BFF Crossing Guard presentation 5/4/17

1. Amanda Day
amanda@bikewalkcf.org
Bikewalkcentralflorida.org

2. ASPIRE TO BECOME A PLACE WHERE BIKING & WALKING IS
CONSIDERED THE NORM
Billy Hattaway, Board Chair,
City of Orlando Director of Transportation
Richard Geller,
Esq., Fishback
Dominick
Lisa Portelli,
Winter Park
Health Foundation
Sean Parks,
Lake County
Commissioner
Frank Gilbert, Ph.D,
Orange County
Public Schools
Hal Downing, Esq.,
Downing Law
Offices
David Overfield,
Florida
Department of
Health
Jamie Krezminski,
P.E., HDR
Engineering
Eliza Juliano,
AICP, Canin
Associates
Linda Chapin, Founding Members
Former Mayor of Orange County
Scott Boyd, Former
Orange County
Commissioner
Brenda Young, FDOT
District 5 Passenger
Operations Manager

3. WHATWEAREUPAGAINST
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Ranked as the Most Dangerous
Places to Walk
Cape Coral-Fort Myers
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford
Jacksonville
Daytona-Ormond Beach
Lakeland-Winter Haven
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater

6. NUMBER OF PEOPLE STRUCK AND KILLED WHILE WALKING
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The Official Annual Traffic Crash Facts statistics published by the Dept. of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicle
PEDESTRIANS
Fatalities + Injuries
2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
Brevard 209 226 230 257 266
Orange 610 672 752 691 677
Osceola 92 107 115 159 165
Seminole 123 139 140 143 130
Total 1,034 1,144 1,237 1,250 1,238

7. WHYIT’SCOMPLICATED
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8. Dull. Monotonous.
Lacking inspiration.
Boring.
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9. LANGUAGE BIASIS IN TRANSPORTATION
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Words were coined during the golden age of the automobile, the 1930s thru the 60s, by the transportation experts and memorialized in
technical manuals like the Highway Capacity Manual. (Cartoon by Ian Lockwood)

10. LANGUAGE BIASIS IN TRANSPORTATION
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Words were coined during the golden age of the automobile, the 1930s thru the 60s, by the transportation experts. (Cartoon by Ian
Lockwood)

11. PEOPLE ARE CARELESS
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CARELESS DRIVING CARLESS WALKING &
BIKING CARELESS DESIGN

12. WHATTODOABOUTIT
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13. PUTTING OUR BEST FOOT FORWARD
Launch of Best Foot Forward for Pedestrian Safety: June 2012
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No longer accepting that pedestrian and bike injuries or fatalities
are inevitable.

14. iyield4peds.org
SYSTEMATIC, GRASSROOTS APPROACH TO
CHANGING BEHAVIORS
ENGINEERINGEDUCATION ENFORCEMENT

15. THEY ARE ALL CROSSWALKS
iyield4peds.org

16. IS THIS LEGAL?
iyield4peds.org

17. Ticket: $62.50
FLORIDA’S PEDESTRIAN LAWS

18. FLORIDA’S PEDESTRIAN LAWS
Consistent with laws of other states
Attempts to balance the pedestrian’s rights
with the driver’s desire to operate a
dangerous device and travel at a higher
speed

19. Pedestrians may not cross between adjacent signalized
intersections...

20. When adjacent intersections are not signalized, pedestrians may
cross anywhere, provided they yield to cross traffic.

22. iyield4peds.org

23. DRIVER RESPONSIBILITY
• Yield to pedestrians in a crosswalk (316.130)
• when entering or exiting a driveway
(316.125)
• before turning right (or left) on red (316.075)
• when a vehicle in an adjacent lane is
stopped to allow a pedestrian to cross in a
crosswalk (316.130)

24. FLORIDA’S DRIVER YIELD LAW
iyield4peds.org
$164 citation and 3 points on your driver’s license

25. FLORIDA’S DRIVER YIELD LAW
iyield4peds.org
$164 citation and 3 points on your driver’s license

26. iyield4peds.org
$164 citation and 3 points on your driver’s license
21% of fatalities
occur in a
marked
crosswalk
FLORIDA’S DRIVER YIELD LAW

27. EDUCATION ENGINEERING ENFORCEMENT
ACTION PLAN TO IMPROVE STREET SAFETY
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28. MAKE STREETS SAFER -- GETTING 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

29. START BY IDENTIFYING THE CROSSWALKS
 Can be enforced
 Proximity to Schools,
 Proximity to LYNX stops, SunRail, other Transit
options
 Engineering treatments opportunities
 Located near the high crash corridors
 Cross section of road speeds
 Geographically dispersed
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30. METHODOLOGY
Calculating the Percentage of Drivers Yielding to a
Person in a Marked Crosswalk

31. METHODOLOGY
Driver Yield Rate Baseline
Crosswalk Speed
Starting Yield
Rate (2012)
Waterford Lakes Pkwy. & Coquina Rock 25 mph 14%
Woodbury Rd. & Mallory Cir. 35 mph 8%
Lake Underhill Rd. & Palmer St. 35 mph 15%
W. Oak Ridge Rd. & Tampa Ave 40 mph 4%
International Dr. & Austrian Ct. 40 mph 13%

32. ENGINEERING
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33. Since June 30, 2012 #
Total Warnings 3,597
Total Citations 1,829
Total Warnings & Citations 5,426
Orlando Police Department &
Orange County Sheriff’s Office
Tickets: $164 dollars & 3 points on your license
iyield4peds.org
ENFORCEMENT: CROSSWALK CRACKDOWN

34. iyield4peds.org

35. iyield4peds.org

36. EDUCATION
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37. . .
iyield4peds.org
Walk n’ RollNational Night Out
Back to School Fair
Crossing Guard Appreciation Day
Walk to School Day

38. EDUCATION
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WalkSafe’s mission:
• Decrease the number of
children injured as
pedestrians
• Increase physical activity
• Encourage use of walkable
environments

39. TRACKING PROGRESS:
% OF DRIVERS YIELDING TO PEOPLE CROSSING THE STREET
Yield Rate: 58%Yield Rate: 13%
August 2013 June 2015
LAKE UNDERHILL RD. & PALMER ST
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40. PROGRESS TO DATE:
SIGNIFICANT STRIDES IN MAKING STREETS SAFER
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41. BFF PROVIDES MEASURED RESULTS.
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42. Amanda Day
amanda@bikewalkcf.org
Bikewalkcentralflorida.org