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“A PEDESTRIAN HYBRID BEACON IS A FORM OF TRAFFIC CONTROL THAT CAN BE USED FOR AREAS THAT HAVE HIGH PEDESTRIAN TRAFFIC" "ALRIGHT BUDDY, YOU'RE TURN." “SO WE USE THEM TO HELP PEDESTRIANS AND CYCLISTS GET ACROSS THE ROAD.” WHEN DRIVERS APPROACH THIS INTERSECTION AND IT'S DARK, THEY MAY PROCEED AT DESIGNATED SPEED.
THEN IT WILL FLASH RED TO TELL DRIVERS TO STOP AND CHECK FOR PEDESTRIANS CROSSING BEFORE PROCEEDING THROUGH THE INTERSECTION.
“BE A LITTLE BIT MORE ALERT TO WATCH FOR PEDESTRIANS.
A LOT OF TIMES WE HAVE THEM AT SCHOOLS, SO YOU KNOW YOU’RE GOING TO HAVE SMALLER KIDS SO IT’S REALLY ON YOU TO MAKE SURE YOU’RE PAYING ATTENTION AND STOPPING WHEN THEY’RE CROSSING THE ROAD THERE." PEDESTRIANS ACTIVATE THE SIGNAL WITH A PUSH OF A BUTTON.
"WAIT TO CROSS COIT RD. AT HAY RIVER TRAIL. WAIT." THEN THEY FOLLOW THE SIGNAL SIGN TO CROSS THE STREET.
“WE ALWAYS ENCOURAGE PEDESTRIANS TO MAKE SURE ALL THE CARS ARE STOPPED AND EVEN TRY TO MAKE EYE CONTACT, SO YOU MAKE SURE THAT THEY’VE SEEN YOU.
FOR MORE ON PEDESTRIAN HYBRID BEACONS, GO TO FRISCOTEXAS.GOV/SCHOOLZONESAFETY.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.