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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]pretty gross how the bicyclist crowd always tries to exploit the death of people in accidents...[/quote]

This is their go-to move. They blame cars for everything, try to make it seem like reckless drivers are omnipresent, etc. [/quote]
Uh, are you saying they are not? I've lived here for 20 years as a pedestrian, have had a car for 5, and yes reckless drivers are omnipresent.[/quote]

There were 34 traffic fatalities last year, according to the police department.

How many people drive every day in Washington D.C.? Probably close to a million people.

Not exactly omnipresent. [/quote]

You know there are also interest groups for drivers that blame cyclists and pedestrians for accidents. Maybe you belong to one of them.

There is a huge mentality of aggressive driving in the DC and suburbs. I live hear a busy intersection with a state street and see car after car make a right on red without barely slowing down. There have been several accidents though fortunately none of them fatal. I have been honked at for stopping on red and looking for pedestrians, cyclists, and other vehicles coming from the left as is required by law and only bad driver would fail to do. It does not have to cause an accident every time for it to be reckless. Some people just want to justify their own careless behavior.

The heartlessness on this board always amazes me. There is another intersection near our house where someone was killed making a left turn. The other car was speeding. Whenever we drive by the intersection my 4 year old DD asks me why there is a flower wreath there. Someone dying needlessly in an accident should make everyone stop and think about safety when driving. On this board, it just brings out the aggressive drivers who blame others.[/quote]

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