FDOT offers safety tips after 5 people killed in motorcycle crashes in NE Florida over the past month
Florida Highway Patrol reports the state averages the second-highest number of distracted driving crashes each year at around 50,000 wrecks.
Author: Dawn White
Updated: 2:53 PM EDT April 18, 2021
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Five motorcyclists died and three others were seriously hurt in crashes in northeast Florida over the past month, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.
Now the Florida Department of Transportation is offering tips for motorcycle enthusiasts and drivers around them to keep everybody safe on the road.
“For about 12 years I’ve been riding consistently," Joe Adcox said. "When you’re on the motorcycle, it’s very therapeutic. We like to call it a wind therapy.”