Archive of questions, answers about Florida bicycle laws and law enforcement
Question Nathan asked: You’ve said that FDOT no longer uses undesignated bike lanes. Is this why I’ve been recently seeing bike lanes that exist only to the left of right-turn lanes, and revert to shoulder before and after (forcing a …
Question Scott asked: Are lights required (for a bicycle) during daylight when it is raining?
Question Scott asked: Last week I was stopped by a LEO in Palm Springs, FL while riding my bike on a 25mph 10′ wide lane on a residential street. My lane position was slightly left of the right tire track. …
Question Frugopolis asked: What is the proper side to pass a bus stopped at a bus stop? Sometimes they stop in the lane of traffic leaving the shoulder open for me to pass on the right, but departing bus passengers …
Question Harry asked: I know other states (WI & PA) have recently passed a law that allows cars to cross the double yellow to give enough clearance to pass a cyclist. Is there a FL law that allows cars to …
Question Herman asked: Is there a minimum width requirement for a bike lane to be a bike lane?
Question Hans asked: Normally at intersections drivers of vehicles should give the right-of-way to crossing pedestrians, even if there are no marked pedestrian crossings. In the case of T-intersections, the situation is less clear. Are there three implied crossings or …
Question Nathan asked: Are you required to use a shoulder that is marked as a bike lane? For example: http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&ll=29.68452,-82.228471&spn=0.008296,0.016512&gl=us&t=m&z=17&layer=c&cbll=29.684345,-82.228663&panoid=hnjR0kHKenOb_aRjkq9rSQ&cbp=12,248.86,,0,0.09 This is obviously a shoulder, yet a sign says BIKE LANE BEGINS. (Incidentally, there’s a share the road sign just …
Question Nathan asked: Is it legal to post signs and prohibit jogging along (both sides of) a public road?
Question Herman asked: If a cyclist is traveling down the road and an elderly person is about to step off of the sidewalk/curb but sees the cyclist and stops short and/or has a heart attack or some other “fear induced” …