Archive of questions, answers about Florida bicycle laws and law enforcement
Question Linda also asked: Is this correct and does it fit within the Florida laws? http://www.floridabicycle.org/rules/groups.html “At a stop, bunch-up and take control of the lane. This allows the group to proceed through the intersection as rapidly as possible.”
Question Linda Asked: My husband and son ride in a large group and wondered how the stop signs should apply when riding. Should cyclists as a group be treated the same as one vehicle? Or would they instead, one rider …
Enforcement Officer of the Year: Pete Kelting, Seminole County Sheriff’s Office. Award presented by FBA’s Law Enforcement Program director, George Martin. Lt. Pete Kelting of the Seminole County Sheriff’s Office is a friend of cyclists. As a former Seminole County …
Question Roger asked: But what about when the car is not making a turn (Re: The post on Right Turns)? For example, the road does not have any turns. Is a car allowed to use a bike lane? I thought …
Question Bruce asked: I was under the assumption that when a new road is built or an existing one is repaved, a bike lane has to be added. Is this correct or has the law changed?
Question: RC asked: Can conviction of a moving violation by a bicyclist result in points on that person’s driver’s license?
Question: Anthony Asked: If a bicyclist is traveling behind a vehicle in a substandard-width lane and the vehicle slows or stops can the bicyclist overtake the vehicle on the right?
Question Anthony also asked: If a vehicle is stopped at a red light intending to make a right turn and a trailing bicyclist pulls abreast of the car on the right, intending to go straight, who has the right of …
Question Has there been any consideration to having Florida adopt rolling stop laws comparable to those in effect in Idaho since 1982? Works well there. Could it work in Florida?
Question In reference to the substandard-width lane: As you know, I work on A1A which is a substandard-width lane roadway. The speed limit is 35 miles per hour and there is a no passing zone. If a bike rider was …