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Course: Sarasota Florida Online Driver Education Courses. Purpose: Sarasota Florida Learners Permit or Drivers License preparation
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Sarasota Florida Licensing Procedures and Sarasota Florida Online Driver Education
So, you and your family have decided that you're finally ready to begin the process of applying for your Sarasota Florida learner's permit or first Sarasota Florida driver license. Sarasota Florida has a graduated driver license program for Sarasota 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 Sarasota Florida driving license goes as smoothly as possible. So let's not waste any more time!
Sarasota Florida Instructional Permit or Sarasota Florida Learner Permit
When you turn 15, you're finally ready to apply for a Sarasota Florida instructional permit, otherwise known as a Sarasota Florida learner's permit. In order to apply for your Sarasota 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 Sarasota 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 Sarasota Florida learner's permit! For the first three months of your Sarasota 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 Sarasota Florida learner's permit for one year (using it responsibly, of course), you're ready to apply for your Sarasota Florida intermediate license.
Your First Sarasota Florida Driver's License
In order to apply for your first Sarasota 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 Sarasota Florida learner's license
At the Sarasota Florida DMV, you'll present your Sarasota 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 Sarasota Florida Driver Handbook!
- However, if you've taken an approved Sarasota Florida driver education course, you can skip the dreaded road test altogether!
If you survive, then congratulations--you've just earned your first Sarasota Florida driver license!
Sarasota Florida Teen Driver License Restrictions and Penalties
As we said above, the purpose of the Sarasota 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 Sarasota Florida learner's license or Sarasota Florida driver's license.
Sarasota Florida Permit Restrictions - With a Sarasota 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.
Sarasota Florida Intermediate License Restrictions - Sarasota 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.
Sarasota 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!
Sarasota Florida Auto Insurance Sarasota Florida Financial Responsibility Laws
Sadly, traffic accidents are a fact of life, for young and experienced drivers alike. Any vehicle registered in Sarasota 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 Sarasota Florida learner's permit or Sarasota Florida intermediate license will be suspended.
Sarasota Florida Drunk Driving, Cell Phone, and Text Messaging Laws
As a new Sarasota Florida driver, it's important for you to learn the Sarasota Florida drunk driving, cell phone, and text messaging laws. In Sarasota 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 Sarasota Florida DUI (0.08), you will face the following penalties:
- Your Sarasota 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 Sarasota Florida DUI convictions will result in increased jail time, community service, fines, and Sarasota Florida license suspension or even Sarasota Florida license revocation.
Currently, there is no law banning cell phone use in Sarasota Florida, though in 2010 there are two laws making their way through the state legislature which, if passed, will ban text messaging while driving.
Sarasota Florida Online Driver Education
Anyone 16-18 applying for a Sarasota Florida intermediate license may opt out of the dreaded road test upon completion of a Sarasota Florida approved driver education course. The Sarasota Florida DMV has a thorough list of the many Sarasota 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 Sarasota Florida) to make sure that you are eligible to take Sarasota 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 Sarasota Florida Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV).
You can expect to spend 30 hours taking TeenDrivingCourse.com's Sarasota Florida online course for new drivers. However, in some states where timers are not required you may not have to spend an entire 30 hours taking the course.