Pembroke Pines is ramping up patrols. Here’s who police will be targeting
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If you walk or bike around Pembroke Pines, patrol cars may soon become a fixture of your daily commute.
A new traffic campaign by the Pembroke Pines Police Department promises a crackdown on pedestrians and cyclists who violate road rules from October through May 2026.
The agency announced its High Visibility Traffic Enforcement campaign on Instagram on Monday, Oct. 20, ushering in its 12th year of partnering with Florida’s Department of Transportation to “increase roadway safety in Pembroke Pines,” the post’s caption reads.
What will enforcement look like? A higher police presence on busy intersections during weekend hours and a three-phase disciplinary system for violators, which includes jaywalkers, cyclists and motorists who break right-of-way rules, PPPD Capt. Adam Feiner said.
Officers will be posted along Pines Boulevard between Southwest 70th Avenue and Northwest 64th Avenue on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays from 2-11 p.m, Feiner told the Pembroke Pines News. The campaign’s stages, he added, will include “education, warning and enforcement,” though when each phase would start was not shared by PPPD.
A quick stop, an explanation of the law and flyers with safety information is usual protocol, said city spokesperson Amanda Conwell, though citations can be handed out.
According to Feiner, the location, days and time of the initiative were determined by data collected from the University of North Florida’s Institute for Police Technology and Management, which FDOT funds to provide contracts for participating law enforcement agencies and training for officers.
To qualify, FDOT says police departments must be located in one of 25 Florida counties known for having “the greatest representation (of) traffic crashes resulting in pedestrian and bicyclist serious injuries and fatalities.”
Last year, Broward saw 1,220 pedestrian crashes that resulted in 68 deaths and 1,008 bicycle crashes that ended in 21 fatalities, according to data from the Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles.
“Pedestrians and cyclists have a large presence along the sidewalks, crosswalks and intersections within our city,” Feiner said.
Officers involved in the campaign also have to undergo a 4-hour training course and participating agencies must only use funds for “officer overtime hours spent conducting on-street enforcement operations,” according to FDOT’s application guidelines.
Pembroke Pines was awarded up to $5,000 to carry out the initiative, Feiner said.
The city’s rules for those who walk and bike follow state traffic laws, according to its code of ordinances, and citations will carry fines ranging from $64.50 to $264, PPPD adds.
For pedestrians, that means forgoing jaywalking, obeying traffic signals, using crosswalks and walking on the left side of a roadway while facing traffic when no sidewalks are available, among other rules stated in Florida’s statutes.
Cyclists pedaling on a sidewalk or crosswalk have “all the rights and duties applicable to a pedestrian under the same circumstances,” according to state traffic law.
Those riding on the street, the statutes add, are subject to motorist rules, meaning they must obey all traffic signals and occupy a bike lane or ride as far to the right when possible, among other regulations.
This story was originally published October 21, 2025 at 3:17 PM.
