A string of recent news stories centered on traffic, pedestrians and senior citizens got me to thinking about my long-departed grandmother. ...more

November 25, 2009

A string of recent news stories centered on traffic, pedestrians and senior citizens got me to thinking about my long-departed grandmother. ...more

November 25, 2009

The speed limit on Fletcher Avenue west of the University of South Florida could be lowered under plans being considered to make the area safer. The speed limit could drop from 45 mph to 35 mph for the stretch from about 15th to 50th streets. One section, near 42nd Street, is 35 mph and has a senior zone, an area of reduced speed limits, to accommodate John Knox Village, a retirement center. ...more

November 13, 2009

It is no wonder it costs the city plenty for emergency medical response teams. Every day there is an accident on Interstate 4. Why? People drive too fast. ...more

August 21, 2009

The city council on Thursday asked the city's legal staff and police marine unit to devise a strategy to persuade the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission to take a new look at allowing an ordinance setting speed limits and a no-wake zone on an approximately mile-long stretch of the Hillsborough River. The city can approve an ordinance, but officials say the state probably would nix it because of a lack of statistics showing accidents, injuries or fatalities. ...more

July 18, 2009

Tourists have asked for it for years. Visitors who want to pedal their way through Hernando County also want a map that shows them where to ride. ...more

February 18, 2009

Tourists have asked for it for years. Visitors who want to see Hernando County on two wheels - and by pedal power - want a map that shows them where to ride. ...more

February 18, 2009

Superior performance in a seat belt enforcement campaign has earned the Plant City Police Department additional firepower - in the form of speed guns to target lead-footed motorists. ...more

October 1, 2008

Motorists who violate any of several new state laws will face heavy fines and or suspensions starting on Oct. 1, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. ...more

September 30, 2008

A hit-and-run driver has given Terry Neal more ammunition to push for lower speed limits on River Hills Drive. ...more

August 13, 2008