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Daytona Beach is a vacation resort, located on the Halifax River and the Atlantic Ocean, just northeast of Orlando. The city is named after founder Mathias Day, who laid out the town in 1870. The beach, a natural speedway, has attracted racing enthusiasts since the earliest days of the automobile. Locals of the area are known as Daytonans.

If sand and surf, as well as sunbathers, appeal to your senses, then Daytona Beach is where you'll want to head. The self-proclaimed "World's Most Famous Beach" is an epicenter of activity for college students, NASCAR racing fans and bikers from mid February through March, when they descend on the 23-mile stretch of white hard-packed sand. The rest of the year, the town is a balmy beach haven appealing to all age groups, from little kids assembling sand castles to seniors basking in the ocean breeze. While lying on the sand is a time-honored activity, so is driving on the beach, the silica is so hard-packed that vehicles are permitted as long as they keep their cruising speed below 10 mph. When you tire of the surf and sand, there are plenty of local places to eat, party, and shop in the Daytona area.

Driving Regulations In Florida

Visitors And Driver License Requirements
The operator of a vehicle must possess a valid driver's license and vehicle registration while driving. In Florida, automobile insurance is mandatory. Proof of insurance, registration and a driver's license are requested from drivers anytime a police officer or state trooper performs a routine traffic stop.

Seat Belt And Child Safety Seat Usage
All drivers and passengers must use seat belts in a moving vehicle. Florida law requires all children under the age of 6 years old to ride in a federally approved child safety seat. The cost to a violator of the child restraint law is $60 and three points on the driver's license. Also, no person responsible for a child younger than 6 years of age shall leave such child unattended or unsupervised in a motor vehicle for a period in excess of 15 minutes. No person shall leave a child unattended for any period of time if the motor of the vehicle is running or if the health of the child is in danger.

Speed Limits In Florida
Speeding fines are doubled in construction and school zones. Failure to sign a traffic citation is a second degree misdemeanor.

Drinking And Driving Laws In Florida
Please note that open containers of alcohol are forbidden in motor vehicles. The penalties for DUI are severe in Florida. The legal blood alcohol limit in Florida is 0.08. First convictions can include fines, community service, probabtion, imprisonment, license revocation, DUI school. 4 or more convictions may result in permanent license revocation.

Littering in Florida
Drivers are responsible for any littering from their vehicles. Use ash trays for cigarettes and litter bags for trash while riding in motor vehicles. Empty ash trays and litter bags only into trash cans. Being caught may result in fines and/or jail time. The court may also require you to pick up litter along roadways.

Parking
Approximately 1,000 public parking spaces exist at several locations adjacent to the beaches. Beachside parking facilities include Bicentennial Park on the North Peninsula; Ora Street and Revilo Avenue parks in Daytona Beach; Richards Lane and Simpson Street parks in Daytona Beach Shores; Inlet Harbor Road and Lighthouse Point Park in Ponce Inlet; Smyrna Dunes, Flagler Avenue and 27th Avenue parks in New Smyrna Beach and Bethune Beach Park in the unincorporated area south of New Smyrna Beach. Parking also is available in New Smyrna Beach on the west side of State Road AIA (Atlantic Avenue) at Matthews Avenue.

Visitor Information Center
126 East Orange Avenue
Daytona Beach, FL
Tel: (386) 255-0415

Helpful Telephone Numbers In Daytona Beach
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