Why is Florida Killing So Many Cyclists

WHY IS FLORIDA KILLING SO MANY CYCLISTS Fatalities and Commuting Rates In the states with the 10 Largest Commuting Populations 2008 - 2012 Avg. # of Bike Commuters CALIFORNIA 169,860 FLORIDA 51,997 NEW YORK 44,548 OREGON 39,517 ILLINOIS 35,072 50000 100000 150000 200000 Fatalities per 10k bike Commuters CALIFORNIA 6.4 FLORIDA 21.7 NEW YORK 9.4 OREGON 2.5 ILLINOIS 7.2 10 15 20 25 Fatalities per 1M Population CALIFORNIA 2.9 FLORIDA 6.0 NEW YORK 2.2 OREGON 2.6 ILLINOIS 2.0 Florida Crash Facts Summary 2011 2012 2013 2014 5036 6442 6974 7048 Crashes 120 117 135 121 Fatalities Crash Facts Summary Crashes Fatalities 2013 2014 2013 2014 Brevard 208 218 10 4 Broward 850 852 13 Duval 299 281 7 1 Hillsborough 512 532 8. 11 Lee 189 222 3 Miami-dade 863 986 11 15 Orange 500 487 8 Palm Beach 555 550 Pinellas 574 574 11 7 Polk 156 150 4 Resources: flhsmv.gov, bikeleague.org