Officials with the Florida Department of Transportation are hitting the streets of Miami as part of national Rail Safety Week .

Alongside City of Miami police officers, FDOT staff handed out rail safety flyers to drivers, cyclists and pedestrians at busy intersections in the Wynwood and Little River neighborhoods.

Miami Officer Paul McGlaughlin talked with drivers about safety tips.

Rail safety issues are the worst during rush hour, when traffic backs up in all directions, like when parents drop off their children at Centner Academy and Bridge Prep Academy near Wynwood, said McGlaughlin.

“A lot of the problem we have here is people get past the stop bar – they get right up to the tracks. And then as the bar comes down as the train is approaching either they get hit or they become f

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