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What You Probably Don't Know About Florida Pedestrian Crosswalks

8 Things You Must Do If You've Been Injured in a Bicycle Accident

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Attorney James W. Dodson has experience dealing with pedestrian collisions and bicycle accidents. These accidents often result in severe injuries including broken bones, back, neck and spine injuries, nerve damage, scarring and disfigurement, as well as knee, wrist, ankle and foot injuries and even wrongful death. We are dedicated to recovering all available compensation for those who have suffered a loss in a bicycle accident or pedestrian collision.

If you or a family member has suffered personal injury as the result of a pedestrian or bicycle accident, Clearwater Injury Attorney James Dodson can help you.

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What You Probably Don't Know About Florida Pedestrian Crosswalks
Description: Florida is a dangerous place for pedestrians, especially when crossing our busy roads and highways. Serious personal injury or death of too many pedestrians have resulted from drivers and pedestrians not knowing Florida's traffic laws,(Statute 316.130) particularly at pedestrian crosswalks.
8 Things You Must Do If You've Been Injured in a Bicycle Accident
Description: Florida Bicycle Accident and personal injury lawyer Jim Dodson knows the steps a bicyclist takes immediately after an accident with a car can make a difference in successfully holding the car driver responsible. In a special report, he writes 8 valuable things you must do to preserve your claim if you've been injured in a bicycle accident.
Pedestrian Injury and Car | Vehicle Travel Speed
Description: The relationship between vehicle travel speeds and resulting pedestrian injury was reviewed in the literature and in existing data sets. Results indicated that higher vehicle speeds are strongly associated with both a greater likelihood of pedestrian crash occurrence and more serious pedestrian injury.
Bicycle Accidents and Drivers' Visual Search at Left and Right Turns
Description: In an accident data base study it was shown that when drivers cross a bicycle path as they enter a non-signalized intersection, the clearly dominant type of car-bicycle crashes are those in which a bicyclist comes from the right and the driver is turning right, in marked contrast to the cases with drivers turning left.
Recovery for Injuries Suffered by Pedestrian
Description: Clearwater, St. Petersburg injury lawyer discusses recovery for injuries suffered by a pedestrian when hit by a car in crosswalk, sidewalk, parking lot, and backup accidents.
Common Injuries Suffered by Bicyclists in Florida
Description: Clearwater | St. Petersburg injury attorney James W. Dodson discusses damage recovery for injuries suffered by bicyclists when hit by a car or truck and how Florida's No Fault statute applies.
A List of Pedestrian Safety Tips
Description: A public campaign called "Street Smarts" by the Department of Transportation, published a list of safety tips for pedestrians to raise public awareness.
A List of Safety Tips for Motorists to Increase Pedestrian Safety
Description: The Department of Transportation provides a list of safe driving tips to ensure pedestrian safety by motorists.
Florida Statute 316.083 Sets Minimum Distance When Passing a Bicyclist
Description: Florida Statute 316.083 (State Uniform Traffic Control) provides the driver of a vehicle overtaking a bicycle or other nonmotorized vehicle must pass the bicycle or other nonmotorized vehicle at a safe distance of not less than 3 feet between the vehicle and the bicycle or other nonmotorized vehicle.
Pedestrian Crosswalk Crash Study | Part 1
Description: This is a study analyzing pedestrian crash risk at marked and unmarked crosswalks in California. Evidence exists to suggest the poor crash record of marked crosswalks is not due to the crosswalk being marked but a reflection of the pedestrian's lack of caution when using a marked crosswalk.
(U.S. Department of Transportation Traffic Highway Administration)

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Swamp | A Florida Mountain Biking Club
Description: Swamp Mountain Bike Club is an Organization of off-road cycling enthusiasts who share in the fun and excitement of Florida Mountain Biking. Working with Local, State, and National agencies the organization's goal is to Maintain and Preserve lands open to Mountain Biking and Promote Mountain Biking to Riders of all skill levels. Swamp riders believe the brain is one's most important organ. Mountain bikers wear bike helmets at all Swamp rides.
Bike Right | Bike Fit by the American Physical Therapy Association
Description: A physical therapists perspective on a good bike fit which minimizes discomfort, improves efficiency and reduces pain and injury.
Florida's Bicycle Friendly Communities
Description: Rankings of several Florida communities for being bicycle friendly, by the League of American Bicyclists. St. Petersburg, Florida is recognized as a bicycle friendly community.
How Walk-Able Is Your Community?
Description: Everyone benefits from walking. Walking needs to be safe and easy. Take a walk with your child and use this checklist to decide if your neighborhood is a friendly place to walk. Read over the checklist before you go, and as you walk, note the locations of things you would like to change. At the end of your walk, give each question a rating. Add up the numbers to see how you rated your walk overall.
Florida Cities Ranked Most Dangerous in Pedestrian Accidents
Description: In the last 15 years, more than 76,000 Americans have been killed while crossing or walking along a street in their community. More than 43,000 Americans – including 3,906 children under 16 – have been killed this decade alone.
According to a report by Transportation for America, the Florida metropolitan areas listed among the most dangerous in the U.S. for pedestrian walking in 2007-2008 were: Orlando, Tampa, Miami, and Jacksonville.
Florida State Bicycle Laws
Description: Description: The Florida Department of Transportation offers a detailed list of Florida bike laws for bicyclists and motorists including: driving on the right side of the road, equipment requirements, sidewalk riding,turning at intersections, signaling a turn or stop,operation on limited access highways, wearing headsets,obedience to traffic control signals, changing lanes, overtaking or passing a vehicle,driver resonsibility to exercise care,and following too closely.
Florida Cyclists Win Landmark Ruling vs. Florida DOT
Description: The State Department of Transportation is, according to a ruling of the First District Court of Appeals, unambiguously obligated "to establish bicycle and pedestrian ways in conjunction with the construction, reconstruction, or other change of any state transportation facilities." The ruling states bicycle and pedestrian ways shall be established "unless the Department exercises its discretion not to establish [them]" according to one of three conditions described in the statutes, and that the "Department's discretion is limited."
League of American Bicyclists
Description: The mission of the League of American Bicyclists is to promote bicycling for fun, fitness and transportation and work through advocacy and education for a bicycle-friendly America. They do this by representing the interests of the nation's 57 million cyclists. The League has a current membership of 300,000 affiliated cyclists, including 25,000 individuals and 700 affiliated organizations. The League works to bring better bicycling to all communities.
Florida's 67 Counties of Biking Trails | Paved and Off Road
Description: A link to the many biking trails in Florida, both paved and off road, within it's 67 counties. The majority of these trails are on public land, at either the federal, state, county or local level. This is free trail data dedicated to providing the biking public and the public in general with information on these resources.
Florida Pedestrian and Bicycle Safety Resource Center
Description: The Florida Pedestrian/Bicycling Safety Resource Center promotes safe pedestrian and bicycling activities for citizens and visitors, young and old, by providing educational materials and information to advocate groups in the state.

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