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Florida Statutes regarding bicycles:


316.2065, F.S.

Bicycle regulations (general)
Abstract: (c) A bicycle rider may not allow a passenger to remain in a child seat or carrier on a bicycle when the rider is not in immediate control of the bicycle. (e) Law enforcement officers and school crossing guards may issue a bicycle safety brochure and a verbal warning to a bicycle rider or passenger who violates this subsection. (6) Persons riding bicycles upon a roadway may not ride more than two abreast except on paths or parts of roadways set aside for the exclusive ...

335.067, F.S.

Conserve by Bicycle Program
Abstract: (1) The purposes of the Conserve by Bicycle Program are to: (a) Save energy by increasing the number of miles ridden on bicycles, thereby reducing the usage of petroleum-based fuels. (2) In order to help accomplish these goals, the department shall conduct a Conserve by Bicycle study, which shall include a determination of the following:(a) Where energy savings can be realized when more and safer bicycle facilities, such as bicycle paths, bicycle lanes, and other ...

316.0085, F.S.

Skateboarding; inline skating; freestyle or mountain and off-road bicycling; paintball; definitions; liability
Abstract: 316.0085 Skateboarding; inline skating; freestyle or mountain and off-road bicycling; paintball; definitions; liability. (3) This section does not grant authority or permission for a person to engage in skateboarding, inline skating, paintball, or freestyle or mountain and off-road bicycling on property owned or controlled by a governmental entity unless such governmental entity has specifically designated such area for skateboarding, inline skating, paintball, or freestyle or ...

316.091, F.S.

Limited access facilities; interstate highways; use restricted.
Abstract: (4) No person shall operate a bicycle or other human-powered vehicle on the roadway or along the shoulder of a limited access highway, including bridges, unless official signs and a designated, marked bicycle lane are present at the entrance of the section of highway indicating that such use is permitted pursuant to a pilot program of the Department of Transportation. (c) The Department of Transportation shall begin the pilot program by erecting signs and designating marked ...

335.065, F.S.

Bicycle and pedestrian ways along state roads and transportation facilities.
Abstract: 2013-41, provides that “[a]ny section of this act which implements a specific appropriation or specifically identified proviso language in the 2013-2014 General Appropriations Act is void if the specific appropriation or specifically identified proviso language is vetoed. Any section of this act which implements more than one specific appropriation or more than one portion of specifically identified proviso language in the 2013-2014 General Appropriations Act is void if all the specific ...

316.003, F.S.

Definitions.
Abstract: —Any person who drives or is in actual physical control of a vehicle on a highway or who is exercising control of a vehicle or steering a vehicle being towed by a motor vehicle. —Any person who is in actual physical control of a motor vehicle upon the highway, or who is exercising control over or steering a vehicle being towed by a motor vehicle. 6. A vehicle structure certified by the vehicle manufacturer to meet the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard ...

316.2068, F.S.

Electric personal assistive mobility devices; regulations.
Abstract: 316.2068 Electric personal assistive mobility devices; regulations. —(1) An electric personal assistive mobility device, as defined in s. (2) A valid driver’s license is not a prerequisite to operating an electric personal assistive mobility device.

316.083, F.S.

Overtaking and passing a vehicle.
Abstract: The driver of a vehicle overtaking a bicycle or other nonmotorized vehicle must pass the bicycle or other nonmotorized vehicle at a safe distance of not less than 3 feet between the vehicle and the bicycle or other nonmotorized vehicle. (2) Except when overtaking and passing on the right is permitted, the driver of an overtaken vehicle shall give way to the right in favor of the overtaking vehicle, on audible signal or upon the visible blinking of the headlamps of the overtaking ...

335.066, F.S.

Safe Paths to Schools Program.
Abstract: —(1) There is established in the Department of Transportation the Safe Paths to Schools Program to consider the planning and construction of bicycle and pedestrian ways to provide safe transportation for children from neighborhoods to schools, parks, and the state’s greenways and trails system. (2) As a part of the Safe Paths to Schools Program, the department may establish a grant program to fund local, regional, and state bicycle and pedestrian projects that support the...

316.1995, F.S.

Driving upon sidewalk or bicycle path.
Abstract: 316.1995 Driving upon sidewalk or bicycle path. 316.212(8), a person may not drive any vehicle other than by human power upon a bicycle path, sidewalk, or sidewalk area, except upon a permanent or duly authorized temporary driveway. (2) A violation of this section is a noncriminal traffic infraction, punishable as a moving violation as provided in chapter 318.

316.151 F.S.

Required position and method of turning at intersections.
Abstract: —The driver of a vehicle intending to turn left at any intersection shall approach the intersection in the extreme left-hand lane lawfully available to traffic moving in the direction of travel of such vehicle, and, after entering the intersection, the left turn shall be made so as to leave the intersection in a lane lawfully available to traffic moving in such direction upon the roadway being entered. Whenever practicable the left turn shall be made in that portion of the ...

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