The 2023 Florida Statutes (including Special Session C)
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. . . Florida Statute Section 316.171 provides, in relevant part: Every railroad company operating or leasing . . . Stat. § 316.171. . . . As with Section 351.03, Section 316.171’s reference to “the uniform system of traffic control devices . . . Stat. §§ 351.03, 316.171; and, according to the MUTCD, it is up to the appropriate regulatory agency . . . Stat. §§ 351.03, 316.171, 335.141. . . .
. . . As to the first issue presented by Plaintiff, Section 316.171, Florida Statutes (1989) provides that: . . . Both section 316.171, Florida Statutes and the Uniform Traffic Control Manual indicate that the Railroad . . . Section 316.171 mandates that the railroad has the duty to erect traffic control devices. . . .
. . . automatic signal devices, the railroad company is then relieved from the statutory requirements of sections 316.171 . . .
. . . requirement for posting signs shall not apply to railroad crossings having signs as required by s. 316.171 . . .
. . . to the right of the DOT sign there is a rectangular warning sign of the ■ type described in Section 316.171 . . . Section 316.171, Florida Statutes, states: “Signs at dangerous crossings. . . . Section 316.171, Florida Statutes, requires a railroad to erect a special signboard at such D.O.T. . . . Had this particular crossing been designated as a dangerous crossing pursuant to Section 316.171, the . . . Accordingly, its reliance upon Section 316.171 is totally without merit. See McArthur v. St. . . .