If you haven’t already heard, Fort Lauderdale recent launched a new bike-sharing program. Bike riding is a popular trend, an excellent way to get some exercise and an eco-friendly way to get around. According to the Green Fort Lauderdale, Broward Commissioners recently approved a contract with B-cycle to launch these bikes and their kiosks here…
Continue reading ›According to police, a bicycle accident in Fort Lauderdale left a local man dead. This bicycle accident was different than so many others. This bike accident didn’t involve a motor vehicle or another bicyclist, it involved a Tri-Rail train. The accident happened as a northbound train crossed 62nd Street at roughly 7:00 a.m. At the…
Continue reading ›A recent two-car accident in Pompano Beach ended up seriously injuring a 6-year-old who was riding a scooter. According to the Sun Sentinel, five other people were injured in this accident. A spokesman for the Broward Sheriff Fire Rescue says that the accident happened just after 1:00 p.m. after a driver failed to acknowledge a…
Continue reading ›Attention has been shifted to bicycle and pedestrian accidents in Miami and the surrounding areas once again. After a number of recent accidents, like the death of the bicyclist on the Rickenbacker Causeway, officials are looking again at what may be done to help make our roadways safer for all travelers. Within the 2012 Benchmarking…
Continue reading ›The Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles (FLHSMV) reports that the Sunshine State witnessed more than 2,730 fatalities from car accidents in Fort Lauderdale and elsewhere in 2011. While this is about 70 fewer fatalities than recorded in 2010 and the lowest number of traffic-related fatalities since 1978, we are still seeing far…
Continue reading ›According to the United States Department of Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood, the number of traffic accident-related fatalities across the nation dropped to the lowest numbers on record since 1949. In 2010, officials report that there were more than 32,880 fatalities from car accidents in Fort Lauderdale and elsewhere during the year. Officials report this decrease…
Continue reading ›From 2000 to 2009, there were nearly 48,000 pedestrians killed along roadways in the United States, according to Transportation For America. What’s important to point out in this article is that the top 4 most dangerous metropolitan areas in the country are in Florida, with Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach ranking in as the 4th deadliest area…
Continue reading ›According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), there were nearly 650 people killed and another 50,000 injured in bicycle accidents in Fort Lauderdale and elsewhere in 2009. These types of accidents accounted for about 2 percent of all of the people who died in traffic-related accidents during the year. The NHTSA also reports…
Continue reading ›A recent car accident in Plantation killed three people — two stranded motorists and a good Samaritan — all in their 20s, after they were struck by a passing motorist. Two of the people killed in the accident had been involved in a one-car accident with a tree. They exited their vehicle to assess the…
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