MPD Officers to Conduct Pedestrian Safety Operation near Children's Museum
Medford Police will be conducting a targeted pedestrian safety enforcement operation at the intersection of W Main Street and N Ivy Street near the Children's Museum of Southern Oregon.
The operation will take place Monday, August 17th from 7 a.m. to 12 p.m. The location sees heavy foot traffic, and while it features a marked crosswalk, it’s important to remember that every intersection has a crosswalk, marked or unmarked, and the same laws apply.
The operation aims to raise awareness of pedestrian safety by enforcing right-of-way laws through the use of a decoy pedestrian. Officers will be looking for drivers who fail to stop and remain stopped for pedestrians in marked or unmarked crosswalks, and drivers who pass a stopped vehicle at a crosswalk. Both violations carry a presumptive fine of $265.
Drivers are reminded to stop and remain stopped if a pedestrian is in their lane or the adjacent lane of travel. Never pass a vehicle stopped at a crosswalk, as it may be yielding to a pedestrian.
