National Pedestrian Safety Month

Last Updated on November 17, 2022 by CCAR Staff

Reporting Deputy: Ray CortezSan Jacinto, Calif. – October is National Pedestrian Safety Month and the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department, San Jacinto Station, will raise awareness about the safety of people walking throughout the month, emphasizing that “safe drivers, safe speeds and safe vehicles save lives.”“Whether in a parking lot, crosswalk, or sidewalk, we are all pedestrians at one point,” The San Jacinto Sheriff’s station’s, Deputy Ray Cortez said. “Drivers, please slow down and be extra careful around people walking. Put yourself in their shoes and drive how you would want someone to drive when you are walking.”The safety of people outside of vehicles is a significant traffic safety concern, with at least two pedestrians or bicyclists killed on California roads every day. Between 2010 and 2019 in California, pedestrian deaths increased more than 40 percent and bicyclist deaths went up more than 60 percent. In 2020, 6,516 pedestrians were killed in the United States – an average of 18 pedestrians a day and one pedestrian killed every 81 minutes.