SBPD - Ped Enforcement

Bicycle and Pedestrian Safety Operation Planned for September 9th
Posted on Sep 06, 2023

San Bernardino, Calif. – San Bernardino Police Department will conduct a traffic safety
operation on September 9, 2023, from 2:00p.m. to 12:00 a.m. focused on the most dangerous
driver behaviors that put the safety of people biking or walking at risk.

These violations include speeding, making illegal turns, failing to yield or provide the right of
way to bicyclists or pedestrians, or failing to stop for signs and signals.

“We all have places to be and not everyone gets there by car,” Sgt. Jeff Harvey said. “Bicyclists
and pedestrians have the same rights to the road but face even more risk without the protections
vehicles have. We should all be looking out for one another.”

The San Bernardino Police Department offers steps drivers and pedestrians can take to greatly
reduce the risk of getting injured or in a crash:

Pedestrians

• Be predictable. Use crosswalks, when available.
• Take notice of approaching vehicles and practice due care.
• Do not walk or run into the path of a vehicle. At 30 mph, a driver needs at least 90 feet to
stop.
• Be visible. Make it easy for drivers to see you – wear light colors, reflective material and
carry a flashlight, particularly at dawn, dusk or at night.
• Be extra careful crossing streets or entering crosswalks at night when it is harder to see,
or when crossing busier streets with more lanes and higher speed limits.

Drivers

• Follow the speed limit and slow down at intersections. Be prepared to stop for
pedestrians at marked and unmarked crosswalks.
• Avoid blocking crosswalks while waiting to make a right-hand turn.
• Never drive impaired.
Bicyclists
• Obey traffic laws, use hand signals, use lights at night (front white light and rear red
reflector), and wear a helmet.
• Bicyclists must travel in the same direction of traffic and have the same requirements as
any slow-moving vehicle.
• Avoid the door zone: Do not ride too close to parked cars.
• If there’s a bike lane, use it, unless making a left turn, passing, or approaching a place
where a right turn is allowed.
• Yield to pedestrians. Bicyclists must yield the right-of-way to pedestrians within marked
crosswalks or within unmarked crosswalks at intersections.
Funding for this program is provided by a grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety,
through the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.