News Release from: Gresham Police Dept
GRESHAM PD BEGINS SERIES OF PEDESTRIAN SAFETY OPERATIONS
Posted: May 30th, 2013 6:01 PM
Gresham, Ore -Police will begin a series of pedestrian safety operations in order to raise pedestrian safety awareness. The Gresham Police Department will be conducting a Pedestrian Safety Operation on June 1, 2013 in the vicinity of Centennial High School on 182nd Avenue. The primary focus of this detail is to raise pedestrian safety awareness of drivers and pedestrians through education and enforcement of pedestrian right of way laws. The detail will be conducted between the hours of 6:00 PM and 10:00 PM; warning signs will be posted prior to entering the pedestrian safety operation zone. Education of both drivers and pedestrians are vital to keeping our roads safe.
Motorists must stop and yield to pedestrians who are waiting to cross, or are crossing the roadway. Motorists are also required to stop at all crosswalks when there is a vehicle already stopped in a lane adjacent to the lane they are traveling in. Refer to Oregon Revised Statue (ORS) 811.028 Failure to stop and remain stopped for pedestrian, for specifics on the law regarding drivers and ORS Chapter 814 for laws pertaining to pedestrians.
Officers will use their discretion to determine whether or not to issue citations to those individuals who have been identified as not observing the traffic rules. Also, officers will distribute an educational brochure titled "Oregon Pedestrian, Bicycle and Driver Rules."
Funding for this pedestrian safety detail is made possible through a grant from a Building Safer Communities Grant and the Alliance for Community Traffic Safety. Additional details will be scheduled at other area schools in September as the new school year begins.
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