The Tampa-St. Petersburg area ranks second to Orlando as the most dangerous U.S. metropolitan area for pedestrians in a report released this morning by two non-profit coalitions that advocate for transportation issues. ...more

November 9, 2009

Most states, including Florida, had safer roads last year – and higher gas prices might have been the reason. ...more

February 5, 2009

Traffic fatalities in Highlands County dropped slightly from 17 in 2007 to 16 last year, but about a third of the fatalities last year involved motorcycles, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. ...more

February 3, 2009

Florida's roads were measurably safer in 2008. ...more

January 27, 2009

Fewer police officers died in the line of duty in 2008 compared to last year, reflecting better training and tactics, two law enforcement support groups reported Sunday. ...more

December 29, 2008

Count Florida among states with a low percentage of deaths from drunken driving. ...more

December 1, 2008

Florida is among 10 states with the lowest percentage of deaths involving drunken drivers, according to an annual report compiled by Mothers Against Drunk Driving. ...more

November 26, 2008

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - A University of Alabama at Birmingham study showed highway traffic deaths for older drivers in Florida dropped 17 percent after the state passed a law requiring vision tests for people age 80 and older. In Georgia and Alabama, where such tests are not required, the death rates remained unchanged. ...more

November 11, 2008

Florida saw traffic fatalities drop for the second straight year in 2007, although Highlands County's numbers rose slightly. ...more

October 18, 2008

Filling a car's gas tank is weighing on more than just a teenager's wallet this summer. ...more

August 31, 2008