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Fla. Stat. § 316.075 (2025)
Traffic control signal devices.
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316.075 Traffic control signal devices.—
(1) Except for automatic warning signal lights installed or to be installed at railroad crossings, whenever traffic, including municipal traffic, is controlled by traffic control signals exhibiting different colored lights, or colored lighted arrows, successively one at a time or in combination, only the colors green, red, and yellow shall be used, except for special pedestrian signals carrying a word legend, and the lights shall indicate and apply to drivers of vehicles and pedestrians as follows:
(a) Green indication.—
1. Vehicular traffic facing a circular green signal may proceed cautiously straight through or turn right or left unless a sign at such place prohibits either such turn. But vehicular traffic, including vehicles turning right or left, shall yield the right-of-way to other vehicles and to pedestrians lawfully within the intersection or an adjacent crosswalk at the time such signal is exhibited.
2. Vehicular traffic facing a green arrow signal, shown alone or in combination with another indication, as directed by the manual, may cautiously enter the intersection only to make the movement indicated by such arrow, or such other movement as is permitted by other indications shown at the same time, except the driver of any vehicle may U-turn, so as to proceed in the opposite direction unless such movement is prohibited by posted traffic control signs. Such vehicular traffic shall yield the right-of-way to pedestrians lawfully within an adjacent crosswalk and to other traffic lawfully using the intersection.
3. Unless otherwise directed by a pedestrian control signal as provided in s. 316.0755, pedestrians facing any green signal, except when the sole green signal is a turn arrow, may proceed across the roadway within any marked or unmarked crosswalk.
(b) Steady yellow indication.—
1. Vehicular traffic facing a steady yellow signal is thereby warned that the related green movement is being terminated or that a red indication will be exhibited immediately thereafter when vehicular traffic shall not enter the intersection.
2. Pedestrians facing a steady yellow signal, unless otherwise directed by a pedestrian control signal as provided in s. 316.0755, are thereby advised that there is insufficient time to cross the roadway before a red indication is shown and no pedestrian shall start to cross the roadway.
(c) Steady red indication.—
1. Vehicular traffic facing a steady red signal shall stop before entering the crosswalk on the near side of the intersection or, if none, then before entering the intersection and shall remain standing until a green indication is shown; however:
a. The driver of a vehicle which is stopped at a clearly marked stop line, but if none, before entering the crosswalk on the near side of the intersection, or, if none then at the point nearest the intersecting roadway where the driver has a view of approaching traffic on the intersecting roadway before entering the intersection in obedience to a steady red signal may make a right turn, but shall yield the right-of-way to pedestrians and other traffic proceeding as directed by the signal at the intersection, except that municipal and county authorities may prohibit any such right turn against a steady red signal at any intersection, which prohibition shall be effective when a sign giving notice thereof is erected in a location visible to traffic approaching the intersection.
b. The driver of a vehicle on a one-way street that intersects another one-way street on which traffic moves to the left shall stop in obedience to a steady red signal, but may then make a left turn into the one-way street, but shall yield the right-of-way to pedestrians and other traffic proceeding as directed by the signal at the intersection, except that municipal and county authorities may prohibit any such left turn as described, which prohibition shall be effective when a sign giving notice thereof is attached to the traffic control signal device at the intersection.
2.a. The driver of a vehicle facing a steady red signal shall stop before entering the crosswalk and remain stopped to allow a pedestrian, with a permitted signal, to cross a roadway when the pedestrian is in the crosswalk or steps into the crosswalk and is upon the half of the roadway upon which the vehicle is traveling or when the pedestrian is approaching so closely from the opposite half of the roadway as to be in danger.
b. Unless otherwise directed by a pedestrian control signal as provided in s. 316.0755, pedestrians facing a steady red signal shall not enter the roadway.
(2) In the event an official traffic control signal is erected and maintained at a place other than an intersection, the provisions of this section shall be applicable except as to those provisions which by their nature can have no application. Any stop required shall be made at a sign or marking on the pavement indicating where the stop shall be made, but in the absence of any such sign or marking the stop shall be made at the signal.
(3)(a) No traffic control signal device shall be used which does not exhibit a yellow or “caution” light between the green or “go” signal and the red or “stop” signal.
(b) No traffic control signal device shall display other than the color red at the top of the vertical signal, nor shall it display other than the color red at the extreme left of the horizontal signal.
(4) A violation of this section is a noncriminal traffic infraction, punishable pursuant to chapter 318 as either a pedestrian violation or, if the infraction resulted from the operation of a vehicle, as a moving violation.
History.—s. 1, ch. 71-135; s. 1, ch. 71-376; ss. 1, 15, ch. 76-31; s. 3, ch. 95-333; s. 1, ch. 96-413; s. 97, ch. 99-248; s. 1, ch. 2008-33.
Note.—Former s. 316.138.
Civil Citations under F.S. 316.075
Driver's license points · R = revocation · S = suspension§316.075(1)(a)1GREEN circular light, vehicle facing, failed to yield right-of-way while turning
§316.075(1)(a)1Failed to yield right-of-way to pedestrian
§316.075(1)(a)2GREEN Arrow, vehicle facing, proceeded straight through, failed to yield while turning
§316.075(1)(a)2Failed to yield right-of-way to pedestrian
§316.075(1)(a)3Green circular light, Pedestrian failed to cross within marked or unmarked crosswalk
§316.075(1)(b)2Steady YELLOW traffic light, PEDESTRIAN facing, must not start to cross roadway
§316.075(1)(c )1Steady RED light, vehicle facing, failed to yield while turning
§316.075(1)(c )1Fail to stop at STEADY RED signal before making right turn
§316.075(1)(c )1Red Light Camera - Fail to stop at STEADY RED light see 316.0083
§316.075(1)(c)1aSteady RED light, vehicle facing, failed to yield to other traffic while making right turn
§316.075(1)(c )1aFail to stop at STEADY RED signal before making right turn
§316.075(1)(c )1aSteady RED light, vehicle facing, fail to yield to pedestrian while making right turn
§316.075(1)(c )1bSteady RED light, one way street, vehicle facing, fail to yield when making left turn
§316.075(1)(c )1bFail to stop at STEADY RED signal, one way street, before making left turn
§316.075(1)(c )1bSteady RED light, one way street, vehicle facing, fail to yield to pedestrian - left turn
§316.075(1)(c )2PEDESTRIAN facing, must not enter roadway on RED light
§316.075(1)(c )2aSteady RED light, failed to yield to pedestrian
§316.075(1)(c)2bPEDESTRIAN facing, must not enter roadway on RED light
§316.075(2)Erected OTHER THAN at intersection, vehicle facing, failed to obey
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 16
cases, 1982–2016 · leading case: Richard Masone v. City of Aventura, 147 So. 3d 492 (Fla. 2014).
Richard Masone v. City of Aventura, 147 So. 3d 492 (Fla. 2014). “Section 316.075 contains detailed rules governing the conduct of drivers and pedestrians relating to traffic control signal devices.”
City of Orlando v. Udowychenko, 98 So. 3d 589 (Fla. 5th DCA 2012). “12 Section 316.075, Florida Statutes (2011), requires adherence to traffic control signal devices by “drivers” of vehicles.”
State Ex Rel. City of Aventura v. Jimenez, 211 So. 3d 158 (Fla. 2d DCA 2016). “(2105) (requiring drivers to obey the instructions of any official traffic control device unless directed otherwise by a police officer); § 316.075(1), Fla. Stat. (2015) (requiring drivers generally to obey traffic control devices “exhibiting different colored lights”); § 316.”
City of Aventura v. Masone, 89 So. 3d 233 (Fla. 3d DCA 2011). “008 in arguing that chapter 316 expressly grants the City the authority to enact an ordinance to enforce and punish violations of section 316.075, Florida Statutes (2008).”
Gulley v. Pierce, 625 So. 2d 45 (Fla. 1st DCA 1993). “1235, the legislature clearly intended to include both traffic control signal devices, as referred to in section 316.075, i.e., those which alternately direct traffic to stop and permit it to proceed, as well as those provided in section 316.”
Pate v. Renfroe, 715 So. 2d 1094 (Fla. 1st DCA 1998). “, that it was an error of law to give the instruction because only section 316.075(1)(b), which expressly applies to a motorist turning left under a green arrow, should provide the standard for Pate's conduct.”
City of Oldsmar v. Trinh, 210 So. 3d 191 (Fla. 2d DCA 2016). “Trinh for a violation of section 316.075(l)(c)(l) as a result of her vehicle’s “failure to stop at a red traffic signal.”
State v. Arrington, 95 So. 3d 324 (Fla. 4th DCA 2012). “Section 316.075, Florida Statutes (2010) is constitutional and does .”
Weeks v. Ranson, 419 So. 2d 722 (Fla. 3d DCA 1982). “122) and it shall yield to oncoming traffic entering with the green light (section 316.075(l)(b)) even if the turn was begun with a green arrow.”
Hedergott v. Moon, 678 So. 2d 445 (Fla. 2d DCA 1996). “*446 The first issue involves the trial court’s granting of the Moons’ request to give a jury instruction based on section 316.075(l)(a), Florida Statutes (1989).”
Trice v. State, 755 So. 2d 808 (Fla. 3d DCA 2000). “Trice was cited for failing to obey a traffic device, section 316.075(3)(a), Florida Statutes (1997), and for careless driving, section 316.”
Walker v. State, 120 So. 3d 96 (Fla. 4th DCA 2013). “After the chase, Walker was cited for running a red light in violation of section 316.075, Florida Statutes, (2012).”
316.075(1): 1 case
State Ex Rel. City of Aventura v. Jimenez, 211 So. 3d 158 (Fla. 2d DCA 2016). “(2105) (requiring drivers to obey the instructions of any official traffic control device unless directed otherwise by a police officer); § 316.075(1), Fla. Stat. (2015) (requiring drivers generally to obey traffic control devices “exhibiting different colored lights”); § 316.”
316.075(1)(b): 1 case
Pate v. Renfroe, 715 So. 2d 1094 (Fla. 1st DCA 1998). “, that it was an error of law to give the instruction because only section 316.075(1)(b), which expressly applies to a motorist turning left under a green arrow, should provide the standard for Pate's conduct.”
316.075(1)(e): 1 case
State v. Arrington, 95 So. 3d 324 (Fla. 4th DCA 2012). “Section 316.075, Florida Statutes (2010) is constitutional and does .”
316.075(3)(a): 1 case
Trice v. State, 755 So. 2d 808 (Fla. 3d DCA 2000). “Trice was cited for failing to obey a traffic device, section 316.075(3)(a), Florida Statutes (1997), and for careless driving, section 316.”
316.075(4): 4 cases
Richard Masone v. City of Aventura, 147 So. 3d 492 (Fla. 2014). “Section 316.075 contains detailed rules governing the conduct of drivers and pedestrians relating to traffic control signal devices.”
City of Orlando v. Udowychenko, 98 So. 3d 589 (Fla. 5th DCA 2012). “12 Section 316.075, Florida Statutes (2011), requires adherence to traffic control signal devices by “drivers” of vehicles.”
City of Aventura v. Masone, 89 So. 3d 233 (Fla. 3d DCA 2011). “008 in arguing that chapter 316 expressly grants the City the authority to enact an ordinance to enforce and punish violations of section 316.075, Florida Statutes (2008).”
State v. Arrington, 95 So. 3d 324 (Fla. 4th DCA 2012). “Section 316.075, Florida Statutes (2010) is constitutional and does .”
316.075(l)(a): 2 cases
Hedergott v. Moon, 678 So. 2d 445 (Fla. 2d DCA 1996). “*446 The first issue involves the trial court’s granting of the Moons’ request to give a jury instruction based on section 316.075(l)(a), Florida Statutes (1989).”
Shaver v. Carpenter, 157 So. 3d 305 (Fla. 2d DCA 2014).
316.075(l)(b): 2 cases
Weeks v. Ranson, 419 So. 2d 722 (Fla. 3d DCA 1982). “122) and it shall yield to oncoming traffic entering with the green light (section 316.075(l)(b)) even if the turn was begun with a green arrow.”
Salman v. Cooper, 633 So. 2d 570 (Fla. 4th DCA 1994).
316.075(l)(c): 4 cases
City of Orlando v. Udowychenko, 98 So. 3d 589 (Fla. 5th DCA 2012). “12 Section 316.075, Florida Statutes (2011), requires adherence to traffic control signal devices by “drivers” of vehicles.”
Richard Masone v. City of Aventura, 147 So. 3d 492 (Fla. 2014). “Section 316.075 contains detailed rules governing the conduct of drivers and pedestrians relating to traffic control signal devices.”
Noto v. State, 42 So. 3d 814 (Fla. 4th DCA 2010).
Clark v. State, 170 So. 3d 69 (Fla. 5th DCA 2015).
316.075(l)(c)(l): 1 case
City of Oldsmar v. Trinh, 210 So. 3d 191 (Fla. 2d DCA 2016). “Trinh for a violation of section 316.075(l)(c)(l) as a result of her vehicle’s “failure to stop at a red traffic signal.”
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