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Habitual jaywalkers in Montgomery County may want to think twice before crossing the street. The Washington Post reports that police are stepping up their ticketing. At monthly intervals, there will be teams of police stationed at eight streets that the county has determined have pedestrian safety problems.

“In the past, maybe we would have two officers at an intersection, 10 people crossing, and there was no way for us to stop them all. Now maybe we will have maybe six or eight officers,” police Capt. Thomas Didone told the Post.

The announcement comes a week after a county report showed improvements to pedestrian safety:

  • This year, there were 174 incidents, the lowest in seven years.

  • The percentage of pedestrians collisions resulting in serious injuries this year — 23.6 percent — is the lowest in seven years.

  • Collisions at high-incidence areas saw a sharp drop in 2010. From 2005 to 2009, the number of collisions ranged from 37 to 46. In 2010, the number was 18.

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