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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is promising a $1,000 bonus for every first responder in his state.
“(To) Florida’s first responders: Help is on the way,” DeSantis
said during a Wednesday news conference at the Satellite Beach Police Department in Brevard County, pledging checks to every police officer, firefighter, paramedic, and EMT in the Sunshine State.
“Some want to defund the police, we’re funding the police and then some,” DeSantis added while praising the first responders who have continued to work during the coronavirus pandemic without the luxury of being able to work from home.
The payments will go out once DeSantis signs the recently passed budget into law, which the Republican governor says will happen “relatively soon.”
FLHSMV reminds drivers to share the road
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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Temperatures are increasing and so are the number of commuters on Florida’s roadways – especially vulnerable road users. This month, the Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles (FLHSMV) is teaming up with transportation and law enforcement organizations across the state to remind motorists of their responsibility to Share the Road properly with bicyclists, motorcyclists, commercial drivers, and all other road users in between, to keep our roads safe.
“On average last year, there were nearly 280 crashes per week involving a motorcycle or bicycle in Florida, which truly underscores the importance of staying vigilant for all road users,” said FLHSMV Executive Director Terry L. Rhodes.“While their mode of transportation may differ from a typical vehicle, motorcyclists and bicyclists still have the right to share our roadways and the right to make it to their destination safely.”
by: FLHSMV Office of Communications
In 2020, there were 746 fatalities from crashes involving alcohol, drugs, or a combination of both in Florida a decrease of more than 33% from 2019. Even though impaired-driving fatalities decreased last year, the Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles is not letting off the gas for impaired-driving education and prevention efforts in 2021.
Throughout the month of March, when Florida traditionally sees an increase in travel and visitors due to spring break, FLHSMV and its division of the Florida Highway Patrol are leading the Never Drive Impaired campaign in partnership with state agencies and safety organizations across Florida to remind motorists that there is never an excuse to drive impaired. The campaign aims to reduce impaired-driving crashes and fatalities through education and prevention messaging, including creative graphic elements that squash the common misconceptions and rationalizations that many motorists use