Florida Statute 316.121 - Full Text and Legal Analysis

The 2025 Florida Statutes

Title XXIII
MOTOR VEHICLES

Chapter 316
STATE UNIFORM TRAFFIC CONTROL

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316.121 Vehicles approaching or entering intersections.—

(1) The driver of a vehicle approaching an intersection shall yield the right-of-way to a vehicle which has entered the intersection from a different highway.

(2) When two vehicles enter an intersection from different highways at the same time the driver of the vehicle on the left shall yield the right-of-way to the vehicle on the right.

(3) The driver of a vehicle about to enter or cross a state-maintained road or highway from a paved or unpaved road and not subject to control by an official traffic control device shall yield the right-of-way to all vehicles approaching on the state-maintained road or highway.

(4) The driver of a vehicle about to enter or cross a paved county-maintained or city-maintained road or highway from an unpaved road or highway and not subject to control by an official traffic control device shall yield the right-of-way to all vehicles approaching on said paved road or highway.

(5) The foregoing rules are modified at through highways and otherwise, as hereinafter stated.

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

History.—s. 1, ch. 71-135; s. 117, ch. 99-248.

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Civil Citations / Citable Offenses under S316.121

R or S next to points is Mandatory Revocation or Suspension

S316.121 FAILED TO YIELD - approaching/entering intersection - Points on Drivers License: 3

S316.121 (1) Vehicle in intersection - all others must yield - Points on Drivers License: 3

S316.121 (2) Vehicle arriving at same time - Vehicle on LEFT YIELDS to vehicle on RIGHT - Points on Drivers License: 3

S316.121 (3) State roads have right-of-way over other roads if intersection in UNMARKED - Points on Drivers License: 3

S316.121 (4) Paved roads have right-of-way over unpaved roads - Points on Drivers License: 3

Cases Citing Statute 316.121

Total Results: 2

Cahill v. City of Daytona Beach

577 So. 2d 715, 1991 Fla. App. LEXIS 3301, 1991 WL 50600

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Apr 11, 1991 | Docket: 64657949

Published

approaching from Cahill’s right pursuant to section 316.121, Florida Statutes (1987),1 was an intervening

Ogletree v. Sentry Indemnity Co.

353 So. 2d 667, 1978 Fla. App. LEXIS 14984

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Jan 6, 1978 | Docket: 64562050

Published

give an instruction requested by Appellant on Section 316.121(1), Fla.Stat., which sets out the duty of a

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