USC senior Spencer St.Denis remembers slamming on his brakes as he exited the Downey Way parking structure after a fellow student ran in front of his car. Paulene Ng Chee, a junior, remembers nearly getting hit by a fellow student who was on his phone while riding a skateboard. Likewise, graduate student Monique Chavez has witnessed countless close calls and collisions between students and mobility devices like bikes and e-scooters on her commute to campus.
These experiences and other near misses prompted the three USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism students to create a safety campaign with a simple message: “We all deserve to get there.” The campaign encourages fellow Trojans to look out for one another while moving through campus.
The USC pedestrian safety campaign signs convey messages such as “Ride safe,” “Walk safe” and “Give way.” (USC Photo/Gus Ruelas)
“Everyone who worked on this project said they’ve either seen two students crash right before their eyes, somebody fly off a scooter or something like that,” Chavez said.
“We’ve all had experiences, and if this is just us random students then I’m sure it happens even more often.”