ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. – In a report by the Bicycle Accident Lawyers Group this week, the most dangerous roads in Orange County may have been revealed.
The report uses federal, state and local crash data to determine which areas of the nation are deadliest for bikers and pedestrians.
According to the law firm, Florida ranked as the most dangerous state for bicyclists, with over 230 fatal crashes in 2023 alone.
“Over 0.5% of people across Florida use their bicycles to get to work daily. Yet, more than two hundred bike riders die on local roads annually, and over and around 9K get serious injuries. That is one of the worst indicators in America.
High-speed roads in the state are among the major contributing factors to such unfavorable stats. In 2024, Florida was ranked 8th on the National Bicycle Friendly State list, because of the local authorities’ efforts to improve the situation, but it remains grim.”
Bicycle Accident Lawyers Group
But within Florida, some places are safer than others.
Last year, Orange County released an “Action Plan” that listed the Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford metro as one of the deadliest areas of the state for car crashes.
While Orange County isn’t the worst offender in the region per capita, state data shows that it had the greatest number of total deadly crashes in Central Florida last year.
Graphs showing the breakdown of crashes in Orange County’s Vision Zero Action Plan (2024) (Orange County)
The Action Plan, which examines data between 2018 and 2022, reveals that a disproportionate number of KSI (“Killed or Seriously Injured”) crashes happened along a select number of roadways.
In fact, roughly 45% of all crashes and 65% of KSI crashes during this time happened along this road network, the report states.
Of the most concerning roadways listed in the Action Plan, the top 25 deadliest are as follows:
RankRoadwayFrom-ToCrashes (KSI)KSI Crashes/Mile1Silver Star RoadSavoy Dr. – Maguire Rd.1,447 (123)30.672Orange Blossom TrailTown Center Blvd. – Colonial Dr.5,735 (265)20.643Pine Hills RoadOld Winter Garden Rd. – Pinto Way1,318 (88)17.254Goldenrod RoadBeatty Dr. – Glenmoor Blvd.1,249 (47)16.945Sand Lake Road / McCoy RoadTurkey Lake Rd. – Jetport Dr.2,315 (112)16.876Oakridge RoadMillenia Blvd. – Orange Blossom Trail1,249 (47)16.857Kirkman RoadCarrier Dr. – Colonial Dr.2,249 (69)15.728West Colonial DriveEconomic Ct. – Orange Blossom Trail2,630 (122)14.709John Young Parkway / Lee RoadColonial Dr. – Gloriosa Ave.1,330 (42)14.5810Clarcona RoadColonial Dr. – Silver Star Rd.696 (25)14.2011Rio Grande AvenueW. Gore St. – Holden Ave.586 (34)13.4912North LaneWestgate Rd. – Pine Hills Rd.60 (7)13.2113Orange Blossom TrailColonial Dr. – Drage Dr.1,826 (84)12.9214John Young ParkwayTown Loop Blvd. – Colonial Dr.3,254 (135)12.8115Rock Springs RoadWelch Rd. – Faye St.229 (11)12.3616Westmoreland DriveGore St. – Washington St.165 (10)11.4917Kaley StreetRio Grand Ave. – Division Ave.178 (11)10.8918Fairbanks AvenuePark Ave. – Tangerine Ave.758 (27)10.7119North Rosalind AvenueOrange Ave. – Livingston St.257 (9)9.7820Fairbanks Ave. / Osceola Ave. / Aloma Ave.Park Ave. – Tangerine Ave.448 (10)9.5221Curry Ford / Dean RoadFredrica Dr. – River Park Blvd.1,183 (49)8.9422Powers DriveGamble Dr. – Indian Hill Rd.405 (20)8.7723Colonial DriveOrange Blossom Trail – Brevard County Line4,777 (207)8.3124Washington St. / Garland Ave. / Robinson St.Terry Ave. – Mills Ave.1,686 (24)5.9725Central BoulevardDivision Ave. – Rosalind Ave. 164 (2)3.92Breaking News Alerts
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