Every October, Pedestrian Safety Month is recognized by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, and our staff at the Department of Transportation (DOT). Pedestrian Safety Month highlights the importance of keeping people who walk, bike, or take transit safe. This is a crucial reminder for drivers in San José to slow down and share the road with pedestrians.
Also happening later this fall, on Sunday, November 3, is the end of daylight saving time. More traffic fatalities and severe injuries occur after daylight saving time ends because it’s darker during commute hours.
To keep pedestrians safe and to prevent traffic crashes as days grow shorter, DOT is deploying several electronic message boards across San José this fall and winter. These boards contain messages that remind drivers to be aware of people walking, riding bikes. or taking transit. The first round of message boards are being deployed on Tuesday, October 1 and will be stationed throughout the rest of the month. They will urge drivers to slow down and stay alert at locations along:
- Camden Avenue/Hillsdale Avenue
- Bascom Avenue
- The Alameda
- Meridian Avenue
- Monterey Road
- Snell Avenue
- Hostetter Road
DOT has provided the locations of the message boards to the San Jose Police Department so they can focus their traffic patrols. To learn more about our Vision Zero initiative, please visit our Vision Zero webpage.
Slow down, put your cell phone and other distractions away, and look out when it’s dark out!
