The spontaneity of buying a first motorcycle and riding off toward a distant horizon is gone, now that state law requires new riders to take safety classes that are hard to come by. ...more

September 5, 2008

The Florida Highway Patrol is stepping up its enforcement efforts for the Labor Day holiday weekend. ...more

August 30, 2008

At the wheel of the 1992 Oldsmobile was Jimmy Dunn, who during the past 21 years has been convicted of drunken driving three times. ...more

August 21, 2008

A South Carolina man is in custody this morning on charges he struck a motorcycle with his car Tuesday night, killing the motorcyclist and a passenger on the motorcycle, Clearwater police say. ...more

August 20, 2008

About 10 million Florida motorists will get $1 off their annual vehicle registration renewals in 2009-10 as the result of a federal lawsuit settlement approved Tuesday by Gov. Charlie Crist and the state Cabinet. ...more

August 13, 2008

State highway safety officials are asking bikers to dress brightly, paint their motorcycles in brighter colors and add more lights to the machines. ...more

July 15, 2008

SEBRING - Highlands County Sheriff Susan Benton fired road patrol deputy John Stock on Friday, after an internal investigation into a citizen complaint revealed he used a mobile computer in his patrol vehicle to run the driver's license information of people for non-law enforcement reasons. The complainant alleged Stock had made complaints on him to the Florida Department of Children and Families as well as to Highlands County Animal Control. ...more

July 14, 2008

TALLAHASSEE - State highway safety officials are asking bikers to dress brightly, paint their motorcycles in brighter colors and add more lights to the machines. ...more

July 14, 2008

AVON PARK — Putting a temporary license tag in the rear window or anywhere other than the bracket provided for a license tag could result in a non-moving violation in the state of Florida, since a new law took effect July 1. The law is supposed to help law enforcement officers make a quick and easy identification during routine traffic stops. ...more

July 5, 2008

Starting today, you need to take a class to get a motorcycle license in Florida. ...more

July 1, 2008