DC Pedestrian Safety

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:
I am interested in this magical place you're creating. When you get done banning people from having accidents, could you also create bicyclists who don't ignore all traffic laws?

It's entirely possible to have cities where people aren't killed when they try to cross the street. I'm sorry that you're so ignorant and/or uninterested. That's actually part of the problem.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:pretty gross how the bicyclist crowd always tries to exploit the death of people in accidents...

This is their go-to move. They blame cars for everything, try to make it seem like reckless drivers are omnipresent, etc.

Uh, are you saying they are not? I've lived here for 20 years as a pedestrian, have had a car for 5, and yes reckless drivers are omnipresent.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:
I am interested in this magical place you're creating. When you get done banning people from having accidents, could you also create bicyclists who don't ignore all traffic laws?

It's entirely possible to have cities where people aren't killed when they try to cross the street. I'm sorry that you're so ignorant and/or uninterested. That's actually part of the problem.

There's five million cars in the DMV, and we could prevent all accidents if only people would...BELIEVE!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:
I am interested in this magical place you're creating. When you get done banning people from having accidents, could you also create bicyclists who don't ignore all traffic laws?

It's entirely possible to have cities where people aren't killed when they try to cross the street. I'm sorry that you're so ignorant and/or uninterested. That's actually part of the problem.

There's five million cars in the DMV, and we could prevent all accidents if only people would...BELIEVE!

No, actually, we could prevent fatal crashes and serious injury-crashes if we design safe streets, remove dangerous drivers from the roads, and prioritize safe means of transportation. This has been the city's official policy for several years now. It's just that they're not implementing it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:pretty gross how the bicyclist crowd always tries to exploit the death of people in accidents...

This is their go-to move. They blame cars for everything, try to make it seem like reckless drivers are omnipresent, etc.

Uh, are you saying they are not? I've lived here for 20 years as a pedestrian, have had a car for 5, and yes reckless drivers are omnipresent.

There were 34 traffic fatalities last year, according to the police department.

How many people drive every day in Washington D.C.? Probably close to a million people.

Not exactly omnipresent.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:
I am interested in this magical place you're creating. When you get done banning people from having accidents, could you also create bicyclists who don't ignore all traffic laws?

It's entirely possible to have cities where people aren't killed when they try to cross the street. I'm sorry that you're so ignorant and/or uninterested. That's actually part of the problem.

There's five million cars in the DMV, and we could prevent all accidents if only people would...BELIEVE!

No, actually, we could prevent fatal crashes and serious injury-crashes if we design safe streets, remove dangerous drivers from the roads, and prioritize safe means of transportation. This has been the city's official policy for several years now. It's just that they're not implementing it.

Awww. Your faith in the government and the power of social engineering is so...cute! Maybe you could also do something about the shocking number of homicides in D.C. Could you engineer those away too?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:
I am interested in this magical place you're creating. When you get done banning people from having accidents, could you also create bicyclists who don't ignore all traffic laws?

It's entirely possible to have cities where people aren't killed when they try to cross the street. I'm sorry that you're so ignorant and/or uninterested. That's actually part of the problem.

There's five million cars in the DMV, and we could prevent all accidents if only people would...BELIEVE!

No, actually, we could prevent fatal crashes and serious injury-crashes if we design safe streets, remove dangerous drivers from the roads, and prioritize safe means of transportation. This has been the city's official policy for several years now. It's just that they're not implementing it.

Awww. Your faith in the government and the power of social engineering is so...cute! Maybe you could also do something about the shocking number of homicides in D.C. Could you engineer those away too?

It's called civil engineering and yes, it works. Are you like this in real life?

[Anonymous]

Nina’s friends and family are rallying for traffic safety, so I don’t think it’s the “cyclist crowd” “exploiting” this tragedy. Every person who dies in a fully preventable way is a tragedy, full stop. And we all need to do better.

Jessica Hart, whose daughter was killed in Brookland in September, testified today before the Council to advocate for the city to DO SOMETHING preventative rather than reactive to these tragedies.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:
I am interested in this magical place you're creating. When you get done banning people from having accidents, could you also create bicyclists who don't ignore all traffic laws?

It's entirely possible to have cities where people aren't killed when they try to cross the street. I'm sorry that you're so ignorant and/or uninterested. That's actually part of the problem.

There's five million cars in the DMV, and we could prevent all accidents if only people would...BELIEVE!

No, actually, we could prevent fatal crashes and serious injury-crashes if we design safe streets, remove dangerous drivers from the roads, and prioritize safe means of transportation. This has been the city's official policy for several years now. It's just that they're not implementing it.

Awww. Your faith in the government and the power of social engineering is so...cute! Maybe you could also do something about the shocking number of homicides in D.C. Could you engineer those away too?

It's called civil engineering and yes, it works. Are you like this in real life?

After you ban traffic accidents and murder, could you also ban schools from being bad? I only want extremely high performing schools.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Nina’s friends and family are rallying for traffic safety, so I don’t think it’s the “cyclist crowd” “exploiting” this tragedy. Every person who dies in a fully preventable way is a tragedy, full stop. And we all need to do better.

Jessica Hart, whose daughter was killed in Brookland in September, testified today before the Council to advocate for the city to DO SOMETHING preventative rather than reactive to these tragedies.

Maybe the police could start by enforcing traffic laws?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:pretty gross how the bicyclist crowd always tries to exploit the death of people in accidents...

This is their go-to move. They blame cars for everything, try to make it seem like reckless drivers are omnipresent, etc.

Uh, are you saying they are not? I've lived here for 20 years as a pedestrian, have had a car for 5, and yes reckless drivers are omnipresent.

There were 34 traffic fatalities last year, according to the police department.

How many people drive every day in Washington D.C.? Probably close to a million people.

Not exactly omnipresent.

You know there are also interest groups for drivers that blame cyclists and pedestrians for accidents. Maybe you belong to one of them.

There is a huge mentality of aggressive driving in the DC and suburbs. I live hear a busy intersection with a state street and see car after car make a right on red without barely slowing down. There have been several accidents though fortunately none of them fatal. I have been honked at for stopping on red and looking for pedestrians, cyclists, and other vehicles coming from the left as is required by law and only bad driver would fail to do. It does not have to cause an accident every time for it to be reckless. Some people just want to justify their own careless behavior.

The heartlessness on this board always amazes me. There is another intersection near our house where someone was killed making a left turn. The other car was speeding. Whenever we drive by the intersection my 4 year old DD asks me why there is a flower wreath there. Someone dying needlessly in an accident should make everyone stop and think about safety when driving. On this board, it just brings out the aggressive drivers who blame others.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:
I am interested in this magical place you're creating. When you get done banning people from having accidents, could you also create bicyclists who don't ignore all traffic laws?

It's entirely possible to have cities where people aren't killed when they try to cross the street. I'm sorry that you're so ignorant and/or uninterested. That's actually part of the problem.

There's five million cars in the DMV, and we could prevent all accidents if only people would...BELIEVE!

No, actually, we could prevent fatal crashes and serious injury-crashes if we design safe streets, remove dangerous drivers from the roads, and prioritize safe means of transportation. This has been the city's official policy for several years now. It's just that they're not implementing it.

Awww. Your faith in the government and the power of social engineering is so...cute! Maybe you could also do something about the shocking number of homicides in D.C. Could you engineer those away too?

It's called civil engineering and yes, it works. Are you like this in real life?

If it works, then why has the number of annual traffic fatalities increased since Bowser took office?

[Anonymous]

My guess is that many of the most dangerous drivers are stoned out of their minds. D.C. legalized pot without worrying too much about what it would mean for traffic safety.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My guess is that many of the most dangerous drivers are stoned out of their minds. D.C. legalized pot without worrying too much about what it would mean for traffic safety.

+1. A good number of Maryland drivers have pot smoke emanating from their cars. DC government officials could care less.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:
I am interested in this magical place you're creating. When you get done banning people from having accidents, could you also create bicyclists who don't ignore all traffic laws?

It's entirely possible to have cities where people aren't killed when they try to cross the street. I'm sorry that you're so ignorant and/or uninterested. That's actually part of the problem.

Cities in the Netherlands?