PEDS Blog: September, 2010

PEDS Exposes Officers to Crosswalk Risk

Friday, September 3rd, 2010

Undercover police officers had several near misses Thursday afternoon in a pedestrian sting operation in downtown Atlanta. The officers, who were dressed like college students, repeatedly crossed streets in crosswalks near Georgia State University as part of an enforcement sting.

The field exercise was part of an all-day Pedestrian Safety Enforcement Workshop organized by PEDS for police officers from 20 jurisdictions across Georgia.

Watch the CBS News clip here. Scroll past the text to watch some dramatic near misses.