Pedestrian and moped fatalities in Lexington serve to affirm highway safety emphasis
Originally published by WEKU.
A Lexington police sergeant says “awareness” remains a key condition when it comes to improving safety on roadways. This advice comes during a week of tragic mishaps.
Two separate collisions early this week on the same night took the lives of two people. One involved a car-pedestrian collision and the other a moped and a vehicle. Lexington Metro Sergeant Guy Miller said speed and inattention are often factors. He said it’s important to pay attention to each other, whether it’s a car or walker or biker.
“It goes back to just looking both ways and making sure everybody around you is doing what they’re supposed to be doing and then following through on that action which is crossing the street,” said Miller.
In a growing town, Miller said Lexington is seeing more modes of transportation which increases the possibility of collisions. A third incident on Wednesday sent a bicyclist to the hospital with life-threatening injuries.
Miller said adequate communication while driving comes in various forms.
“Your brake lights, that’s a form of communication when you tap that break to let people know you are braking. When you are taking that right turn and everybody sees that light blinking, they know you are taking that right turn. It’s a form of communication,” said Miller.
And so, Miller said it’s important to maintain equipment on a vehicle, including all the lights that offer communication. For pedestrians, the police sergeant said looking both ways, walking at crosswalks, and crossing in well-lit areas are key measures.
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