![]() “Walk Smart: We look before crossing,” says another sign for pedestrians. “Drive Smart: We slow down for safety,” says one sign aimed at motorists. A series of “Drive Smart” and “Walk Smart” signs attached to the playground fence on JFK Boulevard stress the importance of both drivers and pedestrians acting safely. The pedestrian safety campaign includes a social media component, signs and banners. Recognizing the potential dangers when pedestrians, cars and trucks all share the same space, police have started their education program to try to keep everyone safe.Įarlier this summer, Sea Isle police began a program focusing on bike safety, including letting bicyclists know that they are required to follow the same traffic laws as motorists. Sea Isle’s year-round population is about 2,000, but during the summer vacation season the number of people in town swells to an estimated 50,000 to 60,000. Over the years, there have been pedestrian accidents in Sea Isle, Mammele noted. Sea Isle’s streets become crowded with pedestrians and motorists during the peak summer tourism season. We’ve been very lucky considering what we see every day,” Mammele said of the busy streets. William Mammele said no pedestrians have been struck by motorists this summer – and the police department wants to keep it that way. Now, Sea Isle’s police department is launching its own pedestrian safety education program for the bustling summer tourism season. There are also a series of audio commands that direct pedestrians when – and when not to – cross the street.Ĭolleen Klesh and her husband, Brian, visitors from Newtown, Pa., believe it is never too early to begin educating Natalie and 3-year-old Emma about traffic safety. ![]() The red hand is the symbol that instructs pedestrians not to cross the road. The “stick man,” as Natalie calls it, is the image of a pedestrian crossing the street that is part of Sea Isle City’s automated traffic control system at major intersections in town. Klesh nodded her head yes and asked her daughters another question: “When do we not walk across the street?” Natalie, 5, looked at her mom and replied in a soft voice barely audible above the traffic noise, “When we see the stick man.” Kennedy Boulevard and Landis Avenue while afternoon traffic passed by at the busy intersection. “When do we walk across the street?” Colleen Klesh asked her daughters, Natalie and Emma, as they stood at the corner of John F. Colleen and Brian Klesh, of Newtown, Pa., hold hands with their daughters, Natalie and Emma, while crossing Landis Avenue.
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