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Kickoff: May 12th – May 16th


Sun Prairie Police Department to participate in Safe Communities “Slow Down” Campaign


School is out soon! The Sun Prairie Police Department, in partnership with Safe Communities, is conducting a Slow Down yard Sign Campaign.


As part of this campaign, yard signs will pop up in yard across Sun Prairie reminding motorists to “Slow Down, Watch for Kids.”


We all need to slow down when children are present, because the faster the vehicles travel, the more likely crashes are to occur and the more severe injuries will be. Children are especially vulnerable due to their smaller stature.


According to the National SAFE KIDS Campaign, pedestrian injuries are the second leading cause of unintentional injury-related death among children ages 5 to 14. Each year in the United States, nearly 900 children ages 14 and under die from pedestrian injuries and another 24,000 are injured in traffic-related crashes.


When child pedestrians are hit by cars, it’s usually as they dart out between cars midblock. Please drive slowly and be on the lookout for kids!


Would you like to post yard signs on your street, or help organize this effort?


If so, you can pick up your yard signs at both of our police department lobbies between the hours of 8 AM – 4:30PM.


For more information, call Sgt. Ryan Cox or Lt. Kevin Konopacki.


Thanks to American Family Insurance for sponsoring this campaign.