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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote]There is a new trend in public discourse to artfully couch an opinion as fact.
I don't agree with your premise in the bolded--see how easy that is?[/quote]
OP here. The difference between you and me is that I have data to back up my assertions that autos present (increasing) safety issues to other users of public space, namely pedestrians and bicyclists:   
https://www.mwcog.org/newsroom/2022/04/26/increase-in-pedestrian-bicyclist-deaths-prompts-action-across-dc-region/#:~:text=Mirroring%20national%20trends%2C%20the%20region's,in%20the%20region%20in%202021.

See how easy [i]that[/i] is?  [/quote]

yes it is true that auto are bigger and faster than peds and bicylist but that doesn't mean that auto activity needs to decrease--one could argue that peds and bikes should stay out of roads that cars use. [/quote]

One could. But it would be a foolish argument. People need to be able to cross the road without getting in a car.[/quote]

not every road in existence; some roads peds and bikes should not be on.[/quote]

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