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I guess they are legal because you simply need to pay attention. Pedestrians need to pay attention as well.[/quote]

No, "you [the driver] simply need to pay attention" is not an adequate response for dangerous vehicles that threaten public safety on public roads.

There's also the whole issue of making a[i] five-year-old child[/i] responsible for not getting run over by a driver who can't see children.[/quote]

Why not? If you pay attention to your surroundings, you won't hit the kids. Good luck getting vans, trucks, buses, tractor trailers, and RVs banned because you are upset. [/quote]

And if kids are unlucky enough to be on streets with drivers who aren't paying attention to their surroundings, oh well, they should have been more careful?

Or if drivers are driving vehicles with huge blind spots?
https://www.nbcwashington.com/investigations/driveway-danger-kids-being-injured-and-killed-in-frontover-suv-blind-zone-incidents/3119237/[/quote]

You're hysterical. Just admit it, you will never do anything in your life to prevent a single accident. These accidents are a fact of life, get over it. [/quote]

NP, mother, I read a statement like this and the lack of empathy and dismissive tone just... helps reinforce that more safety precautions are needed. If that's how you talk, I shudder to think how you drive.

So, thanks for helping to reinforce the fight for safety precautions? Keep being a jerk, it only helps the cause.[/quote]

You are confusing lack of empathy with reality. You think you are so clever, yet your ideas are insane. Compulsively complaining about vans and wanting to totally reconstruct our transportation system is just absurd and not accomplishing anything.[/quote]

That wasn't me who posted those ideas, but basic safety improvements and simple regulation for commuter van size that exists in other countries seems sensible and honestly not the biggest deal in the name of safety. None of this requires a complete overhaul of our transporation system.

My main idea is hold drivers accountable because DC's lack of enforcement is utterly negligent. Actually enforce the existing traffic laws and do everything they can to push for a reciprocity agreement with MD and VA. Stop being passive on this issue. Thatdoesn't require a major overhaul, but simply doing their damn job. I was completely shocked at the idiocy of people complaining about visibly illegal stops at that stop sign in NW. That is telling about drivers in this area.
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