{"id":137133,"date":"2023-09-21T13:47:23","date_gmt":"2023-09-21T17:47:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/news\/?p=137133"},"modified":"2023-10-13T17:38:15","modified_gmt":"2023-10-13T21:38:15","slug":"ucf-continues-to-make-pedestrian-safety-improvements-on-campus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/news\/ucf-continues-to-make-pedestrian-safety-improvements-on-campus\/","title":{"rendered":"UCF Continues to Make Pedestrian Safety Improvements on Campus"},"content":{"rendered":"
Whether you\u2019re driving, riding a bicycle, skateboard or scooter, or walking around campus, it\u2019s important to know the rules of the road.<\/p>\n
It\u2019s the responsibility of both drivers and pedestrians to pay attention to their surroundings, which includes avoiding distractions, like cell phones, and removing headphones or ear buds so they can hear what\u2019s going on around them.<\/p>\n
Drivers should always follow posted speed limits and yield to pedestrians even when there\u2019s a green light. It\u2019s also pedestrians\u2019 responsibility to follow traffic signals and rules and to always use a crosswalk and look both ways before crossing the street, even when they have the right of way.<\/p>\n
We all share UCF\u2019s roads and it\u2019s up to all of us to keep them safe, which is why UCF recently implemented new safety enhancements for pedestrians.<\/p>\n
Improvements include re-striping crosswalks around campus to increase visibility and adding rumble strips before crosswalks that are not at a traffic light. Rumble strips are meant to provide both an audible and vibration warning so drivers know they are approaching a crosswalk and should decrease their speed.<\/p>\n
Previously, UCF added flashing lights at some of the busier crosswalks around campus and signage in the middle of the road to remind drivers that it\u2019s state law to yield to pedestrians in a crosswalk.<\/p>\n