Rules for bicyclists — Florida Permit Test

Bicyclists must obey all traffic controls and signals.

A rider is driving a vehicle, so every sign on the road is addressed to them too.

Bicyclists must obey all traffic controls and signals.

If bicyclists are not traveling at the speed of other traffic they must use the bike lane, and where there is none they must stay on the right-most side of the road.

A slower rider in the middle of the lane is a rider everybody has to get around.

If bicyclists are not traveling at the speed of other traffic, they must use the bike lane. If no bike lane is available, they must stay on the right-most side of the road.

On a one-way street with two or more traffic lanes, bicyclists may ride on the left-hand side of the road.

On a one-way street nothing is coming the other way, so the left edge is as safe as the right.

When operating a bicycle on a one-way street with two or more traffic lanes, bicyclists may ride on the left-hand side of the road.

Bicyclists may ride on sidewalks, but must yield to pedestrians on sidewalks and in crosswalks, and must give an audible signal before passing.

On a sidewalk the rider is the fast one, so the duty to yield turns around.

Bicyclists may also ride on sidewalks, but they must yield to pedestrians on sidewalks and in crosswalks.

Between sunset and sunrise a bicycle must carry a white light visible from 500 feet on the front, and a red reflector and a red light visible from 600 feet on the rear.

Being seen from behind matters most, which is why the rear figure is the larger one.

Between sunset and sunrise, bicyclists must have a white light visible from 500 feet on the front of their bicycle and a red reflector and a red light visible from 600 feet on the rear.

A bicycle must have brakes able to stop it within 25 feet from a speed of 10 MPH.

It is a test anybody can run in a parking lot, and a worn brake fails it.

Bicyclists must have brakes which can stop their bike within 25 feet from a speed of 10 MPH.

All bicyclists and passengers under age 16 must wear helmets that meet federal safety standards.

The head injury is what kills a rider, and a helmet is the only thing that reaches it.

All bicyclists and passengers under age 16 are required to wear helmets that meet federal safety standards.

A bicyclist carrying a child under age four, or one weighing 40 pounds or less, must use a backpack, sling, child seat or trailer designed to carry children.

A small child cannot hold on, and the seat is what holds them instead.

If transporting a child under age four or who weighs 40 pounds or less, bicyclists must use a backpack/sling, child seat, or trailer designed to carry children.

Bicyclists may not ride more than two side by side unless on a path or a part of the road reserved for bicycles, and must ride single file if they are holding up traffic.

Two abreast is workable. Three is a road block.

bicyclists may not ride more than two side-by-side unless it is a path or part of a roadway reserved for bicycles. They must ride single file if they are impeding traffic.

Bicyclists must not wear headphones or earbuds in both ears while riding on the roadway.

A rider needs to hear the car they cannot see, and both ears covered takes that away.

Bicyclists must not wear headphones/earbuds in both ears while bicycling on the roadway.

Which traffic controls does a bicyclist have to obey?

All of them, as any other vehicle does. A rider is driving a vehicle, so every sign on the road is addressed to them too. Official Florida Driver License Handbook, p.81: “Bicyclists must obey all traffic controls and signals.”