Child critically hurt after ATV driver runs him down, flees in Northwest DC

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Anonymous wrote:Jeanine Pirro has more to say about this than our curiously silent mayoral candidates.

https://wjla.com/news/local/dc-pirro-jeanine-washington-atv-hit-run-child-dirt-bikes-injuries-bike-lane-critical-arrest-alford-weapon-vehicle-attorney-general-local-federal-weekend-boys-juveniles-adults-crime-metropolitan

Pipe down MAGA.

Seriously where are the mayoral candidates on this? If this child, who has bleeding in the brain and a spinal injury, had been hit by a car, they'd be up in arms.

It's also strange how silent the car haters/WABA crowd is. These kids were on bikes, in a bike lane when they were run over.

Seriously, what is the deal with that?!? The bike lobby is the most reliably strident, annoying, and unapologetically bike-safety-focused advocates going and this hit and run involved kids of all things. Have they really drunk so much of the liberal culture kool aide that they are going to go full hypocrites on safety?

This doesn't advance their anti-car agenda so they don't care if kids on bikes get run over.

Are you a complete moron or do you just play one on here?

Drawing conclusions about the "bike lobby" - if ever there were a bogeyman! - from an out-of-context quote from someone interviewed for an article written by a citizen journalist unaffiliated with an organization that publishes content submitted by people who subscribe to a wide range of viewpoints on issues pertaining to urban planning in the Washington metro region is peak idiocy, even for this forum.

Please point to an instance where bicyclists have expressed outrage about these children on bikes being run over by ATVS because their silence has been deafening, and telling.

I'm a bicyclist and I'm outraged. Happy now? Or would you like to move the goalposts?

Thanks, random person on the Internet, but I think people were talking about groups like WABA which has a very active social media presence, but curiously has nothing to say about this.

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Anonymous wrote:Jeanine Pirro has more to say about this than our curiously silent mayoral candidates.

https://wjla.com/news/local/dc-pirro-jeanine-washington-atv-hit-run-child-dirt-bikes-injuries-bike-lane-critical-arrest-alford-weapon-vehicle-attorney-general-local-federal-weekend-boys-juveniles-adults-crime-metropolitan

Pipe down MAGA.

Seriously where are the mayoral candidates on this? If this child, who has bleeding in the brain and a spinal injury, had been hit by a car, they'd be up in arms.

It's also strange how silent the car haters/WABA crowd is. These kids were on bikes, in a bike lane when they were run over.

Seriously, what is the deal with that?!? The bike lobby is the most reliably strident, annoying, and unapologetically bike-safety-focused advocates going and this hit and run involved kids of all things. Have they really drunk so much of the liberal culture kool aide that they are going to go full hypocrites on safety?

This doesn't advance their anti-car agenda so they don't care if kids on bikes get run over.

Are you a complete moron or do you just play one on here?

Drawing conclusions about the "bike lobby" - if ever there were a bogeyman! - from an out-of-context quote from someone interviewed for an article written by a citizen journalist unaffiliated with an organization that publishes content submitted by people who subscribe to a wide range of viewpoints on issues pertaining to urban planning in the Washington metro region is peak idiocy, even for this forum.

Please point to an instance where bicyclists have expressed outrage about these children on bikes being run over by ATVS because their silence has been deafening, and telling.

I am a bicyclist and I hereby express my outrage about these children on bikes being run over by ATVs. Are you satisfied? Can we now please move on to a more meaningful discussion?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Jeanine Pirro has more to say about this than our curiously silent mayoral candidates.

https://wjla.com/news/local/dc-pirro-jeanine-washington-atv-hit-run-child-dirt-bikes-injuries-bike-lane-critical-arrest-alford-weapon-vehicle-attorney-general-local-federal-weekend-boys-juveniles-adults-crime-metropolitan

Pipe down MAGA.

Seriously where are the mayoral candidates on this? If this child, who has bleeding in the brain and a spinal injury, had been hit by a car, they'd be up in arms.

It's also strange how silent the car haters/WABA crowd is. These kids were on bikes, in a bike lane when they were run over.

Seriously, what is the deal with that?!? The bike lobby is the most reliably strident, annoying, and unapologetically bike-safety-focused advocates going and this hit and run involved kids of all things. Have they really drunk so much of the liberal culture kool aide that they are going to go full hypocrites on safety?

This doesn't advance their anti-car agenda so they don't care if kids on bikes get run over.

Are you a complete moron or do you just play one on here?

Drawing conclusions about the "bike lobby" - if ever there were a bogeyman! - from an out-of-context quote from someone interviewed for an article written by a citizen journalist unaffiliated with an organization that publishes content submitted by people who subscribe to a wide range of viewpoints on issues pertaining to urban planning in the Washington metro region is peak idiocy, even for this forum.

Please point to an instance where bicyclists have expressed outrage about these children on bikes being run over by ATVS because their silence has been deafening, and telling.

I'm a bicyclist and I'm outraged. Happy now? Or would you like to move the goalposts?

Thanks, random person on the Internet, but I think people were talking about groups like WABA which has a very active social media presence, but curiously has nothing to say about this.

Surprise, surprise, they went for the latter. This has nothing to do with kids on bikes being hit by ATVs and everything to do with their very specific prejudices.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Jeanine Pirro has more to say about this than our curiously silent mayoral candidates.

https://wjla.com/news/local/dc-pirro-jeanine-washington-atv-hit-run-child-dirt-bikes-injuries-bike-lane-critical-arrest-alford-weapon-vehicle-attorney-general-local-federal-weekend-boys-juveniles-adults-crime-metropolitan

Pipe down MAGA.

Seriously where are the mayoral candidates on this? If this child, who has bleeding in the brain and a spinal injury, had been hit by a car, they'd be up in arms.

It's also strange how silent the car haters/WABA crowd is. These kids were on bikes, in a bike lane when they were run over.

Seriously, what is the deal with that?!? The bike lobby is the most reliably strident, annoying, and unapologetically bike-safety-focused advocates going and this hit and run involved kids of all things. Have they really drunk so much of the liberal culture kool aide that they are going to go full hypocrites on safety?

This doesn't advance their anti-car agenda so they don't care if kids on bikes get run over.

Are you a complete moron or do you just play one on here?

Drawing conclusions about the "bike lobby" - if ever there were a bogeyman! - from an out-of-context quote from someone interviewed for an article written by a citizen journalist unaffiliated with an organization that publishes content submitted by people who subscribe to a wide range of viewpoints on issues pertaining to urban planning in the Washington metro region is peak idiocy, even for this forum.

Please point to an instance where bicyclists have expressed outrage about these children on bikes being run over by ATVS because their silence has been deafening, and telling.

I'm a bicyclist and I'm outraged. Happy now? Or would you like to move the goalposts?

Thanks, random person on the Internet, but I think people were talking about groups like WABA which has a very active social media presence, but curiously has nothing to say about this.

Surprise, surprise, they went for the latter. This has nothing to do with kids on bikes being hit by ATVs and everything to do with their very specific prejudices.

If these kids were hit by a car, I'm sure they'd be talking about it all day everyday

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Jeanine Pirro has more to say about this than our curiously silent mayoral candidates.

https://wjla.com/news/local/dc-pirro-jeanine-washington-atv-hit-run-child-dirt-bikes-injuries-bike-lane-critical-arrest-alford-weapon-vehicle-attorney-general-local-federal-weekend-boys-juveniles-adults-crime-metropolitan

Pipe down MAGA.

Seriously where are the mayoral candidates on this? If this child, who has bleeding in the brain and a spinal injury, had been hit by a car, they'd be up in arms.

It's also strange how silent the car haters/WABA crowd is. These kids were on bikes, in a bike lane when they were run over.

Seriously, what is the deal with that?!? The bike lobby is the most reliably strident, annoying, and unapologetically bike-safety-focused advocates going and this hit and run involved kids of all things. Have they really drunk so much of the liberal culture kool aide that they are going to go full hypocrites on safety?

This doesn't advance their anti-car agenda so they don't care if kids on bikes get run over.

Are you a complete moron or do you just play one on here?

Drawing conclusions about the "bike lobby" - if ever there were a bogeyman! - from an out-of-context quote from someone interviewed for an article written by a citizen journalist unaffiliated with an organization that publishes content submitted by people who subscribe to a wide range of viewpoints on issues pertaining to urban planning in the Washington metro region is peak idiocy, even for this forum.

Please point to an instance where bicyclists have expressed outrage about these children on bikes being run over by ATVS because their silence has been deafening, and telling.

I'm a bicyclist and I'm outraged. Happy now? Or would you like to move the goalposts?

Thanks, random person on the Internet, but I think people were talking about groups like WABA which has a very active social media presence, but curiously has nothing to say about this.

Actually, you’re right that WABA doesn’t draw anywhere near enough attention to the dangers posed by maniacal drivers (of all manner of vehicles) to bicyclists. A while back, I was looking for information on crashes in DC that had killed bicyclists and there was nothing on WABA’s webpage or social media outlets about incidents like the death of Sarah Langenkamp or others. So, yes, I agree that WABA (and similar groups) could and should be doing a much better job of drawing attention to this heinous incidents, which call attention to the need for much stricter traffic enforcement and infrastructure to protect vulnerable road users.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Jeanine Pirro has more to say about this than our curiously silent mayoral candidates.

https://wjla.com/news/local/dc-pirro-jeanine-washington-atv-hit-run-child-dirt-bikes-injuries-bike-lane-critical-arrest-alford-weapon-vehicle-attorney-general-local-federal-weekend-boys-juveniles-adults-crime-metropolitan

Pipe down MAGA.

Seriously where are the mayoral candidates on this? If this child, who has bleeding in the brain and a spinal injury, had been hit by a car, they'd be up in arms.

It's also strange how silent the car haters/WABA crowd is. These kids were on bikes, in a bike lane when they were run over.

Seriously, what is the deal with that?!? The bike lobby is the most reliably strident, annoying, and unapologetically bike-safety-focused advocates going and this hit and run involved kids of all things. Have they really drunk so much of the liberal culture kool aide that they are going to go full hypocrites on safety?

This doesn't advance their anti-car agenda so they don't care if kids on bikes get run over.

Are you a complete moron or do you just play one on here?

Drawing conclusions about the "bike lobby" - if ever there were a bogeyman! - from an out-of-context quote from someone interviewed for an article written by a citizen journalist unaffiliated with an organization that publishes content submitted by people who subscribe to a wide range of viewpoints on issues pertaining to urban planning in the Washington metro region is peak idiocy, even for this forum.

Please point to an instance where bicyclists have expressed outrage about these children on bikes being run over by ATVS because their silence has been deafening, and telling.

I'm a bicyclist and I'm outraged. Happy now? Or would you like to move the goalposts?

Thanks, random person on the Internet, but I think people were talking about groups like WABA which has a very active social media presence, but curiously has nothing to say about this.

Actually, you’re right that WABA doesn’t draw anywhere near enough attention to the dangers posed by maniacal drivers (of all manner of vehicles) to bicyclists. A while back, I was looking for information on crashes in DC that had killed bicyclists and there was nothing on WABA’s webpage or social media outlets about incidents like the death of Sarah Langenkamp or others. So, yes, I agree that WABA (and similar groups) could and should be doing a much better job of drawing attention to this heinous incidents, which call attention to the need for much stricter traffic enforcement and infrastructure to protect vulnerable road users.

WABA pounces on every single incident involving a car. It is almost gleeful...

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Anonymous wrote:The ATVers generally live in PG County. They don't have license plates and wear helmets so can't be identified. if police give chase, it is more likely to cause crashes and more destruction and injury. What exactly do you all propose?

It's funny how, if this child had been hit by someone driving a car, people would be up in arms and people would say we have to change a million things including completely redesigning the roads to try to make this sort of thing impossible.

But, somehow, when the child is hit by a teenager illegally riding an ATV on a city street, people are like "there's nothing we can do to prevent this"

The car hating zealots at Greater Greater Washington seem totally fine with illegal ATVs on the streets:

"Dirt bikes and all-terrain vehicles (ATVs) are embraced by some in the Black community as a culture and form of expression, despite laws that forbid their use on all public roadways, sidewalks, and trails.

“Most of the bikers…communicate that riding their bikes is a source of freedom for them. It’s a way for them to address their mental health issues. It’s a way for them to de-stress."

https://ggwash.org/view/100595/navigating-the-intersection-of-dirt-bike-culture-safety-and-law-enforcement-in-dc

This is why there's a difference.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Jeanine Pirro has more to say about this than our curiously silent mayoral candidates.

https://wjla.com/news/local/dc-pirro-jeanine-washington-atv-hit-run-child-dirt-bikes-injuries-bike-lane-critical-arrest-alford-weapon-vehicle-attorney-general-local-federal-weekend-boys-juveniles-adults-crime-metropolitan

Pipe down MAGA.

Seriously where are the mayoral candidates on this? If this child, who has bleeding in the brain and a spinal injury, had been hit by a car, they'd be up in arms.

It's also strange how silent the car haters/WABA crowd is. These kids were on bikes, in a bike lane when they were run over.

Seriously, what is the deal with that?!? The bike lobby is the most reliably strident, annoying, and unapologetically bike-safety-focused advocates going and this hit and run involved kids of all things. Have they really drunk so much of the liberal culture kool aide that they are going to go full hypocrites on safety?

This doesn't advance their anti-car agenda so they don't care if kids on bikes get run over.

Are you a complete moron or do you just play one on here?

Drawing conclusions about the "bike lobby" - if ever there were a bogeyman! - from an out-of-context quote from someone interviewed for an article written by a citizen journalist unaffiliated with an organization that publishes content submitted by people who subscribe to a wide range of viewpoints on issues pertaining to urban planning in the Washington metro region is peak idiocy, even for this forum.

Please point to an instance where bicyclists have expressed outrage about these children on bikes being run over by ATVS because their silence has been deafening, and telling.

I'm a bicyclist and I'm outraged. Happy now? Or would you like to move the goalposts?

Thanks, random person on the Internet, but I think people were talking about groups like WABA which has a very active social media presence, but curiously has nothing to say about this.

Actually, you’re right that WABA doesn’t draw anywhere near enough attention to the dangers posed by maniacal drivers (of all manner of vehicles) to bicyclists. A while back, I was looking for information on crashes in DC that had killed bicyclists and there was nothing on WABA’s webpage or social media outlets about incidents like the death of Sarah Langenkamp or others. So, yes, I agree that WABA (and similar groups) could and should be doing a much better job of drawing attention to this heinous incidents, which call attention to the need for much stricter traffic enforcement and infrastructure to protect vulnerable road users.

Negative press discourages cycling. That's not the attention they want. WABA even thinks helmets laws might deter cycling, so they can't support them. Basic safety regulations are a hurdle to far for WABA.

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Anonymous wrote:Jeanine Pirro has more to say about this than our curiously silent mayoral candidates.

https://wjla.com/news/local/dc-pirro-jeanine-washington-atv-hit-run-child-dirt-bikes-injuries-bike-lane-critical-arrest-alford-weapon-vehicle-attorney-general-local-federal-weekend-boys-juveniles-adults-crime-metropolitan

Pipe down MAGA.

Seriously where are the mayoral candidates on this? If this child, who has bleeding in the brain and a spinal injury, had been hit by a car, they'd be up in arms.

It's also strange how silent the car haters/WABA crowd is. These kids were on bikes, in a bike lane when they were run over.

Seriously, what is the deal with that?!? The bike lobby is the most reliably strident, annoying, and unapologetically bike-safety-focused advocates going and this hit and run involved kids of all things. Have they really drunk so much of the liberal culture kool aide that they are going to go full hypocrites on safety?

This doesn't advance their anti-car agenda so they don't care if kids on bikes get run over.

Are you a complete moron or do you just play one on here?

Drawing conclusions about the "bike lobby" - if ever there were a bogeyman! - from an out-of-context quote from someone interviewed for an article written by a citizen journalist unaffiliated with an organization that publishes content submitted by people who subscribe to a wide range of viewpoints on issues pertaining to urban planning in the Washington metro region is peak idiocy, even for this forum.

Please point to an instance where bicyclists have expressed outrage about these children on bikes being run over by ATVS because their silence has been deafening, and telling.

I'm a bicyclist and I'm outraged. Happy now? Or would you like to move the goalposts?

Thanks, random person on the Internet, but I think people were talking about groups like WABA which has a very active social media presence, but curiously has nothing to say about this.

Actually, you’re right that WABA doesn’t draw anywhere near enough attention to the dangers posed by maniacal drivers (of all manner of vehicles) to bicyclists. A while back, I was looking for information on crashes in DC that had killed bicyclists and there was nothing on WABA’s webpage or social media outlets about incidents like the death of Sarah Langenkamp or others. So, yes, I agree that WABA (and similar groups) could and should be doing a much better job of drawing attention to this heinous incidents, which call attention to the need for much stricter traffic enforcement and infrastructure to protect vulnerable road users.

WABA pounces on every single incident involving a car. It is almost gleeful...

Bullshit. And you know it’s bullshit, hence your failure to cite a single example.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Jeanine Pirro has more to say about this than our curiously silent mayoral candidates.

https://wjla.com/news/local/dc-pirro-jeanine-washington-atv-hit-run-child-dirt-bikes-injuries-bike-lane-critical-arrest-alford-weapon-vehicle-attorney-general-local-federal-weekend-boys-juveniles-adults-crime-metropolitan

Pipe down MAGA.

Seriously where are the mayoral candidates on this? If this child, who has bleeding in the brain and a spinal injury, had been hit by a car, they'd be up in arms.

It's also strange how silent the car haters/WABA crowd is. These kids were on bikes, in a bike lane when they were run over.

Seriously, what is the deal with that?!? The bike lobby is the most reliably strident, annoying, and unapologetically bike-safety-focused advocates going and this hit and run involved kids of all things. Have they really drunk so much of the liberal culture kool aide that they are going to go full hypocrites on safety?

This doesn't advance their anti-car agenda so they don't care if kids on bikes get run over.

Are you a complete moron or do you just play one on here?

Drawing conclusions about the "bike lobby" - if ever there were a bogeyman! - from an out-of-context quote from someone interviewed for an article written by a citizen journalist unaffiliated with an organization that publishes content submitted by people who subscribe to a wide range of viewpoints on issues pertaining to urban planning in the Washington metro region is peak idiocy, even for this forum.

Please point to an instance where bicyclists have expressed outrage about these children on bikes being run over by ATVS because their silence has been deafening, and telling.

I'm a bicyclist and I'm outraged. Happy now? Or would you like to move the goalposts?

Thanks, random person on the Internet, but I think people were talking about groups like WABA which has a very active social media presence, but curiously has nothing to say about this.

Surprise, surprise, they went for the latter. This has nothing to do with kids on bikes being hit by ATVs and everything to do with their very specific prejudices.

If these kids were hit by a car, I'm sure they'd be talking about it all day everyday

What a moronic thing to write.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Jeanine Pirro has more to say about this than our curiously silent mayoral candidates.

https://wjla.com/news/local/dc-pirro-jeanine-washington-atv-hit-run-child-dirt-bikes-injuries-bike-lane-critical-arrest-alford-weapon-vehicle-attorney-general-local-federal-weekend-boys-juveniles-adults-crime-metropolitan

Pipe down MAGA.

Seriously where are the mayoral candidates on this? If this child, who has bleeding in the brain and a spinal injury, had been hit by a car, they'd be up in arms.

It's also strange how silent the car haters/WABA crowd is. These kids were on bikes, in a bike lane when they were run over.

Seriously, what is the deal with that?!? The bike lobby is the most reliably strident, annoying, and unapologetically bike-safety-focused advocates going and this hit and run involved kids of all things. Have they really drunk so much of the liberal culture kool aide that they are going to go full hypocrites on safety?

This doesn't advance their anti-car agenda so they don't care if kids on bikes get run over.

Are you a complete moron or do you just play one on here?

Drawing conclusions about the "bike lobby" - if ever there were a bogeyman! - from an out-of-context quote from someone interviewed for an article written by a citizen journalist unaffiliated with an organization that publishes content submitted by people who subscribe to a wide range of viewpoints on issues pertaining to urban planning in the Washington metro region is peak idiocy, even for this forum.

Please point to an instance where bicyclists have expressed outrage about these children on bikes being run over by ATVS because their silence has been deafening, and telling.

I'm a bicyclist and I'm outraged. Happy now? Or would you like to move the goalposts?

Thanks, random person on the Internet, but I think people were talking about groups like WABA which has a very active social media presence, but curiously has nothing to say about this.

Actually, you’re right that WABA doesn’t draw anywhere near enough attention to the dangers posed by maniacal drivers (of all manner of vehicles) to bicyclists. A while back, I was looking for information on crashes in DC that had killed bicyclists and there was nothing on WABA’s webpage or social media outlets about incidents like the death of Sarah Langenkamp or others. So, yes, I agree that WABA (and similar groups) could and should be doing a much better job of drawing attention to this heinous incidents, which call attention to the need for much stricter traffic enforcement and infrastructure to protect vulnerable road users.

WABA pounces on every single incident involving a car. It is almost gleeful...

Janeese Lewis George does the same thing: https://www.instagram.com/p/CNI2uupBmF4/

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Jeanine Pirro has more to say about this than our curiously silent mayoral candidates.

https://wjla.com/news/local/dc-pirro-jeanine-washington-atv-hit-run-child-dirt-bikes-injuries-bike-lane-critical-arrest-alford-weapon-vehicle-attorney-general-local-federal-weekend-boys-juveniles-adults-crime-metropolitan

Pipe down MAGA.

Seriously where are the mayoral candidates on this? If this child, who has bleeding in the brain and a spinal injury, had been hit by a car, they'd be up in arms.

It's also strange how silent the car haters/WABA crowd is. These kids were on bikes, in a bike lane when they were run over.

Seriously, what is the deal with that?!? The bike lobby is the most reliably strident, annoying, and unapologetically bike-safety-focused advocates going and this hit and run involved kids of all things. Have they really drunk so much of the liberal culture kool aide that they are going to go full hypocrites on safety?

This doesn't advance their anti-car agenda so they don't care if kids on bikes get run over.

Are you a complete moron or do you just play one on here?

Drawing conclusions about the "bike lobby" - if ever there were a bogeyman! - from an out-of-context quote from someone interviewed for an article written by a citizen journalist unaffiliated with an organization that publishes content submitted by people who subscribe to a wide range of viewpoints on issues pertaining to urban planning in the Washington metro region is peak idiocy, even for this forum.

Please point to an instance where bicyclists have expressed outrage about these children on bikes being run over by ATVS because their silence has been deafening, and telling.

I'm a bicyclist and I'm outraged. Happy now? Or would you like to move the goalposts?

Thanks, random person on the Internet, but I think people were talking about groups like WABA which has a very active social media presence, but curiously has nothing to say about this.

Actually, you’re right that WABA doesn’t draw anywhere near enough attention to the dangers posed by maniacal drivers (of all manner of vehicles) to bicyclists. A while back, I was looking for information on crashes in DC that had killed bicyclists and there was nothing on WABA’s webpage or social media outlets about incidents like the death of Sarah Langenkamp or others. So, yes, I agree that WABA (and similar groups) could and should be doing a much better job of drawing attention to this heinous incidents, which call attention to the need for much stricter traffic enforcement and infrastructure to protect vulnerable road users.

WABA pounces on every single incident involving a car. It is almost gleeful...

I had a good chuckle at this one, from this guy in the Post.

“A 4,000-pound machine driven repeatedly at reckless speed by someone who has shown that they will not stop is absolutely no different from someone with an AK-47,” Karthik Balasubramanian of the group D.C. Families for Safe Streets said at a recent public hearing. “If there was such a person who was roaming the District with an AK-47 randomly shooting … we would mobilize all available resources to separate that person from their weapon and let them get the help that they need. Why are we not doing the same with the dangerous drivers who are abusing their own weapons?”

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It's ridiculous how political everything is these days. We should have safe bike lanes in DC. Somehow Amsterdam and Copenhagen manage it. And the bicycle as the preferred method of transportation comes with all sorts of benefits.

But the ATV and motorcycle gangs belong in jail. Dangerous awful men.

It shouldn't be an either/or.

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Anonymous wrote:Jeanine Pirro has more to say about this than our curiously silent mayoral candidates.

https://wjla.com/news/local/dc-pirro-jeanine-washington-atv-hit-run-child-dirt-bikes-injuries-bike-lane-critical-arrest-alford-weapon-vehicle-attorney-general-local-federal-weekend-boys-juveniles-adults-crime-metropolitan

Pipe down MAGA.

Seriously where are the mayoral candidates on this? If this child, who has bleeding in the brain and a spinal injury, had been hit by a car, they'd be up in arms.

It's also strange how silent the car haters/WABA crowd is. These kids were on bikes, in a bike lane when they were run over.

Seriously, what is the deal with that?!? The bike lobby is the most reliably strident, annoying, and unapologetically bike-safety-focused advocates going and this hit and run involved kids of all things. Have they really drunk so much of the liberal culture kool aide that they are going to go full hypocrites on safety?

This doesn't advance their anti-car agenda so they don't care if kids on bikes get run over.

Are you a complete moron or do you just play one on here?

Drawing conclusions about the "bike lobby" - if ever there were a bogeyman! - from an out-of-context quote from someone interviewed for an article written by a citizen journalist unaffiliated with an organization that publishes content submitted by people who subscribe to a wide range of viewpoints on issues pertaining to urban planning in the Washington metro region is peak idiocy, even for this forum.

Please point to an instance where bicyclists have expressed outrage about these children on bikes being run over by ATVS because their silence has been deafening, and telling.

I'm a bicyclist and I'm outraged. Happy now? Or would you like to move the goalposts?

Thanks, random person on the Internet, but I think people were talking about groups like WABA which has a very active social media presence, but curiously has nothing to say about this.

Actually, you’re right that WABA doesn’t draw anywhere near enough attention to the dangers posed by maniacal drivers (of all manner of vehicles) to bicyclists. A while back, I was looking for information on crashes in DC that had killed bicyclists and there was nothing on WABA’s webpage or social media outlets about incidents like the death of Sarah Langenkamp or others. So, yes, I agree that WABA (and similar groups) could and should be doing a much better job of drawing attention to this heinous incidents, which call attention to the need for much stricter traffic enforcement and infrastructure to protect vulnerable road users.

WABA pounces on every single incident involving a car. It is almost gleeful...

Janeese Lewis George does the same thing: https://www.instagram.com/p/CNI2uupBmF4/

WTF? Are you completely nuts? She is the CM for the area where this crash occurred. Do you think she should just ignore it because a car was involved?

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Anonymous wrote:Jeanine Pirro has more to say about this than our curiously silent mayoral candidates.

https://wjla.com/news/local/dc-pirro-jeanine-washington-atv-hit-run-child-dirt-bikes-injuries-bike-lane-critical-arrest-alford-weapon-vehicle-attorney-general-local-federal-weekend-boys-juveniles-adults-crime-metropolitan

Pipe down MAGA.

Seriously where are the mayoral candidates on this? If this child, who has bleeding in the brain and a spinal injury, had been hit by a car, they'd be up in arms.

It's also strange how silent the car haters/WABA crowd is. These kids were on bikes, in a bike lane when they were run over.

Seriously, what is the deal with that?!? The bike lobby is the most reliably strident, annoying, and unapologetically bike-safety-focused advocates going and this hit and run involved kids of all things. Have they really drunk so much of the liberal culture kool aide that they are going to go full hypocrites on safety?

This doesn't advance their anti-car agenda so they don't care if kids on bikes get run over.

Are you a complete moron or do you just play one on here?

Drawing conclusions about the "bike lobby" - if ever there were a bogeyman! - from an out-of-context quote from someone interviewed for an article written by a citizen journalist unaffiliated with an organization that publishes content submitted by people who subscribe to a wide range of viewpoints on issues pertaining to urban planning in the Washington metro region is peak idiocy, even for this forum.

Please point to an instance where bicyclists have expressed outrage about these children on bikes being run over by ATVS because their silence has been deafening, and telling.

I'm a bicyclist and I'm outraged. Happy now? Or would you like to move the goalposts?

Thanks, random person on the Internet, but I think people were talking about groups like WABA which has a very active social media presence, but curiously has nothing to say about this.

Actually, you’re right that WABA doesn’t draw anywhere near enough attention to the dangers posed by maniacal drivers (of all manner of vehicles) to bicyclists. A while back, I was looking for information on crashes in DC that had killed bicyclists and there was nothing on WABA’s webpage or social media outlets about incidents like the death of Sarah Langenkamp or others. So, yes, I agree that WABA (and similar groups) could and should be doing a much better job of drawing attention to this heinous incidents, which call attention to the need for much stricter traffic enforcement and infrastructure to protect vulnerable road users.

WABA pounces on every single incident involving a car. It is almost gleeful...

I had a good chuckle at this one, from this guy in the Post.

“A 4,000-pound machine driven repeatedly at reckless speed by someone who has shown that they will not stop is absolutely no different from someone with an AK-47,” Karthik Balasubramanian of the group D.C. Families for Safe Streets said at a recent public hearing. “If there was such a person who was roaming the District with an AK-47 randomly shooting … we would mobilize all available resources to separate that person from their weapon and let them get the help that they need. Why are we not doing the same with the dangerous drivers who are abusing their own weapons?”

I don’t understand what is driving your mirth. Does the incident that is the subject of this thread - which almost everyone posting here seems outraged about and which many are outraged that others are not publicly expressing their outrage - not prove his point? Or should we shrug our shoulders that a kid was nearly killed because it was an “accident”?