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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Interesting that you draw the conclusion in your tittle from that story. [/quote]

Just drive the beltway and Rt. 50 and the findings will be conclusive. MD drivers are the worst and the most dangerous.[/quote]

Maryland has some awful drivers. Yes.

But pedestrians are hit on these roads?

Do pedestrians make good choices in MD?[/quote]

You think there are more fatal pedestrian crashes because people in MD are worse at [i]walking[/i]?[/quote]

I’m a different poster but believe it or not I do think this is a factor. When I drive Veirs Mill in Wheaton, people regularly walk right in front of me when I’m going 40 mph on a major road. This must either be customary in the countries they come from, or they come from places with smaller roads and fewer cars.[/quote]

Counterpoint - I am white, multi-generation American, Advanced degrees (all to say, this isn’t an OtHeR cUlTuReS issue), and live in Bethesda. Despite a walking culture, plentiful crosswalks, hawk signals, etc I take my life into my hands everytime I cross Wisconsin because the drivers (of all states and DC, VA is plentifully represented) don’t follow law and yield to pedestrians. My 80 year old neighbor was hit because some impatient jerk raced into the third lane when the other two lanes were yielding and is fortunately not dead.
They are speeding, distracted, and just plain entitled glassbowls who believe that rules are for other drivers.
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Yes to the pp.  Roads are geared towards drivers and cars.   The time you get to cross a major road is too short.  Forget if you are elderly or disabled.  I have to sprint across not to get hit![/quote]

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