ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Albuquerque drivers are facing new rules on the road, aimed in part at making it safer for non-drivers. So, how is the city planning to make sure drivers know about those changes?
Albuquerque City Council approves changes to traffic code
The city is making improvements near Carlisle Boulevard and Montgomery Boulevard after bicyclist Kayla Vanlandingham was hit and killed by a driver as she was using a crosswalk in July.
Albuquerque City Councilor Tammy Fiebelkorn said an upcoming education campaign tied to traffic code changes is the first step toward making drivers more accountable. “Making sure that we consider vulnerable road users, making sure that everybody can get where they want to go safely,” said Tammy Fiebelkorn, City Councilor for District 7.
Councilor Tammy Fiebelkorn said protecting drivers and anyone using the road is at the heart of the latest traffic code reforms. The issue came into the spotlight over the summer, when 19-year-old Kayla Vanlandingham was hit and killed on her bicycle while crossing the road near Carlisle Boulevard and Delamar Avenue. Her death prompted the city to update that particular crosswalk by adding a HAWK signal…