You are driving in an HOV lane on a Florida highway. Where does state law allow you to enter or exit the HOV lane?
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A.
Only at posted highway exits
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B.
At any point when the next lane is clear
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C.
Only at designated points Correct
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D.
Anywhere the striped buffer has a natural opening
The answer is "Only at designated points"
HOV lanes on Florida highways are set off by a striped buffer and can be entered or exited only at designated points marked for that purpose. Drivers who assume the striped buffer breaks are optional pick the choice that treats a gap in paint as a free entry, when the manual limits access to the marked points.
The traps in the wrong answers
A. Only at posted highway exits
Entry and exit points do not have to coincide with numbered highway exits. This answer confuses HOV access points with the interstate's numbered exits, borrowing the mile-marker mental model.
B. At any point when the next lane is clear
A clear adjacent lane does not authorize crossing the striped buffer. This answer applies the 'change lanes when safe' rule from ordinary lanes and skips the location restriction the manual adds for HOV lanes.
D. Anywhere the striped buffer has a natural opening
A visible break in paint is not the same as an authorized access point. This answer reads any thin spot in the striped buffer as permission, when the manual ties access to marked points, not the paint itself.
This question tests your knowledge of Lane Changes & Merging in Florida. Source: Florida Driver Manual, "HOV Lanes," p.69..
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