Jupiter police focus on pedestrian, bicyclist safety after spike in incidents

Jupiter police focus on pedestrian, bicyclist safety after spike in incidents

The Jupiter Police Department is rolling out a new safety program to help keep pedestrians and bicyclists safe.

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SOME OF THEM INCLUDEBIKERS IMPEDING TRAFFIC,FAILING TO OBEY SIGNS, ANDPEDESTRIANS USING THEDESIGNATED BIKE LANE.

POLICESAY ALL OF THESE VIOLATIONSCAUSES A MAJOR SAFETY HAZARD.THIS NEW PROGRAM INLCUDESTHREE PHASES THAT WILL BEIMPLEMENTED OVER THE NEXT FEWMONTHS UP UNTIL JUNE.

THEFIRST PHASE WILL FOCUS ONEDUCATION.

SECOND WILL BETRAFFIC STOPS WHILE CONTINUINGEDUCATION AND THE THRID PHASEWILL CONSIST OF STRICTERENFORMCEMNT THROUGH WRITTENWARNINGS OR TRAFFIC TICKETSFOR REPEAT OFFENDERS.

THEPOLICE DEPARTMENT SAYS ITWANTS CYCLISTS TO REMEMBER TOSHARE THE ROAD.

ONLY TRAVELWITHIN THE DESIGNATED BIKELANES AND AVOID IMPEDINGTRAFFIC.AND PEDESTRIANS INLCUDINGTHOSE ON ROLLER BLADES SHOULDALWAYS USE THE SIDEWALKS ANDCROSS WALKS REPORTING LIVEKAMREL EPPINGER WPTVNEWSCHANNEL 5.NOW TO FLORIDA'S FIGHT AGAIN