Aligning with the Florida Department of Transportation’s (FDOT) statewide Mobility Week, Operation Best Foot Forward returned in October for its quarterly pedestrian safety enforcement. During its two-week window, law enforcement agencies across Orange, Osceola and Seminole Counties issued 192 warnings…
As students throughout Central Florida prepare for a return to the classroom, local law enforcement recently wrapped up Operation Best Foot Forward: Back to School, a pedestrian safety initiative aimed at keeping our youngest pedestrians safe as they walk to…
Less than half of all drivers yield to pedestrians at Central Florida trail crossings, according to data collected by the Best Foot Forward for Pedestrian Safety (BFF) program. To educate drivers and help reverse this dangerous trend, officers and deputies…
As summer approaches, largest ‘crosswalk crackdown’ to date focuses on trail crossings Trail use soared during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, and recent counts indicate that the trend in trail popularity continues. As the school year winds down and…
As two major reports in March again named Central Florida the most dangerous region in the nation for pedestrians, Best Foot Forward coalition partners continued working hard to change that trend. Six law enforcement agencies across three counties took part…
Blue skies, green grass, birds chirping… is there anything nicer than spending a fall (well, Florida fall) day outside? We certainly can’t think of anything better. Lucky for us, we spent November 2nd under the sun at the 5th annual…
Law enforcement from three agencies will fan out across Kissimmee and Osceola County this week, for a crosswalk crackdown. Dubbed Operation Best Foot Forward, officers and deputies will be enforcing Florida's driver yield laws at five crosswalks. See our media…
Spring is known as the season of new beginnings. The days are getting longer and warmer, little green shoots are pushing out of the dirt, soon to become beautiful flowers. In a similar way, the Best Foot Forward Coalition is…
*MEDIA ALERT/PHOTO OPP* Operation Best Foot Forward Begins in Osceola County Osceola County Sheriff’s Office, Kissimmee Police Department and St. Cloud Police Department to start ticketing drivers who fail to yield to people in crosswalks on April 18 WHAT: Osceola…