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Ventura County Sheriff's Office
Monday September 26th, 2022 :: 11:28 a.m. PDT

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News Story: Pedestrian Safety Enforcement Operation

Nature of Incident: Pedestrian Safety Enforcement Operations Planned
Location: Thousand Oaks, CA
Date & Time: September 29, 2022    8:00 am- 3:00 pm
Unit(s) Responsible: Thousand Oaks Police Department – Traffic Bureau
Narrative:
Thousand Oaks, Calif. –Thousand Oaks Police/ Ventura County Sheriff’s Office will conduct a traffic safety operation September 29, 2022, from 8 a.m. to 3 p.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 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,” Sergeant Carl Patterson said. “Bicyclists and pedestrians have the same rights to the road but face even more risk without the protection vehicles provide. We should all be looking out for one another.” 
 
The Ventura County Sheriff’s Office offers steps pedestrians, drivers, and cyclists can take to greatly reduce the risk of getting injured or in an accident:
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 closely 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.
 
Prepared by: Senior Deputy Keith Hall  
News Release Date: September 26, 2022  
Media Follow-Up Contact: Sr. Dep. Keith Hall
Office (805) 494-8271
[email protected]
 		  
Approved by: Captain Dean Cook  
       
 
 

Address/Location
Ventura County Sheriff's Office
800 S Victoria Ave
Ventura, CA 93003

Contact
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Non-emergencies: 805-654-9511

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