Coyotes in Davis Lake: Coyotes have been spotted in Davis Lake. It is ILLEGAL to shoot them in the city limits of Charlotte. They are not normally dangerous for people but can be for small pets. Coyotes can scale fences. Accompany your pet outside, especially at dusk and dawn. Keep your kitties indoors. For more information and helpful suggestions on how to stay safe around coyotes, please see the following Charlotte Observer article.
Coyote sightings are up in North Carolina. How to protect yourself and …
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Did you know it is against the LAW to walk on the roadway when a sidewalk is provided?
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Please be aware that there are runners and walkers in the early morning hours as well as late night. Residents have reported seeing runners and walkers in the bike lane wearing dark or non-reflective clothing, making them hard to see.
Please be careful for your sake – as well as for others on the road.
Pedestrian Safety Handout from the City of Charlotte http://www.davislake.org/issues/WalkingSafetyTips.pdf
State of North Carolina statutes:
Section 20-174. (d) Where sidewalks are provided, it shall be unlawful for any pedestrian to walk along and upon an adjacent roadway. Where sidewalks are not provided, any pedestrian walking along or upon a highway shall, when practicable, walk only on the extreme left of the roadway or its shoulder facing traffic which may approach from the opposite direction. Such pedestrian shall yield the right-of-way to approaching traffic.
(e) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, every driver of a vehicle shall exercise due care to avoid colliding with any pedestrian upon any roadway, and shall give warning by sounding the horn when necessary, and shall exercise proper precaution upon observing any child or any confused or incapacitated person upon a roadway. (1937, c. 407, s. 135; 1973, c. 1330, s. 33.)
RECOMMENDATIONS FOR ADULTS:
****Make sure that motorists can see you. Wear fluorescent colored clothing during daylight hours and, if walking when it’s dark, make sure you have a flashlight and wear retroreflective material.
**** Know what traffic control signals mean. Do not enter a crosswalk while the “Don’t Walk” sign is flashing. Be alert to turning vehicles even if the “Walk” signal is on.
**** Walk against the flow of traffic. This enables you to see any oncoming traffic. Walking in the same direction as traffic forces you to rely only on your hearing to warn you of approaching vehicles. This also makes you slightly less visible to drivers.
**** Joggers are pedestrians too. Joggers should run on sidewalks or pathways; it is considered illegal to run on roadway pavement if alternatives are available. When no alternative is available, joggers should run facing traffic.