You are overtaking a slower vehicle on a road posted at 55 MPH. What does Florida law say about your speed while you complete the pass?
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A.
You may go up to 10 MPH over the limit to finish the pass
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B.
You may not exceed the posted speed limit at any point in the pass Correct
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C.
You may exceed the limit only until you clear the passed vehicle
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D.
You may exceed the limit if the pass takes less than five seconds
The answer is "You may not exceed the posted speed limit at any point in the pass"
Florida keeps the posted limit in force through every part of the pass; the manual states plainly that it is illegal to exceed the speed limit while passing. Drivers who pick A are relying on the "10 MPH speeding buffer" the same manual explicitly labels a myth a page later.
The traps in the wrong answers
A. You may go up to 10 MPH over the limit to finish the pass
The posted limit applies at every moment of the pass, and the manual warns you can be cited for going even a small amount over. This answer trusts the '10 MPH speeding buffer' the manual explicitly labels a myth.
C. You may exceed the limit only until you clear the passed vehicle
The limit does not lift for the seconds you spend alongside the overtaken vehicle; the ban on speeding covers the entire maneuver. This answer applies the everyday advice to 'get past quickly when passing' as if it authorized brief speeding beside the other vehicle.
D. You may exceed the limit if the pass takes less than five seconds
The rule carries no duration-based exception; whether the pass takes five seconds or fifty, the posted limit holds. This answer invents a stopwatch exception from the rule of thumb that shorter passes are safer.
This question tests your knowledge of Passing in Florida. Source: Florida Driver Manual, "Passing," p.67..
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