According to a series of news agencies, city officials across the country have been working on getting certain new laws enacted and enforcing existing ones to lower the number of pedestrian versus vehicle accidents and keep locals safe. Crosswalk safety has been in the center of debate among certain officials, according to the news. In multiple areas, councils want to launch educational campaigns and more strict enforcement campaigns that would raise awareness on how important it is for drivers to (read more)
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23
Jan
2013
Officials Warn About Pedestrian And Road Safety
The elderly know that driving can become extremely difficult with age but a new study shows that the elderly may be even more vulnerable while walking on the sidewalk. According to a recent article, several researchers gathered data regarding auto accidents and pedestrian accidents and what they discovered may be quite surprising. In the United Kingdom, for an instance, researchers found that 70-year-old pedestrians and older are actually much more likely to become injured in an auto versus pedestrian accident (read more)
Read MoreSeveral news outlets have reported that in Glendale, California, officials are starting to work with local schools to make the roads and sidewalks safer for pedestrians and bikers alike. According to the news, about 40 percent of the trips Americans take daily add up to less than 2 miles from their homes. Commuters who prefer to ride bicycles instead of driving a car add up to only 2 percent of all those who only have to travel 2 miles everyday. (read more)
Read MoreMultiple news agencies have revealed that General Motors along with other car manufactures are beginning to implement new safety features. According to the news, safety features thus far have emphasized the safety of the driver and passengers in a vehicle. New pedestrian safety features implemented by GM, however, work to protect another sensitive groups: pedestrians. The new pedestrian safety system will help drivers to be aware of obstacles while on the road. Safety advocates are confident this new feature will (read more)
Read MoreBe careful the next time you go out driving and want to change the radio station or text someone. An Alberta resident was the victim of being hit at least 3 times by distracted drivers after she had finished her jogging routine on a local road. Serious injuries and a slow recovery process, as well as financial difficulties she had to deal with after the accident, hindered but not prevented her from living her life with her family. It could (read more)
Read MoreAccording to local news, a 10-month campaign focused on pedestrian and bicyclist safety is starting today in Sacramento County. The effort is part of the grant-funded Traffic Safety Corridor project and it hopes to bring awareness about road safety for drivers, pedestrians and cyclists in the region. The California Highway Patrol officials say that the increasing number of accidents and collisions involving pedestrians and cyclists in the Sacramento area made the decision of starting an educational program easy. Motorists should (read more)
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04
Oct
2011
Man Struck By Vehicle On Highway
A man was killed Sunday night when he was struck by a vehicle as he was crossing a dark section of the highway, according to news sources. The 18-year-old man was reportedly walking on Winchester Road, also known as Highway 79 North, when a vehicle traveling on the road struck and killed him, according to a California Highway Patrol officer. The vehicle was traveling on the northbound lane when it struck the man. The driver of the vehicle, a 60-year-old (read more)
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16
Jun
2011
Seniors Protest San Francisco Intersection
News sources report that a group of seniors protested the intersection of Yosemite Street and Third Street, a block from a senior center, to demand more senior-friendly crossings Wednesday in San Francisco. The protesters are asking that the city increase the amount of time allowed to cross the street. The protest comes in the wake of a national report that found seniors and minorities more likely to be hit and killed while walking on the streets. The study found that (read more)
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26
May
2011
Rohnert Park City Council Clashes on Bike Lanes
News sources reported that the Rohnert Park City Council tabled a proposal to install a Class 2 bike lane on one side of a main downtown street. The controversial plan drew 12 public speakers and a 61-signature petition to City Hall. The debate centers on the removal of parking spots from the west side of Camino Colegio to accommodate a new bike, as per Rohnert Park’s Bicycle Master Plan. Engineers appealed the decision by saying that the installation of the (read more)
Read MoreUnderstanding and obeying traffic control and pedestrian control signals will help keep pedestrians and motorists safe, stressed a recent column. According to the California Vehicle Code, a pedestrian is anyone who is afoot or using a human-propelled conveyance other than a bicycle. Therefore in the eyes of the law, skateboarders, scooter riders are pedestrians along with walkers and joggers. Pedestrians are required to follow pedestrian control signals”like WALK/DON’T walk signs and signage displaying approved symbols, namely the “Walking Person” and (read more)
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