Tuesday, April 16, 2013
Plainclothes officers serving as "decoy" pedestrians issued the summonses to motorists failing to yield at crosswalks.
The Fort Lee Police Department’s “Cops in the Crosswalk” program, part of a broader police effort to improve pedestrian safety in the borough, caught over a hundred drivers last week for failing to yield the road to pedestrians. The program, funded through a grant from the NJ Department of Highway and Traffic Safety, places plainclothes officers at busy intersections to serve as decoy pedestrians and ticket drivers for failing to stop at crosswalks. An officer placed at the intersection of Anderson and Stillwell Avenues Saturday marked the first weekend operation since the program’s inception earlier this year. Forty-three summonses were issued Saturday, adding to the over one hundred $230 tickets handed out last week on Hudson Terrace. …
Friday, April 5, 2013
Despite a flashing yellow light, orange cones and a lined pedestrian crosswalk, few drivers stop for pedestrian decoy cop on Hudson Terrace.
The Fort Lee Police Department set up a pedestrian decoy cop at the busy intersection of Hudson Terrace and Central Road Friday morning to enforce their pedestrian safety initiative. "One struck pedestrian is one too many," Fort Lee Deputy Police Chief Tim Ford told Patch. Which is why Fort Lee is participating in the Department of Highway and Traffic Safety's 'Cops in Crosswalks' Decoy Program this spring. Fort Lee received a $15,000 grant to fund the cost of paying police officers who participate in the program--from decoys to ticket writers. Drivers who failed to stop to allow the decoy cop to cross at the pedestrian crosswalk were asked to pull over where they were issued a traffic violation that carries a fine of $230 and adds two …
Tuesday, March 26, 2013
In an effort to raise awareness, the Fort Lee Police Department is hosting a pedestrian safety seminar to offer information and life saving tips.
As part of their "Be Seen, Be Safe" pedestrian safety campaign, the Fort Lee Police Department is hosting a Pedestrian Safety Seminar for all residents, regardless of age, at the Fort Lee Community Center on Wednesday, March 27 at 7p.m. "I encourage all residents to attend to hear life saving tips," Chief of Police Keith Bendul said. This seminar is one in a series of seminars that the police department is bringing to the community to help raise awareness and promote pedestrian safety. Community Policing Officer Anthony Kim and Traffic Bureau Officer Michael Bialoblocki conducted two seminars in January and March at the Fort Lee Senior Center designed to increase the safety of senior residents by educating them on how to remain aware of …
Sunday, March 17, 2013
Catch up on all the stories that dominated Fort Lee last week.
Tentative tax increase due to unforseen expenses brought on by Hurricane Sandy and a 20 percent increase from the BCUA. At Budget introduction, Borough Auditor says unexpected costs of Sandy and the BCUA's increase push taxes up. Fort Lee's 19 percent increase from the BCUA is four to five times higher than any other town's increase. Fort Lee Police charge four men with possession of marijuana and intent to distribute within 1000 feet of a school. The Fort Lee Police Department hits the streets to raise awareness on pedestrian safety. Rambo's Saloon, better known to locals as Gus Becker's, faces demolition. Due to the absence of the former Superintendent, and inclement weather, the district's 2012-2013 goals will be a modified version. …
Thursday, March 14, 2013
The Fort Lee Police Department hits the streets to raise awareness on pedestrian safety.
Police Chief Keith Bendul wants to get to "zero" struck pedestrians in Fort Lee. In order to help the borough reach that goal the Fort Lee Police Department, with the full support of the Mayor and Council, have launched the “Be Seen, Be Safe” Pedestrian Safety Campaign. Mayor Mark Sokolich joined Bendul early Thursday morning to initiate the program on Palisade Avenue and Horizon Road. Together they and police officer Anthony Kim handed out safety information, car ice scrapers, florescent umbrellas, clip on reflectors and more to drivers and pedestrians. Confiscated drug funds were used to purchase these items. According to Bendul, in the first two months of 2013 there have been 12 struck pedestrians including one fatality. In March of …
Tuesday, February 12, 2013
Fort Lee Police are going out into the community to stress pedestrian safety, with the support of the Mayor and Council.
Chief of Police Keith Bendul recently spoke to the Main Street Club at the Fort Lee Senior Center about pedestrian safety. Bendul, noting the continued problem with accidents involving pedestrians over the course of the past year, talked to the seniors about the need for awareness and crossing the street safely. Bendul has discussed initiatives to help raise awareness on pedestrian safety, such as distributing reusable bags and other items outfitted with reflective tape that will help make pedestrians visible to drivers at night. Mayor Mark Sokolich mentioned some of these initiatives during last week's Mayor and Council work session. He said that he would even help to hand out these items in an effort to raise awareness among pedestrians…
Wednesday, September 5, 2012
In a statement released Wednesday, Fort Lee Police Chief Thomas O. Ripoli urged parents to speak to their children about crossing the street safely and motorists to use extra caution with kids going back to school on Monday.
Fort Lee Police Chief Thomas O. Ripoli issued a statement Wednesday urging parents and motorists to be extra cautious with students returning to school next week. Ripoli, noting a continued problem with accidents involving pedestrians over the summer, said 43 of the borough’s intersections will be manned by crossing guards, and that parents should talk to their children about how to cross the street safely. Ripoli said parents should emphasize to their kids that they need to look out for cars before crossing even though, by law, pedestrians have the right of way. He also said drivers should exercise even greater caution and be on the lookout for pedestrians, especially near schools. “I want to make sure everyone gets to their destination …
Monday, April 30, 2012
The latest vehicle-pedestrian accident was Friday afternoon at Anderson and Plateau Avenues.
Fort Lee police are once again urging caution after yet another pedestrian was struck by a vehicle in the borough Friday afternoon. The accident, in which the pedestrian suffered only a broken ankle, and neither the driver nor the pedestrian were issued summonses, was the second time last week a driver collided with someone who was walking, the third time such an incident occurred in two weeks and the fifth time in Fort Lee since February, according to police. The latest vehicle-pedestrian accident happened Friday at about 2:30 p.m. near Fort Lee School No. 4 at the intersection of Anderson Avenue and Plateau Avenue. The pedestrian, whom police identified as a 64-year-old Fairview man, was crossing westbound in the crosswalk on Anderson …
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Thursday, March 1, 2012
Fort Lee Police Chief Thomas O. Ripoli issued a statement to Fort Lee residents regarding pedestrian safety.
In light of a recent increase in motor vehicle accidents involving pedestrians in the borough, Fort Lee Police Chief Thomas O. Ripoli issued a statement to residents Tuesday urging them to take proper safety precautions “while navigating our streets.” Ripoli’s message comes in part in response to two serious accidents this week alone—one on Edwin Avenue, and one on Lemoine Avenue at Whiteman Street. “Simple practices adopted by those on foot can significantly decrease the chance of being involved in an accident,” Ripoli says in the statement. Included among those practices are the following: Ripoli goes on to remind residents that the borough participates in the state’s Pedestrian Safety grant, which he says is “designed to target …
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Art Elmers
6:21 pm on Tuesday, April 16, 2013
The intersection of Anderson and Stillwell is a great place for this type of enforcement. The fact that many of our children cross that intersection on the way to the middle school makes it so. That intersection is very well marked and by having two lanes moving in the same direction you also can ticket those who pass others that obeyed the law and stopped. I wonder if any were given speeding … more ›