Reinstall speed cameras in Kensington now!

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:And now compare this with Chevy Chase MD. There are like 4 F cameras on CT Ave in both directions between EW and Western/DC line. There is also one camera on CT between Jones Bridge and I-495 ramp. Then a few more further north on CT Ave between Beach to Knowles. Why aren't there that many on University? Contact your elected officials. They should be doing their job! Contact Marc Elrich. Contact Superintendent Taylor. Appalling.

Taylor cannot do anything about this. The only thing he can do is provide more buses or crossing guards, which he's not going to do.

One of his district's student died. He f king well should be doing something

No, it's not on Taylor - this is the county exec, and the county council.

That means he should be advocating to the "county exec, and the county council."

Vision Zero. ? how's it going???
montgomerycountymd.gov/visionzero/

"Montgomery County is one of the first county governments in the United States to initiate a Vision Zero plan. The County has put resources in place to eliminate serious-injury and fatal collisions on County [University Blvd is State maintained isn't it?] roads for vehicle occupants (drivers and passengers), pedestrians, and bicyclists by the end of 2030."

Everyone in the Kensington community, those in the Einstein school community and any concerned residents: contact your MD Delegates. And MD State Senators in Annapolis:
Kagan
King
Kramer
Love
Smith
Waldstreicher

Under Vision Zero principles the obvious solution would be to remove the crosswalk.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:A woman crossing on Viers Mill not too far from this spot was hit and died of her injuries this week.

And July 2025:
"A mother was on her way home from work, crossing Veirs Mill Road within sight of her front door Saturday, when she was hit and killed in Montgomery County, Maryland."

There have been 5 fatalities in this small area of North Kensington/Wheaton since May. Three were in just over 3 weeks in May/June and 2 more in 3 days last week. Go back 18 months and you can add another one.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:A woman crossing on Viers Mill not too far from this spot was hit and died of her injuries this week.

And July 2025:
"A mother was on her way home from work, crossing Veirs Mill Road within sight of her front door Saturday, when she was hit and killed in Montgomery County, Maryland."

There have been 5 fatalities in this small area of North Kensington/Wheaton since May. Three were in just over 3 weeks in May/June and 2 more in 3 days last week. Go back 18 months and you can add another one.

Why are you combining the two? They have nothing to do with each other. Viers Mill and Ennals is in the heart of commercial Wheaton.

Your Ahab like obsession HARMS efforts to make the community better and safer.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:A woman crossing on Viers Mill not too far from this spot was hit and died of her injuries this week.

And July 2025:
"A mother was on her way home from work, crossing Veirs Mill Road within sight of her front door Saturday, when she was hit and killed in Montgomery County, Maryland."

There have been 5 fatalities in this small area of North Kensington/Wheaton since May. Three were in just over 3 weeks in May/June and 2 more in 3 days last week. Go back 18 months and you can add another one.

Why are you combining the two? They have nothing to do with each other. Viers Mill and Ennals is in the heart of commercial Wheaton.

Your Ahab like obsession HARMS efforts to make the community better and safer.

Are you always this estupide?
-DP

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:A woman crossing on Viers Mill not too far from this spot was hit and died of her injuries this week.

And July 2025:
"A mother was on her way home from work, crossing Veirs Mill Road within sight of her front door Saturday, when she was hit and killed in Montgomery County, Maryland."

There have been 5 fatalities in this small area of North Kensington/Wheaton since May. Three were in just over 3 weeks in May/June and 2 more in 3 days last week. Go back 18 months and you can add another one.

Why are you combining the two? They have nothing to do with each other. Viers Mill and Ennals is in the heart of commercial Wheaton.

Your Ahab like obsession HARMS efforts to make the community better and safer.

You clearly don't live in the area. People who do spend time in both Wheaton and North Kensington and both suffer from unsafe pedestrian crossings.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:A woman crossing on Viers Mill not too far from this spot was hit and died of her injuries this week.

And July 2025:
"A mother was on her way home from work, crossing Veirs Mill Road within sight of her front door Saturday, when she was hit and killed in Montgomery County, Maryland."

There have been 5 fatalities in this small area of North Kensington/Wheaton since May. Three were in just over 3 weeks in May/June and 2 more in 3 days last week. Go back 18 months and you can add another one.

Why are you combining the two? They have nothing to do with each other. Viers Mill and Ennals is in the heart of commercial Wheaton.

Your Ahab like obsession HARMS efforts to make the community better and safer.

You clearly don't live in the area. People who do spend time in both Wheaton and North Kensington and both suffer from unsafe pedestrian crossings.

I combine them because it shows a systemic failure on the part of SHA and Montgomery County to do anything meaningful to improve safety on the roads. Is there anywhere else with so many fatal crashes in such a short period and such a small area?

[Anonymous]

I think the state bears some degree of responsibility for putting crosswalks in stupid places. This one and the one on veirs mill by Pendleton. That one is by the crest of a hill so you can’t see the crosswalk until it would be too late. What policy maker or highway planner thought crosswalks that are simply lines on a road should ever go in these locations? If they aren’t going to have stop lights/flashing lights/ something, those crosswalks should not be there. They create a false sense of security in pedestrians while actually setting them up to be in very dangerous situations.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:A woman crossing on Viers Mill not too far from this spot was hit and died of her injuries this week.

And July 2025:
"A mother was on her way home from work, crossing Veirs Mill Road within sight of her front door Saturday, when she was hit and killed in Montgomery County, Maryland."

There have been 5 fatalities in this small area of North Kensington/Wheaton since May. Three were in just over 3 weeks in May/June and 2 more in 3 days last week. Go back 18 months and you can add another one.

Why are you combining the two? They have nothing to do with each other. Viers Mill and Ennals is in the heart of commercial Wheaton.

Your Ahab like obsession HARMS efforts to make the community better and safer.

You clearly don't live in the area. People who do spend time in both Wheaton and North Kensington and both suffer from unsafe pedestrian crossings.

I do and that's why I know that they are completely different situations. Although I've never distinguished between North and South Kensington so I guess I'm just out of your loop.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I think the state bears some degree of responsibility for putting crosswalks in stupid places. This one and the one on veirs mill by Pendleton. That one is by the crest of a hill so you can’t see the crosswalk until it would be too late. What policy maker or highway planner thought crosswalks that are simply lines on a road should ever go in these locations? If they aren’t going to have stop lights/flashing lights/ something, those crosswalks should not be there. They create a false sense of security in pedestrians while actually setting them up to be in very dangerous situations.

A light at Pendleton is currently in progress and should be operational this winter.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:A woman crossing on Viers Mill not too far from this spot was hit and died of her injuries this week.

And July 2025:
"A mother was on her way home from work, crossing Veirs Mill Road within sight of her front door Saturday, when she was hit and killed in Montgomery County, Maryland."

There have been 5 fatalities in this small area of North Kensington/Wheaton since May. Three were in just over 3 weeks in May/June and 2 more in 3 days last week. Go back 18 months and you can add another one.

Why are you combining the two? They have nothing to do with each other. Viers Mill and Ennals is in the heart of commercial Wheaton.

Your Ahab like obsession HARMS efforts to make the community better and safer.

You clearly don't live in the area. People who do spend time in both Wheaton and North Kensington and both suffer from unsafe pedestrian crossings.

I do and that's why I know that they are completely different situations. Although I've never distinguished between North and South Kensington so I guess I'm just out of your loop.

Curious, not confrontational. How do you distinguish between the two areas or have you just never had a need to? Like to explain there are speed cameras on Connecticut in one section but not the other.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:A woman crossing on Viers Mill not too far from this spot was hit and died of her injuries this week.

And July 2025:
"A mother was on her way home from work, crossing Veirs Mill Road within sight of her front door Saturday, when she was hit and killed in Montgomery County, Maryland."

There have been 5 fatalities in this small area of North Kensington/Wheaton since May. Three were in just over 3 weeks in May/June and 2 more in 3 days last week. Go back 18 months and you can add another one.

Why are you combining the two? They have nothing to do with each other. Viers Mill and Ennals is in the heart of commercial Wheaton.

Your Ahab like obsession HARMS efforts to make the community better and safer.

You clearly don't live in the area. People who do spend time in both Wheaton and North Kensington and both suffer from unsafe pedestrian crossings.

I do and that's why I know that they are completely different situations. Although I've never distinguished between North and South Kensington so I guess I'm just out of your loop.

Not the PP you responded to. South Kensington (north of Beach drive & CT Ave to what is it Knowles or to the fire station on CT?) does have a few cameras along CT Ave. Who advocated for those? "South" Kensington $$$ talks?

[Anonymous]

They need to put up physical roadblocks to slow drivers down. More stoplights and bump outs.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:They need to put up physical roadblocks to slow drivers down. More stoplights and bump outs.

They should also put up fences in median strips to deter pedestrian crossings where it’s not safe.

At the same time, as tragic as each death is, pedestrian fatalities are exceedingly rare when you consider how many people and pedestrian crossings there are in the county each day. When we solve for the problem of roadway fatalities, we need to keep that in mind. Through August fatal pedestrian crashes were up 25 percent this year which sounds like a lot but in actual numbers they increased from 8 to 10.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:They need to put up physical roadblocks to slow drivers down. More stoplights and bump outs.

They should also put up fences in median strips to deter pedestrian crossings where it’s not safe.

At the same time, as tragic as each death is, pedestrian fatalities are exceedingly rare when you consider how many people and pedestrian crossings there are in the county each day. When we solve for the problem of roadway fatalities, we need to keep that in mind. Through August fatal pedestrian crashes were up 25 percent this year which sounds like a lot but in actual numbers they increased from 8 to 10.

Well now it’s 10.

But please share, what’s the magic number when we should be concerned?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:A woman crossing on Viers Mill not too far from this spot was hit and died of her injuries this week.

And July 2025:
"A mother was on her way home from work, crossing Veirs Mill Road within sight of her front door Saturday, when she was hit and killed in Montgomery County, Maryland."

There have been 5 fatalities in this small area of North Kensington/Wheaton since May. Three were in just over 3 weeks in May/June and 2 more in 3 days last week. Go back 18 months and you can add another one.

Why are you combining the two? They have nothing to do with each other. Viers Mill and Ennals is in the heart of commercial Wheaton.

Your Ahab like obsession HARMS efforts to make the community better and safer.

You clearly don't live in the area. People who do spend time in both Wheaton and North Kensington and both suffer from unsafe pedestrian crossings.

I do and that's why I know that they are completely different situations. Although I've never distinguished between North and South Kensington so I guess I'm just out of your loop.

Curious, not confrontational. How do you distinguish between the two areas or have you just never had a need to? Like to explain there are speed cameras on Connecticut in one section but not the other.

Oh, I get it now. This is a nascent "North Bethesda" situation.

I've never had a need to distinguish and since official Kensington is small I call all those unincorporated areas by whichever place they are closer to and add a landmark. ie: Kensington near Kaiser or Kensington near the Mormon Temple.