For Immediate Release
Contacts:
Kevin Morison, MPD, 202-727-9346
Bill Rice, DDOT, (Cell) 202-437-7787
Spanish Media Note:
Spanish speaking officers and representative of the ASPIRA Association will be on site.
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Live Pedestrian Safety Enforcement Event in Washington, DC
- The crosswalk enforcement event targets motorists who do not stop for pedestrians in the crosswalk and is one tool MPD is using to protect pedestrians.
- The District is launching DDOT-funded overtime enforcement waves based on best-practice techniques taught at special training sessions.
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| When: |
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Monday, March 27, 2006, 2 pm
LIVE CROSSWALK ENFORCEMENT EVENT
GREAT VISUALS OF UNIFORMED OFFICERS IN ACTION! |
| Where: |
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Enforcement to take place at the intersection of 14th Street and Shepherd Street, NW, North of Columbia Heights.
14th Street NW is a high pedestrian crash corridor. This location is a heavily used crosswalk without signals where drivers frequently fail to give pedestrians the right of way. Drivers are as likely as pedestrians to be responsible for pedestrian crashes. |
| Who: |
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- Inspector Kevin Keegan, Washington, DC Metropolitan Police Department
- Michelle Pourciau, Acting Director, District Department of Transportation
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In Washington, DC, PEDESTRIANS AND BICYCLISTS ACCOUNTED FOR NEARLY 40% OF THOSE KILLED on the roads in 2005.
Six pedestrians have died in Washington, DC so far this year.