Operation BFF and other enforcement activities
Failing to yield to a pedestrian in a crosswalk can land you a $164 ticket and three points on your driver's license, but more importantly, it can take a life. As seen in the infographic to your left, the rate…
Orlando Police Department and Orange County Sheriff’s Office to enforce Florida’s driver yield law at marked crosswalks to improve pedestrian safety in Orange County and City of Orlando ORLANDO, Fla. – To keep roads safe for the more than 203,000…
How about being rewarded for doing the right thing. Orlando Police Department traffic enforcement has been doing just that – thanking drivers and people on foot with a free lunch from Chick-fil-A for doing something as simple as yielding to…
On the unseasonably cold Wednesday morning of March 15, David Mittiga watched cars and trucks speeding along Pine Hills Road and quipped that he was about to take on the most dangerous assignment of his 14 years as an…
https://youtu.be/zhRqsa9IT00 The first round of Operation Best Foot Forward will be taking place on Wednesday, March 15, 2017, from 9:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. Orange County Sheriff's Deputies will be out in full force giving out warning and tickets to…
Orange County Sheriff’s Office to enforce Florida’s driver yield law at marked crosswalks to improve pedestrian safety. ORLANDO, Fla. – The Orange County Sheriff’s Office (OCSO) will be cracking down on drivers who fail to yield for a person crossing…
Getting drivers to consistently hit the brakes when people are in crosswalks is the goal of Osceola County and Kissimmee officials who are expanding the Best Foot Forward program into the county this spring. “We want people out. We want…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LIulBA46768 Orlando is consistently ranked as one of the most dangerous places in the country for people walking. Throughout the year, the Orange County Sheriff's Office and the Orlando Police Department conduct enforcement, one of the E's in our Triple-E…
Pedestrian – it's well, very pedestrian. Friends at Webster Dictionary define pedestrian as “lacking inspiration or excitement; dull.” It’s no wonder that no man, woman or child looks in the mirror and says; “I’m a PED!” This was reinforced just…