[Conspiracy Guy]

Jeb's fault.

[Larry Lucido]

Hmm. I've been all over the country, and the odds have always been generally in favor of the car in car v. pedestrian encounters.

[Tax-chick]

"I am sure that there have been accidents, but I don't think its so dangerous that it is the most dangerous in the country," said Monica Martino, 21.

Watch! I can make speeding cars disappear just by shutting my eyes!

[anniegetyourgun]

Having moved to FL, I can confirm the facts. People are not attentive to their driving, and they speed and run red lights like crazy here. They also seem to assume that because the sun is shining, the freeways can't possibly be hazardous. I suspect much of the problem can be found in our combination of punks, very senior citizens, and Michiganders.

[2banana]

I think they are playing too much Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Edition...

[TheBigB]

Dave Barry always says the official Miami driving motto is: "Death Before Yielding!" :-)

[Hatteras]

Duh! Not only is the state full of New Yorkers, it's full of old, gray, senile New Yorkers! ;-)

God's waiting room...

[RebelBanker]

Could not possibly be because Florida can not even think about restricting or revoking a senior citizen's drivers license without getting sued for age discrimination now could it? The oldsters have enough political clout to keep anyone from suggesting periodic retesting or anything that might actually get dangerous drivers off the road before they kill someone.

[dfwgator]

What do they call pedestrians in Florida?

Speed bumps.

[ilgipper]

old people suck.

[Teacher317]

Most of the drivers are elderly or teenagers... not a good combination!

[add925]

Hmmmmm, Florida.....

Lots of 70+ year olds with drivers licenses. Lots of strip clubs serving lots of booze. Lots of visitors in rental cars.

Duhhhhhhhh?

[mike182d]

"Drivers think that they own the road because they bought a car."

Newsflash: Roads solely exist for cars - their created purpose is to provide a means of vehicular transportation. By what definition of "road" would a car not "own" it?

just curious...

[Squawk 8888]

I think the biggest problem is driver education and enforcement- in Toronto the most dangerous thing you can do is cross on a green light when a car is about to make a right turn. Forget about red-light cameras- if a cop spent a day at the corner by my office he'd nail so many drivers who fail to yield he'd have to file a workers' comp claim for the writer's cramp.

[weegee]

Las Vegas' solution was to build overpasses (and barriers) to keep pedestrians off of much of the road on the Las Vegas strip. They were constructed within the span of just a couple years.

[gcruse]

"Drivers think that they own the road because they bought a car."

Well, yes, pardner, and the sooner you adopt that, the safer you'll be. Unless you prefer being right and roadkill.