October 3,2015
the staff of the Ridgewood blog
Ridgewood NJ , October is Pedestrian Safety Awareness Month . This campaign is designed to not only promote awareness of pedestrian safety measures (pedestrian signals, crosswalks, etc.) and associated safe behaviors, but also stimulate knowledge utilized by the two target audiences, as well as all other public and private sector audiences. The primary goal is to reduce pedestrian injuries and fatalities. This can be accomplished by focusing on raising awareness and changing behavior through education, enforcement and engineering. This campaign strives to:
- Motivate drivers to look for and stop for pedestrians.
- Motivate pedestrians to use crosswalks and designated crossing locations.
- Educate pedestrians about, and encourage the proper use of, pedestrian signals.
- Encourage pedestrians to make themselves more visible in the dark, by wearing reflective clothing or carrying a flashlight.
