Thursday, June 29, 2006
Local & State News - Tampa Bay's 10 - tampabays10.com
Local & State News - Tampa Bay's 10 - tampabays10.com: "TPD hands out citations to pedestrians
Tampa, Florida - Tampa Police Officers handed out warnings to walkers and citations to drivers this morning between 7:00 AM - 9:00 AM in downtown Tampa at the corner of Kennedy Boulevard and Ashley Street.
So far this year, the victims were at fault in three out of the last four pedestrian fatalities. Officers are trying to stop that trend with this new campaign. They will give out warnings to people violating pedestrian laws and write citations to drivers.
Here are the finished stats for Operation Pedestrian Safety initiative:
45 traffic citations, 7 of these citations were for drivers violating pedestrian's right-of-way in cross walk.
23 warnings issued to pedestrians not properly using the cross walks
1 arrest for No Valid Driver's License.
A recent study notes that more than 70 percent of pedestrian accidents occur mid-block where walkers are not supposed to cross. This campaign will begin in Downtown Tampa, but will cover several areas of the city over the summer months.
The campaign kicks off one day before 20,000 additional pedestrians will be in town for the Shriner's Convention."
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