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Beginning on Monday, Sept. 26, police from the City of СÀ¶ÊÓƵ and the University of Colorado СÀ¶ÊÓƵ will step up enforcement of the city’s traffic laws in and around several of СÀ¶ÊÓƵ’s top locations for motor vehicle collisions involving a bicyclist or pedestrian as part of the Heads Up СÀ¶ÊÓƵ crosswalk safety campaign.

Officers from the two departments will be at intersections around the CU campus to give out warnings andÌýissue tickets to people who violate city ordinances.ÌýThe campaign lasts through Friday, Sept. 30.

Data collected by СÀ¶ÊÓƵ's transportation division shows that nearly half of all collisions within the city occur at intersections, and that crosswalks are the most common locations for collisions between motor vehicles and bicyclists or pedestrians.

CrosswalkÌýsafety ordinances require:Ìý

• Pedestrians and bicyclists to activate the flashing lights at crosswalks before entering the road or face a $50 fine
• Bicyclists to slow to 8 mph or less as they approach, enter and traverse a crosswalk at all intersections or face a $50 fine
• Drivers approaching a crosswalk to stop and wait for a crossing pedestrian, or face a $125 fine and receive four points on their driving records

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