ORLANDO, Fla. — According to information from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Florida ranked No. 1 in the country for fatal crashes involving cyclists from 2020 through 2024.
Central Florida cyclists and advocates are calling for more education and safer road designs to reverse that trend.
The Florida Department of Transportation reported more than 37,000 bicycle crashes in the state between 2020 and 2024. FDOT data also shows that one in seven bicyclists hit by a motorist during that period was killed or seriously injured…