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FL S0908

Bill

Status

Failed

5/1/2015

Primary Sponsor

Criminal Justice

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Origin

Senate

2015 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Creates definitions for "bodily injury" and "vulnerable user of a public roadway" (pedestrians, cyclists, motorcyclists, operators of farm tractors, horse-drawn carriages, electric mobility devices, and wheelchairs) in Florida Statutes Chapter 316.

  • Requires drivers passing vulnerable users to maintain a minimum 3-foot distance and prohibits turning in front of vulnerable users in an unsafe manner after passing them.

  • Allows drivers to cross no-passing zone markings when necessary to maintain the 3-foot passing distance from vulnerable users.

  • Imposes additional fines of up to $2,000 for violations of passing, turning, or careless driving laws that contribute to bodily injury of a vulnerable user.

  • Requires mandatory hearings for traffic infractions related to passing or careless driving that result in bodily injury to vulnerable users, effective October 1, 2015.

Legislative Description

Traffic Safety

Last Action

Died in returning Messages

5/1/2015

Committee Referrals

Fiscal Policy4/9/2015
Criminal Justice3/27/2015
Transportation2/26/2015

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