Sharing the Road with Pedestrians

Pedestrians

• Scan the street for wheels and feet: Be especially careful to look for people walking and biking before turning at intersections into driveways.
• Be attentive: Stay alert and slow down, in residential areas, commercial areas, and especially school zones. Children, particularly, have not yet developed the cognitive skills to calculate speed and distance.
• Yield to pedestrians: Stop for pedestrians at crosswalks and intersections – it’s the law. Crosswalks exist at all intersections even when unmarked. Pay attention to the pedestrian signal and give people walking the right-of-way.
• Double threat: Never pass another vehicle that has stopped or is slowing down for a pedestrian. Remember, you might not be able to see the pedestrian when you approach a stopped vehicle so be aware.

Lowering speeds can save lives.

People walking and biking are much more vulnerable if hit by a car.