Until recently, it wasn't unusual for Scott Boyd to see an early morning email pop up in his inbox: Students are crossing six lanes of traffic alone because there's no crossing guard at Sunset Park Elementary near Windermere. "It happened…
What is an RRFB? It stands for Rectangular Rapid Flashing Beacon, and these flashing lights do a great job of alerting drivers to pedestrians crossing the street. North Reddington Beach, a town just north of St. Petersburg, Florida, used RRFBs…
Their suit of armor? An orange safety vest. Their sword? A small red STOP sign. Their battle? Helping PEDS safely cross the street. Each day, our crossing guards suit up and head out to the front lines to help the…
“Pedestrian struck and killed on Orlando road.” Sadly, a version of this headline appears almost every week in our local media. Car vs. pedestrian events are tragedies that lead to finger-pointing and blame - drivers, pedestrians, lights, environment, and everything…
Intersection City Pedestrian Injuries SR50 & JOHN YOUNG PKY Orlando 12 GOLDENROD RD & GEORGE ANN ST Winter Park 11 S KIRKMAN RD & CONROY RD Orlando 10 SILVER STAR RD & PINE HILLS RD Unincorporated 10 SR50 & N…
It’s MLK Day! Best Foot Forward arrived in Downtown Orlando and roads were already packed. Without an easy way for one staff member to find parking and take multiple trips to the vendor site to set up the BFF…
The best way to assess ped problems is to be a ped. Orange County planners did just that as part of the Texas – Americana Road Safety Small Area Study in the neighborhood bounded by John Young Parkway, Orange Blossom Trail,…
Amanda Day (left), 43, is the executive director of Bike/Walk Central Florida, a nonprofit that promotes bicycle and pedestrian safety throughout Metro Orlando. Members push to develop and maintain recreational trails and make sure roads are built to accommodate walkers…
People Worth Watching in 2015? Try PEDS. Why? Because drivers colliding with PEDS or PEDS darting in front of cars has become second nature in Central Florida. Orlando Sentinel's Scott Maxwell agrees and calls on leaders - and you and me…