Portland Mayor Charlie Hales worked as a decoy Thursday in a police sting at a downtown crosswalk.

A motorcycle officer was watching, and drivers who didn’t stop for the mayor were given warnings or tickets.

KGW reports the sting was intended to raise awareness as part of the city’s “Safe Routes to School” program.

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Information from: KGW-TV, http://www.kgw.com/

This story originally appeared on Oregon Public Broadcasting.