PASADENA, Calif.—Pasadena Police Department will conduct a traffic safety operation Friday, Sept. 16, focused on the most dangerous driver behaviors that put the safety of people biking or walking at risk. These violations include speeding, making illegal turns, failing to yield or provide right-of-way to bicyclists or pedestrians, and failing to stop for signs and signals. “We all have places to be and not everyone gets there by car,” Lieutenant Anthony Russo said. “Bicyclists and pedestrians have the same rights...
Pedestrian Safety Month
Slow Down, Look Out for People Walking: September Is Pedestrian Safety Month
PASADENA, Calif.—September is Pedestrian Safety Month, and Pasadena Police Department will participate in activities throughout the month encouraging the safety of people walking. The police department will also conduct a traffic safety operation on Friday, Sept. 16, focused on the most dangerous driver behaviors that put the safety of pedestrians at risk. These violations include speeding, making illegal turns, failing to yield, and running stop signs or signals. Based on data projections from the Governors Highway Safety Association (GHSA), 7,485...
September is Pedestrian Safety Month
PASADENA, Calif.—September is Pedestrian Safety Month, and Pasadena Police Department is working with law enforcement agencies across the state to promote safe behaviors that allow drivers and those on foot to get where they need to go safely. California continues to see more and more pedestrians injured or killed on roads. In 2016, 867 pedestrians were killed and more than 14,000 injured in California alone. A report released earlier this year by the Governors Highway Safety Association (GHSA) projected that...