Governor Neil Abercrombie is proclaiming August as “Pedestrian Safety Month” in Hawaii, the only statewide pedestrian safety month in the nation.
Pedestrian-related community events and campaigns will be taking place throughout the month to encourage safe pedestrian behaviors, as well as to heighten driver’s awareness of pedestrians, with the ultimate goal of saving lives and making Hawaii a safer place to walk.
The Hawaii Department of Transportation’s Walk Wise Hawaii pedestrian safety program is teaming with public partners such as the City & County of Honolulu’s Department of Transportation Services, the Honolulu Police Department, the University of Hawaii, the Federal Highway Administration and private partners such as AAA-Hawaii, Farmers Insurance, Kamaaina Kids, Longs Drugs, McDonald’s Hawaii and Tesoro Hawaii.
They will continue to promote and educate residents on pedestrian safety during the month.
