No person shall open any door on a motor vehicle unless and until it is reasonably safe to do so and can be done without interfering with the movement of other traffic, nor shall any person leave a door open on the side of a vehicle available to moving traffic for a period of time longer than necessary to load or unload passengers. A violation of this section is a noncriminal traffic infraction, punishable as a nonmoving violation as provided in chapter 318.
s. 1, ch. 71-135; s. 1, ch. 76-31; s. 7, ch. 83-68; s. 1
was it probable to stop me at aproaching a red light at a low rate of speed when the passenger door opened while on the far right hand lane in order for the passenger to throw up from an upset stomoch?
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August 29, 2011
Steven Daily: ...
It sounds like your car was moving, though at a low speed, and that's probably why you were stopped. A judge would probably rule that the car should have been stopped.
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August 29, 2011
Marsha: ...
Hi! I was parked in a parking lot in Florida. I opened my car door, no other vehicle was entering the parking lot. I am disabled, (and have displayed a disabled placard). There was no disabled parking space in this convenience store parking lot. I swung my legs to the side, with the door open, began to get out of the car, then a car flew into the parking lot and hit my car door. My insurance company is saying it's my fault. I cannot see this AT ALL!
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January 14, 2012
Steven Daily: ...
This sounds very unreasonable. You have several options. First, write a letter to the insurance company appealing the decision. Give details about what happened, and include an illustration and/or photographs of the location if possible.
If this does not resolve the problem, the Florida Dept. of Financial Services offers mediation, which you can learn about here: https://apps.fldfs.com/eService/MediationInfo.aspx
Another option is to seek the assistance of the Dept. of Financial Services using their "Insurance Assistance" service. More information is available here: https://apps.fldfs.com/eService/Default.aspx
The last resort would be to sue the insurance company, but hopefully it never comes to that. Good luck to you.
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January 16, 2012
Lorenzo Santos: ...
Was the officer correct forgiving me a ticket when overtaking and passing a truck with debris falling out. I had passed him using the suggestions from the DMV (flash my headlights, use turn signals, and only return to the right lane after passing the vehicle), I did pass the speed limit in order to overtake And pass the truck.
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