6C1-3.011. Finance and Administration; Traffic & Parking; Control of Traffic  


Effective on Thursday, May 14, 1987
  • 1(1) Each area of the campus is posted with a speed limit appropriate to the area. The main campus (teaching and residential areas and streets adjacent to family housing areas) is posted with a legal speed limit of 20 miles per hour. Streets wholly within the family housing areas are posted with 10-miles-per-hour speed limits. Driving any vehicle in excess of posted speed limits is prohibited.

    67(2) City, University and State traffic regulations, rules and directive signs govern the use of motor vehicles on campus and must be observed at all times. Violators are subject to a Uniform Traffic Citation which must be paid at the Alachua County Courthouse and for which points may be assessed on their State of Florida Drivers License.

    124(3) Motorists must also operate under the following guidelines:

    133(a) Motorists must give right-of-way to pedestrians crossing at designated, marked crosswalks.

    145(b) Unnecessary noise from horns and mufflers or any other noise device is prohibited at all times.

    162(c) Driving on grass and paths or sidewalks is prohibited except in those instances where sidewalks are designated for the use of bicycles.

    185(d) Making a U-turn on campus is prohibited except where designated (some dead-end streets).

    199(e) Failing to observe a stop sign or stop light while operating a motor vehicle is prohibited.

    216(f) Operating a motor vehicle against authorized signs indicating the direction in which traffic should flow is prohibited.

    234(g) Failure to yield right-of-way while operating a motor vehicle is prohibited.

    246(h) Operating a motor vehicle from one lane of traffic to another without first ascertaining if such movement can be made with safety is prohibited.

    271(i) Traffic laws and regulations are in effect 24 hours a day except as limited in these regulations.

    289Specific Authority 240.227(1), 240.264 FS. Law Implemented 240.227(1), 240.263(2), 240.264, 240.265 FS. History–New 9-29-75, Formerly 6C1-3.11, Amended 5-14-87.

     

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