Miami-Beach-in-High-Gear-with-Bicycle-and-Pedestrian-Safety
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PRESS RELEASE
Tonya Daniels, E-mail: tonyadaniels@miamibeachfl.gov
Melissa Berthier, E-mail: melissaberthier@miamibeachfl.gov
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
March 19, 2018
Miami Beach is in High-Gear with Bicycle and Pedestrian Safety
-- Educating and Enforcing Safe Pedestrian, Bicyclist and Driver Behaviors --
Miami Beach, FL – March is Florida Bicycle Month and the Miami Beach Police Department
is continuing the city’s education/enforcement campaign geared to pedestrian and bicycle
safety. Pedestrian and bicycle accidents are more likely to result in fatal or serious injuries
than any other types of accidents. A City of Miami Beach bicycle and pedestrian safety
initiative is in place to make change and reduce the number of accidents between motor
vehicles and cyclists/pedestrians through education and enforcement.
Bicycling plays an important role in the lives of millions of Floridians by providing means of
travel. Nearly 25 million Florida residents and tourists participate in bicycling annually, with
more than 18.4 million bicyclists using paved trails and nearly 6.5 million using unpaved
trails. The Florida Department of Transportation and many local government agencies
encourage the use of bicycles as a mode of transportation on Florida’s roadways.
For the fifth year in a row, the Miami Beach Police Department is conducting a pedestrian
and bicycle safety enforcement campaign thanks to a $35,000 grant from the Florida
Department of Transportation and University of South Florida.
High Visibility Enforcement (HVE) Detail Squads will continue education/enforcement
campaigns at high-traffic intersections concerning safe behaviors this month. Detail squads
are strategically placed throughout the city based upon analysis of accident sites from the
MBPD Accident Investigation Unit.
The main objective of this grant is to use law enforcement support to educate and enforce
safe pedestrian, bicyclist and driver behaviors that will reduce traffic crashes and fatalities.
In addition to enforcement, the city has included cyclist and pedestrian safety messages on
social media, MBTV, major event period collateral, MB magazine and e-newsletters.
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