Where does Florida's ban on texting while operating a motor vehicle apply?
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A.
In designated school crossings, school zones, and work zones
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B.
Anywhere you operate a motor vehicle in Florida Correct
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C.
In counties that have adopted the ban locally
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D.
For drivers under 18, but not for adults
The answer is "Anywhere you operate a motor vehicle in Florida"
Florida states flatly that it is illegal to operate a motor vehicle while texting, with no zone, county, or age limit attached to it. Choice A catches readers who carry the school-crossing, school-zone, and work-zone list down from the handheld rule and attach it to the texting rule sitting beside it. Choice D tempts readers who have met novice-driver phone bans in other states and assume Florida wrote one too.
The traps in the wrong answers
A. In designated school crossings, school zones, and work zones
That zone list belongs to the handheld rule, which is a separate prohibition. The texting rule beside it carries no zone limit. Attaches one rule's scope to the other.
C. In counties that have adopted the ban locally
The prohibition is Florida law and applies across the state; no county has to opt in. Treats a statewide rule as a local ordinance.
D. For drivers under 18, but not for adults
Florida writes the prohibition around a person operating a motor vehicle, with no age qualifier. Imports the novice-driver-only phone bans that other states write.
This question tests your knowledge of Distracted Driving in Florida. Source: Florida Driver Manual, "Distracted Driving: footnote," p.34..
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