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