Bill Text: FL S0392 | 2014 | Regular Session | Enrolled
Bill Title: State Speed Zones
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Vetoed) 2014-06-02 - Vetoed by Governor [S0392 Detail]
Download: Florida-2014-S0392-Enrolled.html
ENROLLED 2014 Legislature SB 392 2014392er 1 2 An act relating to state speed zones; amending s. 3 316.183, F.S.; conforming a provision to changes made 4 by the act; making technical changes; amending s. 5 316.187, F.S.; raising the maximum allowable speed 6 limit on certain highways; increasing the maximum 7 allowable speed limit on roadways under the 8 jurisdiction of the Department of Transportation; 9 providing an effective date. 10 11 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 12 13 Section 1. Subsection (2) of section 316.183, Florida 14 Statutes, is amended to read: 15 316.183 Unlawful speed.— 16 (2) On all streets or highways, the maximum speed limits 17 for all vehicles must be 30 miles per hour in business or 18 residence districts, and 55 miles per hour at any time at all 19 other locations. However, with respect to a residence district, 20 a county or municipality may set a maximum speed limit of 20 or 21 25 miles per hour on local streets and highways after an 22 investigation determines that such a limit is reasonable. It is 23 not necessary to conduct a separate investigation for each 24 residence district. The Department of Transportation shall 25 determine the safe and advisable minimum speed limit on all 26 highways that arecomprisea part of the National System of 27 Interstate and Defense Highways and have at leastnot fewer than28 four lanesis40 miles per hour, except that when the posted29speed limit is 70 miles per hour, the minimum speed limit is 5030miles per hour. 31 Section 2. Subsection (2) of section 316.187, Florida 32 Statutes, is amended to read: 33 316.187 Establishment of state speed zones.— 34 (2)(a) The maximum allowable speed limit on limited access 35 highways is 7570miles per hour. 36 (b) The maximum allowable speed limit on any other highway 37 thatwhichis outside an urban area of 5,000 or more persons and 38 thatwhichhas at least four lanes divided by a median strip is 39 7065miles per hour. 40 (c) The Department of Transportation is authorized to set 41 such maximum and minimum speed limits for travel over other 42 roadways under its authority as it deems safe and advisable, not 43 to exceed as a maximum limit 6560miles per hour. 44 Section 3. This act shall take effect July 1, 2014.