Oakland police officers participate in "Best Foot Forward" program

Best Foot Forward is a high-visibility enforcement action to remind drivers about Florida’s driver yield law.


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The Oakland Police Department recently put its "Best Foot Forward" for a good cause. 

On average in Central Florida, about 980 pedestrians are seriously injured and 90 people are killed each year trying to do something as simple and necessary as cross the street, according to the Best Foot Forward program. 

The "Best Foot Forward" challenge is a high-visibility enforcement action to remind drivers about Florida’s driver yield law.

According to the Oakland PD, studies show that when you combine engineering, education and enforcement over a prolonged period of time, driver behavior changes.

Police officers participated at two separate intersections in the town including the new crosswalk at Oakland Ave. and Sansparilla Road, and N. Tubb St. at the West Orange Trail.

The local officers completed the program on Wednesday, Nov. 10. 

For more information on Florida's driver yield law and other road safety tips, click here

 

 

 

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Annabelle Sikes

News Editor Annabelle Sikes was born in Boca Raton and moved to Orlando in 2018 to attend the University of Central Florida. She graduated from UCF in May 2021 with a bachelor’s degree in journalism and a minor in sociology. Her past journalism experiences include serving as a web producer at the Orlando Sentinel, a reporter at The Community Paper, managing editor for NSM Today, digital manager at Centric Magazine and as an intern for the Orlando Weekly.

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