Operation BFF and other enforcement activities
With 47 reported pedestrian fatalities in Orange County, 2017 is shaping up to be one of the deadliest years on record for people simply trying to walk across a street. Add in the fact that Daylight Savings just ended and…
With more than 203,000 Orange County Public School students out and about for summer vacation, this month was the right time for the return of Operation Best Foot Forward (BFF): when local law enforcement comes out in full force…
Local law enforcement joined Best Foot Forward on Wednesday, June 14 for another Operation BFF—and the results of monitoring six Orange County crosswalks provided a glimpse at how many Orlando drivers still fail to yield for people crossing the road.…
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…