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> it was a reasonable assumption that "driving", in this case, was referring to operation of a motor vehicle. Florida law[1] defines a vehicle as follows: >>
by u801e 4y ago
> it was a reasonable assumption that "driving", in this case, was referring to operation of a motor vehicle.
Florida law[1] defines a vehicle as follows:
>> (106) VEHICLE.—Every device in, upon, or by which any person or property is or may be transported or drawn upon a highway, except personal delivery devices, mobile carriers, and devices used exclusively upon stationary rails or tracks.
You can certainly drive vehicles without a motor equipped (animal driven vehicles, bicycle, etc)
> You said "Unless the road has a minimum speed limit posted, there's no requirement to drive at or near the speed limit." and I refuted that statement. Driving 20mph under the speed limit is most definitely impeding 'normal' traffic flow.
If there are multiple lanes of traffic, it's easy enough to change lanes to pass a slower vehicle, so driving under the posted speed limit isn't necessarily a violation of that law. Also the law[2] does allow for vehicles moving at less than the normal speed of traffic to use the roadways as long as they use the right most lane or keep as far right as practicable.
It also depends on whether one has to comply with the law or operate at a reduced speed for safe operation. So, for instance, in inclement weather conditions, you have to drive slower. The same applies if the vehicle has a compact spare tire mounted that doesn't allow operation at normal speeds. In the case of a bicycle, it's not reasonable to expect that one can go faster than a cyclist is capable of going, like one can't expect a truck to sustain speeds over 100 mph. There's actually a court ruling[3] from Ohio that goes into more detail about this particular line of reasoning (where their slow vehicle law applies to all vehicles, not just motor vehicles).
[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...
[2] http://www.leg.state.fl.us/statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&Search_String=&URL=0300-0399/0316/Sections/0316.081.html http://www.leg.state.fl.us/statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Displ...
[3] https://www.ohiobikelawyer.com/bike-law-101/2010/09/the-selz-case-revisited/ https://www.ohiobikelawyer.com/bike-law-101/2010/09/the-selz...