Police Ticket Drivers Who Don't Yield to Pedestrians

Pedestrians don’t come equipped with airbags, warns the Dunwoody Police Department, which recently cracked down on drivers failing to yield at crosswalks.

After complaints from residents that drivers were ignoring pedestrian, the police department targeted several crosswalks on Dec. 9 and wrote tickets.

At the intersection of Tilly Mill Road and Dunwoody Glen, a plainclothes officer wearing a reflective safety vest used the crosswalk 39 times. Police say a total of 11 violations were observed, one of which resulted in an arrest for operating while unlicensed.

The second enforcement effort took place on Chamblee Dunwoody Road near the Georgetown recreational park. The same officer used the crosswalk 35 times. A total of five violations were observed. A combined 16 violations for vehicles failing to yield to pedestrian right-of-way in a crosswalk were noted in the area, police say.

The department’s reminder to drivers: “Don’t disappoint your Driver’s Ed teacher; please remember, pedestrians don’t come with airbags! Stop for a pedestrian who is crossing the roadway.”