Florida Statutes

Fla. Stat. § 316.152 (2025)

Turning on curve or crest of grade prohibited.

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316.152 Turning on curve or crest of grade prohibited.No vehicle shall be turned so as to proceed in the opposite direction upon any curve, or upon the approach to, or near, the crest of a grade, where such vehicle cannot be seen by the driver of any other vehicle approaching from either direction within 500 feet. 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. 127, ch. 99-248.

Civil Citations under F.S. 316.152

Driver's license points · R = revocation · S = suspension
§316.152TURN - Improper on hill/curve3 pts
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 1 case, 1999–1999 · leading case: Bender v. State, 737 So. 2d 1181 (Fla. 1st DCA 1999).
Bender v. State, 737 So. 2d 1181 (Fla. 1st DCA 1999). · cites it 4× “Section 316.152, Florida Statutes (1997) states as follows: No vehicle shall be turned so as to proceed in the opposite direction upon any curve, or upon the approach to, or near, the crest of a grade, where such vehicle cannot be seen by the driver of any other vehicle…”
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