To help increase traffic safety, the city of Tampa is announcing new “quick build” initiatives, which includes new bike lanes. Ybor City’s Avenida de Cuba (14th Street) now has bike lanes and parking. They are a component of Tampa’s Vision Zero initiative, which aims to end traffic fatalities. These new…
A man riding a bicycle Monday morning was hit and killed by a vehicle in Largo, according to police reports. The vehicle vs. bike accident occurred just before 6 a.m. on Starkey Road and East Bay Drive. Police pronounced the biker dead at the scene. The Largo Police Departments Traffic…
An elementary student was hit and killed while riding his bike to school in Sarasota Monday morning. The Florida Highway Patrol said the 9-year-old boy was hit at the intersection of Webber Street and Nodosa Drive just before 8 a.m. Deputies said the boy was riding his bike to Brentwood…
A 61-year-old bicyclist was hit and killed on Hillsborough Avenue and Harney Road Sunday afternoon. Troopers said the bicyclist was traveling eastbound in the westbound bike lane of Hillsborough Ave. when a Dodge traveling westbound changed lanes and collided with the bike. The biker was ejected and suffered fatal injuries.…
Pinellas County has the highest bicycle fatality rate of any major metro area in the U.S., according to federal data. Its per-capita cyclist death rate for the past decade ranks No. 1 among the four counties in the Tampa Bay metro area. In fact, Florida has by far the highest…
According to new reports, the Florida Department of Transportation is holding a public workshop to discuss a new bikeway through downtown Tampa. The proposed bike lanes would be on the north side of Jackson Street, running from Ashley Drive to Nebraska Avenue. The addition would look a lot like the…
The number of fatal bicycle accidents involving motor vehicles is on the rise, and the state of Florida is just second behind California with the highest number of deaths. According to a report by the Governor’s Highway Safety Association, the number of U.S. bicyclists killed in accidents involving motor vehicles…
A 17-year-old girl riding her bicycle near Riverview High School on Tuesday morning was hit by a car. According to the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office, the girl, who is a Riverview High student, was struck by an Acura sedan on Whispering Creek Boulevard near Balm Riverview Road just south of…
A 20-year-old dancer with the Sarasota Ballet died in a bicycling accident on Wednesday after he collided with a delivery truck, according to reports. The dancer, from Brazil, was transported to Blake Medical Center in Bradenton where he died from his injuries Wednesday evening. The accident occurred in the 5400…
A bicyclist was seriously injured Wednesday morning after he was struck by a semi-truck in Winter Haven. The crash occurred at 10:25 a.m. on U.S 17 near Snively Avenue, according to reports. The Polk County Sheriff’s Office said a white semi-truck, hauling a 53-foot box trailer, was travelling northbound and…