Police issue almost 500 pedestrian infringements in 12-hour period during Operation Franklin: Police are disappointed pedestrians are continuing to risk their lives and break the law after almost 500 infringement notices were issued during a 12-hour operation. Operation Franklin is conducted regularly by the NSW Police CBD Motorcycle Response Team and local police. The operation was held in the Sydney and Parramatta CBD’s yesterday (Friday 13 June 2014), with police targeting dangerous motorist and pedestrian behaviour. During yesterday’s operation, 495 pedestrian infringement notices were issued for offences such as crossing against the traffic control light. Police also issued 15 infringement notices for intersection offences, 236 cautions and four seat belt infringements. Twenty nine random breath tests were conducted on motorists, resulting in one person being charged with mid-range drink-driving. Operations Commander of the Traffic and Highway Patrol Command, Assistant Commissioner Stuart Smith, said police are stunned with yesterday’s results. “There have been 29 pedestrians killed so far this year and these results show that people are continuing to disregard the law and risk their lives and the safety of others,” Assistant Commissioner Smith said. “Operation Franklin is run to increase public awareness of the police presence in the CBD’s, to educate pedestrians and to encourage them to use the dedicated pedestrian crossings. “With all of our available resources, such as the mounted police and cyclist units, and with the support of the NSW Centre for Road Safety, we will continue to focus on road use behaviour in these key areas. “This is a united effort to drive down serious injury and fatal crashes for pedestrians, cyclists, riders and drivers. “All too often, police are seeing pedestrians tuned into electronic devices, oblivious to traffic conditions, stepping out onto the road at dangerous locations and putting lives at risk. “Pedestrians are road users too, and these operations remind them to follow the rules and stay safe when walking in high-traffic areas,” Assistant Commissioner Smith said.
Posted on: Fri, 13 Jun 2014 14:02:42 +0000
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