A windshield in a fixed and upright position, which windshield is equipped with safety glazing as required by federal safety-glazing material standards, is required on every motor vehicle which is operated on the public highways, roads, and streets, except on a motorcycle or implement of husbandry. 76-31; s. 319, ch. 87-157; s. 1, ch. This law is meant to compel drivers to stop when a pedestrian steps into the crosswalk. 96-185; s. 2, ch. Unless otherwise provided by law, applicable traffic or motor vehicle laws of this state may not be construed to: Prohibit the automated driving system from being deemed the operator of an autonomous vehicle operating with the automated driving system engaged. Window sunscreening exclusions; medical exemption; certain law enforcement vehicles, process server vehicles, and private investigative service vehicles exempt. The operator of a motorized scooter or micromobility device has all of the rights and duties applicable to the rider of a bicycle under s. 316.2065, except the duties imposed by s. 316.2065(2), (3)(b), and (3)(c), which by their nature do not apply. Any vehicle 80 inches or more in overall width, if not otherwise required by s. 316.2225, may be equipped with not more than three identification lamps showing to the front which shall emit an amber light without glare and not more than three identification lamps showing to the rear which shall emit a red light without glare. Effective July 1, 1997, the exceptions for intrastate motor carriers provided in 49 C.F.R. 71-135; s. 1, ch. Pole trailers with a gross weight in excess of 3,000 pounds manufactured prior to January 1, 1972, need not be equipped with brakes. Duty to yield to highway construction workers. However, this subsection shall not be construed so as to hinder or prevent the installation or replacement of any utilities in accordance with the provisions of law now existing or that may hereafter be enacted. Sometimes, especially during tourist season, there are significant amounts of people crossing the street but they always have the right of way. Except as hereinafter provided, no vehicle or combination of vehicles exceeding the gross weights specified in subsections (3), (4), (5), and (6) shall be permitted to travel on the public highways within the state. 70-439; s. 3, ch. A copy of a police report showing that the deceased owners registered license plate or motor vehicle was stolen after the owners death, but on or before the date of the alleged violation. 2021-30. s. 1, ch. A violation of this section is a noncriminal traffic infraction, punishable as a nonmoving violation as provided in chapter 318. Punitive damages upon proof of willful or reckless disregard of the law. 86-296; s. 5, ch. part 391. Sometimes, pedestrian crosswalks are installed on busy roads with little warning that they are there, except for the yellow sign instructing drivers to yield to those on foot. 2012-181; s. 53, ch. A law enforcement officer who stops a motor vehicle for a violation of paragraph (a) must inform the motor vehicle operator of his or her right to decline a search of his or her wireless communications device and may not: Access the wireless communications device without a warrant. 81-259; s. 5, ch. A school zone located on a state-maintained primary or secondary road shall be maintained by the Department of Transportation. To ensure that the participants current medications and preexisting medical conditions are considered when emergency medical treatment is administered for any injury to or condition of the participant. 71-135; s. 186, ch. The provisions of subsection (1) do not prohibit a person from parking his or her own motor vehicle or his or her other personal property on any private real property which the person owns or leases or on private real property which the person does not own or lease, but for which he or she obtains the permission of the owner, or on the public street immediately adjacent thereto, for the principal purpose and intent of sale, hire, or rental. Such devices shall be mounted one at the front and one at the rear of the bus or taxicab and shall display flashing red lights which shine on the roadway under the vehicle. Except as provided in subsection (5), any person who violates subsection (1), subsection (2), or subsection (3) shall be charged with a noncriminal traffic infraction, punishable as a nonmoving violation as provided in chapter 318. Unless otherwise directed by a pedestrian control signal as provided in s. 316.0755, pedestrians facing any green signal, except when the sole green signal is a turn arrow, may proceed across the roadway within any marked or unmarked crosswalk. 71-135; s. 2, ch. When the department has reason to believe that an approved lighting device as being sold commercially does not comply with the requirements of this chapter, it may, after giving 30 days previous notice to the person holding the certificate of approval for such device in this state, conduct a hearing upon the question of compliance of the approved device. No person may operate a moped that does not conform to all applicable federal motor vehicle safety standards relating to lights and safety and other equipment contained in Title 49, Code of Federal Regulations. 5, 235, ch. Regardless of any traffic control device or right-of-way provisions prescribed by state or local ordinance, pedestrians and operators of all vehicles, except as stated in paragraph (c), shall yield the right-of-way to any vehicle which is part of a funeral procession being led by a funeral escort vehicle or a funeral lead vehicle. 71-135; s. 1, ch. 2008-4; s. 1, ch. (1) A pedestrian shall obey the instructions of any official traffic control device specifically applicable to the pedestrian unless otherwise directed by a police officer. Any vehicle being operated by a common carrier of passengers. 2003-45; s. 1, ch. In no instance may the manual means be so arranged as to permit its use to prevent operation of the automatic means. Whenever a pedestrian who is mobility impaired is in the process of crossing a public street or highway with the assistance of a guide dog or service animal designated as such with a visible means of identification, a walker, a crutch, an orthopedic cane, or a wheelchair, the driver of a vehicle approaching the intersection shall bring his or her vehicle to a full stop before arriving at the intersection and, before proceeding, shall take precautions necessary to avoid injuring the pedestrian. The disposition of a criminal action under this section does not affect any administrative proceeding that relates to the suspension of a persons driving privilege. 2012-181; s. 12, ch. All brakes shall be maintained in good working order and shall be so adjusted as to operate as equally as practicable with respect to the wheels on opposite sides of the vehicle. A person who is incapable of refusal by reason of unconsciousness or other mental or physical condition is deemed not to have withdrawn his or her consent to such test. 71-135; s. 3, ch. The portion of the penalty required to be remitted to the Department of Revenue for any penalty collected after such notification is provided to the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles, county, or municipality must be remitted to the Department of Revenue as provided in s. 316.0083. Traffic regulations to assist blind persons. parts 382, 392, and 393 and 49 C.F.R. IMPLEMENTS OF HUSBANDRY AND FARM EQUIPMENT; AGRICULTURAL TRAILERS; FORESTRY EQUIPMENT; SAFETY REQUIREMENTS. A person who violates the speed limit within a legally posted enhanced penalty zone established under this section commits a moving violation, punishable as provided in chapter 318. part 172. s. 1, ch. At least three red-burning fusees, unless red electric lanterns or red portable emergency reflectors are carried. part 391, subpart E, s. 391.41(b)(10). Tests for deceleration and stopping distance shall be made on a substantially level (not to exceed plus or minus 1 percent grade), dry, smooth, hard surface that is free from loose material. An approaching railroad train is plainly visible and is in hazardous proximity to the railroad-highway grade crossing, regardless of the type of traffic control devices installed at the crossing. 90-355; s. 1, ch. 92-296; s. 199, ch. 2014-223; s. 21, ch. Electric personal assistive mobility devices; regulations. 2005-50; ss. 2000-313; s. 6, ch. Every person driving an animal-drawn vehicle upon a roadway is subject to the provisions of this chapter applicable to the driver of a vehicle, except those provisions of this chapter which by their nature can have no application. Such standards must be approved by the agency and any collective bargaining unit representing such law enforcement officer. Security required; proof of security and display thereof. 2008-176. The term does not include a safety, security, or convenience feature built into a motor vehicle which does not require the use of a handheld device. 85-167; s. 1, ch. A mobile carrier is not considered a personal delivery device. The label must contain a warning that any person who tampers with, circumvents, or otherwise misuses the device commits a violation of law and may be subject to civil liability. (b) The foregoing rules in this section have no application under the conditions stated in Section 9-60-010 when pedestrians are 2012-181. 2000-313; s. 15, ch. 95 1/2, par. The report shall be submitted on a form approved by the department. A violation of this section is a noncriminal traffic infraction, punishable pursuant to chapter 318 as either a pedestrian violation or, if the infraction resulted from the operation of a vehicle, as a moving violation. Such records must be maintained by the immobilization agency for at least 3 years; and. 94-356; s. 204, ch. 71-135; s. 1, ch. This subsection does not prohibit an airport or a seaport from charging reasonable fees consistent with any fees charged to companies that provide similar services at that airport or seaport for their use of the airports or seaports facilities, nor does it prohibit the airport or seaport from designating locations for staging, pickup, or other similar operations at the airport or seaport. Shall slow to a speed that is 20 miles per hour less than the posted speed limit when the posted speed limit is 25 miles per hour or greater; or travel at 5 miles per hour when the posted speed limit is 20 miles per hour or less, when driving on a two-lane road, except when otherwise directed by a law enforcement officer. Reflectors required to be mounted on the sides of the vehicle shall reflect the required color of light to the sides and those mounted on the rear shall reflect a red color to the rear. The driver of any motor vehicle carrying passengers for hire, excluding taxicabs, of any school bus carrying any school child, or of any vehicle carrying explosive substances or flammable liquids as a cargo or part of a cargo, before crossing at grade any track or tracks of a railroad, shall stop such vehicle within 50 feet but not less than 15 feet from the nearest rail of the railroad and, while so stopped, shall listen and look in both directions along the track for any approaching train, and for signals indicating the approach of a train, except as hereinafter provided, and shall not proceed until he or she can do so safely. 2021-233. 2020-69; s. 1, ch. A violation of this subparagraph is not subject to the penalties provided in chapter 318. Regulating pedestrian crossings at unmarked crosswalks. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the contract shall be governed by chapter 287, except for the requirements of s. 287.057. s. 2, ch. In addition, a commercial motor vehicle found in violation of this section may be detained by any law enforcement officer until the owner or operator produces evidence that the vehicle has been properly registered and that any applicable delinquent penalties have been paid. If a special event takes place or is reasonably anticipated to take place in multiple jurisdictions, the sheriff or chief administrative officer of each jurisdiction may coordinate to designate a special event zone covering multiple jurisdictions. A governmental entity or public employee is not liable to any person who voluntarily participates in skateboarding, inline skating, paintball, or freestyle or mountain and off-road bicycling for any damage or injury to property or persons which arises out of a persons participation in such activity, and which takes place in an area designated for such activity. Warning lamps required by this paragraph must be visible from the front and rear of the vehicle and must be visible from a distance of at least 1,000 feet. But vehicular traffic, including vehicles turning right or left, shall yield the right-of-way to other vehicles and to pedestrians lawfully within the intersection or an adjacent crosswalk at the time such signal is exhibited. The operation of an ATV, as defined in s. 317.0003, upon the public roads or streets of this state is prohibited, except that an ATV may be operated during the daytime on an unpaved roadway where the posted speed limit is less than 35 miles per hour. The lamp must be operating at any time of the day or night when the vehicle is operated on any highway or parked on the shoulder or immediately adjacent to the traveled portion of any public roadway. 2000-320; s. 2, ch. Sunscreening material along a strip at the top of the windshield, so long as such material is transparent and does not encroach upon the drivers direct forward viewing area as more particularly described and defined in Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards No. At all times specified in s. 316.217, at least two lighted lamps shall be displayed, one on each side at the front of every motor vehicle, except when such vehicle is parked subject to the regulations governing lights on parked vehicles. I of the State Constitution for a period of 60 days after the date the report is filed. Motor vehicles; minimum headlamp requirement. While engaged in skateboarding, inline skating, paintball, or freestyle or mountain or off-road bicycling, irrespective of where such activities occur, a participant is responsible for doing all of the following: Acting within the limits of his or her ability and the purpose and design of the equipment used. 1801 et seq.). 2016-239. Special permit fees and civil penalties that may be incurred pursuant to the requirements of this section are in addition to the citation for a nonmoving violation and the penalties that may be imposed under chapter 318.