Crime & Safety
IB Awarded $40K State Grant for Bike, Pedestrian Safety
Twenty-six pedestrians and bike riders were injured in Imperial Beach crashes in 2010.
The state transportation department is giving Imperial Beach $40,000 to help keep bicyclists and pedestrians safe.
The "Be Safe, Imperial Beach! A Bicycle and Pedestrian Safety Education Project and Awareness Campaign" funding is part of an $87 million grant announcement Monday by the state's Business, Transportation and Housing Agency.
“Traffic safety is at a crossroads,” Christopher J. Murphy, director of the California Office of Traffic Safety, said in a statement. “Roadway deaths dropped 37 percent from 2006 to 2010, but we have seen a slight upturn since. The programs funded by these grants are aimed squarely at holding the line, and even reversing it once again.”
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Imperial Beach's awareness campaign was one of 274 projects granted funds Monday targeting various public safety issues, from texting and driving to seat belt use and DUIs.
Seven pedestrians and 19 bicyclists were injured in Imperial Beach traffic crashes in 2010, according to the most recent data from the California Highway Patrol's Statewide Integrated Traffic Records System. That year, 55 pedestrians were killed in San Diego County and nearly 900 were injured. About the same number of bicyclists were injured countywide, and eight were killed.
Seven pedestrians and 19 bicyclists were injured in Imperial Beach traffic crashes in 2010, according to the most recent data from the California Highway Patrol's Statewide Integrated Traffic Records System. That year, 55 pedestrians were killed in San Diego County and nearly 900 were injured. About the same number of bicyclists were injured countywide, and eight were killed.
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