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PEDESTRIANS

General Pedestrian Law:

Pennsylvania’s Vehicle Code details the rights and duties of pedestrians.

Generally, people walking may cross the street at any point, but pedestrians and motorists must understand their responsibilities. Below are the basic laws to follow when crossing the street or driving.

• When a pedestrian crosses the street in a crosswalk, the driver must yield.
  • Drivers are not required to yield until you begin to step into the crosswalk.
  • Pedestrians should not walk or run unexpectedly into the path of a moving vehicle. Pedestrians should not assume drivers will see or yield. Look left, right, and left again before stepping out.
  • It is illegal for drivers to pass a vehicle that is stopped for a pedestrian in a crosswalk, as the second driver may not see the pedestrian in the crosswalk.
• If a pedestrian crosses the street not at an intersection and there is no crosswalk, the pedestrian must yield to vehicles.
• When crossing the street at a signalized intersection, both pedestrians and motorists must obey the traffic-control devices.
  • These signs and signals help identify who must yield.
• When walking along a road with sidewalks and its use is practicable, it is unlawful for any pedestrian to walk along and upon an adjacent roadway.

Safety Talking Points

 Tips for Pedestrians:

 Cross only at crosswalks. Don’t cross between parked cars.

• Look left, right then left again and keep looking.
• Wait for a gap in traffic, then step one foot off the curb or fully enter crosswalk and make eye contact with approaching drivers.
• Always obey traffic signs and signals especially pedestrian count down timers.
• See and be seen – drivers need to see you to avoid you. Wear bright clothing during the day, and wear reflective materials or carry a flashlight at night.
• Watch for turning vehicles at intersections, even if you have the right-of-way and proceeding lawfully.
• Watch your children. Children can’t judge a vehicle’s speed and distance and need the help of an adult to be safe.
• On streets with multiple lanes in each direction, be aware of what drivers in both near lanes are doing. If one driver is allowing you to cross, the other might not see you.
• If no sidewalk is available, walk as far on the side of the road as you can, and always walk against traffic.
• Always be aware of your surroundings, and never get distracted.

Tips for Motorists:

 Slow down when approaching a crosswalk or intersection. Watch for pedestrians and be prepared to yield to them.

• Yield to pedestrians in crosswalks – the law requires motorists to yield to pedestrians in crosswalks at signalized and non-signalized intersections.
• Travel at a prudent speed. Don’t try to beat the light.
• Watch for mid-block crosswalks. Pedestrians have the right-of-way in mid-block crosswalks, so yield to them.
• Expect the unexpected – look out for children who may dart out between cars or buses or cross mid-block without a crosswalk.
• Drivers on streets with multiple lanes in each direction should be aware that pedestrians may be crossing all lanes.

• Pictured from left, Luke Byrne, Kyle Smiley and Anthony Perott of Inframark

Ebensburg’s Water Treatment Plant has been selected again to receive a prestigious Area Wide Optimization Program (AWOP) Award. The AWOP Award was presented to Luke Byrne, Plant Manager, for our water system on Thursday, March 21, 2024 at the Pennsylvania Rural Water Association (PRWA) Annual Conference in State College, PA.

AWOP is a national filter plant optimization effort among numerous states, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the Association of State Drinking Water Administrators (ASDWA) and you. For the seventeenth consecutive year in Pennsylvania, AWOP will recognize outstanding efforts toward optimizing filter plant turbidity performance with a prestigious AWOP Award. The top performing filter plants that submitted their 2023 WebOAS turbidity data will receive an AWOP Award this year. This year 9 small filter plants (serving <10,000 people) will be presented with AWOP Awards at the PRWA conference. We hope to present AWOP Awards next year as well. So please continue to submit your turbidity data to remain eligible for an AWOP Award next year. WebOAS turbidity submittal is required in order to participate in AWOP and be eligible for an AWOP Award.

The Ebensburg Borough will be doing Fire Hydrant Flow Tests today, Monday, September 18th at 6 pm. Flow tests may affect water pressure on the 100 block of East High Street, 100 block of West High Street, 100 block of South Center Street, 100 block of North Center Street, 1100 block of North Center Street and the 700 block of West High Street.

If dirty water occurs, please run your cold water until it runs clear.

Thank you for your patience.

• The site of the dog park is located on Borough property near the roller hockey rink at Lake Rowena Park in Ebensburg at 952 Rowena Drive, Ebensburg, PA 15931.
• Ebensburg Borough will maintain the park.
• The dog park has two sections – one for large dogs and one for small dogs.
• It includes water stations, waste stations, obstacles, benches, and perimeter fencing.
• The construction included installation of drainage lines, a new storm inlet, asphalt paving, concrete paving, installation of water appliances and associated utilities, installation of chain link fencing, and additional associated work.

Registration is now open! Stop by the Ebensburg Tennis Center to get signed up.
Questions, call 814-471-2980.