New DC Speeding Enforcement

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:So y'all asked for more tickets to catch all those commuters then get mad when it's you getting the reckless driving charge.

Not me. I obey the speed limit.

No you don’t. Nobody does. The issue is how far over is acceptable. 30 over is a lot. Depending on time of day, road design, conditions, traffic, etc., 10 might or might not be.

DP

I do. I do it *just* to irritate the everliving sh!t out of everyone around me on the road. It’s a hobby of mine, and I meticulously obey the speed limits everywhere I go in DC, just to piss people off.

Well, it doesn't piss off everyone on the road. Only drivers. People trying to walk across the road in a crosswalk are quite grateful. It's so much easier to see that someone is going to see you and stop when they are going 25 than 40. Laws of physics and all.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Cop gave me a ticket yesterday for hitting 54 in what is apparently now a 25. Good reminder it is no longer pandemic and need to slow down. Have been driving in DC for over a decade and never even been pulled over or given a ticket. Cop mentioned arresting me no less than 3 times. WTF? Any advice on what to do if you are arrested in a situation like this? Why would they do this? Gave me a $500 ticket and let me go, acting like he was doing me a favor. And no, was not speeding near any pedestrians, was on a bridge and hit that high momentarily as was passing another car.

Which bridge?

I'll bet it was Michigan Avenue.

And yes, in Brookland there has been increased enforcement and ticket writing since a little girl was killed in a crosswalk last year.

People drive like Michigan Avenue is a race track when it's actually a residential street with many schools along it.

Not possible. There are too many lights and stop signs to get to that speed. And where were all the other cars that would have prevented OP from making that speed on active Michigan Avenue

I was thinking either NY Ave, Connecticut Ave, or whitehurst freeway. If there’s no other cars around, I bet you could get up to 54 on those.

[Anonymous]

FYI the default speed limit in DC is now 20 mph.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:FYI the default speed limit in DC is now 20 mph.

Only on side streets. Not on main streets.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I have a very long commute home to VA, which is made even longer by DC's ridiculously low speed limits. And now overzealous and probably discriminatory enforcement by DC cops. NO THANK YOU!!!

You realize that you're not a constituency that the DC government is trying to please, right?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:this is fake. this is the bike lobby trying to manufacture outrage.

+1000

[Anonymous]

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I was thinking either NY Ave, Connecticut Ave, or whitehurst freeway. If there’s no other cars around, I bet you could get up to 54 on those.

I think I have gone that fast on Connecticut on the non DC side.

[Anonymous]

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I was thinking either NY Ave, Connecticut Ave, or whitehurst freeway. If there’s no other cars around, I bet you could get up to 54 on those.

I think I have gone that fast on Connecticut on the non DC side.

That’s unlikely because first, there is too much traffic to go faster than 40 and second you would have gotten a speed camera ticket. There are two cameras in Chevy Chase. One slightly past Jones Bridge and one in Kensington.

[Anonymous]

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I was thinking either NY Ave, Connecticut Ave, or whitehurst freeway. If there’s no other cars around, I bet you could get up to 54 on those.

I think I have gone that fast on Connecticut on the non DC side.

That’s unlikely because first, there is too much traffic to go faster than 40 and second you would have gotten a speed camera ticket. There are two cameras in Chevy Chase. One slightly past Jones Bridge and one in Kensington.

There are also two in Chevy Chase Village between the circle and Bradley.

[Anonymous]

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I was thinking either NY Ave, Connecticut Ave, or whitehurst freeway. If there’s no other cars around, I bet you could get up to 54 on those.

I think I have gone that fast on Connecticut on the non DC side.

That’s unlikely because first, there is too much traffic to go faster than 40 and second you would have gotten a speed camera ticket. There are two cameras in Chevy Chase. One slightly past Jones Bridge and one in Kensington.

There are also two in Chevy Chase Village between the circle and Bradley.

And sometimes one near the library and the fire station between East-West and Jones Bridge

[Anonymous]

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Unless otherwise posted the speed limit is 25. I live in DC and going 32 will get you a ticket. Downtown is really tough with the new bike lanes. You have to watch in the streets for cars, trucks, busses, groups of motorcycles, scooters, electric bikes, bikes, skaters, runners, and walkers. It’s is crazy. Between the walkers who put their head down and walk in to the street thinking the crosswalk protects them and the cyclists weaving through traffic it is very hard to go above 30. You will injury and kill someone. I have seen a lot of very close calls lately.

It seems the walkers and cyclists have become more aggressive appearing where you do not except them.

Who GAF? It's YOUR job to drive your two ton death mobile in a manner that is safe for vulnerable road users. You are searching for sympathy that driving in a dense city like DC is not easy, painless and carefree. You are a loser.

Wow look it’s another militant biker who can’t read. Fall off your bike too much? What a loser. Don’t worry after your post I will make sure to send an email to my council woman and tell her she has to do something about these cyclist. They need to register their bikes for a fee, pay taxes for the roads and be held accountable for breaking the law.

[Anonymous]

where were you driving 54 pmh? that's highway speed.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Cop gave me a ticket yesterday for hitting 54 in what is apparently now a 25. Good reminder it is no longer pandemic and need to slow down. Have been driving in DC for over a decade and never even been pulled over or given a ticket. Cop mentioned arresting me no less than 3 times. WTF? Any advice on what to do if you are arrested in a situation like this? Why would they do this? Gave me a $500 ticket and let me go, acting like he was doing me a favor. And no, was not speeding near any pedestrians, was on a bridge and hit that high momentarily as was passing another car.

Slow down. I am happy you got a $500 ticket.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:So y'all asked for more tickets to catch all those commuters then get mad when it's you getting the reckless driving charge.

Not me. I obey the speed limit.

No you don’t. Nobody does. The issue is how far over is acceptable. 30 over is a lot. Depending on time of day, road design, conditions, traffic, etc., 10 might or might not be.

You are wrong. I obey and if I go over..a big IF it is only a few miles over.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

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Unless otherwise posted the speed limit is 25. I live in DC and going 32 will get you a ticket. Downtown is really tough with the new bike lanes. You have to watch in the streets for cars, trucks, busses, groups of motorcycles, scooters, electric bikes, bikes, skaters, runners, and walkers. It’s is crazy. Between the walkers who put their head down and walk in to the street thinking the crosswalk protects them and the cyclists weaving through traffic it is very hard to go above 30. You will injury and kill someone. I have seen a lot of very close calls lately.

It seems the walkers and cyclists have become more aggressive appearing where you do not except them.

Who GAF? It's YOUR job to drive your two ton death mobile in a manner that is safe for vulnerable road users. You are searching for sympathy that driving in a dense city like DC is not easy, painless and carefree. You are a loser.

Wow look it’s another militant biker who can’t read. Fall off your bike too much? What a loser. Don’t worry after your post I will make sure to send an email to my council woman and tell her she has to do something about these cyclist. They need to register their bikes for a fee, pay

taxes for the roads and be held accountable for breaking the law.

dp Look in the mirror and the real loser will appear.