A 3-minute lesson from the Florida course. Read the rules and examples, follow the handbook page references, and check your understanding before you move on.
A distraction is anything that pulls your attention from driving. It endangers you, your passengers, pedestrians and bicyclists. Florida sorts distractions into three types. Texting is especially dangerous because it involves all three at once.
You're driving through an active work zone and your phone rings. Holding the phone to your ear there breaks the law even if you aren't texting. Let it go to voicemail, or pull over safely first.
Check your understanding
Read the question, decide on an answer, then open it to check the explanation. These are Roadwise study questions based on the source handbook.
What are the three main categories of driver distraction?
Physical, mental, emotional
Visual, manual, cognitive
Visual, auditory, cognitive
Auditory, visual, tactile
Answer: Visual, manual, cognitive
The three main categories of driver distraction are visual (eyes off road), manual (hands off wheel), and cognitive (mind off driving).
Where does Florida specifically prohibit using a wireless device in a handheld manner?
Only on interstate highways
Only while parked
Everywhere, at all times
In a designated school crossing, school zone, or work zone
Answer: In a designated school crossing, school zone, or work zone
Florida law prohibits operating a motor vehicle while using a wireless communications device in a handheld manner in a designated school crossing, school zone, or work zone.