Archive of questions, answers about Florida bicycle laws and law enforcement
Question David asked: If a police officer decides to enforce a non-existent law or a misinterpretation of an existing law (e.g., a police office tickets me for not cycling in the bike lane even though I’m overtaking another cyclist in …
Question Thomas asked: I was pulled over today and was told by local police that when a bike lane is available it must be used instead of vehicle roadway.
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 Herman also asked: Does the following apply even if the person riding a bicycle is the only traffic on the road? s. 316.2065 – Bicycle Regulations (5)(a) …. Any person operating a bicycle upon a roadway at less than …
Question Pat asked: Can motorists legally park in a designated bike lane?
Question Max asked: I go to a university and I ride a skateboard everywhere. Until recently I have always skateboarded in the bike lane because I go just as fast as bicyclists and the sidewalks are packed with people. Police …
Question Tom asked: The city is finally repaving a very busy street and city officials have told me they want to discourage bike use on this street. They won’t consider bike lanes because of the streets narrow width and won’t …
Question Jim asked: My family, which includes several experienced cyclists, is visiting xxx in Florida and have had some interesting experiences with police and a bike shop employee who have told us that we cannot ride on the roadway and …
Question Is there a law that requires a bicyclist to use a marked and signed bicycle lane? Are there any exceptions?
Question 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 …