NEW MIAMI OFFICE OPENS: The Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles opened the new Miami Driver License Office, located in the Mall of Americas at 7795 West Flagler Street. In addition to providing more services at one convenient location, customers who arrive when there is a 15-minute or longer wait time, will receive a restaurant style pager that will notify the customer when their number is called. This will give customers flexibility to shop or grab a snack at the mall to pass the time while they wait.
The Department is pleased to offer an improved environment for our customers at what is now the largest driver license office in the state. By consolidating a driver license office with two other offices in Miami, we expect to see a significant savings of taxpayer dollars. We encourage customers to skip the trip and conduct their driver license business online, where various services are available. Customers can renew driver licenses, identification cards and vehicle tags, and change an address on their license or identification card from the comfort of their own home or at work by logging on to http://www.flhsmv.gov/.
• Helmet (mandatory for riders age 20 or younger and for riders not covered by an insurance policy providing for at least $10,000 in medical benefits for injuries incurred as a result of a crash while operating or riding on a motorcycle)
• Eye protection (a windscreen on a motorcycle does not qualify as eye protection)
• Foot pegs for passengers
• Proper footwear (protects feet and ankles by giving you a good grip on road surfaces)
• Gloves (keep hands comfortable and protected)
• Jacket and pants (provides protection against sunburn, windburn, dehydration and abrasions)
Click here to find out the requirements to obtain a motorcycle endorsement.
FOR TEEN DRIVERS AND PARENTS: The Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles has a parents section on its teen driving website www.flhsmv.gov/teens. The website provides parents with useful information to help them teach their teens to become safe drivers. Florida’s graduated driver licensing program allows teens to obtain a learner’s permit at age 15, which restricts them to driving only under certain conditions with a licensed adult. Other restrictions apply to teens with an operator’s license until their 18th birthday.
KIDS SAFETY - Children ages 4 to 7 are too young to fully understand the need to travel in the proper seats for their age. That is why it is recommended parents educate children in this age bracket to sit in booster seats. Overall, booster seats reduce the chance a child will be injured by 59 percent. States with booster seat laws see lower numbers of child fatalities in highway crashes. Booster seats save lives!