With October being National Pedestrian Safety Month, the Stanislaus County Sheriff’s Office plans special operations Monday, Oct. 19, and Wednesday, Oct. 21.
From 7 a.m. to noon both days, deputies will conduct “maximum enforcement” focused on the driver behaviors that put pedestrian safety at greatest risk, a news release says. The violations include failing to yield to pedestrians, speeding, making illegal turns and running stop signs or signals.
“In Stanislaus County, we’re committed to reinforcing everyday safety actions like slowing down, following the posted speed limit, staying alert and yielding to people in crosswalks,” Deputy Matthew Orr said in a news release. “Drivers have an outsized role to keep all people walking safe. Remember that pedestrians do not have the same protections as drivers and passengers traveling inside vehicles.”…