Rain begins on your drive and you switch on the windshield wipers. What does Florida law require you to do at the same time?
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A.
Turn on the interior dome light
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B.
Turn on your headlights Correct
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C.
Turn on your hazard flashers
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D.
Rely on your daytime running lights
The answer is "Turn on your headlights"
Florida ties headlights directly to wiper use so other drivers can see you in reduced visibility. Drivers who see the DRL glow on the dashboard and treat that as headlights-on pick D, missing that Florida ties the pairing to the wiper switch, not to whatever the car does automatically.
The traps in the wrong answers
A. Turn on the interior dome light
The dome light does nothing for the car's visibility to others. Confuses being able to see the dashboard with being seen by other drivers on the road.
C. Turn on your hazard flashers
Hazard flashers are not what Florida's wiper-headlight pairing requires; the manual names headlights, not flashers, as the paired action. Borrows a heavy-rain freeway habit that Florida's wiper rule does not sanction.
D. Rely on your daytime running lights
Daytime running lights do not satisfy the state's wiper-headlight pairing. Assumes automatic running lights meet a rule the manual writes as headlights specifically.
This question tests your knowledge of Adverse Conditions in Florida. Source: Florida Driver Manual, "Rain," p.72..
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