Police advice to pedestrians: Don’t take chances
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BULLHEAD CITY - A number schleudernd, on the other side of the street, it is often faster than the reaction time, and many motorists recognize that the effect impressed that something: a pedestrian zone. Says the police, it was six road accidents with pedestrians so far this year. Two were fatal. A 49-year-old man, believed to be under the influence of alcohol was fatally January 8, while on Highway 95 from Circle K, north of Fifth Street store. The jeep was encountered during his trip of more than 45 miles per hour, the speed limit is posted. Cpl. Dennis DeSantis, of the Traffic Division Supervisor Bullhead City Police Department, has about 90 percent of pedestrians involved in accidents related to alcohol drunk pedestrians. But that was not the case on March 26, when a 84-year-old woman was fatally by a pickup truck while crossing Hancock Road. The driver, who was traveling at about 35 miles per hour, “he said to the police, they do not cross the street, because the sun in his eyes. In addition to the poor visibility conditions, a display driver can be blocked by placing a car in the next runway. And at night is especially dangerous, “said DeSantis, even with lighting of the road, on the road. “I do not know how many (x) I was almost cars, an accident investigation,” he said. “It is difficult to” see “factor.” With time and the heating, the increase in gasoline prices, DeSantis expects that municipalities with more pedestrian and cycling in the coming months. “People are always gonna try to go wherever they want as fast as they can, but they can not afford to drive a car,” he said. He advises motorists to obey the speed limits and more particularly cautious in areas with high pedestrian traffic, as old Bullhead City, and crossings of the highway from Marina Boulevard and Silver Creek Road. And, pedestrians have to cross the warning of the road, with a zebra crossing or to have traffic lights and clothing coloured or reflective vest. Bottom line? Be careful, “said DeSantis. He saw to many people, the chances of seeing them trying to fetch transport and walking in the streets where there is no pavement by turning its back in the opposite direction of traffic. “It’s as if you gambling,” he said. “This is not a game of chance, I would.” |