|
Aggressive Driving Laws |
Aggressive Driver Actions |
Comments |
| At least two of the following: speeding,
unsafe or improper lane change, following too closely, failure
to yield right of way, improper passing, failure to obey traffic
control devices. |
Statute does not permit enforcement |
| Cell Phone Driving Laws |
Crash
Data Collected |
Preemption
Laws |
Handheld Ban |
Texting Ban |
All Cell Phone Ban |
Enforcement |
School Bus Drivers |
Novice Drivers |
| Yes
("Driver Distraction" w/ cell phone in the narrative. <0.2% of 2006 reports cited cell phone use.) |
Yes |
|
|
|
|
|
| Child Passenger Safety Laws |
Child Restraint Required
unless indicated, # refers to Yrs.(Lbs.) |
Adult seat belt Permissible
unless indicated, # refers to Yrs.(Lbs.) |
Maximum Fine
First Offense |
<3 |
4 - 5 |
$60 |
|
Drug Impaired Driving Laws |
Per Se Laws for Drugs
(Forbidding Prohibited Substances in
Driver's Body) |
DEC/DRE Programs
(Providing Law Enforcement Training) |
|
Yes |
| Drunk Driving Laws |
Admin. License
Suspension on
First Offense |
Limited Driving Privileges During Suspension |
Increased Penalties for High Blood Alc. Concentration (BAC) |
Open Container, Repeat Offender Laws |
Vehicle and License
Plate
Sanctions |
Ignition Interlocks |
Alcohol Exclusion Laws Limiting Treatment Opportunity |
| 6 months for DUBAL |
After 30 days |
.20 |
Both |
Impoundment, Vehicle Forfeiture |
Mandatory for High BAC Conviction |
Yes |
| 12 months for refusal |
After 90 days |
|
Graduated Driver Licensing (GDL) Laws |
Learner Stage |
Intermediate Stage |
Full Privilege
Min. Age
(Yrs./Mos.) |
Required
Supervised
Driving (Hrs.)
(Nighttime hours in parenthesis) |
Special Cell
Phone Provisions |
Min. Age
(Yrs./Mos.) |
Duration
(Mos.) |
Min. Age
(Yrs./Mos.) |
Nighttime Driving Restriction |
Passenger
Restriction*
(* family members
exempt) |
|
15 |
12 |
16 |
Age 16
11 p.m. - 6 a.m.
Age 17
1 a.m. - 5 a.m. |
None |
18 |
50 (10) |
|
| Helmet Laws |
Motorcyclists |
Bicyclists |
All Helmet Law |
Partial Law |
All Helmet Law Repealed |
| |
<21
>21 with <$10,000 in medical insurance |
2000 |
<16 |
|
Mature Driver Laws |
General Population Length of
Renewal (Yrs.) |
Provisions for Mature Drivers |
6 w/ clean record; 4 otherwise |
>80 must take a vision test
in person or submit test verification by physician or optometrist
if renewing by mail |
|
Seat Belt Laws |
Type of Law |
Who is Covered
(Yrs.) |
In What Seat |
Maximum Fine
First Offense |
| Secondary |
6-17 (law is primary) |
All |
$30 |
| >18 |
Front |
|
Segway Laws |
Permitted on Sidewalks/Bicycle Paths |
Permitted on Roads |
Helmets Required |
Minimum Age |
Pedestrian Laws Apply
|
Sidewalks and bicycle paths |
Yes on streets w/ speed limits up to 25 mph |
<16 |
|
|
|
Sobriety Checkpoint Laws |
Checkpoints
Conducted? |
Comments |
|
Yes |
Between 15-20 checkpoints are held monthly around the state. |
| Speed Limit Laws |
Rural Interstates |
Urban Interstates |
Other Limited
Access Roads |
Cars
(mph) |
Trucks
(mph) |
Cars
(mph) |
Trucks
(mph) |
Cars
(mph) |
Trucks
(mph) |
| 70 |
70 |
55-65 |
55-65 |
65-70 |
65-70 |
|
Speed and Red Light Cameras |
State Law |
Location |
Viola-
tions |
Citation Issued to Whom |
Liability |
Image |
Tradi-
tional Enforce-
ment Penalties |
Records/ Points/ Penalties |
Defenses |
Privacy |
|
No |
Gulf Breeze |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Work Zone Speed Limit Laws |
Multiple of Original Fine |
Violations Affected |
Workers Must Be Present |
Double |
Speeding |
Yes |
