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Flashing red light: stop, then go

A free practice question for the Florida permit test, with the answer explained.

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Practice question · Signals and lights
Flashing

What does this flashing red light mean?

The rule

Treat a flashing red light like a STOP sign: stop, then go on when it is safe.

A flashing red light means stop. Once you have stopped completely, you may go when it is safe.

From the Official Florida Driver License Handbook, page 52. This question is our own wording of that rule. The handbook and the DMV have the final word.

Often mixed up with

People confuse these rules with this one. Each has its own practice question.

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