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Local law enforcement conducted another crosswalk crackdown on Aug. 26 as students across Orange County returned to school from summer break. Dubbed Operation Best Foot Forward, the Orlando Police Department (OPD) and the Orange County Sherriff’s Office (OCSO) issued tickets and verbal warnings to over 200 drivers. Motorists were pulled over if they failed to […]
Having lived in Orlando for close to three years, I’ve learned that defensive driving is the rule of the road. After witnessing Operation Best Foot Forward, a day where undercover police cross the street to enforce drivers to yield, I have a whole new perspective. My new perspective is […]
There’s one woman for every three men riding a bike in the United States. So how do you get more women to bike? Well, hire more women transportation planners. According to a Time Magazine story, women are “changing the rulebook for how we design streets, and how we entice more […]
BikeWalkLee Blog By Craig Hersch Craig Hersch, a local estate planning attorney and avid cyclist, wrote an excellent column in light of a recent “road rage” incident on Sanibel, which appeared in the Aug. 7th Island Sun. His column struck a cord, and Craig graciously gave BikeWalkLee permission to print […]
Children are the least predictable pedestrian and the most difficult to see. Last year in Orange County, 74 children under the age of 14 collided with a car. Motorists failing to yield are sometimes to blame. That’s why the Orlando Police Department (OPD) and Orange County Sheriff’s Office (OCSO) will be conducting crosswalk enforcement details at targeted locations Wednesday, Aug. 26.