Walking is a part of many of our trips each day, and for some it is their primary mode of transportation.  According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, October is Pedestrian Safety Month.  The goal is to increase awareness around pedestrian safety and remind drivers to watch for pedestrians every time they are behind the wheel.  There are many residential neighborhoods, shopping plazas, and other areas where pedestrians become drivers and vice versa. Here are a few tips as a reminder of how you can remain safe and keep others safe as well.

Everyone Is a Pedestrian

At some point in the day, everyone is a pedestrian.  Whether it’s walking to your car, walking to the office, or walking for exercise.  Everyone deserves to get to their destination safely.

To do this, drivers must:

Look for pedestrians.  Children and teens can be less predictable and run out into the roadway without looking.  Be especially careful around schools, residential neighborhoods, and near parks and playgrounds.  Buckle up, watch the posted speed limits, focus on the driving task, and drive sober.  Lives depend on it.

Safe Speeds

Slower speeds save lives.  In fact, the chances of a pedestrian surviving a crash rapidly decreases when the vehicle speed is above 30 mph.  Obey all posted speed limits.  They aren’t suggestions and are designed to keep all on the roadways safe.

Safe Vehicles

Most vehicles on our roads include equipment for safety like air bags and seat belts, which are designed to keep occupants safe.  Newer vehicles also include technology that keeps other vulnerable road users, like pedestrians, safe.

Technologies such as pedestrian automatic emergency braking, rear backup cameras, and better headlights for identifying pedestrians at night are just some of the technologies keeping pedestrians and others outside the vehicle safe.

The men and women of the Lady Lake Police Department remind you to be safe out there!

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