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to 5 mph when the posted speed limit is 20 mph or
less. When you fail to move over, you put yourself and
others at risk; you could crash into a vehicle or worker.
Violating the Move Over law will result in a fine, fees,
and points on your driving record.

No-Zone: The danger areas around trucks and buses
where crashes are more likely to occur. Some No-Zones
are actual blind spots or areas around trucks and buses

where your car or motorcycle “disappears” from the
view of the driver.
Other Road Users: Those using an alternative to driving
a motorized vehicle including those riding a bicycle,
walking, wheelchair users, using public/private transit,
golf carts, low speed vehicles, and non-motorized

vehicles.
Proactive Driver: A driver who has the tools and skills
to drive defensively against any factor that might

cause a crash whether it is other drivers or adverse
conditions on the roadway.
Remediation: The act or process of correcting a weak
point or deficiency.

Rehabilitation: Overcoming functional deficits, which
can be accomplished by improving an individual’s skills,
and/or using adaptive equipment for those skills that
cannot be improved, or a combination of both.

Silver Alert: For cognitively impaired individuals who
become lost while driving a car or lost while on foot.
It is a plan to help local law enforcement in the rescue
of missing persons who have a cognitive impairment,
such as Alzheimer’s disease or dementia. Through the
use of dynamic message signs along Florida roadways,

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