With Florida leading the nation in pedestrian traffic fatalities, there has been an increased effort statewide to improve safety for pedestrians and bikers.
- Kenneth City officials are implementing the final phase of a pedestrian safety program.
- Multiple Bay area municipalities received FDOT grant to implement program
- Alert Today, Alive Tomorrow campaign
That is the case in Kenneth City as well as officials there begin implementing the final phase of a pedestrian safety program.
Starting Monday, anyone caught jaywalking or failing to yield for pedestrians while driving will be ticketed.
"You see a lot of people just walk out in the road," said Kenneth City resident Chris Greene, who frequently walks in the area. "And (the) same thing with cars, they're texting, and walking and talking on their telephones and they're not paying attention."
Kenneth City was among multiple Bay area municipalities receiving a Florida Department of Transportation grant to implement a pedestrian safety campaign.
The program started in February with the education phase as officers talked to violators.
Kenneth City police will target the intersection of 46th Avenue North at 66th Street North, as well as 62nd Street North and 54th Avenue North.
These intersections were selected not only because they're some of the city's busiest, but also because they're largely used by students from two nearby schools.
Bay News 9/News 13 has partnered with the Florida Department of Transportation on its “Alert Today, Alive Tomorrow” campaign. The idea is to make sure we’re all sharing the road with people who walk or ride their bikes, and everyone makes it where they need to be safely. FDOT has all kinds of resources for you on alerttodayflorida.com.