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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]There would be way fewer accidents in DC if pedestrians did not act like they had a death wish. People seem to step off the curb without even looking around them to see what else is going on. Walkers in suburbs do not generally act like this. Definitely it’s not how I taught my kids to cross a street.

Until there are changes in pedestrian practices you won’t see a meaningful drop in those death stats. [/quote]

Pedestrian deaths have nearly doubled since 2009. That increase is not because of pedestrian behavior. Its because of changes in the vehicle mix and driver behavior.[/quote]

And they've stayed the same since 2007.  Funny how easy it is to cherrypick data.  Pedestrian deaths have stayed in range for a long time.

But what is really funny is that pedestrian deaths increased 40% since traffic "calming" was instituted in earnest.  Congestion makes things worse not better.[/quote]

In 2022, about one-third of all traffic deaths in DC was blamed on the pedestrian, per the police department. There was 12 deaths attributed to "pedestrian error" which was twice as many as the year before. [/quote]

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