A driver who has been convicted of three traffic offenses that caused accidents over the course of three years:
- Must complete a DHSMV-approved driver improvement course. ✓
- Must hand in their license.
- Will not be permitted to drive on freeways.
- May not leave the state.
Answer: A. Must complete a DHSMV-approved driver improvement course.
A driver convicted of a third crash-causing traffic offense within three years must complete a DHSMV-approved driver improvement course.
Why this is the answer
For the three-crashes rule, the handbook looks at a driver convicted of, or pleading no contest to, a third traffic offense tied to a crash inside a 36-month window. In that situation Florida requires the person to finish an approved driver improvement course, and the course includes behind-the-wheel work plus a driving-safety assessment. The requirement is extra training after repeat crash-causing offenses.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. Must hand in their license. — Handing in a license is not the requirement the handbook gives for a third crash-causing offense; it calls for completing an approved driver improvement course.
- C. Will not be permitted to drive on freeways. — The handbook does not say this driver is barred from freeways; it prescribes a driver improvement course instead.
- D. May not leave the state. — There is no rule in the passages that keeps this driver from leaving the state; the stated requirement is course completion.
Remember it
Link a third crash-causing conviction in three years to training, not to giving up the license.