Archive of questions, answers about Florida bicycle laws and law enforcement
Question Keith asked: Sometimes I don’t have 30 minutes on my commute from Tyndall AFB home to explain to individual drivers why it is safer and entirely necessary to take the entire lane on a brief stretch of Hwy 98. …
Question Ted asked: I plan to bike from Tampa to Daytona Beach or Melbourne, FL. Am I allowed to use state roads and interstate highways? I would want to use less used and congested roads as Hway 301 and 50. …
Question Carl asked: The county I live in is planning to build a middle school in a residential community. Currently there are no bike lanes on the road approaching the site and the road is not wide enough to simply …
Question Jaclyn asked: Is it illegal for my son to ride my daughter on his bike pegs, mainly to and from school?
Question Becky asked: My boyfriend lives in Riverview and I live in St. Petersburg. He says in Riverview you cannot ride on the sidewalk unless you plan to get a ticket. Is this true?
Question Marcus asked: Are bicyclists in the state of Florida required to wear vests?
Question Sam asked: Rumor has it that trunk and hitch mounted bike racks are no longer allowed on the turnpike as the tag is sometimes used as means of payment instead of a Sunpass. Someone claims they know someone got …
Question Harry asked: When bicycles are in groups are they supposed to ride single file or are they allowed to ride side by side?
Question Mark asked: Recently I was pulled over and given a warning for crossing a double yellow line at my school. The problem occurs when some people drop their kids off at the “car drop off point” while others go …
Question Stu asked: Does the Definition of a “Motor Vehicle” require it to be involved in “Transportation”? Chapter 320 MOTOR VEHICLE LICENSES 320.01 Definitions, general. As used in the Florida Statutes, except as otherwise provided, the term: (1) “Motor vehicle” means: (a) An …