FL H0455

Creates section 318.195 of Florida Statutes, titled the "Vulnerable Road User Act," establishing enhanced penalties for moving violations involving vulnerable road users.

A person committing a moving violation causing serious bodily injury to a vulnerable road user commits a second-degree misdemeanor with minimum penalties of $1,500 fine, 30 days house arrest, driver improvement course attendance, and 30-day driver license revocation.

A person committing a moving violation causing death of a vulnerable road user commits a first-degree misdemeanor with minimum penalties of $5,000 fine, 180 days house arrest, driver improvement course attendance, and 1-year driver license revocation.

Defines "vulnerable road user" to include pedestrians, persons operating bicycles/motorcycles/scooters/mopeds, persons riding animals, and persons operating farm tractors, skateboards, horse-drawn carriages, electric mobility devices, or wheelchairs on public rights-of-way.

Does not prohibit charging, convicting, or punishing offenders for any other violations of law; effective date is July 1, 2020.