It has been reported that forty percent of backover accidents occur in driveways and backing out of parking spaces. A common cause of such accidents is driver negligence and inattentiveness. Cell phone use, playing with the radio and … Continue reading
Read More →Manatee County has seen a rise in pedestrian and bicycle fatalities in the past week, the Bradenton Herald reports.
Florida is home to the four most dangerous metropolitan areas in the nation for pedestrians, but Sarasota nor … Continue reading
Read More →Bicycle Rider Killed in Largo Crash: A 25-year-old Clearwater man died after being hit by a car while riding a bicycle around 3:30 P.M. Sunday afternoon on Roosevelt Avenue at Bradford St. in Largo. The car that hit … Continue reading
Read More →A 29-year-old Dade City bicycle rider was struck and killed while riding his bicycle on State Road 35 near Wild Road on Saturday night shortly before 11:00 p.m. The cyclist was riding south when he was hit by a … Continue reading
Read More →Last March, a bicycle accident near Lake Hollingsworth in Lakeland, Florida left a cyclist seriously injured when a truck driver failed to yield the right-of-way and struck several bikes. This area is popular among cyclists for its lovely … Continue reading
Read More →The new Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles Act that Governor Rick Scott signed recently clears up some confusion for bicyclists in Florida and contains some additional provisions for cyclists, the Florida Bicycle Association reported in its newspaper, The Messenger.
Read More →St. Petersburg: Channel 10 News reports that a 54-year-old man on a bicycle was killed in St. Petersburg Wednesday as he waited to cross the street at the intersection of 13th Avenue North and 34th Street on Tuesday morning … Continue reading
Read More →Cyclists from Polk County, wearing yellow t-shirts imprinted with the message, three-feet please – safe distance, came out to ride around Lake Hollingsworth in Lakeland last Wednesday night. They rode in single file to promote bicycle safety and … Continue reading
Read More →We have written about the issues with pedestrians and crosswalks on Gulf Boulevard a number of times. In spite of efforts to improve pedestrian safety on the Boulevard, problems continue.
Dr. Delay, Lorrie Lykins, in the Tampa Bay … Continue reading
Read More →3 Feet Please stickers on city vehicles would make it safer for bicyclists. When David Sandman was nearly hit by an SUV while Continue reading
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