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When should you take keys from elderly drivers?
Angelo and Mary Virgona left their Apopka home for Orlando armed with a map, a GPS and a cellphone. More than 30 hours later, 91-year-old Virgona and his wife, who is 88, pulled into a gas station 150 miles away, disoriented, hungry and tired. Tollbooth...
Tags: Motorvehicle Accidents, Services and Shopping, Pharmaceuticals, Car Safety Tips and Advice, Vehicles
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SunRail work to close St. Johns bridge
The train bridge over the St. Johns River near U.S. Highway 17-92 at the Seminole and Volusia county line will be closed for 54 hours starting Friday at 9 p.m., according to the Florida Department of Transportation. It will reopen 3 a.m. Monday.
That...Tags: Orange County (Florida), Volusia County, Maitland
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In state experiment, bicycles to share highways with cars, trucks
Bicyclists soon may be riding on two limited-access highways in Seminole and Brevard counties, even though some politicians fear it will be dangerous for someone pedaling on two wheels to share the road with speeding cars and trucks.
In an experiment,...Tags: Justice System, Highway Transportation, Crime, Law and Justice, Seminole County, Winter Springs
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State seeks investors to help foot bill to build I-4 toll lanes
Section 1512 of the recently passed federal transportation bill is filled with technical jargon, but one part is perfectly clear: The law ends a 7-year-old ban on adding tolls to Interstate 4.
Now the Florida Department of Transportation wants to...Tags: Orange County (Florida), Road Transportation, Miami (Miami-Dade, Florida), Church Street Station, Miami-Dade County
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Don't call them 'Lexus lanes' and they aren't just for rich, state says
![Don't call them "Lexus lanes." Try express lanes or managed-traffic lanes. But not Lexus lanes.](http://media.trb.com/media/thumbnails/story/2012-07/71213532-21084227.jpg "Don't call them "Lexus lanes.\" Try express lanes or managed-traffic lanes. But not Lexus lanes.")
Don't call them "Lexus lanes." Try express lanes or managed-traffic lanes. But not Lexus lanes.
"Really, that's not what it is," said Ananth Prasad, secretary of the Florida Department of Transportation.
Starting in 2014, Prasad's agency intends to...Tags: Miami-Dade County, Transportation, Road Transportation, Miami (Miami-Dade, Florida), Travel
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State axes plan for Lake Jesup bridge cyclists
The Chain Gang - Orlando SentinelCiting public concern and cost, the Florida Department of Transportation has pulled back on a plan to let bicyclists ride on the State Road 417 bridge from Oviedo to Sanford over Lake Jesup. But the Pineda Causeway bike lanes in Brevard County are still a... -
Mica takes to I-4 rest stop to tout transportation bill
Central Florida Political Pulse - Orlando SentinelDan Tracy just filed this report: LONGWOOD – Give U.S. Rep. John Mica, R-Winter Park, credit for picking an unusual spot for a press conference. He fielded questions today from the news media next to Interstate 4 at the westbound rest stop just... -
Setting the course for the Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show
Follow @mindingyourbizJohn Nigro of Fort Lauderdale-based Show Management is director of land, booth display exhibits and operations manager for the Fort Lauderdale International Boat show, a role he's held for the past decade. The show runs from Oct. 27 to Oct 31 and...Tags: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Hatteras, Around The World Sailing, Fort Lauderdale, Broward County
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Daniel Vasquez: Free Florida 511 iPhone app makes driving a breeze
Hate traffic much? The free Florida 511 app for iPhone will help, offering up-to-the-minute information on local crash scenes, construction zones and other traffic hazards. Florida 511 for iPhone (and iPad) was developed by the Florida Department of...Tags: Apple iTunes, Apple iPad, New Products, Apple iPhone, Traffic
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First lawsuit in 11-death I-75 crash targets FHP, FDOT
Two state agencies face a negligence lawsuit over a series of crashes that claimed nearly a dozen lives on Interstate 75 and resulted in a report that found inadequate training and procedural problems.
Gainesville attorney Christopher Chestnut said...Tags: Health, Injuries and Wounds, Highway Transportation, Crime, Law and Justice, Florida Highway Patrol
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Widening of I-75 will destroy habitat for endangered wood storks
A quicker ride along Interstate 75 in Broward and Miami-Dade counties could come at the expense of endangered wood storks. A plan to widen a 17-mile stretch of the interstate would destroy 382 acres of foraging habitat for the birds, which have...
Tags: Natural Resources, Miami (Miami-Dade, Florida), Wetlands, Environmental Issues
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Zimmerman's lawyer: Cub Scout leader, martial-arts expert, one-man law firm
Craig Sonner has never defended a client accused in a homicide, but he now represents George Zimmerman, the man at the center of one of the nation's most racially divisive shootings in years.
And Sonner predicts he'll have no problem clearing Zimmerman....Tags: MSNBC (tv network), ABC (tv network), NBC (tv network), NAACP, Jon Stewart
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