Every Intersection a Crosswalk campaign under way

Oregon Department of Transportation sent this bulletin at 09/10/2015 09:00 AM PDT

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Sept. 10, 2015

Contact

Don Hamilton, 503-731-8265

Don.B.Hamilton@odot.state.or.us

 

New ODOT campaign reminds travelers that every intersection is a crosswalk

 

School is in session and that means the streets are full of Oregonians of all ages walking, biking and driving. To help everyone get to where they are going safely, ODOT is launching a new Every Intersection is a Crosswalk campaign to remind travelers that all intersections in Oregon are legal crosswalks, striped or not.

 

In the weeks ahead, the Oregonian Crossing campaign will be seen on bumper stickers, lawn signs, traffic signal boxes and post cards at public events. It will help remind travelers to be careful and take it slow.

 

Under Oregon law:

  • Every intersection is a legal crosswalk. When driving, you must stop for people showing intent to cross the street at a marked or unmarked crosswalk or at a marked mid-block crosswalk.
  • When walking, you have the right of way at marked and unmarked intersections and mid-block crosswalks when you signal intent to cross. Intent is shown by extending your hand, foot, wheelchair, cane, crutch or bicycle into the roadway.

Safety reminders are especially necessary this year, when pedestrian fatalities in Oregon are up by more than 75 percent over 2014. On average, 850 Oregonians are injured or killed by cars while walking each year.

 

ODOT and its partner agencies developed the Oregonian Crossing safety materials to educate residents about crosswalk laws and promote safe behaviors.

For more information visit:

www.oregoniancrossing.org

Follow the campaign on Twitter:

#oregoniancrossing

Traffic Safety:

www.oregon.gov/ODOT/TS

 

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