Florida

Job Description

The Institute of Police Technology and Management at the University of North Florida is currently seeking qualified applicants for the position of Law Enforcement Liaison serving FDOT District 5. This district covers the following Florida counties: Marion, Flagler, Volusia, Brevard, Seminole, Orange, and Osceola. The position is based in the FDOT District 5 headquarters located in Deland, Florida and will report to and work from that location.

Georgia, Alabama, Florida, South Carolina, and Tennessee are partnering again for Operation Southern Shield, a high visibility enforcement period focusing on speeding. Georgia Governor's Office of Highway Safety Director and GHSA Vice Chair Harris Blackwood discusses.

Law enforcement officers cracking down on speeding during multi-state campaign

Story by Isabel Hughes
July 11, 2018

With pedestrian fatalities on the rise nationally in recent years, Florida has implemented new approaches to enhancing pedestrian safety. GHSA Consultant Richard Retting discusses these efforts.

Why This State Thinks Engineers Can Save Pedestrians' Lives

Article by Scott Rodd
May 15, 2018

The Miami office of the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) is working once again to bring awareness to the dangers of aggressive driving through its Drive Safe campaign.

Authorizes full deployment of AVs without a human operator.

The Florida Department of Transportation State Safety Office was a recipient of GHSA and Responsibility.org’s 2016 grant program aimed at training law enforcement in drug recognition.

Bicycle helmets required for all riders under 16.

Helmets required for riders under 21 or those with less than $10,000 in medical coverage for motorcycle-related injuries. Universal helmet law repealed in 2000.

Between 15 and 20 checkpoints are conducted each month. Their legality is upheld under federal Constitution.

Length of Regular Renewal Cycle

8 years

Provisions for Mature Drivers

80 and over: renewal every 6 years with vision test (in person or physician's letter if renewing by mail or electronically)