Originally Posted by tippy
My license says "driver's license". Nothing is mentioned about being a motor vehicle license. Florida traffic law defines a driver as a person operating a vehicle (includes bicycles) on a public road(way). But of course this "license" can not be issued until you take the "driver's" test (no younger than 16 years of age).
And the practical part of the test is performed in a motor vehicle not on a bike. Which causes one to ask the question: Can a cyclist younger than 16 legally operate abicycle on the road9way)?
Tippy, your Florida vehicle code probably does not define a bicycle as a "vehicle". There's probably something in your vehicle code that states "All non-pedestrian traffic" must follow the rules of the road. Make sense now?