Local governments are kicking off a campaign aimed at encouraging safe behavior by motorists, pedestrians and cyclists.
Responding to the mild weather and the increase of people walking and cycling to work, D.C. police officers have been out in force this week enforcing pedestrian, cycling and driving laws as part of the annual Street Smart campaign.
Mar 23, 2010
Watch: Following Speed Limits Helps Save Lives
By DCist Contributor Joe Danielewicz Street Smart, the same regional safety program that brought you 2008’s gruesome “dude getting smacked by a car and spilling coffee everywhere” ads, is once again employing shocking visuals in an effort to convince motorists, cyclists and pedestrians that driving even a little over the speed limit will cost lives this spring. In a series of dramatic safety demonstrations in Montgomery County this afternoon, “Bobby,” a wire-framed dummy the size…