Traffic Safety Talk Newsletter

Posted on 06/10/2026 by Traffic Safety Team

Welcome to our Traffic Safety Talk newsletter – the FDOT District Two Community Traffic Safety Program (CTSP) news and information update. Each issue includes recent projects, community outreach events, and safety campaigns. We provide members with access to materials and resources. Digital flipbooks of the most recent newsletters are available. Additionally, we have included the PDF documents below for your reference, allowing you to view current and previous editions.

June 2026 Traffic Safety Talk Newsletter – Issue 2

Click here to download the June 2026 [PDF] or read it from the digital flipbook below.

CTST Partner Connections
Fun and Educational Traffic Safety for All Ages
Occupant Protection: Buckle Up in Your Truck Tip Card and Florida’s Safety Belt Use Survey
E-Bike Safety Update and New Educational Flyer
FAQs: Bicycle Facilities and Laws
Multi-Lane Roundabouts Can Be Tricky
Team Member Spotlights
CarFit Training and Events in District Two
Target Zero Outreach Highlights
Florida’s New SHSP Coming this Summer
Upcoming Campaigns and Team Meetings

February 2026 Traffic Safety Talk Newsletter – Issue 1

Click here to download the February 2026 [PDF] or view it in the flipbook above. This edition includes:

Celebrate Safely Campaign Success
Community Outreach Impact
Life is a Highway Campaign Growth
Child Passenger Safety Efforts
Transportation Maps Supporting Outreach
Encouraging Safety Trends
Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A)
FAQs: Traffic Signals and Operations
Target Zero Outreach Highlights
Partner and Member Spotlights
Upcoming Campaigns and Team Meetings

2024 Annual Report with Crash Data

Posted on 04/24/2025 by Traffic Safety Team

We’re pleased to share the FDOT District Two Community Traffic Safety Program (CTSP) 2024 Annual Report. It includes traffic safety highlights, engineering articles, community outreach, and crash data for our 18 counties in Northeast Florida. This report is a valuable resource for our team members, partner agencies, and community stakeholders. It’s a helpful tool as we work together to improve roadway safety.

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CTSP 2024 Annual Report with Crash Data and Program Highlights

Inside the report, are key achievements, reports, and crash statistics. These insights are an important part of our ongoing efforts to reduce traffic-related injuries and fatalities and foster a “traffic safety culture”—one that prioritizes safety, promotes responsible behavior on the roads, and encourages collaboration.

In 2024, our Community Traffic Safety Teams made significant strides in addressing local engineering concerns, distributing safety materials, and expanding educational outreach. These accomplishments—guided by data and aligned with Florida’s Strategic Highway Safety Plan—underscore our shared commitment to Target Zero: zero deaths on our roadways.

📄 Click here for the CTSP 2024 Annual Report PDF or view the digital flipbook below.

Crash Data Summaries by County

This year, we’ve developed individual crash fact sheets for each of the 18 counties in District Two from FDOT Target Zero’s Signal Four Analytics. These sheets include data on crashes, fatalities, and serious injuries from 2024 and the previous four years. Each fact sheet highlights trends based on the Strategic Highway Safety Plan. For example, they break down crashes by:

Emphasis areas
Crashes by month, day of week, and time of day
Crashes by age groups
Location heat map of crashes

These summaries provide key takeaways that help inform our targeted safety messaging and initiatives, ensuring we focus efforts where they’re needed most.

District Two Crash Fact Sheets:

Together, we’re making Northeast Florida’s roads safer—one data point, one partnership, and one action at a time.

Previous District Two Annual Reports:

2023 Annual Report with Crash Data

Crash Data and 2022 Annual Report

Six-Year Crash Fact Report

UNF Traffic Safety Outreach

Posted on 03/05/2024 by Traffic Safety Team

FDOT District Two Community Traffic Safety Program joined forces with the University of North Florida Student Government, the UNF Police Department, and the Jacksonville Fire and Rescue Department in Duval. The UNF traffic safety outreach promoted safe driving behaviors with students. This great little pop-up event supported Target Zero to help eliminate deaths on our roadways.

Collaboration with UNF College to Save Lives

With Spring Break coming up soon, this was perfect timing. Students got to steer through a course with impairment simulation goggles and chat about driving safely for UNF’s Safety Week! The #TargetZeroFL weekly planners and to-do note pads were a big hit.

Special thanks to Duval Traffic Safety Team member Karen Livingston with the UNF Police Department. Her experience, dedication, and joy are evident among students on the UNF campus. She set up the Drunk Goggle Obstacle Course and Walk the Line for students to try the impaired driver simulations using Fatal Vision goggles.

Taking a Turn Through the Obstacles

Each little orange cone represented a pedestrian, and quite a few did get run over! Luckily, no one was hurt while test-driving with the “drunk goggles.” It was great to hear the students committing to driving safely. Of course, our Jacksonville Fire and Rescue crew is on board with safety on the road.

Jacksonville Fire Rescue traffic safety outreach

Traffic Safety Targeting Aggressive Driving

Proud UNF alumni and mother of current UNF student pose for a photo op! In the past, we highlighted this local teen driver. He was caught speeding well above the limit, and as part of his punishment, he helped us make a short video with his “Reasons NOT to SPEED.” Today, we are happy to announce he’s setting an excellent example with ZERO violations or crashes. Let’s keep up the good work!

More UNF Traffic Safety Outreach Photos

If you share any of these photos, please tag us on Facebook and Instagram @trafficsafetyteam and @MyFDOTNEFL and hashtag #TargetZeroFL.

Additional Traffic Safety Information and Resources

Teen Drivers Speeding

Driving Tips for Teens

Target Zero and Safe System Approach

Pedestrian Hybrid Beacon

Posted on 07/16/2021 by Traffic Safety Team

Pedestrian Hybrid Beacons (PHBs) are designed to help pedestrians safely cross busy or higher-speed roadways at midblock crossings and uncontrolled intersections. These are the areas where most pedestrian fatalities occur. The PHB is an intermediate option between a flashing beacon and a full pedestrian signal. It assigns right-of-way, provides positive stop control, and allows motorists to proceed once the pedestrian has cleared the travel lane.

PHB High-Intensity Activated Crosswalk Operation Guide

The FDOT District Two Community Traffic Safety Program developed a simple guide to help explain the process of a PHB. Instructions are included for both motorists and pedestrians. Learn what drivers and pedestrians should do when they approach a Pedestrian Hybrid Beacon.

Click here to download the PDF Pedestrian Hybrid Beacon Guide, watch the video, and flip through the digital book below.

Northeast Florida uses PHBs in communities to increase driver awareness of pedestrian crossings at uncontrolled, marked crosswalk locations. They are different from regular pre-timed pedestrian traffic signals as they are only activated when needed by the pedestrian.

PHB Instructions for Drivers and Pedestrians

1)

Drivers will see all indication lights are dark when there is no pedestrian waiting to cross, and the pedestrian signal will maintain a “DON’T WALK” symbol.
Pedestrians who want to cross the street will need to push the button to activate the system.

2)

Drivers will see a FLASHING YELLOW light for a few seconds when pedestrians push the button. Drivers should reduce speed and prepare to stop.
Pedestrians will still see the “DON’T WALK” symbol and should wait.

3)

Drivers will see the flashing go to a STEADY YELLOW light, warning them that the indication will soon turn to a STEADY RED light.
Pedestrians continue to see the “DON’T WALK” symbol and should remain waiting.

4)

Drivers will see a STEADY RED light, which requires them to STOP at the stop line.
Pedestrians will then see a “WALK” symbol to cross and should look in both directions to make sure all vehicles are stopped.

5)

Drivers will see ALTERNATING FLASHING RED lights as pedestrians cross the street. During this period, drivers are required to STOP, and then they may proceed with caution if the crosswalk is clear.
Pedestrians will see the WALK indication change to a flashing countdown that indicates how much time they have remaining to cross the street.

6)

Drivers will see all lights return to dark at the end of the flashing countdown and may proceed through the crosswalk if it is clear.
Pedestrians will see the “DON’T WALK” symbol and must push the button to activate the system again.

For more Pedestrian Hybrid Beacon resources and information, visit: FHWA Safety Program.

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