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Fla. Stat. § 316.1515 (2025)
Limitations on turning around.
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316.1515 Limitations on turning around.—The driver of any vehicle shall not turn the vehicle so as to proceed in the opposite direction upon any street unless such movement can be made in safety and without interfering with other traffic and unless such movement is not prohibited by posted traffic control signs. A violation of this section is a noncriminal traffic infraction, punishable as a moving violation as provided in chapter 318.
Note.—Former s. 316.153.
Civil Citations under F.S. 316.1515
Driver's license points · R = revocation · S = suspension§316.1515U-TURN - Improper/unsafe/prohibited
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 6
cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1999–2025 · leading case: Beahan v. State, 41 So. 3d 1000 (Fla. 1st DCA 2010).
Beahan v. State, 41 So. 3d 1000 (Fla. 1st DCA 2010). “Section 316.1515, Florida Statutes prohibits a driver from making a U-turn only if such a turn is prohibited by a posted traffic sign or if the turn cannot be made safely and without interfering with traffic.”
Bender v. State, 737 So. 2d 1181 (Fla. 1st DCA 1999). “Section 316.1515, Florida Statutes (1997) states as follows: The driver of any vehicle shall not turn the vehicle so as to proceed in the opposite direction upon any street unless such movement can be made in safety and without interfering with other traffic and unless such…”
State v. Y.Q.R., 50 So. 3d 751 (Fla. 2d DCA 2010). “Second, under section 316.1515, a U-turn can amount to a traffic offense if it interferes with traffic or cannot be made safely.”
State v. YQR, 50 So. 3d 751 (Fla. 2d DCA 2010). “Second, under section 316.1515, a U-turn can amount to a traffic offense if it interferes with traffic or cannot be made safely.”
State of Florida v. Jamaal Pickersgill (Fla. 4th DCA 2019). “See §§ 316.1515 & 316.614(4)-(5), Fla. Stat. (2018); see also State v.”
Austin Tyler Robertson v. Elicia Antoine (Fla. 4th DCA 2025). “” Section 316.1515 provides: “The driver of any vehicle shall not turn the vehicle so as to proceed in the opposite direction upon any street unless such movement can be made in safety and without interfering with other traffic and unless such movement is not prohibited by…”
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