Davidson Cracks Down On Speeding As Schools Start Back

DAVIDSON, NC -- If you’re planning on driving through Davidson, you better watch your speed and make sure you stop for pedestrians in crosswalks. That’s the message police sent Monday afternoon, announcing they are cracking down on violations as kids return to the classrooms across Mecklenburg County.

“This is timed with the start of school,” Davidson Police Chief Penny Dunn said in a statement Aug. 28. “Remember 25 means 25 and we want everyone to be safe drivers, bicyclists, and pedestrians. We have seen a recent increase in auto-pedestrian collisions and near-misses while pedestrians were crossing properly in crosswalks.”

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DPD’s enforcement of state traffic laws and town ordinances include:

• passing a school bus while loading or unloading
• unlawful use of mobile telephones for text messaging or electronic mail
• speeding
• vehicle driver violations of a crosswalk
• pedestrian violations of not using a crosswalk (commonly referred to as “jaywalking”) or
• crossing against a traffic light or crossing indicator.

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