Redmond pedestrian safety effort set
The Redmond Police Department will be conducting a Pedestrian Safety Operation on Wednesday, July 11th, at the intersection of SW 5th Street and SW Black Butte Ave between 12:00pm and 3:00pm.
The primary focus of this program is to raise awareness of pedestrian safety issues and to reduce the number of vehicle crashes involving pedestrians within the city of Redmond.
The Bicycle Transportation Alliance’s Pedestrian Safety Enforcement Mini-Grants program help police and sheriff agencies throughout Oregon improve pedestrian safety by educating community members on Oregon’s crosswalk laws through pedestrian safety enforcement actions.
Twenty-seven agencies participated in the Pedestrian Safety Mini-grant program administered by the BTA in 2011. They conducted 90 operations along with outreach to the community and media.
ODOT funds enable enforcement agencies throughout the state to stage crosswalk enforcement actions educating motorists, cyclists, and pedestrians on crosswalk laws.
In these operations, a decoy police officer attempts to cross a street at an intersection or marked crosswalk. (Crosswalk laws apply to unmarked crosswalks as well.)
If passing motorists fail to stop and yield for the pedestrian. they are issued either a warning or a citation.
The operations include a media outreach component, with the purpose of raising awareness around motorist, cyclist, and pedestrian responsibilities.
For additional information about the Bicycle Transportation Alliance, please visit www.btaoregon.org or contact BTA Programs Director Stephanie Noll at 503-226-0676.
