October 29, 2012
Operation Best Foot Forward Begins Round 2 of Enforcement Measures
(Press release from Best Foot Forward) OPERATION BEST FOOT FORWARD Orlando Police Department and Orange County Sheriff’s Office ramp up for second wave of high-visibility enforcement for failing to yield for pedestrians in crosswalks. What: Orlando Police Department (OPD) and the Orange County Sheriff’s Office (OCSO) will be setting up wave two of their high-visibility…
(Press release from Best Foot Forward) Law enforcement to start ticketing drivers who fail to yield to pedestrians in crosswalks It’s back to school time. Central Florida law enforcement, spearheaded by the Orlando Police Department (OPD) and the Orange County Sheriff’s Office (OCSO), will be cracking down on drivers who fail to yield to pedestrians…
Bike/Walk Central Florida, MetroPlan Orlando, and the Winter Park Health Foundation are launching an 18-month education and enforcement program to help make Metro Orlando safer for pedestrians. Funding for the effort will be provided by MetroPlan Orlando and the Winter Park Health Foundation. In 2010, there were 59 pedestrians killed in Orange, Seminole, and Osceola counties….