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Resource Sheet 10: Enforcement Contact Worksheet
Law enforcement contacts:
City Chief of Police
Head of Traffic Section
Key Patrol Officer
When developing a relationship with your local law enforcement agency, here are a few questions to ask:
- Who are the contacts in the department who are interested in pedestrian safety or are working on pedestrian issues?
- What enforcement measures are currently in place to protect pedestrians? What are needed?
- Is the departmental budget and number of traffic patrols adequate to allow for emphasis enforcement of pedestrian safety issues?
Summary of key pedestrian-related laws and related penalties:
Speeding
Jaywalking
Not yielding at crosswalks
Other
Police department policy and training process related to enforcement of pedestrian laws:
Ways that pedestrian concerns could be better addressed:
Adapted from Streets For People, Too!, Harborview Injury Prevention & Research Center, Seattle, Washington.
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