ORLANDO, Fla. (March 19, 2021) Deputies with the Seminole County Sheriff’s Office will join officers with the Orlando and Casselberry Police Departments on March 23 and 24 to conduct Operation Best Forward crosswalk enforcements. They are specifically stepping up enforcement…
Best Foot Forward (BFF) Steering Committee members in Orange, Osceola and Seminole Counties met last month with one goal in mind: to identify troublesome crosswalks to start monitoring, enforcing and engineering to make them safer for people crossing. The three…
Each and every school day, hundreds of dedicated Central Florida school crossing guards provide an invaluable service by helping ensure the safe passage of students commuting between home and school. To let these men and women know how important they…
It’s an almost impossible scenario for most people to fathom: striking a person with your vehicle and fleeing, leaving them there to die. Yet, the Florida hit-and-run fatality rate jumped 18% from 2019 to 2020 according to the Florida Department…
Best Foot Forward (BFF) rolled into 2021 with virtual and socially-distanced, in-person pedestrian and bicycling safety education. Central Floridians - including school bus drivers, Rotarians, business leaders and trail enthusiasts - learned a bit more about how they can do…
There’s no excuse for carelessly putting children in danger, and now illegally passing a school bus could cost violators as much as $400. Florida H.B. 37, also known as the School Bus Safety Act, increased the fines on January 1,…
Deputies with the Orange County Sheriff's Office joined officers from the Kissimmee, St. Cloud and Casselberry Police Departments to conduct the fourth and final Operation Best Foot Forward this year on Tuesday, November 10 and Wednesday, November 11. At ten…
Over the years, local governments and the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) have worked to make South Orange Blossom Trail (OBT) safer for people on foot. They’ve installed medians, placed bus shelters along the roadway and widened sidewalks in some…
News from Orange County Government News Room: It’s a frightening sight: a car or truck speeding through school crossings with students nearby. Based on complaints from parents and school officials, Orange County Public Works Traffic Engineering Division recently conducted evaluations at some…