What action does Florida law specifically require before you leave your parked vehicle?
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A.
Roll up every window completely
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B.
Take the keys out of the vehicle Correct
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C.
Point the front wheels straight ahead
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D.
Leave the transmission in Neutral
The answer is "Take the keys out of the vehicle"
Florida law names removing the keys as the step required before you leave the vehicle. Drivers who pick D reach for Neutral as a 'safe' middle setting, but the manual requires Park on automatics and Reverse on manuals, so Neutral is neither the required transmission setting nor the step the statute calls out on departure.
The traps in the wrong answers
A. Roll up every window completely
Closing windows is a security habit rather than a written parking requirement in the manual. This answer treats a theft-prevention habit carried over from driver's-ed advice as a written Florida statute.
C. Point the front wheels straight ahead
Straight wheels apply only on level ground, and the manual sets no general steering rule for departure. This answer extends the hill-parking wheel rule to every park, applying a curb-side steering rule to flat ground where none is stated.
D. Leave the transmission in Neutral
Park is the required setting for automatics and Reverse for manual transmissions on level ground; First applies only when parking uphill on a hill, and Neutral is never called for. This answer picks a coasting gear that feels like the neutral 'safe' setting instead of the Park or Reverse the manual actually names for level-ground parking.
This question tests your knowledge of Parking in Florida. Source: Florida Driver Manual, "Parking," p.65..
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