Enhanced Enforcement of Traffic Laws

Beginning  June 3, the Philadelphia Police Dept. will be committing police officers on foot and on bike to educate and enforce traffic laws in Center City. This is the latest effort from the City's "Give Respect, Get Respect" campaign, which began in the summer of 2011, when the City distributed 3 different educational brochures separately addressing the rights and responsibilities of all street users (i.e.,  motorists, cyclists, and pedestrians), and the police conducted approximately 1,600 stops.
This summer, the enforcement campaign will be renewed, targeting specific Center City areas with known high volumes of offenses. The campaign will be run until June 28. We expect to see a rise in the number of citations given to motorists, bicyclists, and pedestrians in Center City. As we learned during our "Pedal Power" program on April 17, everyone has a responsibility to know and follow the rules of the road no matter how they get around.  Giving respect to your fellow street users makes everyone safer and improves our quality of life.