FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
June 30, 2015
Cary Police Hit the Streets in the Name of Safe Crossing
Drivers and peds should be on the lookout for special efforts at marked pedestrian crossings
CARY, NC – Longer days and warmer weather naturally draw more people outside, and the Town of Cary Police Department wants to make sure both drivers and pedestrians are safely traveling through crosswalks as they enjoy the outdoors. At the following locations July 1-8, expect to see a higher than usual police presence as officers will be on the lookout for drivers who don’t yield and pedestrians who aren’t paying attention:
• July 1, High Meadow Drive near Bissitt Street
• July 2, Chatham Street at Harrison Avenue and Walker Street
• July 3, McCrimmon Parkway at Lake Grove Boulevard
• July 8, Tryon Road at Cary Parkway
“We want to help everyone be safer by knowing and doing the right thing, so our approach will be to make these primarily educational events whereby during each observed violation, we’ll stop and educate drivers—and pedestrians— in these complaint areas.” said Lt. Steve Wilkins, Traffic Safety Team Commander. At each location, volunteers from the Town’s Citizen Assisting Police (CAP) Team will supplement regular pedestrian traffic while officers observe yield violations. For a full list of tips for operating within a crosswalk as a driver, pedestrian and bicyclist, visit
at Watch For Me NC.
In addition to Watch for Me NC campaign events, the Town of Cary executes many initiatives to promote roadway safety, including RADAR (Reducing Aggressive Driving and Recklessness), Booze It & Lose It, Operation Slow Down/No Need 2 Speed, Click It or Ticket, and School’s In/Speed’s Out. To learn more about the Town of Cary’s Traffic Safety Team, visit the Police Department at
Town of Cary or call (919) 469-4338. Unsafe driving in non-emergency conditions should be reported to our Road Watch Hotline at (919) 319-4521.
For real-time traffic updates, follow the Town of Twitter @TOC_Traffic.
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Real need: I wish a Cary PD LEO would wear a wire and pose as a panhandler at and intersection, and report all the drivers playing with phones & GPS, sorta like a night-time DUI checkpoint!