Orlando is most dangerous city in US for pedestrians. These other 5 Fla. cities rank in top 10
Study says 713 pedestrians died on Florida’s roads in 2019
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ORLANDO, Fla. – The City Beautiful is also the most dangerous place in the United States for pedestrians.
Six Florida cities, with Orlando topping the list, are among the 10 most dangerous for pedestrians in America, according to the latest “Dangerous by Design” study released Wednesday.
Florida is the No. 1 state for pedestrian fatalities, according to the Smart Growth America and the National Complete Streets Coalition.
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The Orlando metropolitan area is the most dangerous in the United States. Palm Bay/Melbourne/Titusville is No. 4; Deltona/Daytona Beach/Ormond Beach is No. 5; and Lakeland/Winter Haven is No. 9. North Port/Sarasota/Bradenton checked in at No. 6; and Jacksonville is the 10th most dangerous metro area, News 6 partner WJXT-TV reported.
During the briefing two women shared stories of how pedestrian deaths directly affected them.
Latanya Byrd, of Philadelphia, lost her niece and three nephews eight years ago while they were attempting to cross a 12-lane road. Two vehicles were racing down the boulevard leaving them dead.
Kailey Kiss, a University of Florida student, lost a sorority sister and witnessed another classmate be struck and killed by a vehicle when waiting to cross University Avenue, a state road that borders Gainesville university.
Since then, Kiss founded Not One More, an organization dedicated to improving street safety on college campuses.
The improvements to the avenue is a slow process and there has been short-term changes, but it needs to be redesigned, Kiss said.