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Category: Sidewalks & Crosswalks

[caption id="attachment_2061" align="alignright" width="300"]All sides of the intersection are crosswalks — marked or not, regardless of whether the sidewalk is paved or not. All sides of the intersection are crosswalks — marked or not, regardless of whether the sidewalk is paved or not.[/caption]

Sidewalk Operation:

316.2065 (9) A person propelling a vehicle by human power upon and along a sidewalk, or across a roadway upon and along a crosswalk, has all the rights and duties applicable to a pedestrian under the same circumstances.

316.2065 (10) A person propelling a bicycle upon and along a sidewalk, or across a roadway upon and along a crosswalk, shall yield the right-of-way to any pedestrian and shall give an audible signal before overtaking and passing such pedestrian.

Bicycles can be legally operated on all Florida sidewalks and crosswalks unless a local ordinance prohibits it.  When on a sidewalk, the operator is operating a vehicle and must use helmets and lights when required, and is subject to the DUI laws.  Otherwise, the operator has the rights and duties of a pedestrian, but must yield to all pedestrians.

Resources:

The rights and duties of pedestrians are explained in more detail at Best Foot Forward, an Orlando-based initiative for pedestrian safety.

CommuteOrlando offers a visual primer on crosswalk challenges.

Bicycles Must Use Sidewalk? #2

By Geo Posted on January 23, 2010 Posted in Ask Geo, Sidewalks & Crosswalks 2 Comments Tagged with sidewalks

Question Jon asked: We were on a 2-lane road, with sidewalks off and on, on either side, and no shoulder to speak of in many spots. A police car came up behind us, put his flashers on, and on his …

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Bicycles Must Use Sidewalk?

By Geo Posted on January 18, 2010 Posted in Ask Geo, Rights & Duties, Sidewalks & Crosswalks 14 Comments Tagged with sidewalks

Question Michael asked:  Today my wife and I were riding on a county road that accesses a beach. A county deputy ordered us onto the sidewalk. Later he stopped and spoke to us and said we are required to use …

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Drivers and Cyclists at Driveways

By Geo Posted on October 26, 2009 Posted in Ask Geo, Sidewalks & Crosswalks No Comments Tagged with sidewalks

Question Pris asked:  I was traveling on my bicycle on the sidewalk.  The driver of the car had a stop sign (on private property) He was only looking to the left to see oncoming traffic, did not look to the …

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