Florida permit test: distracted & drowsy driving
Phone and texting laws, other distractions and fatigue. 5 questions.
Florida bans texting while driving. Where is it also illegal to hold a phone in your hand while driving, even just to talk?
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Sample distracted & drowsy driving questions
Florida bans texting while driving. Where is it also illegal to hold a phone in your hand while driving, even just to talk?
- A Only on limited access highways and toll roads
- B Only when you are driving faster than 30 MPH
- C Nowhere, because only texting is against the law
- D In school crossings, school zones and work zones
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D. In school crossings, school zones and work zones
Texting while driving is illegal everywhere in Florida. In designated school crossings, school zones and work zones, using a wireless device in a handheld manner at all is illegal. Children and workers are most at risk in those areas.
Source: The Official Florida Driver License Handbook (Florida Class E Driver License Handbook), page 42
Texting while driving is especially dangerous because it involves which kinds of distraction?
- A Visual, manual and cognitive
- B Visual only
- C Manual and cognitive only
- D Cognitive only
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A. Visual, manual and cognitive
The three kinds of distraction are visual (eyes off the road), manual (hands off the wheel) and cognitive (mind off driving). Texting involves all three at once, which makes it one of the most dangerous behaviors.
Source: The Official Florida Driver License Handbook (Florida Class E Driver License Handbook), page 42
Which of these is mainly a cognitive distraction while driving?
- A Daydreaming about your weekend plans
- B Reaching for a bag on the passenger seat
- C Staring at a crash scene beside the road
- D Taking one hand off the wheel to adjust the radio
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A. Daydreaming about your weekend plans
Cognitive distraction means thinking about anything other than driving, so your mind is off the road even when your eyes and hands are not. Visual distractions take your eyes off the road and manual ones take your hands off the wheel. Daydreaming is risky because you may not notice it happening.
Source: The Official Florida Driver License Handbook (Florida Class E Driver License Handbook), page 42
On a long drive, how often should you take a break to avoid drowsy driving?
- A Every 200 miles or 4 hours
- B Every 50 miles or 30 minutes
- C Only once you begin to feel sleepy
- D Every 100 miles or 2 hours
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D. Every 100 miles or 2 hours
Take a break every 100 miles or 2 hours on long trips. Fatigue slows reaction time and can cause micro-sleeps, so plan breaks before you feel tired.
Source: The Official Florida Driver License Handbook (Florida Class E Driver License Handbook), page 43