Pedestrians have the right-away. This means cars must yield and avoid hitting them. Still, on Florida roads we see flashing lights at crosswalks, warning signs on the side of the road, neon flags to wave as you cross … Continue reading
Read More →Most of us use parking lots daily, taking safety in these areas for granted. Parking lots are actually very dangerous and vulnerable places for both pedestrians and drivers alike which means that accidents often occur. There are many ways … Continue reading
Read More →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 →ST. PETERSBURG — A pedestrian was killed and another was seriously injured after a hit and run pedestrian accident on Coffee Pot Boulevard NE in the Old Northeast neighborhood Friday night around 6:30 pm.
A black 2006 Ford … Continue reading
Read More →In a crosswalk pedestrian accident in Largo, a Pinellas County school crossing guard was injured when he was hit by a car. The accident happened at 7:30 a.m. January 16th at the intersection of 102nd and 131st Street, … Continue reading
Read More →Pinellas County, along with the entire Tampa Bay metropolitan area, has one of the nation’s highest rates of pedestrian accidents. One of the main reasons for the high numbers is that we simply have more pedestrians, according to … Continue reading
Read More →The Tampa-St. Pete-Clearwater Metropolitan region has less than a sterling reputation when it comes to pedestrian safety, ranking number two in Transportation for America’s Dangerous by Design study’s list of the nation’s most deadly regions for those who … Continue reading
Read More →October 25, 2012
WalkWise Tampa Bay Holds Pedestrian Safety Event in Madeira Beach
Madeira Beach, Florida: Pedestrian safety is a serious issue in Florida, which is home to the four most pedestrian-deadly metropolitan regions in the … Continue reading
Read More →A sixteen-year-old teenager was seriously hurt Thursday morning when she was hit by two cars while attempting to cross Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd at Central Avenue around 7 a.m. She was on her way to school, Tampa … Continue reading
Read More →A 15-year-old high school student was hit by a car while walking to school near Morgan Fitzgerald Middle School and Pinellas Park High School, the Pinellas County School District said Friday morning.
Pinellas Park police said the student … Continue reading
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