September is recognized across California as Pedestrian Safety Month, and the Concord Police Department is reminding the community to prioritize safe driving and walking practices. Drivers are urged to slow down, remain alert, and take extra precautions to help protect pedestrians and prevent crashes. Walking should always be a safe and accessible option in every neighborhood. Nationwide, 7,148 pedestrians were killed in traffic crashes in 2024, according to projections from the Governors Highway Safety Association. In California, pedestrians account for more than 24 percent of all traffic-related deaths.
Pedestrians are more vulnerable in traffic collisions since they lack the protections available to drivers and passengers. The difference between being struck at 20 mph versus 35 mph can significantly increase the likelihood of a fatal outcome. To address these risks, the Concord Police Department will conduct targeted traffic safety operations from September 21 through September 27, 2025. The enforcement period will focus on violations that pose the greatest danger to pedestrians, including speeding, illegal turns, failure to yield, and running stop signs or signals.
The first thing they should do is have Gavin make jaywalking illegal again. Then remind
motorists that crosswalks do not necessarily have to be marked. All intersections, public
or private, are crosswalks, regardless of whether they are marked with lines.
How about our leaders worry more about the annoying idiots racing up and down the sidewalks and streets(without helmets) forcing those off the sidewalks to avoid being struck while you are out walking on your lunch break!?!
LOL, right ….
start doing it by schools on Pine Hollow Rd like you were asked and never do where kids get their legs
almost run over by tires of late birds rushing to work….