OCALA, FL (352today.com) – This week, the Ocala Police Department (OPD) will begin a campaign aimed at improving pedestrian and bicyclist safety.

It’s called High Visibility Enforcement (HVE) operations, and it will kick off this Thursday, Sept. 21, and run through next May.

“We have identified areas where significant numbers of pedestrian and bicycle-related crashes have occurred and we’re responding by deploying additional officers to those areas in an effort to increase awareness of, and compliance with, Florida traffic safety laws,” said OPD in a release.

Officers will be looking for drivers who are speeding, making illegal turns, failing to yield and stop for pedestrians in crosswalks or any other dangerous violation. Officers will also be watching for pedestrians crossing the street illegally, failing to yield to motorists who have the right of way and for bicyclists riding against traffic or at night without lights. OPD will provide free bicycle lights to those who need them.

Officers will conduct HVE in the following locations:

  • S Pine Ave. from SW 15th St. to SW 10th St.
  • W Silver Springs Blvd. from US 301 to SE 1st Ave.
  • SW College Rd. from SW 48th Ave. to I-75
  • E Silver Springs Blvd. from NE 22nd Ave. to NE 25th Ave.
  • W Silver Springs Blvd. from SW 40th Ave. to NW 27th Ave.
  • NW Blitchton Rd. from NW 38th Ave. to NW 33rd Ave.
  • E Silver Springs Blvd. from NE 40th Ave. to NE 49th Ave.
  • W Silver Springs Blvd. from SW 21st Ave. to NW MLK Ave.
  • SW 39th Ave. from SW 28th Pl. to SW 22nd St.
  • SE Pine Ave. from SE 22nd Pl. to SW 17th St.