Officers planning for grant funded pedestrian safety operation

The Gresham Police Department will conduct a pedestrian safety operation on Tuesday, Sept. 9, on 181 Avenue, between SE Division Street and NE Halsey Street. The department is hoping to raise pedestrian safety awareness for drivers and pedestrians through a two-pronged approach: education and enforcement of pedestrian right-of-way laws.

The operation will be conducted between 4:00 - 8:00 pm with warning signs posted prior to entering the pedestrian safety operation zone. Pedestrian safety education is vital to keeping our roads safe. Motorists must stop and yield to pedestrians who are waiting to cross, or who are already crossing the roadway.

Motorists are also required to stop at all crosswalks when there is a vehicle already stopped in a lane next to the lane they are traveling in. Refer to Oregon Revised Statute (ORS) 811.028, titled Failure to Stop and Remain Stopped for a Pedestrian, for specifics on the law regarding drivers. Refer to ORS Chapter 814 for laws pertaining to pedestrians.

Funding for this pedestrian safety operation is made possible through a grant from Oregon Impact and Oregon's Department of Transportation.