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Course: Tarpon Springs Florida Online Driver Education Courses. Purpose: Tarpon Springs Florida Learners Permit or Drivers License preparation
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Tarpon Springs Florida Licensing Procedures and Tarpon Springs Florida Online Driver Education
So, you and your family have decided that you're finally ready to begin the process of applying for your Tarpon Springs Florida learner's permit or first Tarpon Springs Florida driver license. Tarpon Springs Florida has a graduated driver license program for Tarpon Springs Florida drivers ages 15-18 that will allow you to safely gain driving experience before "graduating" to full driving privileges. There are a few things to keep in mind to make sure that applying for your Tarpon Springs Florida driving license goes as smoothly as possible. So let's not waste any more time!
Tarpon Springs Florida Instructional Permit or Tarpon Springs Florida Learner Permit
When you turn 15, you're finally ready to apply for a Tarpon Springs Florida instructional permit, otherwise known as a Tarpon Springs Florida learner's permit. In order to apply for your Tarpon Springs Florida learner's permit, you'll need to make sure you've done the following:
- At the DMV, provided proper identification
- And don't forget, proof of residential address
- Brought your social security card
- Taken a Traffic Law and Substance Abuse Course
- Prepared for the practice test by studying the Tarpon Springs Florida driver handbook
- Gotten your parent or guardian to sign a consent form
At the DMV, once you present these materials you will then take a series of tests. There will be two 20-question multiple choice tests, one about traffic laws, the other about road signs. For both, get 15 questions correct and you pass!
There will also be vision and hearing tests. For the vision test, you must have 20/40 vision (with or without corrective lenses).
If you manage to survive all of that, then congratulations, you just earned your Tarpon Springs Florida learner's permit! For the first three months of your Tarpon Springs Florida learner's license, you an only drive until 10PM, and always with a licensed driver who is at least 21 and in the front passenger seat. After you've had your Tarpon Springs Florida learner's permit for one year (using it responsibly, of course), you're ready to apply for your Tarpon Springs Florida intermediate license.
Your First Tarpon Springs Florida Driver's License
In order to apply for your first Tarpon Springs Florida provisional driver license, you'll need the following:
- A parent or guardian who can certify that you have practiced at least 50 hours of driving (10 of which must be at night)
- To make sure that you have not had any traffic violations in the last year--otherwise, you'll have to wait!
- A Tarpon Springs Florida learner's license
At the Tarpon Springs Florida DMV, you'll present your Tarpon Springs Florida learner's license and the required forms. Then you'll have to take three tests:
- Vision test, in which you must have 20/40 vision (with or without glasses)
- Written test, in which you must score at least an 80%.
- The dreaded road test! We hope you've been studying your Tarpon Springs Florida Driver Handbook!
- However, if you've taken an approved Tarpon Springs Florida driver education course, you can skip the dreaded road test altogether!
If you survive, then congratulations--you've just earned your first Tarpon Springs Florida driver license!
Tarpon Springs Florida Teen Driver License Restrictions and Penalties
As we said above, the purpose of the Tarpon Springs Florida driver license program is to provide you with a probationary period in which to safely develop your skills before graduating to full driving privileges. Thus, there are several restrictions you need to keep in mind regarding your Tarpon Springs Florida learner's license or Tarpon Springs Florida driver's license.
Tarpon Springs Florida Permit Restrictions - With a Tarpon Springs Florida learner's permit, you must observe the following restrictions:
- you can only drive until 10PM for the first three months
- you must always with a licensed driver who is at least 21 and in the front passenger seat.
Tarpon Springs Florida Intermediate License Restrictions - Tarpon Springs Florida intermediate license holders who are 16 years old can only drive between 6 a.m. and 11 p.m. except in the following cases:
- when being accompanied by a licensed driver who is at least 21 years old and occupies the front passenger seat
- when traveling to or from work.
Tarpon Springs Florida intermediate license holders who are 17 years old can only drive between 5 a.m. and 1 a.m. except in the following cases:
- when being accompanied by a licensed driver who is at least 21 years old and occupies the front passenger seat
- when traveling to or from work.
But cheer up: when you turn 18, all of these restrictions are removed!
Tarpon Springs Florida Auto Insurance Tarpon Springs Florida Financial Responsibility Laws
Sadly, traffic accidents are a fact of life, for young and experienced drivers alike. Any vehicle registered in Tarpon Springs Florida must be covered by liability insurance. The minimum coverage is $10,000 for personal injury and $10,000 for property damage.
If you are found to be driving without the minimum mandatory liability insurance, you could be fined. If you are involved in an accident and cannot provide proof of insurance, your Tarpon Springs Florida learner's permit or Tarpon Springs Florida intermediate license will be suspended.
Tarpon Springs Florida Drunk Driving, Cell Phone, and Text Messaging Laws
As a new Tarpon Springs Florida driver, it's important for you to learn the Tarpon Springs Florida drunk driving, cell phone, and text messaging laws. In Tarpon Springs Florida, the standard of DUI is lower for teens, and you only need to have a blood alcohol level of 0.02 (instead of the 0.08 for adults) to be convicted.
Upon your first conviction of a Tarpon Springs Florida DUI (0.08), you will face the following penalties:
- Your Tarpon Springs Florida license will be suspended from 6 months to 1 year
- $500 to $1000 fine
- 50 hours of community service
- Vehicle impounding
- Jail sentence of 6 months maximum
- 100 hour of community service
- Ignition Interlock Device may be installed
- mandatory alcohol education program
As you can see, driving under the influence is not a habit you should want to develop. Further Tarpon Springs Florida DUI convictions will result in increased jail time, community service, fines, and Tarpon Springs Florida license suspension or even Tarpon Springs Florida license revocation.
Currently, there is no law banning cell phone use in Tarpon Springs Florida, though in 2010 there are two laws making their way through the state legislature which, if passed, will ban text messaging while driving.
Tarpon Springs Florida Online Driver Education
Anyone 16-18 applying for a Tarpon Springs Florida intermediate license may opt out of the dreaded road test upon completion of a Tarpon Springs Florida approved driver education course. The Tarpon Springs Florida DMV has a thorough list of the many Tarpon Springs Florida approved driver education courses.
LIVE CHATIn most states, you must be at least 15 1/2 to take drivers ed for your learners permit. You should check with your state's Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) (or whichever state agency handles the issuance of drivers licenses in Tarpon Springs Florida) to make sure that you are eligible to take Tarpon Springs Florida driver education.
Please be aware that although TeenDrivingCourse.com is sufficient for fulfilling driver education requirements in some states, in other states TeenDrivingCourse.com is only offered as a supplement to the driver education and/or training you will receive at a state-approved driving school. To find out if TeenDrivingCourse.com will meet your state's minimum driver education requirements, we recommend that you check with the Tarpon Springs Florida Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV).
IMPORTANT: Please be aware that although TeenDrivingCourse.com is sufficient for fulfilling driver education requirements in some states, in other states TeenDrivingCourse.com is only offered as a supplement to the driver education and/or training you will receive at a state-approved driving school. To find out if TeenDrivingCourse.com will meet your state's minimum driver education requirements, we recommend that you check with your state's Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV), or whichever state agency oversees the licensing of drivers in Tarpon Springs Florida.