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StreetsBlog Network shared an article about reducing vehicle speed the discusses why decrease of just 10 miles an hour can save lives: It might seem like a small thing: reducing motor vehicle speeds 10 miles per hour. But that 10 mph can make an enormous difference for the safety of […]
People On Bikes
By Sarah Goodyear The Atlantic City Lab The United States saw a nearly 62 percent increase in bicycle commuting between 2000 and 2013. But when it comes to reporting crashes between bikes and motor vehicles, police departments around the country are still using incident forms designed for an earlier era. A […]
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The News-Press looked at the state’s law that a driver must pass a bicycle at “not less than 3 feet” and found that of the 500 tickets issued to drivers who passed bicyclists illegally, only eight of those drivers were found guilty. Billy Hattaway, Bike/Walk Central Florida chair and FDOT’s “champion” for […]
People On Foot
Orlando residents can expect to see more than 22 miles of new sidewalks along city streets as part of a push to make life safer in an area often described as the most dangerous for pedestrians in the United States. The City Council is expected to approve a winning $3.1 […]
News To Use
By Leslie Postal Orlando Sentinel If my parenting philosophy had to be classified, I’d rather it be more free range than helicopter. But philosophies can be tested when your husband says, “Can she ride her bike around the block?” and your first thought is a panicky question: “Alone?” My daughter, […]