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A \u201cGhost Bike\u201d marks the site of a bicycle accident in downtown Tallahassee on Dec. 15, 2025. Credit:<\/span> Photo by Michael Moline \/ Florida Phoenix<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Niki Isaak was approximately 33 miles into the Central Florida Classic bike ride near Brooksville in October when a group of motorcyclists entered the bike path and began riding dangerously close to her.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Despite there being a wide-open road, one motorcyclist narrowly passed Isaak on the right shoulder, another pinned her in on the left, and a third finally hit her from behind.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The sudden impact smashed her body to the ground, puncturing her anal canal and fracturing her tailbone, among other injuries. She was immediately rushed to HCA Florida Bayonet Point Hospital, where she remained in the trauma center for three days before being released to return to her home in Fort Myers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Two months later, she is still doing physical therapy and has created a GoFundMe page to help with the medical bills now totaling more than $400,000 as she tries to pick up the pieces in her life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe impact is so big,\u201d she said in a Zoom conversation last month. \u201cIt\u2019s ruined our lives in so many ways, and we don\u2019t even know the outcome. I just hope people can see that it\u2019s just getting worse.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Despite the seriousness of the accident, the offending motorcyclist was only charged with a citation for careless driving, a moving violation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Frustration among cycling advocates <\/h3>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWhat is the response of the local law enforcement officers? Nothing,\u201d fumes Matt Scarborough, Isaak\u2019s attorney who specializes in defending cyclists involved in accidents. \u201cWe\u2019re seeing in my practice that cyclists are just being ignored. If this was a motor vehicle vs. another motor vehicle causing this much damage to somebody, I think it would be a much different story.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

One of Scarborough\u2019s other cases involves pro triathlete Gabrielle Suver, who was cycling along the side of a county road in Lake County on  Nov. 15 when a driver sideswiped her, resulting in a broken back, a fractured neck, a broken leg, fractured kneecap, liver laceration, scapula and sternum fractures and concussion, according to WESH-TV<\/a>. She was released from the hospital this past Sunday after 28 days.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For decades, Florida\u2019s roads have been listed as the most dangerous in the nation for pedestrians and bicyclists, and there has certainly been more awareness regarding safety concerns in the Sunshine State. But observers lament that conditions aren\u2019t getting better.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A recently released report<\/a> from the Bicycle Accident Lawyers group concluded that Florida remains the most dangerous state in the nation for bicyclists, looking at combined 2022 and 2023 data. And there were another 207 bicycle fatalities in 2024, according to the Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

These troubling statistics continue despite the fact that Florida lawmakers in 2006 passed a law requiring motorists to give cyclists at least three feet of space when driving along or passing them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cynics question how often that\u2019s being enforced. Just 130 motorists were cited for violating that law in 2024, according to the annual uniform traffic citation report<\/a> produced by the state.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Florida\u2019s 3 foot rule<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe 3-foot rule is not<\/em> the 3-foot rule,\u201d says Tampa attorney Steele Olmstead, who has represented injured cyclists. \u201cThe statute says that the motorist has to pass at a safe distance. Not less than 3 feet? Well, cops fall back on that and go, \u2018Oh, well. I can\u2019t get out and measure it. I couldn\u2019t tell whether it was 3 feet or not.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Florida statute 316.083 (2) says<\/a> that that any driver overtaking a bicycle or other nonmotorized vehicle or an electric bicycle occupying the travel lane must pass that vehicle \u201cat a safe distance of not less than 3 feet or, if such movement cannot be safely accomplished, must remain at a safe distance behind the bicycle or other nonmotorized vehicle or electric bicycle until the driver can safely pass at a distance of not less than 3 feet and must safely clear the overtaken bicycle or other nonmotorized vehicle or electric bicycle.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Olmstead says he \u201cmight have\u201d won one case over the past decade in which a motorist received a ticket for unsafe passing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Officials say increasing bicycle deaths is a national problem but note that there is a greater proximity to higher speed roads in Florida.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThere\u2019s often a transition from a 20-25 miles per hour neighborhood development that\u2019s relatively self-contained or something like a quasi-gated community, and then you\u2019re immediately on a 45 mph road,\u201d said Ken McLeod, policy director for the League of American Bicyclists. \u201cAnd at 45 mph, any mistake by a driver is more likely to cause a death for a person biking or walking.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And while more Florida cities have incorporated separated paths for people to bike and walk, there remain plenty of unprotected bike lanes. \u201cAll it takes is driver looking down at their phone and drifting down into the bike lane at 45 mph, and you have a crash that could be a fatality, because you have that high speed and that kinetic energy potential is there to cause the death,\u201d McLeod said. \u201cIf it was 35 or 30, you have a lower chance of death when that crash occurred.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The League of American Bicyclists \u201cBenchmarking Report\u201d<\/a> released in December 2024 showed that the percentages of bicyclist deaths have increased in Florida from an average of 143 between 2014 and 2018 to 197 between 2019 and 2023, a 38% increase.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And, according to preliminary data compiled by the state of Florida<\/a>, as of Dec. 13, there had been 185 bicycling fatalities this year (along with 9,277 injuries from bicycle crashes).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

(A group called \u201cGhost Bikes<\/a>\u201d places white-painted bicycles at sites where someone was hit or killed while riding.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Some law enforcement officials say the fault often lies with cyclists. In a YouTube video<\/a> posted last month, Pinellas County Sheriff Sgt. Jessica Mackesy said that at least four cyclists were critically injured or killed in crashes with vehicles because they didn\u2019t stop at a stop sign or a red light.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cPhysics doesn\u2019t care if you\u2019ve done it 100 times before. A 4,000-pound vehicle versus a bike, there\u2019s only one outcome,\u201d Mackesy said. \u201cAnd looking both ways isn\u2019t enough when there\u2019s a driver who has the right of way and expects you to stop. Stop means stop\u2014on the road, on the trail\u2014every time.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Florida Department of Transportation last updated its Pedestrian and Bicycle Strategic Safety Plan<\/a> in October 2021. In it, the agency reported that, between 2016 and 2020, 90% of all pedestrian and bicyclist fatalities and serious injuries on state roadways occurred in just 25 of the state\u2019s 67 counties. (The top five counties for fatalities and serious injuries were Miami-Dade, Broward, Orange, Hillsborough, and Duval).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Potential solutions?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Pinellas County Democratic Rep. Lindsay Cross is a cyclist who can be seen riding her bike to the Capitol during the legislative session. She says there are common-sense things that government can do to enhance safety for pedestrians and cyclists, such as creating more protected bike lanes and pedestrian crosswalks, but she believes part of the problem is with how local governments develop communities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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A protected bike lane in Tampa (Photo by Mitch Perry\/Florida Phoenix)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThey\u2019re all focused on having a car,\u201d she said. \u201cPeople by and large will choose places that are more walkable, that have mixed uses where you can walk to your grocery store or to a coffee shop. People like that, but a lot of the new development doesn\u2019t have that as an option. You\u2019ve got to drive to get into your community. You probably have to go a couple of miles to get to a grocery store.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cMaybe there\u2019s sidewalks in your community, but they\u2019re not leading to anywhere. They\u2019re just a loop within the community. So, I think fundamentally, we need to shift the way our development is happening, so it\u2019s geared towards people moving at a slower pace. Cars are also going to have to slow down and make it safer. That also helps to just enhance our quality of life, make it more accessible for people who are aging to have those options.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

John Sinibaldi Jr. is president of the St. Petersburg Bicycle Club. He has been hit twice by motorists while biking, the last time in 2010 when a collision with a distracted driver led to two lower-back surgeries and two cervical spinal-fusion surgeries. He offers two changes that he thinks could significantly improve bike safety in Florida.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI would increase communications dramatically between the state and the people who drive on our roads,\u201d said Sinibaldi, whose late father, John Sinibaldi Sr<\/a>., was a two-time Olympic cyclist in 1932 and 1936. \u201cThat would include visual things like billboards and public service announcements on TV. That would  include better driver education before you get your license, [and] driver education when you renew your licenses.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

His other idea is less prescriptive, and more philosophical.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe second thing is we have to get our local police out of the mindset that if a motorist in a car hits a cyclist, the default option should not be to just assume that the cyclist did something wrong. And yet that\u2019s often the case,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Phoenix reached out to law enforcement agencies in Florida for reaction.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cLaw enforcement works to enforce the law, and they will treat everyone with respect in that process, that includes both motorists and cyclists,\u201d said Logan Lewkow, deputy executive director of operations for the Florida Sheriffs Association. \u201cYou can look around the state \u2014 sheriffs\u2019 offices have created visibility enforcement programs specifically to make roads safer for pedestrians and cyclists. The safety of pedestrians and cyclists is very important to law enforcement.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Florida Highway Patrol did not respond to a request for comment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Legislation<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The Florida Bicycle Association says its top legislative goal is for the state to pass a comprehensive \u201cHands Free\u201d law that would make it illegal to hold a phone while operating a motor vehicle. The group says such legislation must go beyond \u201ctexting and driving\u201d to encompass all activities that take a driver\u2019s hands and attention away from the road, including scrolling through social media, streaming videos, and any other non-driving activity requiring manual interaction with a handheld device.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sen. Erin Grall, R-Vero Beach, sponsored a bill to do just that during the 2025 session, which passed in the Senate, 37-9. But its House companion never moved at all.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

No similar bill has been filed yet for the 2026 session.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bills addressing bike safety have been introduced for the coming Florida legislative session, but only regarding electric or e-bikes, a relatively new phenomenon resulting in a spike in injuries<\/a> around the state.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lots of people\u2014from kids to seniors\u2014began using e-bikes during the COVID pandemic. \u201cA new subculture\u201d of seniors who never rode a bike before are using e-bikes seeking the freedom they\u2019re looking for, Sinibaldi said, adding that he sees younger people who have lost their licenses or can\u2019t drive for whatever reason who are also using these new bikes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThey\u2019re terrorizing the Pinellas Trail\u2014there\u2019s no other way to put it\u2014because they don\u2019t know anything about trail etiquette,\u201d he said. The trail occupies old railroad right of way between St. Pete and Tarpon Springs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A bill (HB 243<\/a>) sponsored by Republicans Yvette Benarroch from Collier County and Kim Kendall from St. Johns County would require a person using or renting a class 3 electric bike to hold a driver\u2019s license or learner\u2019s permit. Class 3 electric bikes are the fastest legal bikes with a maximum speed of 28 miles per hour. Anyone caught purposefully modifying an E-bike to boost its motor-powered speed would face a fine up to $100. Subsequent violations could go up to $250.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And Hillsborough County Republican state Rep. Susan Vald\u00e9s filed legislation last week (HB 667<\/a>) that would require anyone under 18 to wear a helmet while operating or riding an e-bike.<\/p>\n\n\n\nFlorida Phoenix<\/a> is part of States Newsroom, a nonprofit news network supported by grants and a coalition of donors as a 501c(3) public charity. Florida Phoenix maintains editorial independence. Contact Editor Michael Moline for questions: info@floridaphoenix.com<\/a>.\n\n\n\n

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