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Native and lived in Florida most of my life as well. Everything you just said was true. There was a guy in my hometown, very well known surfer who was killed by

Native and lived in Florida most of my life as well. Everything you just said was true. There was a guy in my hometown, very well known surfer who was killed by a speeding car simply while waiting to cross the street. We have ghost bikes everywhere as well.

toomuchtodo 8y ago
Florida is rated the most dangerous state for pedestrians.
- randcraw 8y ago
  The video in the OP says it's Arizona. Or maybe more are killed there while more are simply maimed in FL. Much of the problem isn't snowbirds. It's the low rate of prosecution for vehicular manslaughter. Southern states seems especially tolerant of driver irresponsibility, perhaps because the victim is perceived as 'an outsider' -- i.e. not someone cluelessly driving a giant SUV.
  - toomuchtodo 8y ago
    Other states might be more dangerous if you take into account incidents that don't result in loss of life, but Florida has the highest rate of fatalities per 100k people. https://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/article224923045.html https://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/article224923045.html "Walking may be hazardous to your health. In Florida, the risk of fatality on foot is significantly higher than in any other state. Nine of the 20 deadliest U.S. cities for pedestrians are in Florida, with Orlando ranked as least safe and the Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach metropolis ranked No. 14 in the 2019 “Dangerous By Design” report from Smart Growth America and the National Complete Streets Coalition." If you like walking or biking, don't move to Florida.
    - emj 8y ago
      No walking is NOT hazardous to you health, even if there are 10 times as many pedestrians deaths in Florida compared to Sweden it will still be a net positive to have people walking around.
  - cmurf 8y ago
    >Southern states seems especially tolerant of driver irresponsibility If you're white, perhaps. As a matter of public policy, this form of institutional racism is a way more effective way of producing a desired outcome: coming down hard on people of color while letting white people off easy. The incidence of fatal escalation of routine traffic stops is way higher with people of color.
enraged_camel 8y ago
What is a "ghost bike"?
- tapland 8y ago
  A bike, often painted white, placed to remember a person killed while biking on that spot.
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toomuchtodo 8y ago

Florida is rated the most dangerous state for pedestrians.

randcraw 8y ago
The video in the OP says it's Arizona. Or maybe more are killed there while more are simply maimed in FL. Much of the problem isn't snowbirds. It's the low rate of prosecution for vehicular manslaughter. Southern states seems especially tolerant of driver irresponsibility, perhaps because the victim is perceived as 'an outsider' -- i.e. not someone cluelessly driving a giant SUV.
- toomuchtodo 8y ago
  Other states might be more dangerous if you take into account incidents that don't result in loss of life, but Florida has the highest rate of fatalities per 100k people. https://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/article224923045.html https://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/article224923045.html "Walking may be hazardous to your health. In Florida, the risk of fatality on foot is significantly higher than in any other state. Nine of the 20 deadliest U.S. cities for pedestrians are in Florida, with Orlando ranked as least safe and the Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach metropolis ranked No. 14 in the 2019 “Dangerous By Design” report from Smart Growth America and the National Complete Streets Coalition." If you like walking or biking, don't move to Florida.
  - emj 8y ago
    No walking is NOT hazardous to you health, even if there are 10 times as many pedestrians deaths in Florida compared to Sweden it will still be a net positive to have people walking around.
- cmurf 8y ago
  >Southern states seems especially tolerant of driver irresponsibility If you're white, perhaps. As a matter of public policy, this form of institutional racism is a way more effective way of producing a desired outcome: coming down hard on people of color while letting white people off easy. The incidence of fatal escalation of routine traffic stops is way higher with people of color.

enraged_camel 8y ago

What is a "ghost bike"?

tapland 8y ago
A bike, often painted white, placed to remember a person killed while biking on that spot.
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