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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]

OK troll. PP is being alarmist while empathetic, and because empathy is a stereotyped as a female quality, you call them hysterical. How primitive. No, killing children in crosswalks cannot be accepted as a fact of life. [/quote]

Lots of smack talk/gas lighting and no substance.

It is a fact of life, unfortunately. We will always have: drunk drivers, inattentive drivers, speeders, black ice, mechanical failures, medical emergencies, low visibility, aggressive driving, etc. [/quote]

Laws. Why bother? Sh*t happens. No need to enforce anything. It's the DC way![/quote]

The laws and motor vehicle code already exists. Are taxpayers willing to double the number of cops on the street? Doubt it. You can't legislate your way out of bad behavior. I can't speak for DC, but most drivers in the US just don't care. Good luck trying to change that mentality.[/quote]

Enforcement is not the only mechanism for making streets safer.  Some other ideas from this very long thread:
- Physical separation (bollards etc)
- Daylighting intersections
- Raised crosswalks
- Better public transportation overall so there are fewer cars on the streets
- Speed bumps
- Chicanes [/quote]

Promote more telework.  A huge percentage of commuters into DC do office work and things that do not require a physical presence.  Reduce the number of commuters via more telework.  Focus on supporting the people who ACTUALLY need to be physically present for their work, and focus transit options on supporting them.[/quote]

Yes absolutely but do it in conjunction with removing car lanes and using them for pedestrians, or cyclists, or buses because otherwise drivers will just drive faster on emptier streets.[/quote]

Traffic enforcement is also easier to do on less-crowded streets[/quote]

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