The Pasadena Police Division will conduct a bicycle and pedestrian security operation centered on probably the most harmful driver behaviors on Could 27.
The operation will give attention to actions and behaviors that put the security of individuals biking or strolling in danger, together with dashing, making unlawful turns, failing to yield or present proper of solution to bicyclists or pedestrians, or failing to cease for indicators and alerts.
“All of us have locations to be and never everybody will get there by automotive,” Lieutenant Sam de Sylva mentioned. “Bicyclists and pedestrians have the identical rights to the street however face much more danger with out the protections automobiles have. We must always all be looking for each other.”
Funding for these applications is offered by a grant from the California Workplace of Visitors Security, by way of the Nationwide Freeway Visitors Security Administration.
Following the bicycle and pedestrian security operation, officers will probably be conducting a DUI/Driver’s License Checkpoint which will probably be held within the night hours at an undisclosed location inside Pasadena metropolis limits.
The Pasadena Police Division provides steps drivers and pedestrians can take to tremendously cut back the chance of getting injured or in a crash:
Pedestrians
• Be predictable. Use crosswalks, when obtainable.
• Take discover of approaching automobiles and observe due care.
• Don’t stroll or run into the trail of a automobile. At 30 mph, a driver wants at the very least 90 toes to cease.
• Be seen. Make it simple for drivers to see you – put on gentle colours, reflective materials and carry a flashlight, significantly at daybreak, nightfall or at night time. ? Be additional cautious crossing streets or coming into crosswalks at night time when?it’s?more durable to see, or when crossing busier streets with extra lanes and better velocity limits.
Drivers
• Observe the velocity restrict and decelerate at intersections. Be ready to cease for pedestrians at marked and unmarked crosswalks.
• Keep away from blocking crosswalks whereas ready to make a right-hand flip.
• By no means drive impaired.
Bicyclists
• Obey site visitors legal guidelines, use hand alerts, use lights at night time (entrance white gentle and rear crimson reflector), and put on a helmet.
• Bicyclists should journey in the identical route of site visitors and have the identical necessities as any slow-moving automobile.
• Keep away from the door zone: don’t experience too intently to parked vehicles.
• If there’s a motorcycle lane, use it, until making a left flip, passing, or approaching a spot the place a proper flip is allowed.
• Yield to pedestrians. Bicyclists should yield the right-of-way to pedestrians inside marked crosswalks or inside unmarked crosswalks at intersections.
DUI/Driver’s License checkpoint places are decided based mostly on information displaying incidents of impaired driving-related crashes. The first objective of DUI checkpoints are to advertise public security by taking suspected impaired drivers off the street.
“Impaired drivers put others on the street at important danger,” Lieutenant Sam de Sylva mentioned. “Any prevention measures that cut back the variety of impaired drivers on our roads considerably improves site visitors security.”
The Pasadena Police Division is reminding the general public that impaired driving isn’t just from alcohol. Some prescription drugs and over-the-counter medicine might intrude with driving. Whereas medicinal and leisure marijuana are authorized, driving beneath the affect of marijuana is illegitimate.
Drivers charged with a first-time DUI face a median of $13,500 in fines and penalties, in addition to a suspended license.
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