Montgomery County Executive Isiah Leggett and Police Chief J. Thomas Manger will launch two public education campaigns to improve public safety – both focused on looking out for each other during the busy holiday shopping season. 

 

The seasonal change back to standard time is typically associated with an uptick in pedestrian collisions.   A new Montgomery County Department of Transportation pedestrian safety campaign focuses attention on one of the most important factors in reducing crashes – visibility – by featuring ads that show the eyes of two County students with the slogan, “Hey You, I’m Looking at You.”  

 

Police will also announce their annual “Shop With a Cop” promotion, where officers in all six of Montgomery County’s police districts patrol retail areas during the height of the shopping season to provide extra security and remind shoppers to drive and walk safe -- especially in parking lots.

 

Joining Leggett and Manger will be Montgomery County Fire Chief Richard Bowers, Montgomery Blair High School Principal Renay Johnson and the parents of John Parsley, whose eyes are featured in one of the ads. Parsley graduated from Montgomery Blair High School last year.

 

Note to Editors - Photo Opportunity: Two Ride On buses featuring the “Hey You, I’m Looking at You” ads will be at the event.