Florida occupant safety practice questions
2 questions below test Florida’s own occupant safety law, each with the statute or Florida Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles handbook section it came from, plus 10 more on occupant safety rules that apply in every state.
The Florida permit knowledge test has 50 questions in total and needs 40 correct (80%) to pass.
Florida law
2 questions on Florida’s own occupant safety rules
These differ from the rules that hold nationally — they are the ones that catch out drivers who studied another state’s handbook.
1. Florida requires a crash-tested child restraint device for children who are:
- 5 years of age or younger
- B8 years of age or younger
- C12 years of age or younger
- D3 years of age or younger only
Answer: 5 years of age or younger. Florida Statutes §316.613 requires a federally approved child restraint for children 5 years of age or younger; ages through 3 need a separate carrier or integrated seat, and ages 4–5 may use a booster.
Source: Florida Statutes — §316.613(1)(a)
2. A Florida motorcycle rider over 21 may ride without a helmet only if covered by medical benefits of at least:
- $10,000
- B$25,000
- C$50,000
- D$5,000
Answer: $10,000. Florida Statutes §316.211 allows a person over 21 to ride without protective headgear if covered by an insurance policy providing at least $10,000 in medical benefits for crash injuries.
Source: Florida Statutes — §316.211
Sources for the Florida items above
Applies everywhere
Occupant safety rules that hold in every state
A sample of the national occupant safety bank. All 10 are in the practice run, combined with the Florida items above for 12 questions in total.
1. To reduce the risk of air bag injury, a driver should:
- ARemove the head restraint
- BSteer with hands at the top of the wheel
- CSit as close to the wheel as possible
- Sit back so there is space between the chest and the steering wheel
Answer: Sit back so there is space between the chest and the steering wheel. An air bag inflates with great force in an instant. Distance lets it deploy fully before it reaches you.
Source: Official state driver handbook — Occupant protection — air bags
2. What is the best protection for occupants in most crashes?
- ARelying on the air bag alone
- Wearing a properly adjusted safety belt
- CHolding the dashboard
- DOpening a window
Answer: Wearing a properly adjusted safety belt. Safety belts keep occupants in the vehicle and in position for air bags to work as designed.
Source: Official state driver handbook — Occupant protection — safety belts
3. An unbelted rear-seat passenger is a danger to others because:
- AThey distract the driver with noise
- They can be thrown into the front occupants in a crash
- CThey increase fuel use
- DThey block the rear window
Answer: They can be thrown into the front occupants in a crash. An unrestrained body carries enormous force in a collision and can seriously injure the person seated ahead of them.
Source: Official state driver handbook — Occupant protection — safety belts
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