Obedience to traffic control devices – F.S.S. 316.074
The driver or rider of any vehicle which includes bicycles shall obey the instructions of any applicable official traffic control device.
The City of Naples Police Department will be educating bicycle riders to include pace lines on the importance of using due care while approaching an intersection controlled by stop signs. During the years, the Naples Police Department has received numerous complaints which have addressed the issue of cyclist not obeying section 316.074(1) of the Florida Statue which states the following:
The driver of any vehicle shall obey the instructions of any official traffic control device applicable thereto, placed in accordance with the provisions of this chapter, unless otherwise directed by a police officer, subject to the exceptions granted the driver of an authorized emergency vehicle in this chapter.
The Naples Police Department will be doing educational enforcement on Gulf Shore
Blvd. South and 5th Avenue South on the following dates and will use the following methods:
November 17TH : Officers will educate riders who do not stop at the stop signs on Gulf Shore Blvd. S. / 5TH AVE S.
November 24TH : Officers will give verbal warnings to riders who do not stop at the stop signs on Gulf Shore Blvd. S. / 5TH AVE S.
December 1ST : Officers will issue written warnings to riders who do not stop at the stop signs on Gulf Shore Blvd. S. / 5TH AVE S.
December 8TH : Officer will issue citations to riders who do not stop at the stop signs on Gulf Shore Blvd. S. / 5TH AVE S.
The Naples Police Department hopes this educational enforcement will help reduce the number of cyclist who disregard the dangers of entering intersections without using due care. The City of Naples Police Department would like to express that this enforcement is to help insure the safety of all bicyclist throughout the City of Naples and not intended to target any specific group. The City of Naples Police Department also understands that pace lines will be addressed as a whole and will enter an intersection using due care and continue as a whole.