Jogger’s, Runner’s & Walker’s Safety
With the Change in daylight savings time, it is a good time to remind those of you who jog, run or walk for exercise that you are now a bit less visible to motorists. While drivers have guidelines set in the traffic code as to what they should be doing, not all exercise enthusiasts use the care they should to ensure their own safety. Here are some tips that will hopefully keep you from an unfortunate meeting with a vehicle;
• Using sidewalks rather than jogging/walking in the roadway
• Where no sidewalk exists, pedestrians should walk on the extreme left side of the roadway facing approaching traffic. This allows the pedestrian to observe oncoming vehicles and take evasive action, if necessary, and not rely solely on the driver of the vehicle to identify potential hazards or conflict
• If walking on a roadway, pedestrians should walk single file, especially when vehicles approach. Because other vehicles may be on the roadway, a driver may not feel able to move closer to the middle of the road to bypass them
• Wear reflective vests or accessories at night
• Use personal flashing beacon lights to alert drivers of your presence
• Cross at crosswalks
• Do not step into the roadway from between vehicles
• Do not step into the roadway to cross, even if within a crosswalk, if approaching vehicles are so close that a driver cannot safely yield
• Pedestrians in a roadway not within a crosswalk or an unmarked crosswalk at an intersection must yield the right of way to all vehicles on the roadway
• Plan walking or jogging routes away from high-traffic or congested areas
Pedestrians who interact with vehicles on roadways have the same responsibility for safety as a motorist does. Please make safety a part of your plans.
Address/Location
Green Bay Police Department
307 South Adams Street
Green Bay, WI 54301
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 920-448-3200