Pedestrian Safety Tips

Pedestrian safety continues to be a major priority for the Division of Public Safety and the campus community.

Please keep in mind the follwoing pedestrian safety tips:

Be alert! Your safety and the safety of others depends on your attentiveness to your surroundings.
DO NOT dart suddenly into traffic. Give vehicles a reasonable time to respond. You must allow sufficient reaction time for oncoming traffic to yield.
Utilize crosswalks at all times and obey the signals at intersections when walking. Under Illinois law, as a pedestrian, you DO NOT have the right of way until you establish yourself in the crosswalk. If you are crossing at any location other than a crosswalk, you MUST yield to vehicular traffic.
Try to make eye contact; this helps you to determine if the driver has seen you.
When driving, keep alert to pedestrians and bicyclists to avoid a possible accident.

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