4 Police Departments Launch Crosswalk Sting Operations

Posted Wednesday, November 29, 2006

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WHO:

PEDS, metro Atlanta’s pedestrian advocacy organization, with support from the Georgia Governor's Office of Highway Safety.
WHAT:

On November 30, plainclothes police in Decatur, Georgia State University, Atlanta, and Gwinnett County will use crosswalks while uniformed officers ticket drivers who fail to stop. In short, the next pedestrian drivers see in a crosswalk just might be a cop. So drivers beware: stop for pedestrians in crosswalks. It’s the law.

Last year, over 2,000 people (2,115) were hit by drivers in Georgia. 133 of them were killed. PEDS reminds drivers: STOP for pedestrians in crosswalks, or risk getting a ticket. The pedestrian you see in a crosswalk might be a police officer. So stop. It’s the law.

VISUALS & INTERVIEW OPPORTUNITIES
 

• Catch the action as uniformed officers pull over drivers who fail to stop for plainclothes police crossing the street.
• Hear the lame excuses of drivers who disregard Georgia’s crosswalk laws.
• Interview wheelchair users in Decatur – representatives of DisAbility Link – who are especially passionate about making drivers aware of the laws that protect pedestrians.

WHERE:

 

4 LOCATIONS:

DEPARTMENT: Decatur Police
TIME: 7:30 am – 8:30 am
LOCATION: Ponce de Leon & E. Court Square at Starbucks

DEPARTMENT: Gwinnett County Police
TIME: 9:00 am – 10:00 am
LOCATION: Jimmy Carter Blvd & Singleton Rd Michael Orta
404-713-2411

DEPARTMENT: Atlanta Police
TIME: 9:00 am – 10:00am
LOCATION: Lee St. and York Ave., in front of West End MARTA station just south of West End mall.

DEPARTMENT: Georgia State University Police
TIME: 11:00 am – 1:00 pm
LOCATION: Edgewood & Park Place S. between Hurt Building and SunTrust, and at Peachtree and Walton

OTHER INFORMATION:

 

 

CONTACT:
Michael Orta
PEDS Program Manager
404-522-3747 office
404-713-2411 cell

The Georgia Governor’s Office of Highway Safety is a full partner in this project.

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