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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I rarely see drivers driving like nut jobs in DC.  I CONSTANTLY see pedestrians and people on wheels with a death wish - people who step right out into traffic without even look, saunter slowly across the street mid block, zooming in and out of cars on a scooter with no helmet etc. Without focusing on how non-cars are interacting with cars I doubt they’ll make more progress. [/quote]

I can't think of a time I have left my house and walked more than a block from my house and NOT seen at least one of the following:

- Red light running
- Speeding
- Right turns with yielding to pedestrians
- Left turns against the light and without yielding to pedestrians in the cross walk
- Failure to yield to pedestrians in a signed crosswalk that crosses the road midblock
- Failure to signal changes of lane or turns
- ATVs and motorcycles weaving through traffic and ignoring all traffic signals and hopping sidewalks
- Running stop signs
- Passing on the right

And while less frequent I see the following a minimum of 12x a year:

- Crossing into oncoming traffic or driving on shoulders or through parking lots to get around traffic
- Driving well above speed limit (like 15 mph or more above speed limit) while weaving through traffic
- Drivers who are clearly under the influence driving erratically

I see this stuff while walking and I see it while driving. I don't even ride a bike so I can't speak to that. Drivers in this area pose a serious threat to the safety of other people whether on foot on a bike in a car or on a bus. I support virtually all traffic calming measures and any efforts to shift peopel from driving to other forms of transport even though I also drive at times because I'd rather it take me longer to drive places or be inconvenient than that I risk my life and my child's life daily just by walking to school or to the grocery store.[/quote]

I regularly do all of those things except for ATVs and driving under the influence. You guys neutered the cops, so there are no consequences and I get where I'm going faster.

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Lazy MPD abandoned their work and still get paid. What a great racket. [/quote]

Having an MPD officer convicted of murder because a drug dealer doesn't know how to drive will drive down traffic enforcement efforts.[/quote]

Lol that is quite a lot of spin on what actually happened.

Mpd is a racket[/quote]

That is exactly what happened. It's made driving great for me. I know where the speed cameras are and otherwise know I can do whatever I want on the road.[/quote]

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