Archive of questions, answers about Florida bicycle laws and law enforcement
Question Nathan asked: You’re required to ride as far to the right as practicable, but what if there’s a barrier between two sections of pavement in the same right-of-way? Do you have to use a continuous frontage road rather than …
Question Audrey asked: I commute about 11 miles (each way) to work and have been riding across a 6 mile long bridge for months now. I’m a recent transplant from Chicago and have been a cyclist for over a decade. …
Question Paul asked: I own an electric bike that meets all the requirements to be classified a bicycle under s. 316.003(2), but the West Palm Beach police tell me that I am not allowed to ride it on City park …
Question Frank asked: In Florida, weren’t they SUPPOSED to put out Bicycles May Use Full Lanes signs EVERYWHERE in 2011 that had roads that have “substandard-width” lanes, meaning too narrow for a bicycle and a motor vehicle to safely travel …
Question Paul asked: I wanted to know where I can learn about what determines whether a human/wind powered vehicle is “Street Legal?” I saw a Pterosail online and wanted to know what makes this a street legal vehicle. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=umsrtx3O8ms I …
Question Nathan asked: s. 316.091 says “no person shall operate upon a limited access facility any bicycle”. (Apparently there can be exceptions in Jacksonville, but it’s not clear whether there actually are.) It’s pretty obvious that Interstates and most toll …