Floridamoderate defenseyieldfactual
Move-over duty relieved when lane change unsafe (FL)
Legal basis
F.S. 316.126 requires drivers to move over for emergency vehicles only when it can be done safely. Heavy adjacent traffic relieves the duty and requires only slowing.
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The adjacent lane was {trafficCondition}, making a lane change unsafe. Under F.S. 316.126(1)(b), the lawful alternative was to slow below the posted limit, which I did to {speed}. The statute’s safe-movement condition was not met, and the slowing alternative was satisfied.Our AI picks defenses that match your facts
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