Florida Injury Lawyer Blog
When it comes to the injury risks in Southwest Florida, it’s hard to overstate the risk of walking.
Nationwide, the risks have reached epidemic levels, and Florida has long been the deadliest state in the nation for pedestrians.
NPR reported this week that pedestrian deaths have reached levels not seen in decades. A new report issued by the Governors Highway Safety Association identified 6,227 pedestrians who were killed by motor vehicles last year.
As our injury lawyers in Cape Coral and Fort Myers recently reported, Florida is the deadliest state in the nation for pedestrian accidents. The Fort Myers-Cape Coral area is among 8 metro areas in Florida to be named to the nation’s 10 deadliest areas for walkers, according to Smart Growth America’s report, Dangerous by Design, which largely focuses on inadequate infrastructure, like sidewalks and crosswalks.
