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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Parents need to remind their kids that they should not wear headphones while walking. It's a huge safety hazard. They also shouldn't walk while looking down at their phones. [/quote]

This was a kid walking in a crosswalk.  The car closest to the curb stopped to let her pass, and the car in the left lane did not slow down to see if anyone was coming and hit a kid.

It's not the kid's fault for jumping into traffic.  It's not the kid's fault for wearing headphones.  It's not parents' faults for not training their kids.

THIS WAS A TERRIBLE DRIVER DRIVING TERRIBLY AND HITTING A CHILD WHO HAD THE RIGHT OF WAY.  Stop trying to make it anything else.  You people are deeply disgusting. [/quote]

Yup, people really are brainwashed on this topic. I have a family member who was hit by a car while in a crosswalk recently—a crosswalk where multiple others walkers/cyclists have been hit and seriously injured (not in DC)—and even they were making excuses for the driver and why it’s just really hard for drivers to drive more slowly/carefully on this busy road.[/quote]

So... many intersections in DC are actually poorly designed. That doesn't make it not the driver's fault, but if we know it's systemically an issue, we should be making systemic changes. For instance, additional raised crosswalks in busy areas/near schools; there is tons of evidence that they decrease accidents by decreasing speed and improving sight lines. Drivers hate them and I don't care.[/quote]

I’m the PP, and I agree 100%. The reason these changes don’t happen, though, is that drivers absolutely freak out and prevent/weaken them. Look at the proposals for Connecticut Ave, to make it more bike and pedestrian friendly. People are absolutely losing their minds because there will be fewer parking spaces on Conn Ave. They have organized and are absolutely vociferous.

Drivers will not give a single inch. So we are left begging them to take some measure of responsibility for their driving and pedestrian safety. And this thread is clear evidence of how that goes.[/quote]

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