Elk Grove Police to Conduct Bike, Pedestrian Safety Enforcement Operation

August 18, 2015 | Tomorrow the Elk Grove Police Department will conduct a Bike & Pedestrian Safety Enforcement Operations focused...

August 18, 2015 |

Tomorrow the Elk Grove Police Department will conduct a Bike & Pedestrian Safety Enforcement Operations focused on enforcement on collision causing factors involving motorists, pedestrians and bicyclists.

The department has mapped out locations over the past several years where pedestrian and bike collisions have occurred along, with the violations that led to those crashes. Extra officers will be on duty patrolling areas where bike and pedestrian traffic and crashes occur in an effort to lower deaths and injuries. 

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 or fail to yield to drivers who have the right of way. 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.  Pedestrians should cross the street only in marked crosswalks or at corners.

Locally, EGPD has investigated four fatal collisions involving pedestrians and bicyclists during the past three (3) years. In 2012, California witnessed 612 pedestrian and 124 bicyclists killed that year while nationally; 4,743 pedestrians and 726 bicyclist were killed.  The Governors Highway Safety Association’s & the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration 2012 Data reports reveals that California leads the nations in bicycle and pedestrian deaths.  

Funding for this program is provided by a grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety through the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.


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