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People are already driving slow and cars are safer now than ever before.[/quote]

Lol, join us on planet reality. Deaths and injuries from drivers running over pedestrians are at record highs with no signs of abating because cars are only safer than "ever before" for drivers, NOT other road users. Cars on the road are way too big because our nutless government lets the auto makers call the shots at the expense of everyone else's health and welfare.[/quote]
Record highs? I think you’re the one who doesn’t live in reality. Please educate yourself. 
[img]https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/izNQVoWfXc60/v0/-1x-1.png[/img][/quote]

Traffic deaths are not the same thing as pedestrian deaths. [/quote]
I do feel sorry for your gullibility. I am sure that you read this from someone on the internet but unfortunately it is just not true.

Pedestrian Deaths in DC 2011-2020
2011: 8
2012: 7
2013: 9
2014: 9
2015: 13
2016 :8
2017: 11
2018: 11
2019: 9
2020: 10
https://explore.dot.gov/views/DV_FARS_PD/Home?%3Aiid=2&%3AisGuestRedirectFromVizportal=y&%3Aembed=y&%3Amobile=true

Just looking at the last decade, the highest year for number of deaths was 2015. However, the number of pedestrian fatalities is actually pretty constant within  defined range. When you normalize for population or vehicles miles travelled however, that is where you see declines.

So again, I beg you to educate yourself and evaluate what you read on the internet before assuming its true or repeating it. There is not a crisis of pedestrian deaths in DC.[/quote]

Of these how many in NW? Also big fat 0 injuries let alone deaths on these 2 streets.it’s what the headline says: attempt to privatize at your expense [/quote]

https://dcist.com/story/22/01/07/2021-deadliest-year-dc-roads/

17 pedestrian deaths in 2021 in DC

https://www.wusa9.com/article/news/verify/pedestrian-deaths-are-at-a-30-year-high-fatal-motor-vehicle-crashes/65-9061813a-8632-4966-896a-e8209d5a145a

Headline speaks for itself

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So you admit then that it is not a record?

Next you should compare the population from 30 years ago and today and also compare the number of deaths against vehicle miles travelled for each year. What you will see is that the number of deaths is actually quite low.[/quote]
The trajectory of the red and orange lines tell the story for the numerically literate that safety has improved dramatically.

[img]https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4f/US_traffic_deaths_per_VMT%2C_VMT%2C_per_capita%2C_and_total_annual_deaths.png[/img][/quote]

Nothing in any of those lines has anything to do with pedestrian safety. [/quote]

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