The Palm Beach Sheriff’s Office (PBSO) recently released data for 2024 pedestrian and bicycle accidents, and it doesn’t bode well for locals. Specifically, Palm Beach County ranks 5th (top 40%) in the State of Florida. The PBSO-referenced study looked at traffic crashes resulting in serious and fatal injuries to pedestrians and bicyclists in counties with…
According to a recent report from WPTV, a 77-year-old driver in Gulfstream, Palm Beach County, crossed the center line and injured a group of cyclists in a perplexing accident. The incident unfolded around 6 a.m. on North Ocean Boulevard, right in front of the Gulf Stream Golf Club. When the elderly driver veered across the…
A 60-year-old bicyclist tragically lost her life in a bike accident in a Melbourne intersection when a car turning left collided with her bicycle. According to a report on the incident, a witness informed Florida Highway Patrol (FHP) investigators that the bicyclist was crossing the crosswalk when the light turned green. At that moment, a…
A tragic incident occurred earlier this week in Clermont, Central Florida, as a 17-year-old high school student was struck and fatally injured by a 78-year-old school bus driver. As reported by Fox News, the fatal school zone accident occurred when the driver made a left-hand turn near the school’s entrance, but failed to notice the…
As most bicyclists in the Sunshine State already know, Florida consistently ranks as one of the deadliest states in the country for bicyclists. According to 2022 data from the Florida Department of Highway and Motor Vehicle Safety, there were 213 fatalities in bicycle crashes in Florida and 6,738 accidents in which a bicyclist suffered injuries….
A ten-time world champion cyclist, Ethan Boyes, was killed in San Francisco while training in early April. Boyes competed in a type of cycling known as track cycling, which takes place indoors on a banked track. A New York Times report regarding his death reported that he was lawfully in a bike lane on a heavily…
Biking safety is very important in the Sunshine State. Florida is consistently ranked as the most dangerous state in the country for bicyclists, and South Florida in particular is not a welcoming place for bicyclists. Given this reality, not only following the law but going above and beyond what is required by Sunshine State law…
Four cyclists in Port Richey on Florida’s Gulf Coast were out enjoying a group ride on a recent Monday evening when they were involved in a horrific accident in which all four were injured as a result of a truck driver’s negligence. The accident occurred when a 18-wheel tractor trailer took a turn and its…
March was Florida Bicycle Safety Month and a number of safety initiatives went on across the state of Florida at the state, county and local level. Bicycling in Florida is and always has been an extremely hazardous pursuit, even more so than in many other parts (or really any other part) of the country. Florida…
Bicycling in Florida is and always has been an extremely hazardous pursuit, even more so than in many other parts (or really any other part) of the country. Florida always has had one of the highest death rates for bicyclists of any state in the nation. Talk to any serious bicycling enthusiast in Florida and…
