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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I was driving through Capitol Hill on my way to work the other day.  Cute little neighborhood of rowhouses, pedestrians EVERYWHERE, people with their dogs, kids.

I took it easy, drove the speed limit, stopped carefully at every sign.  And the person behind me was going to LOSE THEIR freaking mind.  Honking, tailing, being as aggressive as possible on a narrow one way street.

Some people are just too important to drive safely.[/quote]

I think we've all experienced this in DC. My observation is that, more often than not, this behavior stems from commercial drivers - i.e. rideshares, deliveries - being provided with incentives by their contracting companies to drive like absolute maniacs. All of these companies have Orwellian systems to monitor their drivers' positions, speed, acceleration, and every other form of behavior. It is thus perfectly within their capabilities to determine which drivers are driving safely and only employ those that are. To the manifest detriment of those who want to walk or bike around DC, the companies do the exact opposite.[/quote]

No. This is everywhere. It is my neighbors in my suburban neighborhood. We have neighbors who pass people on our narrow neighborhood street at least once a week. [/quote]

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