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Pickup truck collides with low-speed vehicle

Pickup truck collides with low-speed vehicle

Written by Joe Hendricks on . Posted in Community News, Holmes Beach.

HOLMES BEACH – A pickup truck collided with a low-speed vehicle (LSV) on Gulf Drive on Tuesday evening, resulting in two of the seven LSV passengers being transported to a walk-in emergency room for non-incapacitating injuries.

The accident occurred at the Gulf Drive and 52nd Street intersection at approximately 6:53 p.m. on July 1.

According to the report obtained from the Holmes Beach Police Department, Vehicle 1 (V1) was a 2004 Chevy Silverado pickup truck owned by a Bradenton man whose age is not listed in the report. The pickup truck was carrying one passenger.

Vehicle 2 (V-2) was a six-passenger 2025 HDKP-brand electric low-speed vehicle (LSV) owned by Just 4 Fun beach rentals in Holmes Beach. The LSV was driven by a 46-year-old man from Tampa, whose birthday it was, according to the birthdate listed on his driver’s license.

According to the police report, the pickup truck and the LSV were both traveling northbound on Gulf Drive. The LSV was stopped in traffic and attempting to make a left turn onto 52nd Street when the pickup struck the passenger-side rear of the LSV.

“I spoke with D1 (Driver 1) about what had happened and he stated that he was talking to his friend in the front passenger seat and he looked over at him during conversation and when he looked back V2 (the LSV) was stopped in traffic and he could not stop in time. D1 was deemed to be at fault and was issued a citation for careless driving,” according to the reporting officer.

The name of the person who received the citation is redacted in the report.

According to the report, no one was ejected from the LSV but two passengers were transported by Manatee County EMS to a Manatee Memorial walk-in emergency room with non-incapacitating injuries.

Alcohol use was not suspected as a contributing factor and the LSV sustained minor damage estimated to be approximately $500. Both vehicles were able to leave the scene under their own power.

Tuesday’s accident occurred one day after a 15-year-old girl fell out of a golf cart in Anna Maria and suffered traumatic head and chest injuries and was transported by helicopter to Tampa General Hospital.

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Proposed speed limit reduction goes for a vote

Proposed speed limit reduction moving to vote

Written by SUN contributor on . Posted in Community News, Holmes Beach.

HOLMES BEACH – Drivers may soon have to slow down when traveling through Holmes Beach and it won’t be because of the low-speed vehicles that travel on city streets.

Commissioners considered a proposal to lower the speed limit on all city streets to 25 mph at a Jan. 25 work session, agreeing to move the proposed ordinance forward to a regular meeting for a public hearing and the first of two votes.

If the measure passes both votes by commissioners, the 25 mph speed limit will apply to all city streets, but not the two state roads located in Holmes Beach, which are governed by the state of Florida. The speed limits on Manatee Avenue and on East Bay Drive will remain the same unless changed by the Florida Department of Transportation.

The idea was floated by Police Chief Bill Tokajer in response to safety concerns about speeding vehicles on city streets and the potential hazards to pedestrians, bicyclists and operators of golf carts and low-speed vehicles (LSVs).

An LSV is a mini car, golf cart or other type of lower speed vehicle that is required to be registered with the Florida Department of Motor Vehicles to be street legal. Most travel at a top speed of 25-30 mph. A golf cart is a traditional golf cart meant for use on a golf course that is not required to be registered through the DMV and travels at a maximum speed lower than 25 mph. City Attorney Erica Augello said that once a golf cart exceeds 20 mph, it is technically considered an LSV.

Issues that officers are seeing on Holmes Beach roadways include LSV drivers pulling over into bicycle lanes to allow motor vehicles to pass them, drivers traveling faster than the posted speed limit and golf carts traveling on roads with 35 mph speed limits, where they’re not allowed.

By lowering the speed limit citywide to 25 mph, Tokajer said it would ease sign pollution, make it easier for drivers of all kinds to know what the speed limit is, especially on Palm/Marina drives where it changes every few blocks, reduce confusion about where LSVs are allowed to be operated and allow officers to focus their enforcement efforts on keeping LSVs and golf carts off Manatee Avenue and East Bay Drive.

Commissioners will consider the ordinance at an upcoming meeting not yet scheduled.

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