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Oct

Another Florida Pedestrian Accident Highlights Road Danger

A pedestrian accident at an intersection in Palm Beach Gardens has highlighted the need for municipal authorities in Palm Beach County and in other communities throughout Florida to take steps ensuring pedestrian safety on Florida’s roadways. Intersections throughout the Sunshine...

Oct

Fort Myers Fatality Shines Spotlight on Florida Hit-and-Run Accidents

A fatal accident in Fort Myers recently brought the issue of hit-and-run fatalities into the Florida news yet again. The accident involved a motorist who killed a mother of eight and then fled the scene of the accident on foot. Thankfully, police were able to catch the individual...

Oct

Waymo Plans to Test its Self-Driving Vehicles in Florida

Self-driving cars are soon headed for the streets of Florida. Self-driving vehicle manufacturer Waymo, a subsidiary of the same parent company that also owns Google, recently announced that it would begin test-driving its self-driving vehicles on Florida’s roads. The company is d...

Oct

Boosting Pedestrian Safety in a Florida City for Just $25

One central Florida city has found an inexpensive means to hopefully drastically reduce the incidence of pedestrian accidents with motor vehicles for a cheap solution. Given the state's pervasive problem with pedestrian injuries and fatalities throughout the length and brea...

Oct

Florida Named the Nation’s Deadliest State for Pedestrians

A study just released by the safety advocacy group Smart Growth America found that Florida was projected to be the most dangerous state in the country for pedestrians in 2019, with eight of the ten metropolitan areas having the highest pedestrian accident fatality rates in the Su...

Oct

Florida Pedestrians at Risk

Confirming what many people who walk on the road anywhere in Florida already knew about the dangers of being a pedestrian, an annual report released by the Governors Highway Safety Association (GHSA) examining pedestrian safety in all 50 states and the District of Columbia. The G...

Oct

Female Pedestrian Killed in Hit-and-Run Accident in Tampa, the Sixteenth Fatality in the Tampa Bay Area in One Week

A female pedestrian died in a hit-and-run accident outside Tampa last week, marking the sixteenth fatality in a motor vehicle accident in the greater Tampa area in a single week. According to a report from ABC Action News, this most recent fatality occurred when a woman was attem...

Oct

Self-Driving Uber Car in Arizona Kills Pedestrian

A pedestrian wheeling a bicycle across the road was recently killed by an Uber self-driving vehicle in Arizona, calling into question the safety of the company’s self-driving vehicles and its use of public roads for test-driving those vehicles. This was believed to be the first p...

Oct

What Are Pedestrian Responsibilities in an Accident?

A pedestrian was recently killed in Cocoa Beach on Florida’s East Coast when he stepped in front of a truck and the truck’s driver was unable to stop in time. According to a report from Florida Today on the accident, the victim was 34 years old and stepped off the curb and direct...

Oct

Pedestrian Killed on First Day of School Outside Orlando: Who Is At Fault?

A pedestrian recently was hit and killed in the early morning hours of the first day of school in Osceola County outside Orlando. According to a report from the Orlando Sentinel, the accident resulted in a crash that backed up traffic for miles and delayed school buses on the fir...

Oct

Pedestrian Accidents Continue to Plague Memphis, Tennessee and the Rest of the Country

A recent report in the Memphis Commercial Appeal served as a reminder that the roads are dangerous places for pedestrians across the United States, including in Memphis and other parts of Tennessee. According to the report, 14 pedestrians have been killed so far this year on Memp...

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