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Florida permit test: alcohol, drugs and DUI questions

The Florida permit test has 50 questions. You need 40 right to pass (80%). Test format source

These 10 questions come from FirstTry's Florida bank, written from the Official Florida Driver License Handbook. Pick your answer, then open "Show the answer". Each answer links to the handbook section it comes from.

10 alcohol, drugs and DUI questions

At a DUI arrest, what is the lowest breath or blood alcohol level (BAL) that leads to an administrative license suspension?

  1. .08
  2. .10
  3. .12
  4. .15
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.08. A BAL of .08 or more, or refusing a breath or blood test, triggers an administrative suspension at the time of arrest.

From the handbook: Your Driving Privilege: Driving Under the Influence (DUI) (PDF p. 33)

Under Florida's Zero Tolerance law, what happens to a driver under 21 who is stopped with a BAL of .02 or higher?

  1. A written warning only
  2. Nothing, unless the BAL is .08 or higher
  3. The driving test must be retaken
  4. The license is automatically suspended for six months
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The license is automatically suspended for six months. Drivers under 21 face an automatic six-month suspension with a BAL as low as .02.

From the handbook: Your Driving Privilege: Zero Tolerance (PDF p. 34)

What else is required of a driver under 21 whose BAL is .05 or higher?

  1. Retaking the knowledge exam
  2. Nothing beyond a warning
  3. Attending a substance abuse course
  4. Paying a $50 fine only
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Attending a substance abuse course. Under-21 drivers with a BAL of .05 or more must complete a substance abuse course.

From the handbook: Your Driving Privilege: Zero Tolerance (PDF p. 34)

Under Florida's Implied Consent Law, what happens the first time you refuse a lawful breath, blood, or urine test?

  1. Your license is automatically suspended for one year
  2. Your license is suspended for 30 days
  3. Nothing, if you are later found not guilty
  4. You receive 2 points on your record
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Your license is automatically suspended for one year. A first refusal means an automatic one-year suspension. Refuse again and the suspension stretches to 18 months, with a misdemeanor charge on top.

From the handbook: Your Driving Privilege: Implied Consent Law (PDF p. 34)

What does Florida's Implied Consent Law mean?

  1. You agree to carry proof of insurance
  2. By signing your driver license, you agreed to take a breath, blood, or urine test if asked
  3. You agree to pay traffic fines without going to court
  4. You agree to let police search your car at any time
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By signing your driver license, you agreed to take a breath, blood, or urine test if asked. When an officer has reasonable cause to suspect impaired driving, you can be asked for a blood, urine, or breath test. Signing your license counts as your advance agreement.

From the handbook: Your Driving Privilege: Implied Consent Law (PDF p. 33)

How long does a DUI conviction stay on a Florida driving record?

  1. 3 years
  2. 10 years
  3. 25 years
  4. 75 years
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75 years. A DUI conviction stays on your Florida driving record for 75 years.

From the handbook: Before You Drive: You the Driver, Drinking & Driving (PDF p. 43)

After a person drinks alcohol, what is affected first?

  1. Vision
  2. Judgment
  3. Hearing
  4. Muscle strength
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Judgment. Judgment is the first thing alcohol affects. It also slows your reactions, blurs vision, and lowers alertness.

From the handbook: Before You Drive: You the Driver, Drinking & Driving (PDF p. 43)

What can happen if you have one alcoholic drink while taking allergy or cold medicine?

  1. It could affect you like several drinks
  2. It makes you more alert
  3. Nothing, if the medicine is sold over the counter
  4. The medicine cancels out the alcohol
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It could affect you like several drinks. Mixing alcohol with other drugs often multiplies the effects. A single drink plus allergy or cold medicine can hit like several drinks.

From the handbook: Before You Drive: You the Driver, Drugged Driving (PDF p. 44)

How do the penalties for driving impaired by drugs compare with driving impaired by alcohol?

  1. They are lighter
  2. They are the same
  3. They apply only to illegal drugs
  4. There are none if the drug was prescribed
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They are the same. Drug-impaired driving is illegal and is punished the same way as alcohol-impaired driving. That includes prescription and over-the-counter drugs that impair you.

From the handbook: Before You Drive: You the Driver, Drugged Driving (PDF p. 44)

You can be charged with DUI for driving while under the influence of:

  1. Alcohol, controlled substances, prescription drugs, or over-the-counter medicines
  2. Alcohol or illegal drugs, but never legal medicine
  3. Illegal drugs only
  4. Alcohol only
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Alcohol, controlled substances, prescription drugs, or over-the-counter medicines. DUI covers driving, or being in physical control of a vehicle, while impaired by alcohol, controlled substances, prescription drugs, or over-the-counter medicine.

From the handbook: Your Driving Privilege: Driving Under the Influence (DUI) (PDF p. 33)

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