Regulatory signs · R4-2
Pass With Care sign
Archive file: R04-02 Pass With Care/R04-02 Pass With Care 24x30.svg
FHWA public-use information
What it means
The signed passing restriction ends here; pass only when safe.
Source: FHWA MUTCD — MUTCD 11th Edition with Revision 1 (December 2025), Section 2B.37, paragraph 01, PDF page 143.
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Meaning
Pass With Care ends the signed no-passing restriction where this sign follows Do Not Pass. It does not tell you that a pass is safe at this moment. Florida’s handbook describes permission to pass with caution, leaving the driver responsible for checking the maneuver.
What to do
In Florida, check your blind spots and allow enough time and road space before pulling out. Keep within the speed limit while passing. Permission to begin considering a pass does not remove the legal speed ceiling or make space appear in an occupied lane.
Where it is used
Federal guidance places Pass With Care at the far end of a no-passing zone when Do Not Pass marks its beginning. That pairing identifies a change in the signed restriction. Continue assessing the road beyond the sign rather than using it as a command to overtake immediately.
A sign to tell apart
Do Not Pass prohibits overtaking in the signed area. Pass With Care restores a passing opportunity subject to caution. The messages work at opposite ends of a zone; the latter still requires you to choose a safe gap and keep the pass within the speed limit.
Practice with explanations
These are original learning questions based on the cited handbooks. Read each answer and its explanation below.
1. You pass Pass With Care in Florida. May you exceed the speed limit to finish overtaking sooner?
- No; the speed limit still applies during the pass.
- Yes, until you return to your lane.
- Yes, if the road ahead is empty.
Answer: A. No; the speed limit still applies during the pass.
Permission to pass does not create a speeding exception. Florida explicitly keeps the speed limit in force during overtaking.
2. Before pulling out to pass in Florida, which check is required?
- Only whether the vehicle ahead is slower.
- Whether your headlights are on in daylight.
- Blind spots and enough time and room for the maneuver.
Answer: C. Blind spots and enough time and room for the maneuver.
A passing opportunity must still be checked for space and unseen traffic. The sign itself does not perform those checks.
State source coverage
Handbook coverage and sample questions do not prove that a sign will appear on your exam. Even a published test scope cannot guarantee an individual exam question.
Florida
Handbook coverage
Florida’s driver handbook explicitly discusses this sign. This establishes handbook coverage, without a promise about any individual exam.
State variations
State-specific variations have not been independently established for this study.
Verified question coverage
These free state-bank questions were independently verified. This does not establish complete state-bank readiness, app availability or what will appear on your permit exam.
No currently verified state-bank question is available for this sign.
The linked 20-question permit quizzes do not currently include this sign.
This meaning is a federal MUTCD reference. Check your state's handbook for its rules and sign coverage; this page does not establish what appears on a state permit exam.
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