Florida Bike Safety Month: Here are some things to remember

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — March is Florida Bike Safety Month. Last year’s statistics show that unfortunately, bicycle accidents happen far too often.

In 2023 in Duval County alone, there were 314 crashes involving bikes.

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Here are some things for drivers and bicyclists to remember to help everyone get home safely:

• Bicycles are legally defined as vehicles in Florida.
• A bike lane is a travel lane that follows the same traffic laws.
• Florida law requires a 3-foot minimum passing distance

As of March 1st, here are the latest bike statistics from the Florida Highway Patrol Crash Data Dashboard.

For more information on how to properly share the road with bicyclists, visit the Florida Department of Transportation’s Bicycle Safety page.

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