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Old 08-16-2025, 02:11 PM
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Originally Posted by golfing eagles View Post
In that case, let me make everyone "aware":

Florida Statute 316.130 sec 4:

(4) "Where sidewalks are not provided, any pedestrian walking along and upon a highway shall, when practicable, walk only on the shoulder on the left side of the roadway in relation to the pedestrian’s direction of travel, facing traffic which may approach from the opposite direction."
MMPs are not highways, or even roadways. They're private non-vehicular multi-modal paths. Diamond lanes on public roads do apply, but the private MMPs that are off of the roads entirely do not.