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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This was a highly controversial speed limit change. After a driver going over 100mph smashed into a car making a left turn (it failed to yield) resulting in the deaths of 3 people, some vocal neighborhood members launched a huge campaign for safety on this road.

Note River Road was designed for 45mph and higher. It's a divided road, 2 lanes each way, with no blind curves, no driveways or entrances directly on the road (there's a service road for that), and even guardrails, on the stretch of road where the speed limit was reduced.

SHA (highway admin) did an extensive report on this -- over 200 pages. [b]It found pedestrian traffic in most stretches averaged 0-2 people per hour[/b], and made no recommendation about lowering the speed limit. With additional pressure, SHA caved.

For an example of absurdity, drive Bradley Boulevard that is parallel to River. It's got a 35mph speed limit, but it's not a divided highway, it has blind curves, and driveways back up directly to it. River Road is considerably safer design-wise, and does not merit the same speed limit as Bradley.[/quote]

If you do a traffic study, you will find that the number of cars crossing the Potomac River at Edwards Ferry Road is zero. Therefore there is obviously no need for a new bridge over the Potomac River west of the American Legion Bridge.

Or, more simply: Of course very few people cross River Road on foot, because it's dangerous and scary. The answer to this is to make River Road less dangerous and scary for pedestrians. Lowering the speed limit is one very small part of that. An additional benefit is that River Road will be less dangerous for people in cars, too.

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