I urge every citizen in the County to do their part to make Montgomery County safer. We all need to slow down, use our seatbelts, watch for pedestrians, cross streets safely, stop at red lights, always drive sober, and get child safety seats inspected. Duncan also sent a letter to Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments Executive Director Michael Rogers, offering Montgomery County's public service materials to launch a region-wide public outreach campaign. At today's event, Moose announced new enforcement efforts to ensure pedestrians get the message about walking with caution. The human tragedies suffered on our roads are preventable.
Lives depend on it.
In June, Duncan formed the Montgomery County Blue Ribbon Panel on Pedestrian and Traffic Safety. The Panel is mapping out an action plan to reduce traffic fatalities and injuries in the County by addressing the interrelated problems of pedestrian safety, aggressive driving, drunken driving, intersection safety, road design, traffic management, and vehicle occupant protection issues. In 1999, there were 13 homicides in Montgomery County, compared with 18 pedestrian fatalities.