turns, turn your head to make sure the blind spots are clear.

A glance in the mirror does not reach the corner a car is actually sitting in.

Before you move to change lanes on a highway, pass on any road, or make certain turns, turn your head to make sure these areas are clear.

Official Florida Driver License Handbook, p.60

Do not drive in someone else’s blind spot: move forward or drop back so that the other driver can see you.

Sitting where a driver cannot see you means being invisible when they decide to change lanes.

Do not drive in someone else’s blind spot. Move forward or drop back so that the other driver can see you.

Official Florida Driver License Handbook, p.60

The larger the vehicle, the larger its blind spots, and large trucks and SUVs have blind spots close behind them that the mirrors cannot see.

The bigger the vehicle beside you, the more of the road it cannot see you in.

The larger the vehicle, the larger the blind spots.

Official Florida Driver License Handbook, p.60

On the test

Where are a vehicle’s blind spots?

Near the left and right rear corners. They are not everywhere behind you: they are two specific corners, and a whole car fits in each. Official Florida Driver License Handbook, p.60: “Blind spots are areas near the left and right rear corners of your vehicle that you can’t see in your rear-view mirrors or with your peripheral vision.”

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Where these come from

Every rule here is checked against Official Florida Driver License Handbook, published by the Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles, and against the state code itself. Last checked 2026-09-20.