{"id":2520,"date":"2012-09-07T13:12:24","date_gmt":"2012-09-07T18:12:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/vivanext.com\/blog\/?p=2520"},"modified":"2012-09-08T10:00:11","modified_gmt":"2012-09-08T15:00:11","slug":"vivanext-puts-safety-first","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yrrtc.ca\/blog\/2012\/09\/07\/vivanext-puts-safety-first\/","title":{"rendered":"vivaNext puts safety first"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/vivanext.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Safety-first.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2493\" title=\"vivaNext puts safety first\" src=\"http:\/\/vivanext.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Safety-first.png\" alt=\"vivaNext puts safety first\" width=\"450\" height=\"346\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>When there\u2019s something on the other side of the street you need to get to, the nearest intersection just might not seem close enough. It can be tempting to cross (or jaywalk) in the middle of the road. The problem with jaywalking is that it poses a huge risk to you as a pedestrian. Drivers aren\u2019t expecting pedestrians in non-pedestrian areas like a travel lane and may do something unexpected or not brake in time for you to make your trek safely across the road.<\/p>\n<p>During construction, crossing at designated crosswalks is even more important than ever. Lane closures can change frequently and when areas are blocked off, drivers must pay close attention to signs and road markings so they know where to drive and stop. Drivers might easily miss a pedestrian who is crossing or running into a non-pedestrian safe zone.<\/p>\n<p>Even when crossing at a designated crosswalk, it\u2019s important to keep safety in mind. Be sure to look both ways and stay aware. Put away your phone, MP3 player, or tablet, and focus on the road. You should be constantly alert, just like the drivers.<\/p>\n<p>Other safety concerns as a pedestrian are the construction zones themselves. There are a lot of hazards around a construction site that you wouldn\u2019t necessarily know about. We block off work areas and create detours to protect drivers and pedestrians, so it\u2019s important that you respect those boundaries for your own safety.<\/p>\n<p>You\u2019ll be able to enjoy all that the vivaNext transformation has to offer once it\u2019s complete.[poll id=&#8221;34&#8243;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When there\u2019s something on the other side of the street you need to get to, the nearest intersection just might not seem close enough. It can be tempting to cross (or jaywalk) in the middle of the road. The problem with jaywalking is that it poses a huge risk to you as a pedestrian. Drivers [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[53],"tags":[943,92,944,7,9],"class_list":["post-2520","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-general","tag-construction","tag-davis-drive","tag-safety","tag-vivanext","tag-york-region"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/yrrtc.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2520","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/yrrtc.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/yrrtc.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yrrtc.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yrrtc.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2520"}],"version-history":[{"count":13,"href":"https:\/\/yrrtc.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2520\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2535,"href":"https:\/\/yrrtc.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2520\/revisions\/2535"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/yrrtc.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2520"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yrrtc.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2520"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yrrtc.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2520"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}