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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]There are drivers who make mistakes and student walkers that make mistakes.

I have no idea what happened in this case (as I was not there) but [b]what is the post of posting about it if not to remind us all to be more vigilant?[/b]
I'm using it as a cautionary tale to slow down when I'm driving, especially around DC schools and will remind my kids to always be super vigilant when walking as they can never control who is driving and how.

Why does everything on DCUM have to become so hostile?
I guarantee all of us have made mistakes when driving and all of our kids have made mistakes when walking.  
Some posters just need to settle down and chill the f^*K out. 
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NP, but part of my frustration with DC and driving is that DC is so horrifically bad about holding bad drivers accountable in any way.

Police generally don't ever pull people over for traffic infractions. If they do attempt to and the person runs, they generally can't pursue given concern the pursuit will lead to pedestrian injury/death.
So instead of using police, they use speed and red light cameras. They then do absolutely nothing to people who incur thousands of dollars of tickets. If those people live in VA or MD, there is no interstate reciprocity to hold them accountable.
Even if they do try to hold repeat offenders accountable and find their car to boot, if it's not immediately towed, the owner finds a way to get the boot off anyway (witnessed kids doing this on my own street, boot off shortly after booting)
Even people with repeat offenses like DUIs get a court conviction, or system is so abysmal that the DMV hasn't gotten proper notice to discontinue the license (see Rock Creek DUI case that killed 3 people).

The entire system means people can do whatever the heck they want and there will be no repercussions.[/quote]

I have lived in DC for 25 years and have never seen nor heard about anyone getting stopped for a moving violation.

A couple of friends got ticketed one for jaywalking.  Go figure.[/quote]

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