The region's Street Smart safety campaign kicked off last week with encouragement by police and elected officials, including Arlington County Boardmember Walter Tejada (above), for safer walking, biking, and driving. The campaign's purpose is to get all users of the street to be more aware of their actions and the actions of others in order to decrease injuries and fatalies.
The campaign also includes stepped-up enforcement by the region's police. This morning, the Arlington Police Department was out in-force at the intersection of Lee Highway and Lynn Street in Rosslyn, ticketing and giving warning to motorists, pedestrians, and bicyclists who did not obey traffic laws, thereby putting others' safety and their own at risk. The Arlington Police and other police departments throughout the region are conducting a greater number of traffic safety stings to remind street users that we're all in this together.
Paul DeMaio, BikeArlington
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