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Fla. Stat. § 316.1575 (2025)
Obedience to traffic control devices at railroad-highway grade crossings.
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316.1575 Obedience to traffic control devices at railroad-highway grade crossings.—
(1) A person cycling, walking, or driving a vehicle and approaching a railroad-highway grade crossing under any of the circumstances stated in this section must stop within 50 feet but not less than 15 feet from the nearest rail of such railroad and may not proceed until the railroad tracks are clear and he or she can do so safely. This subsection applies when:
(a) A clearly visible electric or mechanical signal device gives warning of the immediate approach of a railroad train or railroad track equipment;
(b) A crossing gate is lowered or a law enforcement officer or a human flagger gives or continues to give a signal of the approach or passage of a railroad train or railroad track equipment;
(c) An approaching railroad train or railroad track equipment emits an audible signal or the railroad train or railroad track equipment, by reason of its speed or nearness to the crossing, is an immediate hazard; or
(d) An approaching railroad train or railroad track equipment is plainly visible and is in hazardous proximity to the railroad-highway grade crossing, regardless of the type of traffic control devices installed at the crossing.
(2) A person may not drive a vehicle through, around, or under any crossing gate or barrier at a railroad-highway grade crossing while the gate or barrier is closed or is being opened or closed.
(3) A person who violates this section commits a noncriminal traffic infraction, punishable pursuant to chapter 318 as:
(a) A pedestrian violation; or
(b) If the infraction resulted from the operation of a vehicle, as a moving violation.
1. For a first violation, the person must pay a fine of $500 or perform 25 hours of community service and shall have 6 points assessed against his or her driver license as set forth in s. 322.27(3)(d)7.
2. For a second or subsequent violation, the person must pay a fine of $1,000 and shall have an additional 6 points assessed against his or her driver license as set forth in s. 322.27(3)(d)7.
History.—s. 1, ch. 71-135; s. 1, ch. 76-31; s. 6, ch. 86-243; s. 310, ch. 95-148; s. 132, ch. 99-248; s. 2, ch. 2008-176; s. 17, ch. 2024-57.
Note.—Former s. 316.054.
Civil Citations under F.S. 316.1575
Driver's license points · R = revocation · S = suspension§316.1575(1)R/R CROSSING - fail to obey traffic control device at
§316.1575(1)R/R CROSSING - pedestrian to obey traffic control device
§316.1575(1)(a)Driving safe distance from R/R after signal
§316.1575(1)(a)Pedestrian proceed safe distance after R/R signal
§316.1575(1)(b)Vehicle drive safe/proper distance R/R Crossing
§316.1575(1)(b)Pedestrian proceed safe distance R/R signal
§316.1575(1)(c )Vehicle drive safe distance R/R after signal
§316.1575(1)(c )Pedestrian proceed safe distance R/R signal
§316.1575(1)(d)Vehicle drive safe distance R/R Train visible
§316.1575(1)(d)Pedestrian proceed safe distance R/R Train visible
§316.1575(2)R/R CROSSING - Driving around/under/through barrier
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 5
cases, 1979–1997 · leading case: Seaboard Coastline R. Co. v. Addison, 502 So. 2d 1241 (Fla. 1987).
Seaboard Coastline R. Co. v. Addison, 502 So. 2d 1241 (Fla. 1987). “We note that the trial court did instruct the jury on the speed limits applicable to both the train and the truck, and we surmise that the trial court's refusal to give an instruction on respondent's violation of section 316.”
St. Louis-San Francisco Ry. Co. v. White, 369 So. 2d 1007 (Fla. 1st DCA 1979). “" [2] For example, charges incorporating complex statutes such as Section 316.1575, Florida Statutes (1977), requiring driver "[o]bedience to signal indicating approach of train," tend to cancel any benefit in adhering to the committee's recommendation that the trial court not…”
Ridley v. Saf. Kleen Corp., 693 So. 2d 934 (Fla. 1997). “When there is evidence of such a violation a party is entitled to a jury instruction thereon.”
Seaboard Coastline R. Co. v. Addison, 481 So. 2d 3 (Fla. 1st DCA 1985). “Section 316.1575 obligates a driver to stop within 15' of railroad tracks when a train blows its whistle 1500' from the crossing and is an immediate hazard; Section 316.”
Florida East Coast Ry. Co. v. Metro. Dade Cnty., 545 F. Supp. 595 (S.D. Fla. 1982). “Plaintiffs contend the local ordinance is in conflict with Florida Statute § 316.1575 which requires that the driver of a vehicle must stop at a railroad crossing if a train gives a signal within the specified distance at a clearly audible sound level.”
— 316.1575(1)(c) — 2 cases
Seaboard Coastline R. Co. v. Addison, 502 So. 2d 1241 (Fla. 1987). “We note that the trial court did instruct the jury on the speed limits applicable to both the train and the truck, and we surmise that the trial court's refusal to give an instruction on respondent's violation of section 316.”
Ridley v. Saf. Kleen Corp., 693 So. 2d 934 (Fla. 1997). “When there is evidence of such a violation a party is entitled to a jury instruction thereon.”
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