It was dark and raining Monday night,\u00a0when a man wearing dark clothes crossed against the light on Fraser Highway at the intersection with the Langley Bypass.<\/p>\n
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A driver making a left-hand turn didn’t see the pedestrian in time to stop and knocked him down.<\/p>\n
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Ambulance paramedics didn’t find any serious injuries and the man declined an offer of transport to the hospital.<\/p>\n
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It was one of three such incidents reported in the Lower Mainland and Fraser Valley that night.<\/p>\n
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Langley RCMP is reminding residents that November is a risky time of year for pedestrians, who need to be aware of the potential hazards.<\/p>\n
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Just because you are in the right, doesn’t mean you are safe, cautioned the head of the Langley RCMP traffic section, Sgt. Matthew LaBelle.<\/p>\n
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“The crosswalk is not a cone or wall of safety,” LaBelle observed.<\/p>\n
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“Pedestrians need to be reminded that they have a role in assuring their safety,” he advised.<\/p>\n
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Sgt. LaBelle said “common sense” precautions can help prevent accidents, such as walking facing traffic and wearing reflective clothing or attaching reflectors.<\/p>\n
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ICBC has mounted a pedestrian safety campaign with police and TransLink to urge pedestrians and drivers to stay safe as crashes with pedestrians spike at this time of year.<\/p>\n
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ICBC stats show Langley averages 85 pedestrian-related accidents a year.<\/p>\n
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According to the insurance agency, the number of pedestrians injured in crashes from October to January nearly doubles as the weather changes and daylight hours decrease<\/p>\n
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Lindsay Matthews, ICBC’s Vice-President of Public Affairs and Driver Licensing said the risk is highest late in the day.<\/p>\n
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“Crashes with pedestrians are highest between 3 p.m. and 6 p.m. every day when most of us are commuting home from school and work,” Matthews said.<\/p>\n
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In B.C., 1,200 pedestrians are injured in crashes between October and January and 670 pedestrians are injured between May and August.<\/p>\n
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Safety tips from the RCMP in B.C.<\/p>\n
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For Pedestrians:<\/p>\n
Wear bright colors or reflective clothing<\/i><\/b><\/em><\/strong>\u00a0with reflective tape<\/i><\/b><\/u><\/em><\/strong><\/a>\u00a0after dusk and before dawn;<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Even if you have the right of way, be sure to look before crossing;<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Make eye contact with drivers to ensure they know you are there;<\/p>\n <\/p>\n At controlled crosswalks, wait until drivers stop before crossing;<\/p>\n <\/p>\n If you use earbuds or headphones, make sure you can still hear surrounding noise.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n For Drivers:<\/p>\n Slow down; roads will start to get slippery and stopping distances increase.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Change those tires (If your tires aren’t suited to the weather you can be ticketed and you can be held liable in an accident).<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Pay attention to all pedestrian signals-even if you have a green light to drive someone may be crossing a crosswalk at an intersection legally.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Shoulder check; many cars with new technology warn of impending collisions, but nothing beats using your own eyes.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Pay attention to all road signs; they warn of upcoming hidden intersections and crosswalks.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Put down the phone, your call or text is not worth some one’s life.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"It was dark and raining Monday night,\u00a0when a man wearing dark clothes crossed against the light on Fraser Highway at the intersection with \n Blogs on reflective clothing and reflective material. Be seen, be safer. <\/a>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3384,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[2],"tags":[20,3],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/safereflective.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3383"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/safereflective.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/safereflective.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/safereflective.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/safereflective.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3383"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/safereflective.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3383\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3385,"href":"http:\/\/safereflective.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3383\/revisions\/3385"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/safereflective.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3384"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/safereflective.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3383"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/safereflective.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3383"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/safereflective.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3383"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}