You are 16, licensed, and heading home from a movie with friends. Under Florida law, during which hours are you not allowed to drive on your own?
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A.
Between 1 am and 5 am, once you turn 16
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B.
Between 9 pm and 5 am on any weekday
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C.
Between 11 pm and 6 am, unless commuting to or from work Correct
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D.
Between 10 pm and 5 am, seven days a week
The answer is "Between 11 pm and 6 am, unless commuting to or from work"
A 16-year-old licensed driver may not drive between 11 pm and 6 am unless driving to or from work or accompanied by a licensed driver 21 or older. Option A pulls the 1 am to 5 am hours from the very next bullet in the manual, which belong to 17-year-olds, and applies them one age bracket too early.
The traps in the wrong answers
A. Between 1 am and 5 am, once you turn 16
The 1 am to 5 am window is the curfew for 17-year-olds, not for 16-year-olds. This answer pulls the 1 am to 5 am hours from the very next bullet in the manual and applies the 17-year-old curfew one age bracket too early.
B. Between 9 pm and 5 am on any weekday
The Florida curfew for a 16-year-old runs 11 pm to 6 am, not 9 pm to 5 am, and it applies every night of the week. This answer carries over another state's weekday-only teen curfew rather than reading Florida's every-night 11 pm start.
D. Between 10 pm and 5 am, seven days a week
Florida's rule sets 11 pm and 6 am as the boundaries for a 16-year-old, not 10 pm and 5 am. This answer blends the learner-license 10 pm step-up from the bullet above with the 17-year-old 5 am endpoint from the bullet below into one hybrid rule.
This question tests your knowledge of Licensing Process in Florida. Source: Florida Driver Manual, "Restrictions for Minors (Driving Curfews)," p.25..
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