Crosswalk Enforcement Back in Action as Students Return to School

August 12, 2025

From July 29 through August 8, 2025, the Best Foot Forward (BFF) coalition partnered with law enforcement agencies across eight counties to carry out its summer Operation Best Foot Forward with a media theme of Back to School to help protect our youngest pedestrians as they are biking and walking to school at the start of the year. These efforts support FDOT’s Target Zero initiative, which aims to reduce traffic deaths and serious injuries to zero.

This high-visibility campaign spanned nine Central Florida counties, including Brevard, Flagler, Lake, Marion, Orange, Osceola, Polk, Seminole, and Volusia. Plainclothes officers crossed at marked crosswalks where many yield rates remain dangerously low. Drivers who failed to stop were either issued a warning or a citation, which carries a minimum $164 fine and three points on their license. The goal is to reinforce Florida’s driver yield laws and encourage safer behavior around people walking and biking.

This summer’s operation included the following stats:


  • 40 enforcement details across 9 counties and 20 municipalities
  • 594 warnings & citations for failure to yield to pedestrians
  • >1 million broadcast viewers between the Orlando & Tampa news markets


Operation Best Foot Forward would not be possible without the dedication of our law enforcement partners and community supporters who work year-round to make Central Florida’s streets safer for everyone. We are grateful to our government & health partners who were also able to attend an enforcement to support pedestrian safety education, including:

  • City of Apopka
  • City of Bartow
  • City of Palm Bay
  • City of Winter Haven
  • Florida Dept. of Health – Marion County
  • HCA Healthcare – Marion County
  • Health First – Viera Hospital
  • Orlando Health
  • Osceola County
  • Polk TPO
  • Polk Vision
  • Seminole County
  • Town of Howey-in-the-Hills
  • Town of Oakland

To view photos from the latest Operation Best Foot Forward, visit our Flickr album.

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