Home
Menu
Call attorney Graham Syfert at 904-383-7448
Personal Injury Lawyer
Florida Statute 316.1575 | Lawyer Caselaw & Research
F.S. 316.1575 Case Law from Google Scholar
Statute is currently reporting as:
Link to State of Florida Official Statute Google Search for Amendments to 316.1575

The 2023 Florida Statutes (including Special Session C)

Title XXIII
MOTOR VEHICLES
Chapter 316
STATE UNIFORM TRAFFIC CONTROL
View Entire Chapter
F.S. 316.1575
316.1575 Obedience to traffic control devices at railroad-highway grade crossings.
(1) Any person walking or driving a vehicle and approaching a railroad-highway grade crossing under any of the circumstances stated in this section shall stop within 50 feet but not less than 15 feet from the nearest rail of such railroad and shall not proceed until he or she can do so safely. The foregoing requirements apply when:
(a) A clearly visible electric or mechanical signal device gives warning of the immediate approach of a railroad train;
(b) A crossing gate is lowered or a law enforcement officer or a human flagger gives or continues to give a signal of the approach or passage of a railroad train;
(c) An approaching railroad train emits an audible signal or the railroad train, by reason of its speed or nearness to the crossing, is an immediate hazard; or
(d) An approaching railroad train is plainly visible and is in hazardous proximity to the railroad-highway grade crossing, regardless of the type of traffic control devices installed at the crossing.
(2) No person shall drive any vehicle through, around, or under any crossing gate or barrier at a railroad-highway grade crossing while the gate or barrier is closed or is being opened or closed.
(3) 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. 76-31; s. 6, ch. 86-243; s. 310, ch. 95-148; s. 132, ch. 99-248; s. 2, ch. 2008-176.
Note.Former s. 316.054.

F.S. 316.1575 on Google Scholar

F.S. 316.1575 on Casetext

Amendments to 316.1575


Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 316.1575
Level: Degree
Misdemeanor/Felony: First/Second/Third

Current data shows no reason an arrest or criminal charge should have occurred directly under Florida Statute 316.1575.


Civil Citations / Citable Offenses under S316.1575
R or S next to points is Mandatory Revocation or Suspension

S316.1575 (1) R/R CROSSING - fail to obey traffic control device at - Points on Drivers License: 3
S316.1575 (1) R/R CROSSING - pedestrian to obey traffic control device - Points on Drivers License: 0
S316.1575 (1)(a) Driving safe distance from R/R after signal - Points on Drivers License: 3
S316.1575 (1)(a) Pedestrian proceed safe distance after R/R signal - Points on Drivers License: 0
S316.1575 (1)(b) Vehicle drive safe/proper distance R/R Crossing - Points on Drivers License: 3
S316.1575 (1)(b) Pedestrian proceed safe distance R/R signal - Points on Drivers License: 0
S316.1575 (1)(c ) Vehicle drive safe distance R/R after signal - Points on Drivers License: 3
S316.1575 (1)(c ) Pedestrian proceed safe distance R/R signal - Points on Drivers License: 0
S316.1575 (1)(d) Vehicle drive safe distance R/R Train visible - Points on Drivers License: 3
S316.1575 (1)(d) Pedestrian proceed safe distance R/R Train visible - Points on Drivers License: 0
S316.1575 (2) R/R CROSSING - Driving around/under/through barrier - Points on Drivers License: 3


Annotations, Discussions, Cases:

Cases from cite.case.law:

RIDLEY, v. SAFETY KLEEN CORPORATION,, 693 So. 2d 934 (Fla. 1996)

. . . Addison, this Court explained: At issue here is respondent’s alleged violation of a statute, section 316.1575 . . .

SEABOARD COASTLINE RAILROAD COMPANY, v. ADDISON,, 502 So. 2d 1241 (Fla. 1987)

. . . trial showed that the train blew its whistle prior to entering the crossing as required by section 316.1575 . . . Seaboard argued that the trial court’s refusal to instruct the jury on the requirements of section 316.1575 . . . At issue here is respondent’s alleged violation of a statute, section 316.1575(l)(c), part of the Florida . . . Sub judice, Seaboard’s main defense was that it sounded the audible warning required by section 316.1575 . . . surmise that the trial court’s refusal to give an instruction on respondent’s violation of section 316.1575 . . .

SEABOARD COASTLINE RAILROAD COMPANY, v. ADDISON,, 481 So. 2d 3 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1985)

. . . The trial court refused to give certain instructions requested by Seaboard as to Sections 316.1575 and . . . Section 316.1575 obligates a driver to stop within 15' of railroad tracks when a train blows its whistle . . . With regard to Section 316.1575, this statute requires nothing more than that a motorist stop before . . .

FLORIDA EAST COAST RAILWAY COMPANY, a a v. METROPOLITAN DADE COUNTY,, 545 F. Supp. 595 (S.D. Fla. 1982)

. . . Plaintiffs contend the local ordinance is in conflict with Florida Statute § 316.1575 which requires . . .

ST. LOUIS- SAN FRANCISCO RAILWAY COMPANY v. P. WHITE,, 369 So. 2d 1007 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1979)

. . . For example, charges incorporating complex statutes such as Section 316.1575, Florida Statutes (1977) . . .