Recent Blog Posts
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Regional transportation planners are hoping to conduct in-depth safety audits of traffic fatalities in the Sarasota-Manatee area. Ranking as one of the most dangerous spots in the nation for pedestrians and bicyclists, Sarasota-Manatee saw 150 pedestrian deaths between 2005 and 2014. The Sarasota-Manatee Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) announced in March that it is hoping to… Read More »
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Recently released data indicates that Florida drivers may engage in unsafe driving practices more often than their counterparts in other states. The study, in which online insurance marketplace Everquote looked at statistics across the country, tracked behaviors like speeding, braking, cell phone use and acceleration. The company conducted the research between April 2016 and March… Read More »
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A fatal accident on State Road 528 near Orlando in early April happened because a driver was going almost 40 miles per hour over the posted speed limit, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. Shortly before the accident, a state trooper had clocked a 24-year-old driver going 92 MPH in a 55 MPH zone. The… Read More »