I just saw that the top 4 most dangerous cities to ride a bike are in Florida.
St. Pete is a famous retirement location and a lot of the bikers you see there are in their 70s. The other Florida cities have a lot of retirees too. Maybe the problem in Florida is with the bikers, not the drivers. Just a guess.
Living in St. Petersburg I can tell you it is not a safe to be on two wheels or four (wheel chair or scooter). It is as if cars will go out of the way to scare you. A few times a week, local news reports another hit and run.
Not any more. Retirees can not afford to live here any more. Millennials and hipsters have moved in. Million dollar condos sell out before they are built.
No doubt. Gotta be super aware and defensive if you are on a bike.... but the cyclists are the ones who pay the price.
"It's not who has the right of way, it's about who's left"
St. Pete is a famous retirement location and a lot of the bikers you see there are in their 70s. The other Florida cities have a lot of retirees too. Maybe the problem in Florida is with the bikers, not the drivers. Just a guess.
... but the cyclists are the ones who pay the price.
"It's not who has the right of way, it's about who's left"
In some areas of St. Pete the streets are very old and in some places are made of stone. The streets are very narrow and there is not much room for autos and bikes.
In the areas outside of downtown, many of the accidents when I lived there involved youngsters who would pay no attention to traffic laws.