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Florida Statute 316.087 - Full Text and Legal Analysis
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The 2025 Florida Statutes

Title XXIII
MOTOR VEHICLES
Chapter 316
STATE UNIFORM TRAFFIC CONTROL
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316.087 Further limitations on driving to left of center of roadway.
(1) No vehicle shall at any time be driven to the left side of the roadway under the following conditions:
(a) When approaching or upon the crest of a grade where the driver’s view is obstructed within such distance as to create a hazard in the event another vehicle might approach from the opposite direction;
(b) Upon a curve in the highway where the driver’s view is obstructed within such distance as to create a hazard in the event another vehicle might approach from the opposite direction;
(c) When approaching within 100 feet of or traversing any intersection, except that this section shall not apply to any intersection on a state-maintained or county-maintained highway located outside city limits unless such intersection is marked by an official Department of Transportation or county road department traffic control device indicating an intersection either by symbol or by words and such marking is placed at least 100 feet before the intersection;
(d) When approaching within 100 feet of or traversing any railroad grade crossing;
(e) When the view is obstructed upon approaching within 100 feet of any bridge, viaduct, or tunnel.
(2) The foregoing limitations shall not apply upon a one-way roadway, nor when an obstruction exists making it necessary to drive to the left of the center of the highway, nor to the driver of a vehicle turning left into or from an alley, private road or driveway.
(3) A violation of this section is a noncriminal traffic infraction, punishable as a moving violation as provided in chapter 318.
History.s. 1, ch. 71-135; s. 2, ch. 86-36; s. 110, ch. 99-248.

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Civil Citations / Citable Offenses under S316.087
R or S next to points is Mandatory Revocation or Suspension

S316.087 (1)(a) PASSING on a Grade (hill) - Points on Drivers License: 3
S316.087 (1)(b) PASSING on a curve - Points on Drivers License: 3
S316.087 (1)(c ) PASSING within 100' of intersection approach - Points on Drivers License: 3
S316.087 (1)(d) PASSING within 100' of R/R crossing approach - Points on Drivers License: 3
S316.087 (1)(e) PASSING with obstructed view within 100' of bridge/viaduct/tunnel (specify) - Points on Drivers License: 3
S316.087 Improper passing (if not specified) - Points on Drivers License: 3

Cases Citing Statute 316.087

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Oliver v. Eisenman, 523 So. 2d 189 (Fla. 1st DCA 1988).

Cited 2 times | Published | Florida 1st District Court of Appeal | 1988 WL 31691

...The jury was entitled to conclude, based on the other facts and circumstances in the case, that Ms. Lummus was the sole cause of the accident. Appellants also contend that the trial court erred in giving defendant's requested jury instruction number 9, to the extent of including section 316.087, Florida Statutes, pertaining to limitations on driving left of center of the roadway....
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Coffer Kenneth v. The State of Florida (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2023).

Published | District Court of Appeal of Florida

moving violation, not reckless driving. See § 316.087(1)(c), (3), Fla. Stat. (2020). Thus, based on

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