| 15 | | - | An act relating to operating vehicles and vessels; 2 |
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| 16 | | - | amending s. 316.003, F.S.; revising the definition of 3 |
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| 17 | | - | "vehicle"; amending s. 316.183, F.S.; providing that a 4 |
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| 18 | | - | person may not drive on a street at an unlawful speed; 5 |
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| 19 | | - | creating s. 316.88, F.S.; prohibiting operation of a 6 |
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| 20 | | - | motor vehicle, vessel, or other conveyance at a speed 7 |
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| 21 | | - | that creates an excessive wake; providing an effective 8 |
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| 22 | | - | date. 9 |
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| 24 | | - | Be It Enacted by the Legisla ture of the State of Florida: 11 |
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| 26 | | - | Section 1. Subsection (109) of section 316.003, Florida 13 |
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| 27 | | - | Statutes, is amended to read: 14 |
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| 28 | | - | 316.003 Definitions. —The following words and phrases, when 15 |
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| 29 | | - | used in this chapter, shall have the meanings respectively 16 |
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| 30 | | - | ascribed to them in this section, except where the context 17 |
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| 31 | | - | otherwise requires: 18 |
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| 32 | | - | (109) VEHICLE.—Every device in, upon, or by which any 19 |
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| 33 | | - | person or property is or may be transported or drawn upon a 20 |
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| 34 | | - | street or highway, except personal delivery devices, mobile 21 |
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| 35 | | - | carriers, and devices used exclusively upon stationary rails or 22 |
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| 36 | | - | tracks. 23 |
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| 37 | | - | Section 2. Subsection (1) of section 316.183, Florida 24 |
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| 38 | | - | Statutes, is amended to read: 25 |
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| 47 | | - | F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S |
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| 51 | | - | 316.183 Unlawful speed. — 26 |
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| 52 | | - | (1) No person shall drive a vehicle on a street or highway 27 |
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| 53 | | - | at a speed greater than is reasonable and prudent under the 28 |
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| 54 | | - | conditions and having regard to the actual and potential hazards 29 |
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| 55 | | - | then existing. In every event, speed shall be controlled as may 30 |
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| 56 | | - | be necessary to avoid colliding with any person, vehicle, or 31 |
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| 57 | | - | other conveyance or object on or entering the street or highway 32 |
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| 58 | | - | in compliance with legal requirements and the duty of all 33 |
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| 59 | | - | persons to use due care. 34 |
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| 60 | | - | Section 3. Section 316.88, Florida Statutes, is created to 35 |
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| 61 | | - | read: 36 |
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| 62 | | - | 316.88 Creation of a wake on streets or highways. —A person 37 |
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| 63 | | - | may not operate a motor vehicle, vessel, or any other conveyance 38 |
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| 64 | | - | at a speed that creates an excessive wake on a flooded or 39 |
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| 65 | | - | inundated street or highway. 40 |
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| 66 | | - | Section 4. This act shall take effect upon becoming a law. 41 |
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| 15 | + | An act relating to operating motor vehicles at slow 2 |
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| 16 | + | speeds; amending s. 316.183, F.S.; including 3 |
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| 17 | + | compliance with a certain local ordinance in an 4 |
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| 18 | + | exception to a prohibition against driving at slow 5 |
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| 19 | + | speeds; providing an effective date. 6 |
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| 20 | + | 7 |
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| 21 | + | Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 8 |
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| 22 | + | 9 |
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| 23 | + | Section 1. Subsection (5) of section 316.183, Florida 10 |
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| 24 | + | Statutes, is amended to read: 11 |
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| 25 | + | 316.183 Unlawful speed. — 12 |
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| 26 | + | (5) A No person may not shall drive a motor vehicle at 13 |
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| 27 | + | such a slow speed as to impede or block the normal and 14 |
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| 28 | + | reasonable movement of traffic, except when reduced speed is 15 |
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| 29 | + | necessary for safe operation or in compliance with law , 16 |
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| 30 | + | including, notwithstanding subs ection (2), a local ordinance 17 |
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| 31 | + | regarding the operation of a motor vehicle, boat, or any other 18 |
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| 32 | + | conveyance on flooded or inundated streets . 19 |
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| 33 | + | Section 2. This act shall take effect upon becoming a law. 20 |
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