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5) Pedestrian and bicycle safety.
"A big concern in the City of Rockville, and certainly in the whole area here is pedestrian safety and bicycle safety," Treschuk said. "We’ve had some tragedies in and outside the city of pedestrians being struck and fatalities."
City police have responded with "major internal programs" including information sharing about dangerous roads and intersections. The department has also shot public service announcements for Rockville 11 about how to safely cross streets, while the city has upgraded crosswalks and traffic lights and offered brochures at libraries, recreation centers and schools focusing on pedestrian safety.
A big concern for police is the morning rush, particularly between 7:10 a.m. and 8:45 a.m.
"We have people at bus stops all around the city going to high schools, middle schools and elementary schools," Treschuk said. "We have people walking to high schools, middle schools and elementary schools. This is the exact same time that you have the crunch of commuters."
As main roads such as Veirs Mill Road, Rockville Pike and Interstate 270 become clogged the tendency of motorists is to cut through residential neighborhoods.
"Well as you get into the communities, you come to intersections and there’s 15, 7, 20 kids at a corner waiting at a corner. And kids are kids. They’re pushing each other. They’re playing around. And if people don’t pay particular attention at the stop signs and everything we could have a real tragedy. So we try to monitor that on a daily basis."
https://rockville.patch.com/articles/trends-in-crime-and-public-safety-in-2010oldId.2010121412525493
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