Florida's reputation as an unfriendly state for pedestrians didn't get much of a boost last year, when Transportation for America released its report, "Dangerous by Design." The report contained the aggregated results of a deep dive into America's roadways, ranking the best and worst.

For those roads that ranked poorly, the investigators tried to determine why this was so - and what could be done to make them better.

In the list of most dangerous metropolitan areas, Florida ranked number one ... and numbers two, three and four. Looking at the report, you'd think that stepping onto a street in Florida was tantamount to Russian roulette, and the numbers wouldn't do much to prove you wrong.

According to "Dangerous by Design," the top five most dangerous metro areas in the country are:

1. Orlando, FL
2. Tampa, FL
3. Miami, FL
4. Jacksonville, FL
5. Memphis, TN

Why are Florida roads so dangerous? It's quite simple, actually - they just weren't designed for foot traffic. Most of the roads running through Florida were created with the intention of keeping traffic moving, and the faster, the better.

Even areas that are usually used to make roads safer, such as medians and sidewalks, were designed with the idea of uninterrupted traffic flow.

This information isn't new.

In 2005, Dateline compiled an extensive report on the most dangerous roads in America. Florida's US-19 held the number one spot as the most dangerous road in the country for pedestrians.

In the five years leading up to Dateline's report, 100 pedestrians had been killed on US-19. This number was more than three times that of the second most dangerous road in the country, I-30 in Dallas.

Florida officials know that they have dangerous roads and most seem in agreement that something must be done, and soon. This could mean installing more lights on unlit roads, putting in more stop lights or just ensuring there are adequate sidewalks to accommodate the foot traffic in any given area.