Ocoee police stepping up enforcement on Silver Star Road

For the next nine months, high-visibility enforcement details will be conducted along a stretch of the roadway.

By Amy Quesinberry
| 9:32 a.m. August 30, 2022

West Orange Times & Observer
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Orange County ranks in the top 25 counties in the state for traffic crashes resulting in serious and fatal injuries to pedestrians and bicyclists. To ensure driver, bicyclist and pedestrian safety, the Ocoee Police Department will be conducting high-visibility enforcement details on Silver Star Road from Bluford Avenue to Wet Circle Key Drive between Aug. 30 and May 12, 2023.

Drivers are encouraged to watch for pedestrians and bicyclists on the roadways and provide them adequate space when passing, police said in a press release; and pedestrians and bicyclists are encouraged to utilize safe roadway behaviors and to cross at crosswalks.

In support of this educational program, the Ocoee Police Department will contact drivers to advise of dangerous driving behaviors, as well as pedestrians and bicyclists to ensure they are following the rules of the road.

“Proper utilization of the roadways and crosswalks can help ensure the safety of our roadways,” police said. “When possible, please cross at a crosswalk or signalized intersection.”

For more information regarding the laws for pedestrians, bicyclists and motorists, contact the Ocoee Police Department at (407) 656-905-3160.

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Amy Quesinberry

Community Editor Amy Quesinberry was born at the old West Orange Memorial Hospital and raised in Winter Garden. Aside from earning her journalism degree from the University of Georgia, she hasn’t strayed too far from her hometown and her three-mile bubble. She grew up reading The Winter Garden Times and knew in the eighth grade she wanted to write for her community newspaper. She has been part of the writing and editing team since 1990.