HCSO Awarded FDOT Grant For Motorcycle Safety Awareness

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The grant provides $195,000 to assist with enforcement activities, distribute educational materials and purchase additional radar units.

Press release from Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office:

Jan. 13, 2021

To better educate motorists in Hillsborough County about motorcycle safety, the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office has been awarded a grant from the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT).

The Triple L: Listen, Learn and Live Motorcycle Education and Safety Program provides HCSO with $195,000 to assist with enforcement activities, distribute educational materials to drivers, and purchase up to 15 additional radar units and 15 laser units for speed monitoring. In 2019, there were 8,895 motorcycle crashes on Florida roadways, and 550 of those crashes resulted in death, according to Florida Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles (FLHSMV).

"Decreasing motorcycle accidents takes cooperation from all road users," said Sheriff Chad Chronister. "Through this generous FDOT grant, we will be able to not only conduct speeding enforcement operations but also educate both drivers and motorcyclists about the importance of following all rules of the road and sharing the road."

Enforcement efforts funded by the FDOT grant are running from now through September 30, 2021.


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