As days grow darker and streets stream with cold November rain, Richmond RCMP officers ask pedestrians to reflect on their safety.
"The darker, wet days create difficult driving conditions that make it harder for drivers to see pedestrians," stated RCMP Cpl. Sherrdean Turley in an email.
Richmond RCMP and ICBC banded together to increase education, enforcement and reflective armbands in a bid to make streets and sidewalks a little safer over the next few months.
Volunteers from local police stations recently joined the two organizations for the pedestrian road safety campaign, which involved staking out high-traffic areas where officers and volunteers equipped pedestrians with safety tips and reflective armbands.
"As much as drivers have a responsibility to be alert and conscious of pedestrians around them, pedestrians can also do their part to arrive at their destinations safely," Turley stated.
The campaign advises pedestrians to take off their headphones and stop talking on cell phones when crossing the street, use crosswalks, make eye contact with drivers, walk facing traffic and dress to be seen.
