Overview

• San Francisco police have conducted five costume exercises over the past six months to catch speeding drivers.
• Officers dress up in inflatable chicken costumes and other characters to draw attention to crosswalks.
• Each exercise results in approximately 30 to 40 citations with fines up to $400 for failing to yield to pedestrians.
• Despite the high number of citations, police report increased driver awareness and compliance over time.
• The initiative follows a tragic incident where a 76-year-old man was struck and killed at one of the monitored crosswalks.