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> Therefore the law applies to bicyclists as well You left out the second part of the law you cited: >> (1) Every person propelling a vehicle by human power h
by u801e 4y ago
> Therefore the law applies to bicyclists as well
You left out the second part of the law you cited:
>> (1) Every person propelling a vehicle by human power has all of the rights and all of the duties applicable to the driver of any other vehicle under this chapter, *except as to special regulations in this chapter, and except as to provisions of this chapter which by their nature can have no application.*
A statute that applies to motor vehicles, by its nature, cannot apply to a pedalcyclist.
Also, the definition of the term "motor vehicle"[1] in the same chapter reads as follows:
>> (46) MOTOR VEHICLE.—Except when used in s. 316.1001, a self-propelled vehicle not operated upon rails or guideway, but not including any bicycle, electric bicycle, motorized scooter, electric personal assistive mobility device, mobile carrier, personal delivery device, swamp buggy, or moped. For purposes of s. 316.1001, “motor vehicle” has the same meaning as provided in s. 320.01(1)(a).
That definition specifically excludes bicycles.
[1] http://www.leg.state.fl.us/statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&Search_String=&URL=0300-0399/0316/Sections/0316.003.html http://www.leg.state.fl.us/statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Displ...