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Be defensive, not just as a driver but also as a pedestrian and a bicyclist.
A
A
B
It's
a
big
issue
here
in
town,
especially
with
school,
about
to
start
again
we're
going
to
have
a
lot
more
students
with
the
University
in
town
and
the
younger
kids,
traveling
back
to
school,
a
lot
of
new
travelers
new
bikers
new
drivers,
new
walkers,
it's
very
important
that
we
all
learn
how
to
share
the
roads
in
the
paths
safely.
So.
A
B
B
A
B
Was
a
driver?
Probably
yes,
yes,
and
it
gives
me
a
kind
of
a
unique
perspective.
The
way
I
used
to
think
as
a
as
a
student
has
somebody
who
is
just
using
the
streets
and
the
sidewalks
in
the
past
as
not
really
a
conscious
user.
I
was
just
kind
of
out
there
not
really
paying
attention
to
other
people
to
what
I
do
now
and
seeing
some
people
either
get
hurt
or
nearly
hurt
by
some
of
the
mistakes
that
they
make
I
think
back
and
wish
I
would've
done
things
a
little
differently.
Well,.
A
B
Nothing
specific
really.
What
we're
trying
to
get
the
message
we're
trying
to
get
out
is
that
we
want
people
to
be
defensive,
travelers,
no
matter
what
mode
of
transportation
they
choose.
We
want
them
to
be
defensive.
Look
out
for
yourself
pay
attention
when
you're
walking
for
vehicles
and
bikes
that
might
be
coming
towards
you
or
past
you
when
you're
biking
look
out
for
walkers
and
vehicles
when
you're
driving
look
out
for
everybody.
B
You
know
if
you're
defensive,
you're
much
more
likely
to
see
the
trouble
coming
before
it
happens,
and
then
also
respecting
others
and
sharing
the
roadways
in
the
paths,
and
we
have
a
lot
of
shared
use
paths
here
in
town
that
are
meant
for
people
to
be
get
out
and
recreates,
and
that
is
fantastic.
But
when
people
get
too
self-conscious
and
not
aware
of
their
surroundings,
they
tend
not
to
have
that
outward
respect
for
others.
Using
the
paths
as
well
and
that's
when
accidents
can
sometimes
happen.
You.
A
B
It's
very
very
tempting
to
use
your
smartphone
while
driving,
while
riding
a
bicycle
while
walking.
There
are
plenty
of
instances
where
people
walking
down
the
street
have
stepped
out
into
traffic
while
on
their
phone
or
with
their
ear
buds.
In
not
hearing
traffic
coming
around
them
same
thing
with
bicyclists,
so
it's
not
just
driving.
It's
really
distracted
traveling
and
the.
A
B
They
follow
the
same
rules
as
motor
vehicle
traffic
when
they're
using
Street
there's
certain
parts
of
town
where
you
can't
use
a
bicycle
on
the
street
main
street
and
grand
avenue
are
a
couple
of
examples.
There's
other
areas
where
you
can't
ride
on
the
sidewalk.
Most
of
those
areas
are
out
in
campustown
because
we
don't
want
people
traveling
down
busy,
crowded,
sidewalks
on
bicycle
people
coming
out
of
shops,
and
things
like
that.
So
a
lot
of
times
bikes
are
pushed
to
the
street
with
big
no
traffic,
which
it
can
sometimes
be
an
annoyance
to
drivers.
B
But
we
have
to
understand
that
everybody
shares
those
roads.
The
rules
are
there
to
keep
everybody
safe
and
they're,
set
up
in
the
safest
way
possible
that
we
have
for
our
town,
so
bicyclist
needs
make
sure
that
they're
stopping
at
stop
signs.
Signaling
same
thing
goes
for
motor
vehicle
traffic.
They
need
to
make
sure
that
they're
stopping
at
the
signs
yielding
looking
out
for
others
and
signaling.
All
of
those
things
for
everybody
interact
with
each
other
and
make
everybody
safer.
So.
A
B
That's
one
of
the
big
reasons
we
advocate
for
defensive
driving,
because,
no
matter
what
mode
of
transportation
you
use,
there's
probably
going
to
be
some
level
of
blind
spot
areas
that
you
can't
see
or
unexpected
things
that
happen.
We
can't
account
for
everything
and
sometimes
people
just
make
mistakes
or
they're
negligent
they're
on
their
phone
and
they're
texting.
So
you
have
to
be
defensive
to
make
sure
that
you
are
looking
out
for
your
own
safety
in
case.
Somebody
else
isn't
one.
A
Of
the
things
that
we've
talked
about
before
is
when
school
starts,
how
preoccupied
particularly
young
kids,
get,
and
it's
really
not
a
matter
of
them
being
on
phones
or
texting,
they're
just
excited
and
maybe
they're
cutting
between
cars
or
jumping
out
places
you're
not
expecting
them,
particularly
around
schools.
Do
you
do
more
patrols
at
that
kind
of
here?
We.
B
Do
especially
in
the
school
zones
it's
very
important.
We
have
a
lot
of
new
travelers,
whether
they're
biking
walking
driving
there
due
to
the
program
the
new
to
the
system,
how
this
all
works
together,
especially
with
little
kids.
They
might
just
be
excited
about
going
to
school
or
seeing
their
friends
riding.
B
Absolutely
yeah,
so
they
don't
think
about
those
things
and
sometimes
they're
still
learning
all
of
those
rules.
So
we
do
a
lot
of
extra
patrols,
especially
speed
enforcement
in
school
zones.
You'll
start
to
see
the
speed
trailer
out
in
those
areas
to
give
people
an
idea
of
how
fast
they're
actually
traveling
and
that's
where
it
becomes
even
more
important
to
have
that
respect
for
others
in
that
outward
looking
to
make
sure
that
you're
keeping
other
people
safe
just
in
case
well,.
A
B
One
of
the
best
things
that
you
can
do
is
give
yourself
a
little
extra
time
in
the
morning,
so
that
you're
not
rushed.
We
find
that
when
people
are
rushed,
they
don't
think
straight.
They
don't
they
sometimes
they'll
speed
or
ignore
some
traffic
laws
and
try
to
cut
a
little
bit
of
extra
time.
Combine.
All
of
that
with
all
the
other
things
that
you
have
going
on
and
that's
when
accidents
going
to
happen
really.
A
B
A
B
It's
a
band
shell
park.
We
are
going
to
have
valley
bike
parking
if
you
ride
your
bike
to
the
event,
while
our
supplies
last
will
give
out
free
bike
lights,
which
just
increases
your
visibility
when
you're
writing
day
or
night,
especially
at
night,
and
then
we're
gonna
have
an
interactive
demonstration
about
how
all
of
these
modes
of
transportation
work
together
we're
going
to
have
some
people
from
the
biking
community,
our
bike
patrol
officers
will
be
there.
B
We
may
have
some
people
from
cyride
there
to
kind
of
talk
about
how
all
of
these
modes
of
transportation
work
together
and
give
different
perspectives
and
just
kind
of
create
that
discussion
with
people
that
be
able
to
ask
questions
about
what
are
the
rules?
How
does
this
work?
What?
If
what
do
I
do
if
those
kind
of
things
and.
B
Be
from
five
to
a
p.m.
at
bandshell
Park
on
Tuesday
August.
Fourth,
it's
meant
to
highlight
and
strengthen
the
police
community
relationship
for
crime
prevention.
The
other
part
of
it
is
neighborhood.
Involvement
in
crime
prevention,
so
bring
your
neighborhood
group
invite
anybody
you
can
to
come
to
the
event.
We're
expecting
a
lot
of
people
we're
going
to
give
away
free
bike
supplies,
bike
helmets
for
kids,
I'm,
sorry,
free
school
supplies,
bike
helmets
for
kids.
We
do
have
some
bike
supplies,
bike
lights,
but
also
free
food.
B
A
Really
long
how's,
the
dunk
tank,
all
kinds
of
I'll
be
agreement.
It's
really
going
to
be
fun.
This
is
an
annual
event.
You've
done
it
before
it's
growing
each
year
and
people
might
remember
it
from
brookside
park,
but
now
move
to
ban
cho
or
it's
much
more
visible
and
we're
looking
forward
to
that
event.
Yes,.
B
A
If
you
want
more
information
about
national
night
out,
you
can
find
that
out
our
website
at
city
of
ames
org.
It
will
be
right
on
the
calendar
of
events
and
also
you
can
look
at
our
social
media
for
more
information.
That's
at
city
of
ames
on
facebook
and
twitter,
and
also
aims
police
on
facebook
and
twitter.
You
can
get
all
your
city
of
Ames
and
Ames
police
news
there.
Well,
that's
our
show
for
today,
thanks
for
watching
and
tune
in
next
week
for
this
week
in
Ames,.