316.192 – Reckless Driving.
316.192 Reckless driving.— (1)(a) Any person who drives any vehicle in willful or wanton disregard for the safety of persons or property is guilty of reckless driving. (b) Fleeing a law enforcement officer in a motor vehicle is reckless driving per se. (2) Except as provided in subsection (3), any person convicted of reckless driving shall be punished: (a) Upon […]
316.1577 – Employer Responsibility for Violations Pertaining to Railroad-Highway Grade Crossings.
316.1577 Employer responsibility for violations pertaining to railroad-highway grade crossings.— (1) An employer may not knowingly allow, require, permit, or authorize a driver to operate a commercial motor vehicle in violation of a federal, state, or local law or rule pertaining to railroad-highway grade crossings. (2) A person who violates subsection (1) is subject to a civil penalty […]
316.159 – Certain Vehicles to Stop or Slow at All Railroad Grade Crossings.
316.159 Certain vehicles to stop or slow at all railroad grade crossings.— (1) The driver of any motor vehicle carrying passengers for hire, excluding taxicabs, of any school bus carrying any school child, or of any vehicle carrying explosive substances or flammable liquids as a cargo or part of a cargo, before crossing at grade any track […]
316.170 – Moving Heavy Equipment at Railroad Grade Crossings.
316.170 Moving heavy equipment at railroad grade crossings.— (1) No person shall operate or move any crawler-type tractor, steam shovel, derrick, or roller, or any equipment or structure having a normal operating speed of 10 or less miles per hour or a vertical body or load clearance of less than 1/2 inch per foot of the distance […]
316.171 – Traffic Control Devices at Railroad-Highway Grade Crossings.
316.171 Traffic control devices at railroad-highway grade crossings.—Every railroad company operating or leasing any track intersecting a public road at grade and upon which railroad trains are operated shall erect traffic control devices that are necessary to conform with the requirements of the uniform system of traffic control devices adopted pursuant to s. 316.0745. This section […]
316.172 – Traffic to Stop for School Bus.
316.172 Traffic to stop for school bus.— (1)(a) Any person using, operating, or driving a vehicle on or over the roads or highways of this state shall, upon approaching any school bus which displays a stop signal, bring such vehicle to a full stop while the bus is stopped, and the vehicle shall not pass the school […]
316.183 – Unlawful Speed.
316.183 Unlawful speed.— (1) No person shall drive a vehicle on a highway at a speed greater than is reasonable and prudent under the conditions and having regard to the actual and potential hazards then existing. In every event, speed shall be controlled as may be necessary to avoid colliding with any person, vehicle, or other conveyance […]
316.185 – Special Hazards.
316.185 Special hazards.—The fact that the speed of a vehicle is lower than the prescribed limits shall not relieve the driver from the duty to decrease speed when approaching and crossing an intersection, when approaching and going around a curve, when approaching a hill crest, when traveling upon any narrow or winding roadway, or when special […]
316.187 – Establishment of State Speed Zones.
316.187 Establishment of state speed zones.— (1) Whenever the Department of Transportation determines, upon the basis of an engineering and traffic investigation, that any speed is greater or less than is reasonable or safe under the conditions found to exist at any intersection or other place, or upon any part of a highway outside of a municipality […]
316.0895 – Following Too Closely.
316.0895 Following too closely.— (1) The driver of a motor vehicle shall not follow another vehicle more closely than is reasonable and prudent, having due regard for the speed of such vehicles and the traffic upon, and the condition of, the highway. (2) It is unlawful for the driver of any motor truck, motor truck drawing another vehicle, […]