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Bicycle Safety

Drivers: Share The Road

People on bicycles have the same rights and responsibilities as people behind the wheel of a vehicle.

  • Yield to bicyclists as you would motorists and do not underestimate their speed. This will help avoid turning in front of a bicyclist traveling on the road or sidewalk, often at an intersection or driveway.
  • In parking lots, at stop signs, when packing up, or when parking, search your surroundings for other vehicles, including bicycles.
  • Drivers turning right on red should look to the right and behind to avoid hitting a bicyclist approaching from the right rear. Stop completely and look left-right-left and behind before turning right on red.
  • Obey the speed limit, reduce speed for road conditions and drive defensively to avoid a crash with a cyclist.
  • Give cyclists room. Do not pass too closely. Pass bicyclists as you would any other vehicle—when it’s safe to move over into an adjacent lane.

Our Safety Partners

  • Silver Injury Law Safety Partner

  • The Florida Transportation Builders' Association, Inc.

  • Florida Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles, a cabinet agency of the Florida government

  • FDOT, The Florida Department of Transportation, regulates public transportation in Florida.

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  • Enterprise Holdings private foundation, giving back to communities.

  • National Highway Traffic Safety Administration; United States Department of Transportation

  • Health Care District of Palm Beach County

  • Bryan & Associates PA
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  • TranSystems provides engineering and architectural planning, design and construction solutions.

  • Road construction company in Miami-Dade County, Florida.

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