Local, grassroots pedestrian safety initiative that combines enforcement, education and engineering to measure drivers' compliance with the pedestrian right-of-way laws. Launched in City of Orlando, Orange County Florida and expanding to Osceola and Seminole Counties.
4. Metropolitan Areas Ranked as the Most Dangerous Places to Walk
1. Cape Coral, Ft. Myers, FL 3. Orlando-Kissimmee
2. Palm Bay, Melbourne, FL 4. Jacksonville, FL
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5. THREE WALKERS ARE STRUCK BY A DRIVER
EACH WEEK IN OSCEOLA COUNTY
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INCLUDES ALL CITIES AND TOWNS
PEDESTRIANS
Fatalities + Injuries
2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
Lake 65 79 79 94 106
Orange 530 578 640 592 679
Osceola 87 97 99 143 166
Seminole 101 115 114 105 133
Total 783 869 932 934 1,084
Equivalent to two 747 jumbo jets crashing in
Central Florida every year
7. LANGUAGE BIAS IN TRANSPORTATION
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Here’s a caption for the above photo. More awesome
primary color chairs.
Words were coined during the golden age of the automobile, the 1930s thru the 60s, by the transportation experts.
11. MORE DRIVERS TO YIELD TO PEOPLE IN CROSSWALKS
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» short term objective: increase driver yield
rates to 50% on roads posted 35 mph and
less
» long term objective: achieve a 5% increase
on driver yield rates year over year
THE METRICSTHE PROGRAM
;
THE PROGRAM
12. CHOOSING THE CROSSWALK
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FOR THE PILOT PROGRAM
.
1. Crosswalk is enforceable
2. Engineering changes needed to the crosswalk
3. Close proximity to schools, LYNX bus stops, or
SunRail
4. Located near a high crash corridors
5. Cross section of road speeds
6. Geographically dispersed
19. Yield Rate: 58%Yield Rate: 13%
August 2013 June 2016LAKE UNDERHILL RD. & PALMER ST
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TRACKING PROGRESS
% OF DRIVERS YIELDING TO PEOPLE CROSSING THE STREET