Alexandria Police to Participate in Regional Street Smart Pedestrian and Bicycle Safety Campaign

[Yon.Lambert at alexandriava.gov]

ALEXANDRIA POLICE DEPARTMENT
MEDIA SERVICES UNIT
2003 MILL ROAD
ALEXANDRIA, VIRGINIA 22314-4658
703-838-4636
 
MEDIA ADVISORY
MARCH 22, 2010 #10-007
11:30 A.M. HILDEBRANDT
 
Alexandria Police to Participate in Regional Street Smart Pedestrian and 
Bicycle Safety Campaign
 
Beginning Tuesday, March 23, the Alexandria Police Department plans to 
conduct increased enforcement of pedestrian safety laws at locations 
Citywide. This enforcement coincides with the beginning of the 2010 Street 
Smart campaign, an annual public education, awareness and behavioral 
campaign about pedestrian and bicyclist safety in the Metropolitan 
Washington region.  
 
Officers from the Department's Motor Unit will focus on King Street Metro, 
Braddock Road Metro, Eisenhower Avenue Metro and Van Dorn Street Metro 
during the morning and evening rush hours.  Officers will also concentrate 
on locations of high traffic and numerous crashes, such as Mount Vernon 
Avenue in Arlandria, Duke Street, North Van Dorn Street, Eisenhower Avenue 
and Edsall Road.  Officers will be issuing citations to drivers along the 
Mount Vernon Trail corridor in Old Town to encourage safe bicycling.
 
The officers will be citing pedestrians for jaywalking and bicyclists for 
violations of the traffic code.  They will also be writing warning and 
citations to drivers for:
Failure to obey a highway sign by blocking the crosswalk,
Failure to yield right of way to pedestrians in crosswalks,
Making improper turns into crosswalks,
Failure to obey "No Turn on Red" while pedestrians are present,
Speeding and
Running red lights and stop signs.
 
The 2010 Street Smart safety campaign begins with a formal press 
conference and kick-off event on Tuesday, March 23, at 11:00 A.M. at the 
intersection of Sligo Avenue and Chicago Avenue in Silver Spring, 
Maryland.  The campaign will run from March 14 through April 14 and will 
include media campaigns targeted at drivers and pedestrians.  It also will 
features increased enforcement throughout the National Capital Region. The 
goal of Street Smart is to increase awareness of pedestrian and bicycle 
safety and reduce the number of injuries and deaths.
 
(end)



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