“A study by the nonprofit Transportation for America in Washington, D.C., lists the most dangerous metropolitan areas for pedestrians, and the worst four just happen to be in the Sunshine State: Orlando, Tampa, Miami and Jacksonville. It may seem like an astonishing find, but it’s not actually all that surprising: 490 pedestrians were killed by cars in Florida last year, the most in any state, and South Florida consistently ranks as one of the worst pockets for hit-and-run fatalities. ..”
Read more: http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1942986,00.html?cnn=yes#ixzz0YM7vXvRX
If you live in Miami you know it just from getting the news…Young and old are run down and the driver will not even stop. I forget if it was the day I left Miami or a day or two before but an old couple were both killed crossing a street.
The report I think is saying that these cities and others are dangerous by design. To many high speed cars and little safety given, in design, to walkers and cyclists.
In Miami I am not sure that is the only reason. Someone should do a study and I do not think it would be hard… I think there are two additional reasons…Drivers that are not here legal and do not want to get in trouble with the police…Drivers that are not from the United States and in their nation you want to not have any contact with the police or you be robbed and beat by them. The other thing is that the police in Miami do not do traffic enforcement. You never see them stop a driver. The police in Miami need to get off their asses and start doing traffic enforcement.
I do not think people are going to stop taking vacations in FL because the police stopped them for speeding. I think people may stop visiting Miami when they find out they stand a good chance of being killed walking across the street to get to the beach. Not only that the driver that hits them will not even stop.
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