One woman fell off a pier while she was texting. A mother walked her stroller right into a water fountain. Others have walked into the paths of dangerous drivers. According to ABC News, it’s a problem that we’re seeing a lot on our streets — distracted walking. Our Cape Coral…
Bicycle ridership in the Southwest Florida area is picking up. You’re probably noticing the increase more if you live on Sanibel or along one of the county’s many bike lanes. According to a recent survey, ridership at one intersection has just about doubled. We’re talking about the intersection of Donax…
A South Fort Myers woman, 22-years-old, was recently cited by beach officers for failing to yield the right of way to an elderly pedestrian in a crosswalk. The citation was the result of a pedestrian accident on Fort Myers Beach. The South Fort Myers driver slammed her vehicle into a…
After a recent accident in Naples, involving a bicyclist and a Collier County work truck, the bicyclist involved has been ticketed, according to WINK News. The accident happened on U.S. 41 and Vanderbilt Beach Road and left the bicyclist pinned under the work truck until emergency response officials arrived. Officials…
One recent morning, just before 8:30 a.m., a pedestrian accident in Lehigh Acres severely injured a 10-year-old boy as he made his way to his morning bus stop. According to the Lee County Sheriff’s Office Traffic Unit, the young child was transported to Lee Memorial Hospital. Once he arrived at…
Recently, a 67-year-old woman was killed in a Fort Myers Beach pedestrian accident. It happened on a Friday night when the pedestrian attempted to cross Estero Boulevard on Fort Myers Beach. She was crossing the street with her family when the accident happened. The driver involved in the accident says…
Locals and tourists are super exited for the new Boston Red Sox stadium, JetBlue Park. It’s sure to be an entertaining destination for many. To help reduce crowding and to help the environment, Lee County and BikeWalkLee are urging residents to “hit for the cycle” by opting to ride their…
More and more, people are dying in pedestrian accidents in Fort Myers and elsewhere. Recently, a 62-year-old man was killed in south Fort Myers. His death is the fifth pedestrian death in Collier and Lee counties in the month of February, according to The News-Press. The most recent accident happened…
Nearly 200 local students showed up with their bicycles in Cape Coral to practice safe biking techniques and to have their bike examined by a certified inspector. They were some of the future Lance Armstrongs, the bike riders of Oasis Elementary School and Christa McAuliffe, Cape Coral’s charter elementary schools.…
An 87-year-old woman was killed recently in a south Fort Myers pedestrian accident as she walked across San Carlos Boulevard. According to various walkinfo.org that ALL pedestrians might find useful: –Be predictable. Don’t walk along highways or other zones that are restricted, and try to use sidewalks where they are…