Clearwater Florida Bicycle Accident Blog
This blog is local to Clearwater, Florida and contains blog posts about bicycle laws, safety, common cycling injuries, bicycle accidents and personal injury claims. Our blog is updated frequently by our team of local experts on behalf of Jim Dodson, a experienced bicycle injury lawyer.
Our personal injury law firm has over 25 years experience successfully representing bicycle injury cases and wrongful death claims. If you have been injured in a cycling crash, or a loved one has been killed as a cyclist, you need to be able to focus on recovering from your injuries. You need to feel confident that you can turn your personal injury case over to a lawyer who cares about you. If you have immediate questions and want to speak to a Clearwater cycling accident attorney, call our office at 888-815-6398 to schedule a time to discuss your accident case. There is never a fee for a consultation.- Page 12
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The Austin Texas Safe Passing Cycling Ordinance is Something Florida Needs Austin, Texas enacted to a law that applies to vulnerable road users. The ordinance requires a motorist to allow at least 3 feet of clearance when passing. -
Who’s Responsible When Another Cyclist Runs Into Another Cyclist? Cyclists should know to ride with the flow of traffic when riding on the road, however two cyclists were injured when they collided on Fort Myers Beach. -
Fatal Bicycle Accident on Park Street in Seminole A 27-year-old Pinellas Park cyclist died after being hit by a car on Park Street in Seminole. The cyclist was ejected from his bike. -
Cyclist Seriously Inured in Sarasota Bicycle Accident A Florida bicyclist is in critical condition after an SUV hit him at Lime Avenue and 10th St in Sarasota at around 7 a.m. Tuesday. -
Elderly Driver Hit Teen Cyclist in Dunedin A 16-year-old boy from Clearwater was injured in Dunedin on Saturday, Nov. 10, when he was hit by a Jeep Grand Cherokee driven by an 89-year-old woman. -
The Green Artery Wants to Link 20 Neighborhoods in Tampa The group is called Green Artery and they want to link 20 neighborhoods in Central Tampa with bike trails connecting existing green spaces and parks. -
Barrier Placed on the Pinellas Bayway to Prevent Bicycle Injuries Motivated by a bicyclist being injured on the paved shoulder the DOT installed white pylons to separate a cycling lane around the inside of the Pinellas Bayway. -
Fatal Hit and Run Bicycle Accident in Zephyrhills The FHP is looking for information about a fatal bicycle hit and run accident in Zephyrhills that killed a 23-year-old man on Friday night at 10:30 p.m. -
Complete Streets Program Aimed to Reduce Dependence on Automobiles Automobile dependence has become a fact of life for most Americans. A nationwide movement is making American streets safer and more pedestrian/bicycle friendly. -
Florida Counties Join Efforts to Promote the 3 Feet Law to Keep Cyclist Safe Lee County will be placing yellow decals on all county vehicles and buses designed to promote a safe distance between motorists and cyclists sharing the road.