Florida has always been dangerous for cyclists. Probably due to such a high number of old, incompetent drivers; but also busy roads and lax judges. Remember the guy who killed 6 cyclists, and got off because he claimed narcolepsy? I really hoped he got some consequences that weren't covered by the press.
Nope not mostly the old people. I was there for over seventeen years. When there is very little or no penalty for a crime and a large portion of the public condones bad behavior and this includes law enforcement at times then mayhem occurs.
7 of the deadliest counties are in Florida. BikinginLA reported 14 of the 20 deadliest counties are in Florida and 2 of them are in California.