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The Laguna Police Department will enhance Bike & Pedestrian Safety Enforcement Operations on Wednesday, March 11, 2015 with focused enforcement on collision causing factors involving motorists, pedestrians and bicyclists.
Officers will be looking for violations made by drivers, bike riders and pedestrians alike that can lead to life changing injuries.
Special attention will be directed toward
drivers speeding
making illegal turns
failing to stop for signs and signals
failing to yield to pedestrians in cross walks
or any other dangerous violation
Additionally, enforcement will be taken for observed violations when
pedestrians cross the street illegally
Pedestrians fail to yield to drivers who have the right of way
Pedestrians should cross the street only in marked crosswalks or at corners
Bike riders will be stopped and citations issued when
they fail to follow the same traffic laws that apply to motorists
All riders are reminded to always wear a helmet – those under 18 years of age must wear helmets by law
Bicycle and pedestrian fatalities are rising in California as more people use these non-motorized means of transportation.
In 2012, California witnessed 612 pedestrian and 124 bicyclists killed that year while nationally 4,743 pedestrians and 726 bicyclists were killed.
This is of great and increasing concern to the citizens of Laguna Beach.
Funding for this program is provided by a grant from
the California Office of Traffic Safety through the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
For more information please link to Laguna Beach Police Department
