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Fla. Stat. § 316.1995 (2025)
Driving upon sidewalk or bicycle path.
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316.1995 Driving upon sidewalk or bicycle path.—
(1) Except as provided in s. 316.008, s. 316.20655, s. 316.212(8), or s. 316.2128, a person may not drive any vehicle other than by human power upon a bicycle path, sidewalk, or sidewalk area, except upon a permanent or duly authorized temporary driveway.
(2) A violation of this section is a noncriminal traffic infraction, punishable as a moving violation as provided in chapter 318.
(3) This section does not apply to motorized wheelchairs.
History.—s. 1, ch. 71-135; s. 1, ch. 76-31; s. 6, ch. 83-68; s. 3, ch. 84-284; s. 150, ch. 99-248; s. 45, ch. 2010-223; s. 2, ch. 2019-109; s. 6, ch. 2020-69.
Note.—Former s. 316.110.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2
cases, 1996–1998 · leading case: Florida Power & Light Co. v. Periera, 705 So. 2d 1359 (Fla. 1998).
Florida Power & Light Co. v. Periera, 705 So. 2d 1359 (Fla. 1998). “Both cases involve drivers operating their motorcycles on prohibited *1361 pathways, in violation of section 316.1995, Florida Statutes (1995).”
Periera v. Florida Power & Light Co., 680 So. 2d 617 (Fla. 4th DCA 1996). “Citing the same statute as is involved in this case, section 316.1995 Florida Statutes (1987), which prohibits motorized vehicles on bike paths or sidewalks, the first district affirmed a summary judgment in favor of the DOT, stating that the DOT "owed no duty to make sidewalks…”
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