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WHITE BEAR LAKE PO CROSSWALK ENFORCEMENT 2019 FINAL REPORT �w�ww�wwwwwwswwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww�wwwwwwwwwwwwwrrrr During the summer of 2019, officers from the White Bear Lake Police Department conducted five (5) 4-hour pedestrian crosswalk safety initiatives at a total of eleven (11) different marked crosswalk locations in the City of White Bear Lake and one (1) marked crosswalk in the City of Gem Lake. This initiative was designed to educate the public on Minnesota crosswalk laws and ultimately help prevent a pedestrian involved motor vehicle crash in a crosswalk. Final Statistics: • 107 vehicles were stopped by officers. 90 drivers were cited for failing to yield to the right-of-way of a pedestrian in a marked crosswalk. 1 of these drivers was cited twice within two months. • S drivers did not have a driver's license or their license was suspended, revoked, or cancelled. 4 drivers were given a verbal warning for failing to yield to the right-of-way of a pedestrian in a marked crosswalk. • 3 drivers were cited for not wearing a seat belt. • 2 drivers were cited for speeding. • 1 missing vulnerable adult was located. • 100% compliance was achieved at the intersection of Bald Eagle Avenue & 911' Street on July 81". Officers were at the intersection for t hour and every vehicle stopped for the pedestrians in the marked crosswalk. Enforcement Findings: Of the 107 vehicles stopped by officers, many of the cited drivers reported they were not distracted and saw the pedestrians in the crosswalk; most stated they didn't know they needed to stop. One driver told an officer, "My husband yells at me all the time for not stopping for pedestrians! Other statements made by cited drivers included: "l was speeding and couldn't stop safely." "( was distracted by my GPS. " "1 was eating. " `Y had funnel visors. " "l was on the phone. " "l was distracted, looking for a garage sale."