Another school year is here, which means more people are walking in our neighborhoods and around schools. It is everyone's responsibility to know the laws pertaining to pedestrian safety.

Drivers:

• Always yield to pedestrians in a crosswalk
• Be careful at intersections when making right turns on red; 90 percent of pedestrians die if hit by a car traveling 40 mph, compared to 5 percent at 20 mph
• Use caution when driving where people gather

 Pedestrians:

• Be sure to cross the street at crosswalks
• If there are no pedestrian signals, cross with the green light
• When crossing with pedestrian signals, start crossing with the WALK light after looking both ways - the driver may also have a green light
• If there is no sidewalk, walk along the shoulder facing traffic

Source: Gwinnett County Neighborhood Newsletter