Thread: Florida New Law

a friend of mine on another site is a cop and posted a heads up for us motorcyclists.


Effective October 1st.
F.S. 316.2085(2) Motorcycle or moped, wheels loosing contact with ground (pulling wheelies)
F.S. 316.2085(3) Motorcycle or moped tags improperly affixed
F.S. 316.1926(2) speeds in excess of 50 MPH over posted

FOR ALL STATUTES LISTED ABOVE ARE AS FOLLOWS

Classified as a moving violation-
First offense: $1000.00 fine
Second offense: $2500.00 fine D.L. suspended for 1 year
Third offense: classified third degree felony, $5000.00 fine, DL suspended for mandatory 10 years.

Hey can you find out what is the law requarding window tint in florida?

this is what i found.


Florida
AS-1 / 28% Net / 15% Net / 15% Net / 198?

Note : MPV Vehicles windows behind the front side doors must allow for 6 % Net light transmission.

Enforcement Note : Law enforced by the use of light meters and can apply to out-of-state motorist.


Percentage Numbers represent amount of light transmission.
Example : 35% means 35% light transmission.
Also known as VLT or Visible Light Transmission. Film - Amount of light that is required to pass through window film.
Example : 35% Film means that the film must pass through at least 35% visible light.
Net - Amount of light that is required to pass both the car window and the tint film.
MPV - A vehicle such as a recreation vehicle such as a pickup truck including GMC Suburbans, Nissan Pathfinders, Extra Cab Trucks
When info is given, it is in the format of :
Windshield / Front Side Windows / Rear Side Windows / Rear-Back Window / Year Passed
Where :
NO - No Film is Allowed
ANY - Any degree of tinting is allowed
AS-1 - On the windshield, there is a mark that says "AS-1" toward the top that defines that the tint cannot go below.
UnDef - Nothing defined in the law.
FMVSS 205 - A regulation that is found in the Code of Federal Regulation. The regulation is found in 49 CFR 571.205
35 % Film - Light that is measured on the film alone
35 % Net - Light that is measured both through the film and car window


Example

4 inches / 35 % Film / 15 % Net / 5 % Net / 1994

A tint brow on the windshield cannot go no lower than 4 inches, 35% film may be applied to the front side windows, 15% light must go through the combined window film and windows for the rear side windows and 5 % light transmission is required on the rear back window and film combined. The year 1994 is the year that the law went into effect.

Let the fleeing and high speed chasing begin......

this is Bu11sh!t

Originally Posted by Jack_Flash

Let the fleeing and high speed chasing begin......

this is Bu11sh!t

Agreed. I think laws like this will only make it worse

Glad I don't live in FL. That's crazy!

PoPo is cracking down. Just another example of the bad motorcyclists screwing it up for everyone else.

Note to self...... Don't get caught.

P.

Originally Posted by adamnflorida

a friend of mine on another site is a cop and posted a heads up for us motorcyclists.


Effective October 1st.
F.S. 316.2085(2) Motorcycle or moped, wheels loosing contact with ground (pulling wheelies)
F.S. 316.2085(3) Motorcycle or moped tags improperly affixed
F.S. 316.1926(2) speeds in excess of 50 MPH over posted

FOR ALL STATUTES LISTED ABOVE ARE AS FOLLOWS

Classified as a moving violation-
First offense: $1000.00 fine
Second offense: $2500.00 fine D.L. suspended for 1 year
Third offense: classified third degree felony, $5000.00 fine, DL suspended for mandatory 10 years.

I should be ok. I don't whoolie, my tag is horizontal and lit, and I know how to turn 50 over into 100 over in a few seconds. (and how to get away)

They forgot the loud pipes or maybe the law makers like Harleys.

THats what happens when you can drive all year long!

Originally Posted by rrookey

THats what happens when you can drive all year long!

This came about because some official from the state legislature was invited to Miami to do a ride along. That's the only place he did it I think.

Guys are just going to run from the cops (more often!)

ya riders in miami are ridiculous. i stayed in a hotel in miami one time for some training i took, anyways.. i got the morning paper there and i read it for some reason.
the front page article was talking about how popo's arent allowed to chase riders anymore because they always run, and someone gets hurt, or killed.

1st line says pulling wheelies. so i guess stoppies are still ok then

Originally Posted by ghostinhere

popo's arent allowed to chase riders anymore because they always run, and someone gets hurt, or killed.

No pursuits of anything in Orlando.

A friend just send me this about a new law here in Florida.. it's sucks...

"Under a Florida law that took effect this month, drivers will be hit with fines of more than $1,000 if they are cited for going 50 mph over the speed limit And for motorcyclists, there are additional new rules, including a ban on lifting their front wheel off the pavement also known as "popping wheelies." If drivers get caught going more than 50 mph over the limit a second time, they will have to pay more than $2,500 and lose their license for a year. Drivers will have to pay $5,000 for a third offense and forfeit their license for 10 years.

Previously, the harshest penalty was $250 for exceeding the speed limit by more than 30 mph. This penalty is still in effect. "...

Is there any good radar detection in the market for bikes???!!!

Yeah don't speed, or don't get caught speeding

Keep the speed on the race track, I guess that's the answer.

P.

or just go into stealth mode

come on now.. 50mph you should be in jail... yes i fly on my busa but still 50mph over is no joke def should be jail time

Originally Posted by DC1esq

come on now.. 50mph you should be in jail... yes i fly on my busa but still 50mph over is no joke def should be jail time

I was thinking the same thing pretty much. But there is a difference between 50 over in a residential area (I would not do that, period) and 50 over on the freeway or on a backroad in the mountains (I do that from time to time). Granted its pretty exessive no matter how you look at it.

That's better than what it was suppose be before they revised the new law. Originally 30mph and over would get your bike confiscated and jail time and no license for 10 years plus a more than healthy fine.

Dont get caught !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Originally Posted by DC1esq

come on now.. 50mph you should be in jail... yes i fly on my busa but still 50mph over is no joke def should be jail time

There are wide open portions of Rte 95 between the Delaware River crossing and Philly that are 55 mph.

So you think if I goose it up to 8K in third for a couple seconds on an empty, divided 4-lane interstate that I should go to jail?

All fifty over violations are not the same.

My scenario above doesn't come close to the reckless endangerment of going 75 in a 25 mph school zone, does it?

Prosecutors can always add reckless driving and other charges, if justified, but having automatic speed based jailing penalties is just too Nazi to me.

Blue

Originally Posted by BILOXI-BUSA

Dont get caught !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Basically, that's what the law says. If you choose to do that sort of stuff, do it in the middle of nowhere. Too bad Nevada isn't anywhere near Florida.