The Reno Police Department's Traffic Division issued 140 traffic citations and gave 27 warnings during a pedestrian and school zone safety operation in February.
Eight officers handled the operation in designated pedestrian safety zones in the downtown area and active school zones.
School zones were selected based on input from citizens related to unsafe driving in those zones, according to a release from the Reno Police Department.
Police focused on drivers and pedestrians that were violating laws that enhance pedestrian safety.
Nevada state law requires pedestrians to use sidewalks, crosswalks, and pedestrian bridges and obey all traffic-control signs and signals.
If there is no sidewalk, pedestrians must walk on the left side of the street, facing traffic.
Drivers must yield to pedestrians and avoid passing vehicles stopped for pedestrians.
A good rule of thumb for all, according to Reno Police, is “Look Up, Look Out.”
