Territory-wide campaign to promote pedestrian safety

Police will run a two-week territory-wide pedestrian road safety campaign from tomorrow (November 25) to December 8. The campaign is aimed at educating pedestrians, in particular senior citizens, on road safety.

During the first week, officers from Police Regional Road Safety Teams will distribute publicity leaflets at about 91 locations in the territory, including traffic accident black spots, to enhance pedestrians' road safety awareness and appeal to people to comply with road safety regulations.

Offenders will be given verbal warnings in the first week while stringent enforcement action will be taken in the subsequent week.

Common pedestrian offences include failing to comply with a light signal on a light signal crossing; crossing within 15 metres of a footbridge or a pedestrian subway other than using such facilities; and climbing over a kerbside fence or through a central reservation onto a carriageway.

Police figures show that a total of 72 pedestrians were killed in traffic accidents in the first 10 months of this year, an increase of nine persons compared with the same period in 2006. Among the deceased, 64 per cent were over the age of 60. About 26 per cent of the 12,603 traffic accidents in the first 10 months of this year involved pedestrians and caused injuries to 3,373 persons.


Police Report No. 3
Issued by PPRB

End/Saturday, November 24, 2007