It happened again last week as a young man on a bike, without a helmet, sped through a red light in front of the Carolina Inn. Lucky for him, he moved faster than the cars about to turn in his path.

It doesn't always turn out that way.

So today UNC will again work to remind pedestrians, bicyclists and drivers about the importance of visibility and attentiveness as part of the Yield to Heels education campaign. Volunteers and the Department of Public Safety officers will distribute educational fliers, retro-reflective items and T-shirts to pedestrians at crosswalks across campus between 9 a.m. and 2 p.m. at the following crosswalks:

•South Columbia Street by Fraternity Court

•South Road at both the Student Recreation Center and the Bell Tower

•Manning Drive between the Dental School and Thurston Bowles Building

UNC Hospitals Police and volunteers will also be handing out fliers at crosswalks in front of the Memorial, Women's, and Children's Hospitals in an effort to spread the message of pedestrian awareness to another busy area on campus.

The campaign is coordinated by the UNC Department of Public Safety and the UNC Highway Safety Research Center.

Roses to the city of Durham for, apparently, being much cooler than Chapel Hill -- and giving candidates something to talk about at an election forum last week.

Mayoral candidates Matt Czajkowski and Augustus Cho swapped praises for downtown Durham after former Town Council member David Godschalk said Chapel Hill had "fallen on its face" while Durham's downtown was "vital."

Incumbent Ed Harrison dismissed downtown Durham as a "public relations construct" because in the past its definition never included the now popular Brightleaf and American Tobacco districts.

Incumbent Laurin Easthom has heard plenty about Durham and didn't have much to add. "My husband's on the Downtown Durham board," she said.

Czajkowski specifically proposed a 400-vehicle parking deck, following "Durham's model" for downtown revitalization.

Roses to the Town of Chapel Hill too for putting a street fair on an actual street. The town will present the 37th Annual Festifall from 1 to 6 p.m. Sunday on Franklin Street.

The fair comes as some downtown Durham enthusiasts are unhappy with the move of that city's CenterFest arts festival to a parking lot near Durham Central Park. The park is great and the Saturday Farmers market there rivals our own. But the asphalt parking lot just up from the market pavilion has robbed the arts festival of its mojo, they say. Attendance fell nearly 20 percent this year.

So spend a Sunday afternoon closer to home this weekend. At Festifall you can see 75 artists and 20 acts on the four stages. Festifall offers a family-friendly KidZone, with art activities provided by the N.C. Museum of Art, the ArtsCenter and the Orange County Artists' Guild. Other fun stuff includes face painting, free balloons, pottery demonstrations and henna body art.

And come late to catch Paperhand Puppet Intervention lead the crowd in a procession of music and puppet wizardry at 4 p.m. to the Main Stage for the Artist Awards ceremony.

Roses to organizers of the 59th Annual Chatham County Fair tonight through Saturday for honoring longtime booster and former County Commissioner Margaret Pollard.

Pollard, a staunch advocate for those county residents in greatest need, died this month at age 77. She also was a county fair board member and attended every fair for 58 years. In honor of her support, organizers will pay a special tribute tonight.

Orange County doesn't have a county fair. They are a disappearing tradition. Experience one this week beginning at 6 p.m. each evening and at noon Saturday. Rides, games, great music and food, and the price can't be beat: just $3 for adults, $2 for children 6 to 12, and free for children under 6.

The fair is located behind Food Lion on U.S. 64. From Chapel Hill, just head to downtown Pittsboro and circle to the left.