Florida Statute 316.125 | Lawyer Caselaw & Research

The 2024 Florida Statutes

Title XXIII
MOTOR VEHICLES

Chapter 316
STATE UNIFORM TRAFFIC CONTROL

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F.S. 316.125

316.125 Vehicle entering highway from private road or driveway or emerging from alley, driveway or building.—

(1) The driver of a vehicle about to enter or cross a highway from an alley, building, private road or driveway shall yield the right-of-way to all vehicles approaching on the highway to be entered which are so close thereto as to constitute an immediate hazard.

(2) The driver of a vehicle emerging from an alley, building, private road or driveway within a business or residence district shall stop the vehicle immediately prior to driving onto a sidewalk or onto the sidewalk area extending across the alley, building entrance, road or driveway, or in the event there is no sidewalk area, shall stop at the point nearest the street to be entered where the driver has a view of approaching traffic thereon and shall yield to all vehicles and pedestrians which are so close thereto as to constitute an immediate hazard.

(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. 71-135; s. 121, ch. 99-248.

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Amendments to 316.125

Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 316.125

Level: Degree
Misdemeanor/Felony: First/Second/Third

Current data shows no reason an arrest or criminal charge should have occurred directly under Florida Statute 316.125.

Civil Citations / Citable Offenses under S316.125

R or S next to points is Mandatory Revocation or Suspension

S316.125 FAILED TO YIELD/STOP at sidewalk - from alley/bldg./private road or driveway - Points on Drivers License: 3

S316.125 (1) FAILED TO YIELD at sidewalk - from alley/bldg./private road or driveway to vehicles approaching - Points on Drivers License: 3

S316.125 (2) FAILED TO YIELD/STOP at sidewalk - from alley/bldg./private road pr driveway to vehicles and pedestrians approaching - Points on Drivers License: 3

Annotations, Discussions, Cases:

Cases Citing Statute 316.125

Total Results: 8

State v. Nelson

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2015-05-08

Citation: 183 So. 3d 1074, 2015 Fla. App. LEXIS 6843, 2015 WL 2129237

Snippet: interpretation. The statute at issue is section 316.125, Florida Statutes (2013), and it governs entry

Rosenfeld v. Seltzer

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2008-10-15

Citation: 993 So. 2d 557, 2008 WL 4568024

Snippet: Rosenfelds requested the court to read section 316.125(2), Florida Statutes, regarding the duty of a motorist

State v. Rodriguez

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2005-06-17

Citation: 904 So. 2d 594, 2005 WL 1412065

Snippet: Rodriguez violated two Florida Statutes: Section 316.125(2), which requires a driver of a vehicle emerging

Beeman v. Cosmides

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2002-09-11

Citation: 825 So. 2d 511, 2002 Fla. App. LEXIS 13152, 2002 WL 31015531

Snippet: to the verdict. Beeman maintains that section 316.125, Florida Statutes (2001),2 required Mrs. Cosmides

Stivers v. Ford Motor Credit Co.

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2000-12-27

Citation: 777 So. 2d 1023, 2000 Fla. App. LEXIS 16890, 2000 WL 1872986

Snippet: 081(1)(b), 316.087(1)(a) & (b), 316.122, 316.123, 316.125(1), 316.185, Fla. Stat. (2000) ("traffic hazard");

Craig v. School Bd. of Broward County

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1996-08-28

Citation: 679 So. 2d 1219, 1996 WL 483025

Snippet: law required. The instruction based on section 316.125(1), Florida Statutes (1989), was properly given

State v. Lee

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 1978-02-23

Citation: 356 So. 2d 276

Snippet: 316.1105, 316.113, 316.121, 316.122, 316.123, 316.125, 316.126(1) or (3), 316.133, 316.134, 316.138,

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Court: Florida Attorney General Reports | Date Filed: 1977-07-13

Snippet: 316.1105, 316.113, 316.121, 316.122, 316.123, 316.125, 316.126(1) or (3), 316.133, 316.134, 316.138,