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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Now the bike lobby has to reckon with the DC Police Union, which is officially on record as opposing Connecticut Ave bike lanes as worsening traffic congestion and making conditions less safe.[/quote]

There have been over 300 car crashes since the "Option C" was announced by the mayor. How much police time and traffic tie ups did those crashes cause?[/quote]

OK, but where's the evidence that Option C will reduce car accidents on Connecticut Avenue?  The police union says it may actually make the avenue less safe.  Of course, eliminating a rush hour travel lane will reduce the avenue's carrying capacity.  Maybe that could reduce accidents on Connecticut Avenue (and put them on other streets) if constrained capacity causes vehicles to divert elsewhere.  But then you'll see more accidents on Reno Rd and side streets.[/quote]

Traffic studies and best practices from other cities show that the changes proposed by DDOT will make the street safer. But don't let sciences and facts get in the way of innuendo and hyperbole.[/quote]

By slowing traffic to a crawl, and gridlock during peak times?  That will only lead to more rear end collisions and other accidents, especially as more frustrated drivers change lanes constantly or flee Connecticut congestion and divert to narrower streets that weren't designed for increased traffic.[/quote]

A great DCUM drinking game would be to take a shot everyone responded to people sharing studies with their own conjecture [/quote]

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