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Chas asked: Under Florida law, a bicycle is considered a vehicle and as such, must obey all traffic laws that apply to vehicles. Vehicles towing a trailer must have the trailer equipped with lights and illuminated license plate. Since a bicycle is a vehicle, how come bicycles do not have legal lighting, etc., on their small trailers? read more…
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Louann asked: I have an electric bike that is 600 watts with pedals. I have no license and no registration for it. There is no VIN number. Are the Daytona Police correct in saying I need to have a license and registration? read more…
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Chuck asked: Hello! Great site with Riding Laws right up front! I am considering purchase of a three-wheel recumbent. Are there special laws regarding use of such a machine? Do most cycling groups welcome, or discourage, these low trikes? read more…
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Joe asked: After repaving, the FDOT is intent on removing about 30% of the existing “RIGHT TURN YIELD TO BICYCLES”, signs that have been protecting bicyclists on Long Boat Key for many years. Some non-bicyclists say there are too many signs on our Island. The bicycling community living here, and visitors and vacationers alike who enjoy the wonderful biking are trying to change the minds of both FDOT and the Town and leave the signs alone, not cut them. Are there laws regarding bicycle safety signage? It may help to save our signs. read more…
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Connor asked: How old do you have to be to register a bike? read more…
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Nancy asked: Does a 10 year old by Florida law need to wear a helmet? read more…
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Pamela asked: While riding the Pinellas Trail yesterday, a fellow biker told me that a new law had been passed at midnight that prohibited use of a cell phone while biking. I’m all for it, but my riding partner, who talks on her blue tooth while we ride (and drives me crazy) said even if it was true, it wouldn’t include hands free phones. Is there a new law, and if so does it include hands free devices? read more…
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Stacey asked: Why do I have to walk a bike across the bridges in Del Ray? read more…
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Ed asked: I found this on http://www.floridabicycle.org/rules/bikelaw.html :
Paved shoulders — Where a curb is not present, the right-hand edge of a roadway is the line between the roadway and the shoulder. Since the definition of “roadway” excludes the shoulder [§316.003], cyclists are not required to ride on paved shoulders, although they may prefer to do so.
What about if both a curb AND an edge line (but not a designated bike lane) are present? e.g. as pictured here:
http://blog.cazbike.org/2010/11/pricehwy-101-frontage-roads-edge-lines.html
(Or don’t you do that in Florida?)
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Robin asked: What is the best way to deal with salmons? Those who are using the bike lane (on the road) riding in the opposite direction? I’m going a good 20 mph with heavy traffic on my left and a curb on my right and nowhere to go and I’ve got kids and adults using the bike lane in the wrong direction. What is the law concerning this practice? read more…
