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Pedestrians must:
• Use sidewalks whenever available.
• Obey traffic signals, signs, and markings.
• Cross streets at a corner, using traffic signals and crosswalks whenever possible.
• Face traffic and stay as far to the left as possible if traveling on the roadway.
Pedestrians should:
• Always stop at the edge of a parked car, curb, or vehicle before walking out into traffic.
• Look left-right-left before crossing a street and continue looking while crossing.
• Make eye contact with drivers prior to crossing roadways.
• Be visible: wear reflective clothing and lights at night and wear bright colors during the day.
• Never allow children under the age of 10 to cross the streets alone. Young children do not have the skills to accurately judge traffic risks.
Drivers must:
• Stop before entering the marked crosswalk limit line.
• Stop before entering the intersection if there is no crosswalk or limit line.
• Obey traffic signals, signs, and markings.
• Yield to pedestrians in crosswalks, intersections, and all traffic-controlled areas.
• Obey the posted speed limit.
Drivers should:
• Never pass vehicles stopped at a crosswalk. There may be people crossing who cannot be seen.
• Avoid distractions.
• Stay alert and take extra caution at intersections, especially when making turns.
• Make eye contact with pedestrians waiting to cross roadways.
• Be extremely careful when backing up, checking for pedestrians who may move into the path of the vehicle.
FACTS
Fridays and Sundays are the deadliest days for pedestrians. (UMTRI Crash Facts, 2023)
24% of pedestrian fatalities were due to “crossing not at an intersection.” (UMTRI Crash Facts, 2023)
In 2022, a pedestrian was killed every 70 minutes in the U.S. (NHTSA Pedestrian Safety Facts, 2022)
Nationally, 48% of all pedestrian fatalities were related to alcohol involvement either by the driver or the pedestrian. (NHTSA Pedestrian Safety Facts, 2022)
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