Posts tagged Pedestrian Safety

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Walking initiative in Ridgewood to raise awareness

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Walking initiative in Ridgewood to raise awareness Tuesday May 14, 2013, 10:34 AM BY  LAURA HERZOG STAFF WRITER The Ridgewood News The benefits of walking are backed by various studies that show it can lead to improvements in cardiovascular health, concentration and mental well-being. In addition, [...]
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Ridgewood Police Department Pedestrian Decoy Program

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File Photos Ridgewood Police Ridgewood Police Department Pedestrian Decoy Program May 10,2013 Ridgewood NJ, Since August 24th 2010 the Ridgewood Police Department initiated it’s Engineering, Education and Enforcement program to address traffic and pedestrian related safety issues. As part of this [...]
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Lawmakers introduce bills to improve pedestrian safety

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Lawmakers introduce bills to improve pedestrian safety Two Burlington County legislators believe they have a possible solution for notoriously dangerous Route 130 and other roads with high pedestrian death tolls. A three-bill legislative package introduced last week by Assemblymen Troy Singleton [...]
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Vehicle Strikes Pregnant Woman & Two Children in Crosswalk

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Photo credit: Boyd A. Loving Vehicle Strikes Pregnant Woman & Two Children in Crosswalk April 25.2013 Boyd A. Loving 10:09 AM Ridgewood NJ, A pregnant woman and her two (2) young children were struck by car as they crossed a busy Ridgewood street in a crosswalk on Thursday morning.  The accident [...]
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Reader says Police need to walk the beat downtown for better Pedestrian Safety

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Reader says Police need to walk the beat downtown for better Pedestrian Safety The main problem is that most people just walk out into the road, you can not and should not do that. in the am the kids look at the ground and do not look at any thing else. how the hell can any one just stop when you [...]
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Ridgewood Police : Pedestrian Safety

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Ridgewood Police : Pedestrian Safety Ridgewood NJ, Pedestrian Safety is one of the main concerns of the Traffic Bureau. The Police Department has worked with the engineering Department and the Citizen Safety Advisory Council to make physical changes in the business district to increase pedestrian [...]
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Fair Lawn police issue 142 summonses to promote pedestrian safety

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Fair Lawn police issue 142 summonses to promote pedestrian safety MONDAY SEPTEMBER 3, 2012, 6:27 PM BY DENISA R. SUPERVILLE STAFF WRITER THE RECORD FAIR LAWN — A month-long enforcement effort to promote pedestrian safety has resulted in 142 summonses being issued to drivers for talking on [...]
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Older pedestrians at greatest risk of being struck, tri-state group says

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Photo by Boyd Loving Older pedestrians at greatest risk of being struck, tri-state group says Wednesday, August 15, 2012    Last updated: Wednesday August 15, 2012, 2:16 PM Associated Press TRENTON  —  Older pedestrians are more than twice as likely to be struck and killed by cars or trucks than [...]
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Ridgewood Police issue Warning: No more warnings

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Warning from Ridgewood Police: No more warnings Thursday August 2, 2012, 1:31 PM BY  LAURA HERZOG STAFF WRITER The Ridgewood News When it comes to pedestrian safety, the Ridgewood Police Department is past issuing warnings, for the most part. The department’s pedestrian decoy program has led to [...]
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Snow removal idea iced for now in Ridgewood

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Snow removal idea iced for now in Ridgewood MONDAY JULY 23, 2012, 1:10 PM BY DARIUS AMOS STAFF WRITER THE RIDGEWOOD NEWS A proposal from Ridgewood public works officials prompted cool thoughts in the midst of a summer heat wave, but some council members want to put the idea on ice. The preliminary [...]
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Ridgewood council introduces proposed traffic changes

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Ridgewood council introduces proposed traffic changes Thursday July 19, 2012, 2:55 PM BY DARIUS AMOS STAFF WRITER The Ridgewood News Proposed changes to regulations on certain streets will likely improve pedestrian safety and enhance the flow of traffic near Ridgewood schools, but some of the [...]
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Law toughens penalties for fatal distracted driving

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Law toughens penalties for fatal distracted driving Drivers who kill someone while using a handheld cellphone can now be charged with vehicular homicide under a measure Lt. Gov. Kim Guadagno signed into law Wednesday. The law allows prosecutors to charge distracted drivers with vehicular homicide [...]
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Undercover driver sting operations in full force in Central business District in Ridgewood

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Undercover driver sting operations in full force in Central business District in Ridgewood July 6,2012 the staff of the Ridgewood blog Ridgewood NJ , In an effort to head off more pedestrian accidents the Ridgewood Police Department was out in force all Friday afternoon in an effort to enforce [...]
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Ridgewood Police Department cracks down on drivers, caught violating crosswalk laws

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file photo from Boyd Loving Ridgewood Police Department cracks down on drivers, caught violating crosswalk laws Tuesday June 19, 2012, 11:19 AM BY DARIUS AMOS STAFF WRITER The Ridgewood News If waterfowl could pay fines, Ridgewood Police Chief John Ward might have ticketed the ducklings that [...]
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Parents or guardians in New Jersey might need to complete a driver orientation course before their teens could get their driver’s licenses.

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Parents or guardians in New Jersey might need to complete a driver orientation course before their teens could get their driver’s licenses. Parents or guardians in New Jersey might need to complete a driver orientation course before their teens could get their driver’s licenses. A legislative [...]
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Commerce Secretary John Bryson accused in hit-and-run crashes

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Commerce Secretary John Bryson accused in hit-and-run crashes June 11, 2012 | 12:25 am Authorities are investigating a series of traffic collisions in the San Gabriel Valley involving U.S. Secretary of Commerce John Bryson, authorities said Saturday. Bryson was found unconscious in his vehicle and [...]
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First federal survey on texting while driving: More than half of high school seniors do it

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file Photo Boyd Loving First federal survey on texting while driving: More than half of high school seniors do it Think your teen would never text while driving? More than half of high school seniors admitted in a government survey that they’ve done just that. It’s the first time the question was [...]
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