Florida Statute 316.079 - Full Text and Legal Analysis

316.079 Duty to yield to highway construction workers.—

(1) Every driver of a vehicle shall yield the right-of-way to a pedestrian worker and flagperson engaged in maintenance or construction work on a highway whenever the driver is reasonably and lawfully notified of the presence of such worker by a flagperson and a warning sign or device.

(2) Every driver of a vehicle on public roadways shall yield the right-of-way to an escort vehicle or pedestrian flagperson that is engaged in the management of highway movements of an oversize vehicle permitted pursuant to s. 316.550, provided the driver is reasonably and lawfully notified of the presence of such vehicle or flagperson.

(3) A violation of this section is a noncriminal traffic infraction, punishable as a moving violation as provided in chapter 318.

History.—s. 1, ch. 75-132; s. 1, ch. 76-31; s. 303, ch. 95-148; s. 13, ch. 95-257; s. 103, ch. 99-248.

Note.—Former s. 316.0565.

Civil Citations under F.S. 316.079
Driver's license points · R = revocation · S = suspension
§316.079Flag person or worker - FAILED TO YIELD TO3 pts
§316.079(1)Failed to yield to Highway Worker/Flag person3 pts
§316.079(2)Failed to yield to Flag person/Escort Vehicle-oversized vehicle3 pts
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