§ 316.1985, Fla. Stat.

Limitations on backing

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316.1985 Limitations on backing. — (1) The driver of a vehicle shall not back the same unless such movement can be made with safety and without interfering with other traffic. (2) The driver of a vehicle shall not back the same upon any shoulder or roadway of any limited access facility. (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. 1, ch. 76-31; s. 149, ch. 99-248. Note. — Former s. 316.098.

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