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To help address the natural changes that happen to all of
us as we age, the Florida Department of Transportation
(FDOT) has made roadway improvements for over 20
years, including:

▶ Greater visibility by increasing the width of the lines
on the road from 4 to 6 inches.

▶ Improving pedestrian features by using
high-emphasis crosswalks.

▶ Providing advance notice by using advance street
name signs.

▶ Improving intersection safety by adding reflective
back plates to traffic signals on roads posted over 45
miles per hour.

To ensure that we met the challenges of Florida’s
increasing aging population, FDOT needed to move
beyond the roadway and establish a statewide coalition
with the Pepper Institute on Aging and Public Policy
at Florida State University. Together we reached out to

An aging road user is a driver,
passenger, pedestrian, bicyclist,
transit-rider, motorcyclist, or operator of a

non-motorized vehicle who is 50 years of age
or older, with a special focus on the 65 years or
older age group.

Florida’s Safe Mobility for Life Coalition

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